4th October 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 4th) sold 3,091 breeding ewes and lambs at their annual Blackface & Cross ewes, gimmers, ewe lambs sale.
Blackface ewes (1,058) sold to £60 gross from the dispersal of the Balloan flock, Farr.
Blackface gimmers (138) sold to £105 gross from Tulloch Farm, Dingwall.
Blackface ewe lambs (255) sold to £66 gross from Tulloch Farm.
Swaledale ewes (364) sold to £90 gross for Swaledale crosses from the dispersal of the Mains of Clunas flock, Cawdor.
Swaledale gimmers (155) sold to £132 gross from Mains of Clunas.
Swaledale ewe lambs (114) sold to £87 gross from Mains of Clunas.
Correct ewes (266) sold to £76 gross for Beltex crosses from Dunmore, Beauly.
Gimmers (108) sold to £100 gross for Suffolk crosses from The Arr, Lethen.
Ewe lambs (202) sold to £85 gross for Mules from Borlum Estate.
Store lambs (101) sold to £52 gross thrice for Charollais and Suffolk crosses from Teanluick Croft, Muir of Ord and Mules from Runachloie, Lairg.
Feeding ewes (250) sold to £74 gross for Cheviots from 19 Holmisdale, Isle of Skye.
Rams (4) sold to £550 gross for a Blue Faced Leicester ram from Newton of Crathie, Ballater.
Feeding sheep (76) sold to £55 gross twice for Cheviot wedders from Red Braes, Achmelvich, and 96 Achmelvich.
“All classes of ewes, gimmers and ewe lambs met a hesitant demand with only selected quality lots selling well.”
Leading prices per head:
Blackface ewes – Balloan, £54, National Trust for Scotland, Isle of Canna, and Gorthleck Mains, Gorthleck, £50, New House, Balvaird, £49.
Blackface gimmers – 17 Habost, Isle of Lewis, £95, Mains of Clunas, £90, Balvonie of Daviot, Daviot, £86.
Blackface ewe lambs – Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £60.50, Tigh N’Ulaidh, Tomatin, £57, Borlum Farm, Fort Augustus, £51.
Swaledale ewes – Mains of Clunas, £81, £80, £75.
Swaledale gimmers – Mains of Clunas, £105, £70.
Swaledale ewe lambs – Mains of Clunas, £79 (twice), £64.
Correct ewes: CHM – Dunmore House, £67, New House, £59, 1 Newmore, Muir of Ord, £51; Mule – Ruivard, Ardross, £64; Cross – Coulags, Strathcarron, £60, Teanluick Croft, £50, ½ of 4 Kilvaxter, Isle of Skye, £43.50; Chev – 3 Eyre, Snizort, £48, 25 Fasach, Glendale, and Monkstadt, Uig, £46.
Gimmers: Mule – Woodlands, Daviot, £90; TexX – Balvonie of Daviot, £90, 40 The Bottacks, Heights of Achterneed, £80, Upper Badrain, Culbokie, £74; BFL – Tulloch Farm, £80.
Ewe lambs: Mule – Upper Rosemount, Tain, £75, Borlum Farm, £67; Cross – Upper Rosemount, £67; BLX – Leodibest, Latheron, £60; TexX – Colaboll Farm, Lairg, £58; GF – Leodibest, £53.
Feeding ewes: CHM – 1 Newmore, £66; TexX – 19 Holmisdale, £59; BF – Auchnafearn, Grantown on Spey, £56; Chev – Glendale Estate, Dunvegan, £52; Mule – Tulloch Farm, £50.
Rams: BFL – Newton of Crathie, £500; Suff – Newton of Crathie, £400.