3rd May 2025
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts (April, 30th) sold 63 Adult Sheep and 8 Goats at their Rare & Native Breeds Sale.
Goats (8) sold to £74 gross for a Pygmy Wedder Goat from Lochquoy Farm, Castletown.
Ewes with Lamb at Foot (15) sold to £114 gross for a Blue Texel Ewe with 2 Badgerfaced Texel Ewe Lambs at Foot from Bella Croft, Arabella.
Gimmers with Lamb at Foot (One) sold to £166 gross for a Dutch Spotted Gimmer with1 Blue Texel Ewe Lamb at foot from Inverbay, Lower Arboll.
Lambs (37) sold to £320 gross Twice for a Valais Blacknose Ewe Lamb and a Valais Blacknose Tup Lamb both from Keeper's Cottage, Corrybrough.
Ewes (One) sold to £50 gross for a Herdwick Ewe from Bogallan, North Kessock
Rams (4) sold to £140 gross for a 2 Shear Cheviot Ram from Free Farm, Tomatin.
Other leading prices:
Ewes with Lambs at Foot: Valais Blacknose - Dellfield, Druid Temple Farm, (VBN Single), £104; Blue Texel – Bella Croft, (Badgerfaced Single), £104.
Lambs: Cheviot – Fir Chlis, Daviot, £152; Zwartbles – Inverbay, £142; Dutch Spotted – Bella Croft, £122; Ryeland – Achtemerack, Drumnadrochit, £100 (Twice); Jacob – East Lower Kincraig, Invergordon, £100; Herdwick – East Lower Kincraig, £98 & £90; Kerryhill – Black Sheep Farms, Invergarry, £96 & £86, East Lower Kincraig, £88; Shetland – Fir Chlis, £82.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts (April 30th) sold 52 Adult Breeding Sheep and 623 store sheep.
Ewe with lamb at foot (43) sold to £112 gross for a Cross Ewe with Twin Cross Lambs at Foot from Gracefield, Tain.
Gimmers with Lamb at Foot (9) sold to £94 gross for a pen of Cheviot Gimmers with Twin Suffolk Cross Lambs at Foot from Rhives Farm, Invergordon.
Hogg with Lamb at Foot (One) sold to £92 gross for a Cheviot Hogg with Suffolk Cross Lamb at Foot also from Rhives Farm, Invergordon.
Ewes (65) sold to £182 gross for a Suffolk Cross Ewe from 1 Skelpick, Bettyhill.
Lambs (547) sold to £138 gross Twice for 2 pens of Cheviot Mules also from Gracefield, Tain.
Rams (11) sold to £128 gross for a pen of Cheviot Rams from 4 & 5 Totescore, Portree.
Other Leading Prices:
Ewes with Lamb at Foot:
CHM – Gracefield, (Cross Twins), £92, (CHM Singles), £90; Chev – Brae of Badrain, Dingwall, (Cross Singles), £78 & (Cross Triplets) £70, 163/168 Portachuillan, Stromeferry, (Texel Cross Lambs), £76; BF – Sealladh A Chliseim, Leurbost, (Cross Singles), £70.
Gimmer with Lamb at Foot:
Chev – Rhives Farm, (Suffolk Cross Single), £92, (Suffolk Cross Singles), £84.
Lambs: SuffX - £134; TexX – Croft 13, Toscaig, £131; Cross – Mamore, Fort William, £130, Culfoich House, Grantown – On – Spey, £106; Chev – The Square, Inverinate, £128, 11 Ferintosh, Dingwall, £120, 13 Calgary, Sleat, £106; Continental – Mamore, £125 & £118, Flemington Hall, Gollanfield, £122 & £100, 11 Ferintosh, £112, Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, £103, Croft 13, £101; Blackface – Balloan Cottage, Nairn, £122 & £108, Garrogie Estate, Auchterarder, £100; Dutch Spotted – Glenurquhart Farm, £106.
Ewes: Chev – The Square, £146, Balloan Cottage, £134, St Ninians Farm, Drumnadrochit, £122, Sealladh A Chliseim, £100; TexX – St Ninians Farm, £128; SuffX – 1 Skelpick, £104
Rams: Swaledale – Linicro Sheep Stock Club, Portree, £100.