Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd- Sale 14th October 2011

13th October 2011

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 14th) sold 4,788 store sheep.
Lambs (4,623) averaged £51.11 and sold to £75 gross for Cheviots from Crannich, Ardross.
Ewe lambs (541) averaged £51.77 and sold to £100 gross for Texels from Tri-deug, 13 West Watten, Watten.
Ewes (158) averaged £51.12 and sold to £103 gross for Texels from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen.
"All classes met an excellent demand."
Leading prices per head
Lambs: Chev - Blackmuir, Heights of Docharty, £73; BeltX - Strath of Pitcalnie, Nigg, £72; TexX - Moulinard House, Tain, £71.50; SuffX - Strath of Pitcalnie, £71; CharX - Swiney Hill, Lybster, £67.50; Cross - Cypress Cottage, Achterneed, £67; CHM - Lower Gaich, Dulnain Bridge, £65; Tex - Easter Strath of Auchterflow, £64.50; Mule - Lower Gaich, £60; LleynX - Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £58.50; BF - 2 Camusterrach, Applecross, £58.50.
Ewe lambs: Tex - Tri-deug, £90; Mule - Ruivard, Ardross, £80; TexX - Cragganvallie, Abriachan, £74; Chev - Drakies House, Inverness, £72; BeltX - Upperton, Glenurquhart, £55; Jcb - Ashcroft, Erbusaig, £54.50; Cross - Ardgayhill, Ardgay, £52; BF - 2 Camusterrach, £48.
Ewes: Chev - Comar, Cannich, £90; BeltX - Upperton, £87; Mule - Culbin, Dingwall, £69; TexX - Drumnahaving, Lairg, £66; BF - 4 Skye of Curr, Dulnain Bridge, £53.

Photo
Cheviot Ewe and Triplets - Donald Macleod from Stornoway, Scotland