19th October 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 20th) sold 5,042 breeding & feeding sheep.
Gimmers (560) averaged £110.36 and sold to £160 gross for Texels from Woodside, Muir of Tarradale.
Correct ewes (1,911) averaged £68.45 and sold to £130 gross for Texels from Woodside.
Broken mouth ewes (1,321) averaged £52.70 and sold to £93 gross for Cheviot Mules from Hatton Cottage, Dallas.
Feeding ewes (851) averaged £56.09 and sold to £106 for Texels from Greenlands, Arabella.
Lambs (274) averaged £49.48 and sold to £78 gross for Cheviots from Inver Croft, Tain.
Rams (21) sold to £98 gross for a Cheviot from Balcherry, Fendom.
Wedders (33) averaged £53.21 and sold to £73 gross for a Cheviot from Drakies House, Inverness.
"Both breeding and feeding ewes met an extremely strong demand."
Leading prices per head
Gimmers: Chev - Aberchalder Farm, Invergarry, £156, 3 Crobeg, Stornoway, £135, Castle of Mey Trust Longoe Farm, Mey, £125; TexX - Woodside, £140, 3 Balnabeen, Conon Bridge, £112, Longoe Farm, £105; Cross - Aberchalder Farm, £100; ShetX - Bogburn Farm, Dingwall, £95; BFL - 5 Tomich, Beauly, £95.
Correct ewes: Chev - 2 Skelpick, Bettyhill, £105, Stronchrubie, Lairg, £102, Cromarty Mains, Cromarty, and Welbeck Estate, Ousdale, £98; TexX - Cromarty Mains, £96, 68 Foindle, Lairg, £82, Morvich, Rogart, £79; Mule - Cromarty Mains, £95, Ord Farm, Invergordon, £78; CHM - Lochdhu, Nairn, £92; Suff - Fendom Farm, Tain, £80; BF - Balchraggan, Torness, and Drynie Farm, Dingwall, £70.
Broken mouth ewes: TexX - Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch, £80,; Chev - Bogburn Farm, £79, 116 Knockarthur, Rogart, £76, Carrol Farm, Brora, £74; Mule - Cambusmore Estate, £71, 5 Tomich, £70; BF - Drynie Farm, £61; SuffX - Isle of Pabbay, £58; Cross - Colaboll Farm, Lairg, £57.
Feeding ewes: SuffX - Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £99, Greenlands, £94, Glastullich Farm, Tain, £90; HB - Bogburn Farm, £91; TexX - Drynie Farm, £90, 37 Bank, Rogart, £80; CHM - Greenlands, £89, Balvaird, Muir of Ord, £85; Mule - Lower Gartally, Drumnadrochit, £84; Chev - Slaggan Croft, Dingwall, £80, 67 Strathcanaird, Ullapool, £75, 116 Knockarthur, and Rhannich Farm, Edderton, £74; CharX - Greenlands, £75.
Lambs: Cross - Colaboll Farm, £74, 18 Elgol, Isle of Skye, £67; Chev - Inver Croft, Tain, £67, Coul, Rogart, £59; TexX - Coul, £66, 8 Sand Street, Stornoway, Inkstack, Thurso, (Robertson), and Coul, £57; SuffX - 18 Elgol, £66; LleynX - 8 Sand Street, £55.
Feeding rams: Chev - Syall, Ardgay, £85, Balcherry, £82, 82 Inchcape, Rogart, £81; Cross - 5 Drynoch, Isle of Skye, £78.
Wedders: Chev - Culrain Mains, Ardgay, £66, 20 Borve, Isle of Skye, £65, Balcherry Farm, and Toscaig, Applecross, £63.