Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 12th October 2012

12th October 2012

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 12th) sold 4,692 store sheep.
Lambs (3,534) averaged �41.70 and sold to �78 gross for Mule ewe lambs from Ruivard, Ardross.
Ewes (951) sold to �92 gross for crosses from Mains of Croy, Inverness.
Gimmers (49) sold to �80 gross for Cheviots from 58 Rhue, Ullapool.
Feeding sheep (108) sold to �102 gross for a Cheviot ram from 1 Balcharn, Lairg.
"Cheviot lambs were a mixed show and stiff to cash. Cross bred and Blackface lambs met a firmer demand than anticipated."
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: TexX - East Durran, Castletown, �63.00, Mains of Croy, �62.00, Achtuie, Drumnadrochit, and Ham Farm, Thurso, �59.00; Chev - Torachilty Farm, Contin, �61.00, Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, �59.00, Carnoch, Strathconon, �58.00; CharX - Lower Dalnaclach, Kildary, �60.50, Leys Castle Farm, and Ruivard, Ardross, �58.00, Woodlands, Dingwall, �56.00; SuffX - Woodlands, �59.50, Woodside, Strathpeffer, (Macdonald), �59.00, Foxhole, Kiltarlity, �58.00; CHM - Lower Gaich, Dulnain Bridge, �59.00, East Durran, Castletown, �57.00, Woodlands, �54.50; Mule - Lower Gaich, �56.00, Dalmigavie, �50.50; BeltX - Caberfeidh, Glenurquhart, �54.00, East Durran, �52.50; BF - Dalmigavie, Inverness, �53.00, Ardindrean, �51.00, North Tallisker Farm, Isle of Skye, �49.50; Cross - 1 Camusluinie, Killilan, and Achtuie, �52.00, Tombeg, Tomatin, �51.00.
Ewes: Mule - Ruivard, �76.00, Birchwood, Rearquhar, �59.00, Ham Farm, �58.00; SuffX - Park Farm, �69.00; Chev - Ham Farm, �60.00, Cassley Cottage, Rosehall, �59.00, Comar, �58.00; Belt - Runachloie, Gruids, �54.00; Tex - Boblainy, Kiltarlity, �52.00; Jcb - Kilbreck, Naviedale, �52.00.
Gimmers: Chev - 55/57 Rhue, �75.00, Birchbank, Elphin, �70.00, Rogie Farm, Contin, �60.00.
Feeding sheep: Chev ram - 256 West Rearquhar, Dornoch, �100, Inkstack Farm, Thurso, �85.00, 37 Sangomore, Durness, �75.00; BFL ram - Broomhill Farm, Muir of Ord, �75.00; Mule wdr - Ruivard, �54.00; TexX wdr - Ham Farm, �52.00; BF wdr - Knockie Estate, Whitebridge, �50.00.