Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 20th October 2011

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.