22nd May 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (May, 22nd) sold 751 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (195) sold to £105 gross for a Texel cross ewe hoggs from the dispersal of the flock at 5 Forss, Thurso.
Ewes and gimmers (336) sold to £98 gross for Suffolk crosses from Easter Sheep Park, Balblair.
Ewes and gimmers with lambs at foot (158) averaged £140.56 and sold to £215 gross for Texel cross gimmers with twin Texel cross lambs at foot from the 5 Forss dispersal.
Rams and feeding sheep (62) sold to £170 gross for a Texel ram from the 5 Forss dispersal.
“A decent show of ewes with lambs at foot met a highly satisfactory demand although barely as dear as the previous sale. Store hoggs and prime ewes again met a firm enquiry.”
Other leading prices per head:
Lambs: Chev – Wester Fearn, Ardgay, £75, Morvich, Rogart, £70, Carrol Farm, Brora, £67; Cross – 7 Kinerras, Kiltarlity, £64.
Ewes: SuffX – Easter Sheep Park, £86, Inchindown, Invergordon, £69; Chev – Woodhead, Culbokie, and Comar, Cannich, £86, Glengolly, Thurso, £81, Carrol Farm, and Eilean Darrach, Dundonnell, £80; Tex – Kinchyle, Culbokie, and Barnyards, Beauly, £80, Wester Muckernich, Tore, £79; Mule – Easter Sheep Park, £79, Davidson Croft, Heights of Fodderty, £74, Dunmore, Beauly, £61; CHM – 5 Forss, £76; BF – Davidson Croft, £71; ZwarX – Easter Sheep Park, £70.
Ewes/gmrs with single lamb at foot: Texel ewe – 5 Forss, £195; Chev ewe – Eilean Darrach, £160, Heathmount, Tain, £135, Comar, £125; BF ewe – 11 Diabaig, Torridon, £90; TexX gmr – Heathmount, £150, 5 Forss, £145.
Ewes/gmrs with twin lambs at foot: Chev ewe – 1 Wester Alligan, Torridon, £178, Heathmount, and 1 Wester Alligan, £175, Eilean Darrach, £170; BF ewe – 55 Rhue, Ullapool, and 1 Wester Alligan, £125; Mule ewe – 5 Tomich, Beauly, £120.
Rams & wedders: Tex ram – 5 Forss, £95, Easter Sheep Park, £92; Chev ram – Shewglie, £68.