Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 7th October 2011

7th October 2011

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 7th) sold 3,541 breeding ewes and lambs at their annual Blackface & Cross ewes, gimmers, ewe lambs sale.
Blackface ewes (1,894) sold to �92 gross for fifty one correct ewes from Lyne of Urchany Farm, Geddes.
Blackface gimmers (252) sold to �112 gross for a pen of twenty four from Balvonie of Daviot, Daviot.
Blackface ewe lambs (214) sold to �70 gross from Nether Ardwell, Dufftown.
Correct ewes (365) sold to �115 gross for Mules from Mountrich Farm, Dingwall.
Gimmers (184) sold to �160 for Mules from 2 Forss, Thurso.
Ewe lambs (186) sold to �98 gross for Mules from Borlum Farm, Fort Augustus.
Store lambs (21) sold to �61 gross for a Border Leicester from North Raasay Sheep Stock Club.
Feeding ewes (377) sold to �85 gross for Texel crosses from Wester Balloan, Urray.
Feeding sheep (48) sold to �88 gross for a Cheviot ram from Isle of Pabbay.
"All classes met a strong demand with quality blackface ewes selling exceptionally well."
Leading prices per head
Blackface ewes - Lyne of Urchany Farm, �88; Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, �72 twice; Achnamoine, Watten, �66.
Blackface gimmers - Woodlands, Faillie, and Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, �100; Balvonie of Daviot, �95; Lyne of Urchany Farm, �92.
Blackface ewe lambs - Borlum Farm twice, and Garrogie, Whitebridge, �60; Tigh N'Ulaidh, Tomatin, Higher Tullochgribban, Dulnain, Auchnafearn, Grantown, Chapelpark Farm, Kingussie, �58; Borlum Farm, �55.
Correct ewes: Mule - Mountrich Farm, �110; Chev - Mountrich Farm, �110; BFL - Lower Nuide Farm, Kingussie, �80; Cross - North Raasay Sheep Stock Club, �64; LLeyn - Corrimony, Glen Urquhart, �56; BL - North Raasay Sheep Stock Club, �55; SuffX - 116 Birch Drive, Maryburgh, �40.
Gimmers: Mule - Waterloo, Wick, �150; TexX - Waterloo, �95; CharX - Lower Seafield, Portmahomack, �92; Cross - Waterloo, �90; Grit - Longley Farm, Logie, �82; BFL - Lower Nuide Farm, �77; Chev - Woodside, Ardvannie, �71; Swale - Lyne of Urchany Farm, �70.
Ewe lambs: Mule - Borlum Farm, �90; Cross - Nuide Farm, Kingussie, �66; TexX - Cypress Cottage, Achterneed, �66; Chev - Culmaily, Lairg, �40.
Feeding ewes: CHM - 1 Newmore, Muir of Ord, �80; Mule - Wester Balloan, �73; Chev - 5 Mill Park, Isle of Raasay, �60; LleynX - Culblair Farm, Dalcross, �60; Cross - Balachuirn Sheep Stock Club, �55.
Feeding sheep: BF ram - 12 Annat, Torridon, �72; BF wdr - Mid Fearn Farm, Ardgay, �64; Grit wdr - Longley Farm, �56; Chev ram - Isle of Pabbay, �56; Chev wdr - 4 Rodel, Isle of Harris, �54; BL wdr - North Raasay Sheep Stock Club, �42; TexX - 25 Fasach, Glendale, �40.

Dingwall, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 7th) sold 103 Blackface rams at their PK Nutrition sponsored show and sale.
The judge, Mr K. Mackinnon, Dalmagarry, awarded the champion to a shearling ram from Mr H. A. Blackwood, Auldhouseburn, Cumnock, realising �1150 to Mr J. A. Pirie, Chapelpark Farm, Kingussie. The reserve champion, a ram lamb from Messrs K. & J. Matheson, Milton Farm, Aberarder, realised �300, to Mr C. Campbell, 26 Back, Isle of Lewis.
74 shearlings averaged �408.65 and sold to �1,700 gross from Messrs A. & J. Macpherson, Abersky, Dores.
12 aged rams averaged �548.33 and sold to �1,800 gross for a three shear from Mr W. G. Macpherson, Blackford Farm, Croy.
17 tup lambs averaged �108.82 and sold to �300 gross twice from Milton Farm, and from Tigh N'Ulaidh, Tomatin.
"Strong, well bred rams sold extremely well."
Leading prices per head:
Shearling rams: Auldhouseburn, �1200, �1150, �1000, Milton Farm, �900, Balchraggan, Torness, �850 (twice), Abersky, �850 (twice).
Aged rams: Blackford Farm, �1700, �900, The Retreat, Invergordon, �550.
Ram lambs: Milton Farm, �250, Tigh N'Ulaidh, �180.

Flock averages
Blackford Farm, �1467 ave, �1800 top;
Abersky, �612 ave, �1700 top;
Auldhouseburn, �838 ave, �1150 top;
Milton of Aberarder, �415 ave, �900 top;
Balchraggan, �442 ave, �850 top;
Glenrinnes, �450 ave, �500 top;
Livet, �293 ave, �500 top;
Hillhead of Morinsh, �357 ave, �500 top.