Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 31 October 2014

1st November 2014

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (October, 31st) sold 583 rams at its annual show and sale of North County Hill Cheviots.
The overall champion was a two shear from Messrs W. D. Allen, Stouphill, Alnwick, realising £1200 to Mr T. J. C. Bradbury, Satchells, Melrose. The reserve champion award went to a three shear from Messrs Suisgill Estate, Sutherland, realising £3,300 to Mr R. Macdonald, Castle Grant Home Farm, Grantown on Spey.

Shearlings (79) sold to £1,100 gross from 185 Migdale, (Macleod), Bonar Bridge.
Two shears (364) sold to £5,000 gross from Castle Grant Home Farm, Grantown on Spey.
Three shears (82) sold to £3,300 gross from Suisgill Estate, Helmsdale.
Four shears (43) sold to £700 gross from Woodside Farm, Yetholm.
Five shears (4) sold to £700 gross from Gilston, Heriot.
Ram lambs (6) sold to £400 gross from 1 & 2 Ose, Isle of Skye.

"With buyers from Shetland to Cumbria, and the majority of the Islands, an excellent show of rams met with a steady trade throughout the day."

Other leading prices per head:
Shearlings - 185 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, £1100; Gilston, Heriot, £1000; South Balkeith, Tain, and, Wester, Dunnet (Park Cheviot), £900; South Balkeith, £850; Achley, Dornoch, and Tacher, Latheron, £800.

Two shear - Castle Grant Home Farm, £5000; Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell, £1350, £1300; Blairbuie, Achiltibuie, 80 Strathcanaird, Ullapool, and 186 Migdale, (Ross), Bonar Bridge, £1300; Blairbuie, and Stouphill, £1200; Hethpool, £1150; Keppoch, Achentoul Farms, and Castle Grant Home Farm, and Rhifail Farms, £1100; Woodside Farm, Yetholm, £1050; Attonburn, Elsdonburn, Keppoch, Blairbuie, Heathmount (twice), £1000.

Three shear – Suisgill Estate, £3300; Balnakeil, £900; Saluscraggie, £700; Torrish Estate, £650.

Four shear – Woodside Farm, £700; 185 Migdale, £550; Wood Cottage Croft, Mull, £450.

Five shear – Gilston, £700; North Loch Naver, £500.


Flock averages 2014
583 sold to average £394.89, (2013 averaged £392.06 for 535 sold)

 
Continental & other breeds >>>>>

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 31st) sold 217 rams at its second continental ram sale of the year.

Texel (88) sold to £820 gross for a shearling from Veltigar, Orkney.
Beltex (7) sold to £560 gross for a shearling from The Stables, Fearn.
BFL (14) sold to £700 gross for a shearling from Greenlands Farm, Arabella.
Suffolks (81) sold to £550 gross for a shearling from The Arr, Lethen.
Crosses (14) sold to £400 gross for a Beltex cross Texel shearling from Shop Farm, Scotscalder.
Lleyn (9) sold to £250 gross for a shearling from Todholes, Thurso.
Zwartble (1) sold to £320 gross for a ram lamb from Mariain, Evanton.

"Well fleshed, good skinned rams met a firm enquiry."

Other leading prices per head
Ram lambs: Tex – Wester Moy, Urray, £340, £300, Wester Raddery, Fortrose, £280; BFL – Greenlands Farm, £200; Suff – Ashton Farm, Inverness, £200; Belt – Mariain, £200; Cross – Greenlands Farm, £200.
Shearlings: Tex – Veltigar, £750, Kennachy, Forss, and Veltigar, £700, Burnside Croft, Jamestown, and Latheronwheel Mains, Caithness, £650; Belt – The Stables, £500, £450; Cross – Stonyford, £380; BFL – Greenlands Farm, and Nether Aucharnie, Forgue, £450, Broomhill, Muir of Ord, and Nether Aucharnie, £400; Suff – Lower Seafield, Portmahomack, £500, The Arr, £480, Whitebog, Rosemarkie, and Stonyford, Tarland, £450.
Aged: Suff – Mariain, £400; Tex – Balmaglaster, South Laggan, £350; Belt – Balmaglaster Farm, £400.