Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 8th November 2012

8th November 2012

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 8th) sold 2,402 store sheep.
Lambs (1,150) averaged £37.62 and sold to £140 gross for Texel ram lamb from Boblainy, Kiltarlity.
Gimmers (107) averaged £57.71 and sold to £78 gross for Cheviots from Culmaily, Lairg.
Ewes (992) averaged £36.71 and sold to £86 gross for Cheviots from Lochdhu, Nairn.
Rams (114) sold to £500 gross for a Cheviot from Castle Grant, Grantown on Spey.
Wedders (39) averaged £37 and sold to £51 gross for Black faces from 3 Peingown.
“Strong lambs, prime & feeding ewes met a firmer trade on the week, longer keeping lambs seemed easier.”
Leading prices per head
Lambs: Tex – Wester Moy Texels, Urray, £90, Boblainy, £52; SuffX – Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, £65, Bogmore, Duncanston, £63.50, 15 Balnadelson, Lairg, £48.50; TexX – Achtuie, Drumnadrochit, £66, Ardnagrask, £62.50, 13 Upper Dounreay, Thurso, £62; Chev – Ballone, Abriachan, £59, Culmaily, Lairg, £52, Castle Grant, £51; Mule – Highfield Mains, Muir of Ord, £53.50, Lower Gaich, Dulnain Bridge, £51; Cross – Achtuie, £50, Corrish, Balnain, £46, Millness Croft, Corrimony, £45; BF – 5/6 Sheader, Uig, £37.50, 2 Totescore, Isle of Skye, £36; CharX – Bogmore, Duncanston, £55.50; CHM – Ballone, £54.50.
Gimmers: SuffX – Bogburn, Duncanston, £68; Swale – Cawdor Estate, Nairn, £67; Chev – Bogburn, £66; Cross – Bogburn, £62; BF – Glenvicaskill, Struan, £50. Ewes: SuffX – Bogburn, £82, Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch, £64, Glaich Na Goire, Kiltarlity, £60; BFL – Wester Raddery, Fortrose, £78; Chev – Cambusmore Estate, £76, Bogburn, £70, Ardchronie, Ardgay, £69; Tex – Wester Raddery, £74, Carnich, Gruids, £54; TexX – Milton, Boat of Garten, £71, 18 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity & Balintraid, Delny, £50, Ardnagrask, £40; BF – Peinmore, Portree, £65, Laggan of Clachaig, Nethybridge, £56, Bogburn, £50; Belt – Wester Raddery, £56;HB – Bogburn, £56; Cross – Laggan of Clachaig, £51, Bogburn, £50, Carnich, £40. Rams: BFL – Newton of Crathie, Ballater, £400; Tex – Newton of Crathie, £350, Veltigar, Orkney, £320, Wester Raddery & Newton of Crathie, £150; Suff – Newton of Crathie, £300, Stonyford, Tarland, £280; Belt – Achtuie, £200, 18 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity, £70; Chev – 185 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, £180, Ericht, Milton of Drimmie & 7 Kinerras, Kiltarlity, £150, Ardchronie, Clachan Farm, Inverbroom & Cambusmore Estate, £120; Char – Millquoy, Stenness, £100; Llyn – Achtuie, £80; BF – 11 Diabaig, Torridon, £80. Wedders: Mule – Kentallen, Aros, £46; Chev – 15 Balnadelson, £38; BF – 3 Peingown, £36; Cross – 5/6 Sheader, £35.