11th April 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (April, 10th) sold 1276 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (689) averaged £60.48 and sold to £109 gross for a pair of Beltex crosses from Caberfeidh, Upperton.
Prime and feeding ewes (386) averaged £60.73 and sold to £100 gross for Texel crosses from Kinnahaird, Contin.
In-lamb ewes (98) sold to £70 for Cheviots from Inkstack Farm, Barrack.
Ewes with lambs at foot (29) sold to £140 for Mules with twin Texel cross lambs.
Rams and feeding sheep (74) averaged £62.26 and sold to £100 gross for a Texel ram from Kinchyle, Scaniport.
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: Tex – Wester Raddery, Fortrose, £95.50; TexX – Lower Geanies, Fearn, £94.50, No2 Broynach, Thurso, £93.50; SuffX – No2 Broynach, £93.50, Kinchyle, £90; BeltX – Caberfeidh, £89; Chev – 55/57 Rhue, Ullapool, £88, No2 Broynach, £86; BF – Moy & Ruthven, Moy, £76, Teanluick Croft, Teandalloch, £73; Mule – Corslet Farm, Rosemarkie, £69.50; CharX – Corslet Farm, £69.50; Cross – Ardnamurchan Estate (Muirhead Farm), £64, Morvich, Rogart, £59.
Ewes: SuffX – Fiddlefield, Muir of Ord, £97, Leanach Farm, Culloden, £64; TexX – Kinchyle, £90, Bunchrew Farm, Bunchrew, £79; Chev – Belmaduthy, Munlochy, £88, Carnich, Gruids, & Blackmuir, Heights of Docharty, £68; Mule – Kinchyle, £81, Corslet Farm, £78.50; BF – Mains of Tulloch, Nethy Bridge, £72, Freefarm, Tomatin, £70; Cross – Carnich, £62, Dundreggan Croft, Glenmoriston, £48; CHM – Borowston, £58.
Ewes in lamb: Mule – Corslet, Rosemarkie, £64; Chev – Inkstack, £55.
Feeding sheep: Suff – Kinchyle, £90; Chev – 55/57 Rhue, Ullapool, & Culligran, Beauly, £87; TexX – Kinchyle, Scaniport, £86; BF – Milton, Aberarder, £76.