28th September 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 29th) sold 5,478 breeding and store sheep.
Gimmers (1,094) averaged £108.96 and sold to £146 gross for Texel crosses from Greenacres, Barbaraville.
Breeding ewes (3,347) averaged £63.01 and sold to £99 gross for Texel crosses from Balnafettach Estate, Cromdale.
Feeding ewes (651) averaged £49.18 and sold to £83 gross for Cheviot Mules from Viewhill Croft, Dingwall.
Wedders (52) sold to £70 gross for Cheviots from Ardmore Sheep Stock Club, Isle of Skye.
Rams (13) averaged £59.69 and sold to £80 gross twice for a Cheviot from Inverpolly, Ullapool and a Texel from Rurach Croft, Inverinate.
Lewis Livestock ewes, rams and wedders (253) sold to £85 gross for a Cheviot ram from 12 Lionel, Port of Ness.
"All classes of breeding and feeding sheep sold exceptionally well."
Other leading prices per head
Gimmers: TexX - Waterloo, Wick, £145, Greenacres and Waterloo, £135, Greenacres, £132; Chev - Greenacres, £142, Waterloo, £137, Hallcroft, Brora, £118; BeltX - Waterloo, £100.
Ewes: Correct: Chev - 1 & 2 Ose, Struan, £94, Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell and National Trust for Scotland, Isle of Canna, £90, Boor Farm, Poolewe, 67 Strathcanaird, Ullapool, 1 Sciberscross, Rogart, 185 Migdale, Rogart, and Mid Gruinards, Ardgay, £88; LleynX - Kintradwell Estate, £70; Mule - Birchwood, Dornoch, £68. Broken mouth: Chev - Keppoch Farm, £77, 185 Migdale, £76, Clachan Farm, Inverbroom, Mid Gruinards, and 1 & 2 Ose, £70; CHM - Culmailly Farm, Golspie, £63; Mule - Birchwood, £59; SuffX - 137 East Langwell, Rogart, £57; Cross - 137 East Langwell, £52. Feeders: Chev - Uiginish Farm, Dunvegan, £78, Viewhill Croft, £76, Torachilty Farm, Contin, £75; CHM - Viewhill Croft, £77; Mule - Birchwood, £72; TexX - South Clunes, Kirkhill, £69; Cross - Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £52; BF - Mid Fearn, Ardgay, £49.
Wedders: Cross - Isle of Pabbay, £61; Chev - Meadle, Isle of Skye, and 15 Cove, Inverasdale, £54; BF - Balmacaan, Drumnadrochit, £46.
Lewis Livestock Producers: Ewes: TexX - 1 Eordale, Ness, £74, 100 Cross Skigersta Road, Port of Ness, £57, 12 Lionel, £56; Chev - 5 Habost, Ness, £56, 24B Lionel, Ness, £55; BF - 1 Eordale, £54, 127 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness, and 2 Lionel, Ness, £50, 55 Cross Skigersta Road, £49; CharX - 36 Cross Skigersta Road, £53; Cross - 107 Cross Skigersta Road, £52, 1 Fivepenny, Ness, £50, 4 Knockaird, Ness, £48; SuffX - 45 Cross Skigersta Road, £48. Feeding sheep: Chev ram - Swainbost, Ness, £75, Clashstein, Knockaird, £73, 69 North Shawbost, £59; CharX ram - 25 Cross, Ness, £75; Tex ram - 18 Cross, Ness, £49; BF ram - 10 Eordale, Ness, £49; Cross wdr - 15 Fivepenny, £45.