Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 24 October 2013

23rd October 2013

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 24th) sold 4,873 breeding & feeding sheep.
Gimmers (360) averaged £89.42 and sold to £155 gross for Suffolk crosses from Smerral Farm, Bower.
Breeding ewes (3,319) averaged £53.72 and sold to £130 gross for Texel crosses from 116 Knockarthur, Rogart.
Feeding ewes (901) averaged £43.04 and sold to £72 gross for Suffolk crosses from Bogburn Farm, Duncanston.
Rams (21) sold to £200 gross for a Cheviot from Longoe Farm, Mey.
Wedders (41) averaged £41.22 and sold to £58 gross for a Cheviot from Corriemoillie, Garve.
“Breeding sheep met the dearest trade of the season, prime and feeding ewes also dearer than the last sale.”
Other leading prices per head
Gimmers: Chev – Longoe Farm, £140, 14 Ormiscaig, Aultbea, £125, Lower Park, Evanton, £116; SuffX – Smerral Farm, £138, Lower Park, £129; CHM – Highfield, Muir of Ord, £135; TexX – Davidson Croft, Heights of Fodderty, £115, Cragganvallie, Abriachan, £110.
Correct ewes: Cross – Highfield, £102; Mule – Highfield, £100, 1 & 2 Ose, Isle of Skye, £95; TexX – 116 Knockarthur, £100, Woodside, Strathpeffer, £77; Chev – Kintail, £92, Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe, £85, Carrol Farm, Brora, and Garbat, Garve, £82; BF – Highfield, £90; SuffX – Drumore, Evanton, £88, Rhannich Farm, Edderton, and 1 & 2 Ose, £70; Zwarb – Balnespick, Kincraig, £64.
Broken mouth ewes: SuffX – Rhannich Farm, £70; Chev – Cuilaneilan, and 2 Skelpick, Bettyhill, £61, Rhidorroch, Ullapool, £60.
Feeding ewes: Chev – Bogburn, £70, Drumore, £69, 2 Skelpick, £66; TexX – 116 Knockarthur, £60, Achavrole Mains, Halkirk, £58; Zwarb – Balnespick, £50; BF – 5 Midtown, Inverasdale, and Bogburn, £50; Mule – Culbin Farm, Dingwall, and Achavrole Mains, £48.
Feeding sheep: Chev ram – 4 Morefield, Ullapool, £90, Longoe Farm, £75, Syall, Ardgay, £65; Tex ram – Woodside, £88; Suff ram – Refouble, Glenferness, £61; Chev wdr – Essich Farm, Inverness, £55, 1 Wester Alligan, Torridon, £50, 5 Skelpick, Bettyhill, £49.