Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 17 October 2014

18th October 2014

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 17th) sold 5,242 store sheep.
Lambs (3,727) averaged £47.70 and sold to £80 gross for Blackfaces from 2 Camusterrach, Applecross.
Ewes (1,430) sold to £88 gross for a Suffolk cross from Muirton Mains, Urray.
Gimmers (5) sold to £80 gross for a Texel cross from Bluebell Cottage, Fleucharry.
Feeding sheep (48) sold to £71 gross for a Cheviot wedder from Woodhead, Culbokie.
Rams (32) sold to £380 gross for a Beltex ram from Greenlands, Arabella.

"All classes of lambs fully maintained the keen enquiry of last week."

Other leading prices per head
Lambs: Chev - Carrol Farm, Brora, £72, Comar, Cannich, £66, 6 Ardindrain, Kiltarlity, £63.50; BF – 2 Camusterrach, Applecross, £72; TexX – 14 Ormiscaig, Aultbea, £68, 1 Raddery, Fortrose, £67, Courthill, Tain, £62.50; CharX – 6 Ardindrain, £65; SuffX – Inchindown, Invergordon, £64, 2 Englishton Muir, Bunchrew, £61, Midfearn Farms, Ardgay, & Davenport, Holly Cottage, £56; BeltX – Fair-a-far, Muir of Clunes, £61, Davenport, £58.50; Cross – 17 Distillery Cottages, Tomatin, £59, Clashandorran, Beauly, £55; Mule – 6 Woodside of Culloden, Inverness, £58.
Ewes: TexX – Muirton Mains, £83; SuffX – Bluebell Cottage, £82, Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch, £69, Allangrange Park, Muir of Ord, £68; CHM – Cambusmore Estate, £79, Muirton Mains, £69; Chev – 243 Rearquhar Brae, Dornoch, £78, Chapelpark Farm, Lynchat, £72, Toscaig, Applecross, £66; Lleyn – 2 Seafield, Portmahomack, £67; Mule – Calrossie Mains, Nigg, £64, Muirton Mains, £62, Bluebell Cottage, £58;Zwart – Bluebell Cottage, £62;
BeltX – Davenport, £60; CharX – Bluebell Cottage, £60; Cross – 17 Distillery Cottage, £57.
Gimmers: SuffX – Bluebell Cottage, £80.
Feeding sheep: SuffX wdr – Balvaird Farm, Muir of Ord, £56; Chev wdr – 10 Culduie, Applecross, £56; BF wdr – 2 Eynort, Carbost, £52; Tex wdr – 6 Easter Mandally, Invergarry, £46.