10th April 2025
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April 9th) 1,240 Prime Sheep.
Old Season Lambs (716) averaged 317.1p per kg and sold to 353.0p per kg and £165 gross.
Feeding Sheep (524) sold to £280 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April 9th) sold 1,240 Prime Sheep.
Old Season Lambs (716) averaged 317.1p per kg and sold to 353.0p per kg for a pen of 40kg Beltex Crosses from Greenlands, Tain and £165 gross for a 60kg Rouge also from Greenlands, Tain.
Feeding Sheep (524) sold to £280 gross for a Texel Cross Ewe from The Brae, Elgin.
"Export hoggs continue to be easily sold and would be a shade sharper. Heavies continue to meet resistance, cashing in at comparable rates on the week.
Another brisk ewe trade was received with power in extremely short supply and short of buyers requirements."
Other leading prices per head and per kg
Old Season lambs: CharX - Dunearn Farm, Nairn, £161 & 350.0p, Wester Ardroy, Balachraggan, £147 & 323.0p, Greenlands, £147 & 338.0p; TexX – Dunearn Farm, £160 & 348.0p, Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell, £151 (Twice), £150, £146, £145, 329.0p, 326.0p, 324.0p & 322.0p, Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £150, £146 (Twice), £145, £140, 330.0p, 328.0p, 326.0p, 324.0p & 322.0p, Greenlands, £150, £147, 345.0p & 320.0p, Drumancroy, Portmahomack, £149 (Twice), £140 & 324.0p, 17 Newmore, Muir of Ord, £146 & 332.0p, Balnabual, Dalcross, £142, Teawig, Beauly, £142, £141 & 324.0p, The Ha, Bower, £141 & 336.0p, Charleston, North Kessock, £140, Kennieshillock, 321.0p; Chev – Shieldaig, Strathcarron, £158 & 343.0p, 17 Newmore, £146, 6/7 Badralloch, Garve, £142, Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, £141 & 332.0p, 250 Rearquhar, Fleucharry, £141 & 336.0p, Blarmacfoldach, Fort William, £140, Stronaba Farm, Fort William, £140; Continental – Dunearn Farm, £158, £152, 327.0p & 326.0p, Greenlands, £151, £150 & 337.0p, Kennieshillock, Elgin, £150 & 326.0p, Kinchyle Farm, £147, £146, 327.0p, 324.0p & 322.0p, Viewhill Croft, 334.0p; Dorper – Kennieshillock, £154 £148, £142 & 318.0p; BeltX – Greenlands, £153, £150 & £141, Kennieshillock, £151, Kinchyle Farm, £150 & 326.0p; SuffX – Viewhill Croft, £152 (Twice) & 332.0p, Kennieshillock, £150, £148, 348.0p & 325.0p, Teawig, £150, £146, 319.0p & 317.0p; Abf – Kennieshillock, £151; Dorset – Greenlands, £149, £145 & 337.0p; Cross – Greenlands, £147, Kinchyle Farm, £142 (Twice) & 323.0p (Twice), 17 Newmore, £140, Kennieshillock, 331.0p & 322.0p, West Garty, Helmsdale, 323.0p; BF – Blarmafoldach, £133 & 324.0p.
Feeding Sheep: Continental Ewe – The Brae, £248; TexX Ewe – Valia, Brora, £240, 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £228, Drumancroy, £220 & £192, Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul, £150, The Ha, £144; BFL Ewe – Kennieshillock, £230, £218 & £150; Chev Ewe – The Brae, £226 & £184, 250 Rearquhar, £186, 19 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, £170, Proncy Farm, Dornoch, £167, Fairview, Nethybridge, £140; BeltX Ewe – Cragiebank Farms, £220 & £170, Fodderletter Farms, £185 & £160; Lly Ewe – Fairview, £184 & £140, The Ha, £150; Mule Ewe – Drumancroy, £174, The Ha, £168, 199 Lednabirichen, £160; CHM Ewe – Fairview, £150; BF Ewe – The Ha, £127, Milton Farm, Aberarder, £116, Fairview, £110.