Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 7th November 2013

7th November 2013

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 7th) sold 3,418 store sheep.
Lambs (1,657) averaged £50.97 and sold to £78 gross for Texel lambs from Peallaig, Dingwall.
Gimmers (74) averaged £57.64 and sold to £110 gross for Cheviots from 1 Sallachy, Killilan.
Ewes (1,477) averaged £31.81 and sold to £79 gross for Suffolk crosses from Park Farm, Strathpeffer.
Rams (109) sold to £480 gross for a Texel from Veltigar, Tankerness.
Wedders (101) averaged £37.37 and sold to £49 gross for Cheviots from Ousdale, Berriedale.
“All classes of lambs maintained the excellent trade of the last sale. Feeding ewes tended easier.”
Leading prices per head
Lambs: TexX – Greenlands Farm, Arabella, £76, Woodend, Killearnan, £74.50, Carnoch, Errogie, £65; BeltX – Woodend, £73.50, Dulsie, Glenferness, £63;
Chev – Rheindown, Beauly, £69.50, 6 Aird, Ardvasar, £69, 5 Drynoch, Carbost, £64.50; SuffX – Castle Grant, Grantown on Spey, £69, Garfield, Dingwall, £64.50; CHM – Castle Grant, £65; Cross – Garfield, £67.50, Greenlands, £63, 12 Laxdale, Stornoway, £60; CharX – Teanluick, Teandalloch, £60; BF – Tigh N’Ulaidh, Alt Dubhag, £58, 2 Eynort, Carbost, £53, Glenurquhart, Cromarty, £51; BFL – Greenlands, £53.Gimmers: SuffX – Lynemore, Grantown on Spey, £91; Chev – 4 Ormiscaig, Aultbea, £60; TexX – 2 Corbett Terrace, Uig, £59; Cross – Glenurquhart, £46.
Ewes: TexX – Peallaig, £76.50, Greenlands, £67, Moy & Ruthven Farms, Moy, £64; Chev – 4 Ormiscaig, £62, 80 Strathcaniard, Ullapool, £55, Carnoch, £52.50; BF – Tigh N’Ulaidh, £53, Moy & Ruthven Farms, £39; Dors – Fassiefern, £52; Cross – Glencroft, 212 Lednabirichin, £45; CHM – Castle Grant, £42; Mule – Braes of Coulmore, North Kessock, £42, Peallaig, £41; CharX – Greenlands, £41.
Rams: Tex – Veltigar, Orkney, £420; Suff – Newton of Crathie, Ballater, £320; BeltX – Veltigar, £280; Chev – 67 Strathcaniard, Ullapool, £200; CharX - Newton of Crathie, £200; BFL – Barnyards, Beauly, £100; Meatl – Crakaig Estate, Loth, £100.
Wedders: BF – 2 Eynort, Carbost, £47; Chev – 342 Rhemusaig, Rogart, £47; TexX – Moy & Ruthven Farms, £46; BF – Moy & Ruthven Farms, £46.