8th May 2026
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May 6th) sold 471 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (6) averaged 398.0p per kg and sold to 398.0p per kg and £203 gross.
Old Season Lambs (284) averaged 355.0p per kg and sold to 432.0p per kg and £254 gross.
Feeding Sheep (181) sold to £245 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May 6th) sold 471 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (6) averaged 398.0p per kg and sold to 398.0p per kg and £203 gross for a pen of 51kg Suffolks from Glendonan, Knockfarrel selling to John. M. Munros (Butchers), Dingwall.
Old Season Lambs (284) averaged 355.0p per kg and sold to 432.0p per kg for a pen of 37kg Continentals from Groam, Kirkhill and £254 gross for a 78kg Texel Cross from Garguston, Muir of Ord sold in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support.
Feeding Sheep (181) sold to £245 gross for a Blue Texel Ewe from Inverbay, Lower Arboll.
“A very mixed offering of prime hoggs forward saw meat once again keenly bid for and returning premium prices for vendors. A particular highlight of the sale was 2 hoggs donated by Messrs M. Garguston, in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support which realized £254 & £218 selling to weekly primestock buyers Mr. W. Morison & Mr. M. Barrack.
Ewes met another emphatic trade with all classes realizing dearer rates.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg
Old Season Lambs: TexX – Garguston, £218, Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, £214, £178, £170, 379.0p & 374.0p, Groam, £195, £190 & 348.0p, Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity, £190, £170 & 354.0p, Pitcalnie Holding, Nigg, £187, £186, £182, 409.0p, 402.0p & 388.0p, Ha, Bower, £172, £164, 360.0p, 355.0p & 349.0p, Badrain, Culbokie, £170, Glebe Farm, Allarburn, £160 & 348.0p; Continental – Groam, £195, £172, £160, 420.0p & 398.0p, Easter Sheep Park, £184, £178, £164, 391.0p, 383.0p & 377.0p, Conan Mains Farm, Conon Bridge, £182, £175, £166, 389.0p, 386.0p & 371.0p; Cross – Groam, £191, £178 & 379.0p; Cheviot – Castlecraig Farms, Nigg, £190, £183, 398.0p & 345.0p, Easter Sheep Park, £184, Cloves Farm, Alves, £182, Groam, £181 & 381.0p; SuffX – Rhevackin Farm, £184 & 383.0p, Craigiebank Farms, Forgie, £170 & 425.0p; Mule – Castlecraig Farms, £179 & 354.0p, Glebe Farm, £174, Groam, £170; Ryeland – Groam, £174 & 378.0p; CHM – Kintail, Newton of Ferintosh, £170 & 354.0p; BF – Easter Sheep Park, £169, £164 (Twice), 381.0p (Twice) & 360.0p; Suff – Drumancroy, Portmahomack, £160; BeltX – Craigiebank Farms, 414.0p.
Feeding Sheep: Suff Ewe – Glendonan, £242 & £224, Rhevackin Farm, £188; SuffX – Mill Farm, Dornoch, £222 & £216, 17 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, £192 & £178, Davidson Croft, Heights of Fodderty, £180; Continental Ewe – Craigiebank Farms, £218, Ha, £194 & £184, Greenland Mains, Castletown, £190, £154 (Twice) & £150, 17 Mellon Charles, £186, Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, £178; Hampshire Down Ewe – 102 Balmacaan Road, Drumnadrochit, £210; Mule Ewe – Rhevackin Farm, £198, Ha, £166, Groam, £150; Zwb Ewe – Flowerburn Mains, Fortrose, £188; TexX Ewe – Greenland Mains, £188, £178 & £160, Glenurquhart Farm, £188, Charleston, North Kessock, £162 & £156, Craigiebank Farms, £160, Achtuie. Drumnadrochit, £150, Groam, £150, Easterton, Altas, £150; Cheviot Ewe – 9 Lochussie, Dingwall, £188 & £172, Easterton, £184, 102 Balmacaan Road, £180, Flowerburn Mains, £166, Badrain, £164 & £150, Drumancroy, £158; Cross Ewe – Craigiebank Farms, £182, DB Farms, £158, Glenurquhart Farm, £156; Dorset Ewe – Badrain, £168; Romney Ewe – Greenland Mains, £150.
Zwb Ram – Drumancroy, £206; Tex Ram – Easterton, £194.