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.