26th March 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (March, 26th) sold 2,177 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (652) averaged £57.60 and sold to £90 gross for Texel crosses from Heathmount, Tain.
Ewes (1,341) averaged £80.13 and sold to £138 gross twice for Texels from Wester Raddery, Fortrose, and Woodside, Muir of Tarradale.
In-lamb gimmers & ewes (77) averaged £70.69 and sold to £91 gross for Suffolks ewes from Gowan Brae, Skye of Curr.
Rams and feeding sheep (107) sold to £128 gross for a Texel from Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell.
“Store hoggs met a fast selling trade, with prime & feeding ewes meeting the dearest trade of the season.”
Leading prices per head:
Lambs: BF – Braes, Portree, £81; Chev – Heathmount, and Inchbae Farm, Garve, £81; TexX – Heathmount, £80.50; Cross – 1 & 2 Ose, Isle of Skye, £68.50; Tex – Ballachraggan Croft, Cabrich, £68.50; BDM – Tighnahinch, Conon Bridge, £67; Zwarb – Hardmuir of Boath, Nairn, £65; Jcb – Hardmuir of Boath, £54.
Ewes: TexX – Kilcoy, Killearnan, £132; ContX – Kilcoy, £126; Tex – Heathmount, £120; SuffX – Kilcoy, £120; HB – Kilcoy, £116; CHM – Culmailly, Golspie, £106; BeltX – Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £98; Chev – Heathmount, £98; Mule – Charleston, North Kessock, £89.
In-lamb ewes: SuffX – Gowan Brae, £83; Char – Gowan Brae, £82; Chev – Cnoc Ard, Lochcarron, £81; TexX – Achagour, Glenferness, £81.
Wedders: BF – 2 Eynort, Carbost, £74; Chev – Charleston, £68.
Rams: Suff – Torgorm, £124; Tex – Peallaig, Dingwall, £118; CharX – Torgorm, £108; Chev – 25 Achfrish, Shinness, £100.