Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 30 October 2014

31st October 2014

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 30th) sold 4,270 breeding & feeding sheep.
Gimmers (265) averaged £109.30 and sold to £170 gross for Cheviots from 2 Skelpick, Bettyhill.
Breeding ewes (3174) averaged £61.67 and sold to £152 gross for Cheviots from Castle Grant Home Farm, Grantown on Spey.
Feeding ewes (584) averaged £48.91 and sold to £96 gross for Suffolk crosses from Lairgandour, Daviot.
Rams (17) sold to £190 gross for a Cheviot from 12 Bualnaluib, Aultbea.
Wedders (38) averaged £44.97 and sold to £62 gross for Cheviots from Cuilaneilan, Garve.
Lambs (175) sold to £62 gross for a Texel from Barnyards, Beauly.

"Breeding sheep met extreme rates, prime and feeding ewes also dearer than the last sale."

Other leading prices per head
Gimmers: Chev - Greenacres, Barbaraville, £160, Cuilaneilan, £140, Grantfield Farm, Tain, and 196 The Doll, Brora, £130; TexX – Smerral Farm, Bower, £150, £145, Woodend Croft, Balnain, £92; SuffX – Smerral Farm, £140, £138; BF – Corriebheinn Farms, £89.
Correct ewes: Chev – Tarloggie, £140, Castle Grant Home Farm, £124, Ivy Cottage, Achentoul, and Drumore, Evanton, £122; Tex – Barnyards, £98, Kinchyle, Culbokie, £96; BFL – Barnyards, £90; CHM – Castle Grant Home Farm, £70; KryX – 2 Rhiroy, Lochbroom, £69; Cross – Dundreggan Croft, Glenmoriston, £68; BF – Dalmigavie, Inverness, £67.
Broken mouth ewes: Mule – Culbin Farm, Dingwall, £75, Cambusmore, Dornoch, £54; Chev – South Cuidreach, Isle of Skye, £72, 12 Bualnaluib, and Castle Grant Home Farm, £70, Saluscraggie, Helmsdale, and Kintail, £68; BF – Drynie Farm, Dingwall, £56, Dalmigavie, £50.
Feeding ewes: TexX – Lairgandour, Daviot, £87, Inshes Farm, £85, Greenlands Farm, Arabella, £71; CHM – Cambusmore, £85; Chev – Drumore, £77, Castle Grant Home Farm, £76, Blairbuie, Achiltibuie, £70; Suff – Greenlands Farm, £76; SuffX – Blarmore, Achentoul, £68.
Rams: Chev ram – Achtemrack, Drumnadrochit, £100.
Feeding sheep: Chev ram – 14 Second Coast, Laide, £82; BF ram – Achtemrack, £76; TexX ram – Achtemrack, £66; Chev wdr – Ardgayhill, Ardgay, £60, Greenacres, £58; BF wdr – Lairgandour, £57; Suff ram – Refouble, Glenferness, £51.