Dingwall & Highland Marts- Sale 14th June 2012

13th June 2012

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (June, 14th) sold 535 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (61) sold to �76 gross for a Suffolk cross from Fassock, Kiltarlity.
Prime and feeding ewes (276) sold to �92 gross for Texels from Woodside, Muir of Tarradale.
Rams and feeding sheep (32) sold to �80 gross for a Texel ram from Eilean Darrach, Dundonnell.
Gimmers with twin lambs at foot (1) sold at �150 gross for a Texel with Texel cross lambs at foot from Croft Martin, Kingussie.
Ewes with single lambs at foot (58) sold to �142 gross for Texels with Texel lambs from Croft Martin.
Ewes with twin lambs at foot (107) sold to �170 gross for Blackfaces with Blackface lambs from Auchnafearn.
"Feeding lambs & ewes met an excellent demand, ewes with lambs at foot sold exceptionally well"
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: BeltX - Woodside, �70; TexX - 13 Nether Inshes, Inverness, �68; Chev - Mid Coul, Culblair, �60; SuffX - 13 Nether Inshes, �54; Cross - Kilmartin, Glenurquhart, �50; BF - Kilmartin, �44.
Ewes: SuffX - Redhill, Allanfearn, �91; TexX - Wester Raddery, Fortrose, �87; Chev - Bogburn, Duncanston, �84; Mule - Druid Temple, Old Edinburgh Road, �83; Dors - Bogburn, �78; Cross - Balnabual, Dalcross, �71; BF - Wester Rarichie, Nigg, �66.
Rams & Feeding Sheep: BFL - Druid Temple, �80; Tex - Mid Coul, �76; Chev - Rhifail Farms, �76; BF - Fassock, �61.
Ewe with single lamb at foot: Chev - Eilean Darrach, �138; BF - Auchnafearn, �150.
Ewe with twin lambs at foot: BF - Auchnafearn, �168; Tex - Croft Martin, �115.