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.