Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale Sheep 25 February 2015

25th February 2015

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (February, 25th) sold 2,657 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (1,147) averaged £53.16 and sold to £88 gross for Swaledale crosses from Leys Castle, Inverness.
Ewes (713) averaged £56.92 and sold to £130 gross for Texels from The Cloy, Fortrose.
In-lamb gimmers & ewes (711) averaged £99.58 and sold to £152 gross for Cheviots from the dispersal of the Culnaha flock, Nigg.
Rams and feeding sheep (86) sold to £135 gross for a Texel ram from Glendoe Estates, Fort Augustus.
"Strong store lambs, prime & feeding ewes sold well. Smaller lambs eased in value with breeding sheep meeting an extremely strong enquiry"
Leading prices per head:
Lambs: Swale- Leys Castle, £84; Tex – Bunchrew, Inverness, £83; Chev – Clynelish, Brora, £82; CharX – Fairview, Culvardie, £76; Cross – Fairview, £76; Mule – 9 Sasaig, Sleat, £71; BF – Fairview, £70; Suff – Ankerville, Nigg, £66; Zwart – Mariain, Culnaskeath, £63; BFL – Greenlands, Arabella, £62.50; Herdwick – Broombank, Culloden Moor, £61.50.
Ewes: Suff – Mariain, £116; Tex – Greenlands, Arabella, £88; Chev – Muirton Mains, Urray, £96; SuffX – Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, £88; BFL – Greenlands, £87; TexX – Easter Dalziel, Dalcross, £85; Mule – Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £82; CHM – Culmaily, Golspie, £81;
Grit – Wester Moy, Urray, £76; Cross – Bayhead, Munlochy, £70; BF – Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, £70; Zwart – The Hollies, Beauly, £66.
In-lamb gimmers: Chev – Culnaha Dispersal, £142;
In-lamb ewes: CHM – Woodlands, Dingwall, £135; BF – Runachloie, Gruids, £135; Tex – 8 Sand Street, Stornoway, £125.
Rams & feeding sheep: Swale – Leys Castle, £125; Chev – Crannich, Ardross, £99; BF – Crannich, £88; Cross – Balmaglaster, South Laggan, £88.