Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 27 November 2014

27th November 2014

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 27th) sold 2,585 store sheep.
Lambs (1,740) averaged £53.22 and sold to £87 gross for a pen Suffolks from Garfield, Dingwall.
Ewes (689) sold to £150 gross for a Suffolk from Garfield.
Rams (45) sold to £240 gross for a Cheviot from Achany, Lairg.
Feeding sheep (111) sold to £78 gross for a Cheviot Mule wedder from Castle Grant Home Farm, Grantown on Spey.
"Stronger lambs showed an increase in value, all other classes of lambs and ewes met a similar trade to last week."
Leading prices per head
Lambs: Mule - Lower Gaich, Dulnain Bridge, £76.50, Bochruben Farm, Torness, £61;
TexX – Dell Farm, Whitebridge, £76, Easter Dalziel, Dalcross, & 3 Camusnagael, Dundonnell, £69, Lomas Farm, Achavrole, £68.50; SuffX – Castle Grant Home Farm, £74.50, Culbin Farm, Dingwall, £73.50, Drynie, Dingwall, £71.50; Cross – Bochruben Farm, £72, Aberarder Estate, Farr, £70, Curlew, Mybster, £63.50; Chev – Carrol Farm, Brora, £71, Wester Gruinards, Ardgay, £70, Achtemrack, Drumnadrochit, £66.50; BF – Milton Farm, Aberarder, £69.50, Aberarder Estate, £66.50; BFL– Broomhill, Muir of Ord, £69; CHM – Lower Gaich, £68.
Ewes: TexX – Bunchrew Farm, Inverness, £100, Easter Dalziel, Dalcross, £75, Balmacaan, Drumnadrochit, £72; Chev – Muirton, Munlochy, £87, 2 Glaick, Ardross, £79, Wester Gruinards, £73; Cross – Wester Cairnglass, Gollanfield, £76, Scorr Farm, Glendale, £55; Zwart – Blackhillock, £60; Suff – Rhevackin, Kiltarlity, £75; CHM – Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £72; Mule – Rhevackin, £69, Wester Cairnglass, £68, Dell Farm, £63; BF – Holly Cottage, Tulloch Muir, & Tulloch, Dingwall, £54, Balmacaan, £53.50, Curlew, £50; Swale – Lower Gaich, £51.50.
Rams: Chev – 1 Sciberscross, Rogart, £170, Achany, Lairg, £120, 168 West Helmsdale, Helmsdale, £90; Tex – Ardivot Farm, Elgin, £85, Bunchrew, £84, Castle Muie, Rogart, £66.
Feeding sheep: Tex wdr – 6/10 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, £72; Chev wdr – Ferryhouse, Bettyhill, £69, 1 Ardessie, Dundonnel, £67, 66/78 Farr, Bettyhill, £65; BF wdr – Lochindorb Estate, Grantown on Spey, £58.50; Cross wdr– 19 Sconser, Isle of Skye, £55.