10th November 2011
DINGWALL,Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 10th) sold 2,881 store sheep.
Lambs (2,106) sold to £82 gross for Texel ewe lamb from Barnyards, Beauly.
Ewes (670) averaged £52.74 and sold to £106 gross for Texels from Barnyards.
Rams and feeding sheep (98) averaged £68.27 and sold to £200 gross for a Cheviot ram from Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell.
"Top and mid store lambs maintained recent high rates. Correct ewe of all breeds scarce and dear, prime and feeding ewes met a similar demand to last week."
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: Suff - Mariain, £80, £78; Tex - Barnyards, £79; Dorset - Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £78; Cross - Bogburn Farm, £78, Corriebheinn Farms, £70; Chev - Torachilty Farm, Contin, £77, Woodlands, Dingwall, and Borowston Mains, Thurso, £71, East Durcha, Rosehall, £66; Mule - Lower Gaich, Dulnain Bridge, £75; SuffX - Loanreach, Ardross, £71, Bogmore, Duncanston, £69; BeltX - Holly Cottage, Clunas, £70, £68, East Durran, Castletown, £63.50; LleynX - Allangrange Park, Muir of Ord, £69, £65; TexX - Lower Gaich, £69, Allanglach Wood, North Kessock, £68, Courthill, Tain, £67; BF - Bogburn Farm, £66.50.
Ewes: Suff - 3 Kirktonmuir, Bunchrew, £98; SuffX - 1 & 2 Ose, Isle of Skye, £90; Chev - Edderton, Tain, and Belmaduthy, Munlochy, £90; Mule - Balliefurth, Grantown on Spey, £82; BF - Welbeck Estate, Ousdale, £65.
Rams: Tex - Wester Balblair, Beauly, £190; Suff - Loanreach, £140; TexX - Wester Muckernich, Tore, £130; CharX - Aberchalder, Gorthleck, £130; Chev - Heatherlea, Ardgay, £120; Chev wdr - 1A Sciberscross, Rogart, £92; Zwarb - East Croft Roy, Newtonmore, £90; Lleyn ram - Bramblewood, Balblair, £78.