5th September 2007
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 6th) sold 5,495
store, breeding and feeding sheep.
Charolais cross (65) averaged £35.32 and sold to £41 gross from Achtuie,
Drumnadrochit.
Texel cross (1,154) averaged £33.16 and sold to £44.50 gross from
Seafield House, Portmahomack.
Beltex cross (37) averaged £32.83 and sold to £34.50 gross from
Dalchork, Lairg.
Cheviot Mules (48) averaged £28.88 and sold to £30.50 gross from No. 39
Banscol, Rogart.
Suffolk cross (2,096) averaged £28.87 and sold to £39.80 gross from
Lower Gartally, Lewiston.
Lleyn cross (98) averaged £27.90 and sold to £30.50 gross from
Kintradwell Estate, Brora.
Mule (13) averaged £26.64 and sold to £30.50 gross from Colaboll Farm,
Lairg.
Cheviot (580) averaged £23.54 and sold to £35 gross from Dalchork.
Kerryhill cross (14) sold at £23.50 gross from No. 15 Burns Crescent,
Dingwall.
Cheviot cross (776) averaged £20.51 and sold to £30 gross from Isle of
Pabbay, Harris.
Zwartble cross (four) averaged £20.13 and sold to £23.50 gross from No.
1 Obbe Road, Leverburgh.
BF (149) averaged £16.30 and sold to £27 gross from Caberfeidh House,
Leverburgh.
Ewe lambs (190) averaged £26.48 and sold to £49 gross for Texel crosses
from Seafield House.
Breeding sheep (47) sold to a top of £68 gross for 1 crop ewes from
Seafield House.
Feeding sheep (84) sold to a top of £33 gross for Cheviot ewes from No.
15 Burns Crescent.
"Continental cross and Cheviot cross Suffolk lambs mer an excellent
demad, all other classes sold at satisfactory rates in keeping with
current trends."
Leading Prices per head and per area:
Caithness:
Tex - Barogill Mains, Mey, £39.80;
Suff - Pentland View, East Mey, £39.50;
TexX - Brabster Farms, Canisbay, £37.80;
ContX - Pentland View, £36.80;
SuffX - Pentland View, £34.
Inverness Shire:
CharX - Achtuie, Drumnadrochit, £39.20;
Tex - Struy Home Farm, Beauly, £38.20;
Suff - Struy Home Farm, £38;
SuffX - Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £37.80;
TexX - Balmaglaster, South Laggan, £33.50;
Mule ewe lamb - Dunlichity Farm, Farr, £30.50;
CHM - Dunlichity Farm, £30;
Mule - Dunlichity, £29.50;
Chev - Fearnag, Milton of Farr, £28.
Islands:
SuffX - No. 3 Strond, Leverburgh, £35.50;
TexX - No. 19 Holmisdale, Skye, £34;
DownX - Caberfeidh House, Leverburgh, £33.50;
Chev - Stromebhan, Lochmaddy, £31;
Chev cross - No. 1 Obbe Road, £28.80;
Mule - Isle of Pabbay, £28;
Mule ewe lamb - Ise of Pabbay, £27.50;
BF - Stromebhan, £20.50.
Moray & Nairnshire:
SuffX - Tillieglens, Dunphail, £33;
DownX - Levrattich, Ardclach, £32.20.
Ross Shire: Tex - Seafield House, Portmahomack, £37;
TexX - No.15 Burns Cresecnt, £36;
SuffX - Fendom Farm, Tain, £34.20;
CHM - Simpsons Croft, Scotsburn, £30;
DownX - Culbin Farm, Dingwall, £31;
TexX ewe lamb - Seafield House, £29.50;
Chev - Glen Mhor Estate, Lochcarron, £24.
Sutherland: SuffX - Invercharron, Ardgay, £34;
CharX - Invercharron, £32.20;
TexX - No. 12 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, £36.20;
BelX ewe lamb - Dalchork, £34.50;
DownX - No. 39 Ranscol, Rogart, £33;
TexX ewe lamb - No.12 Airdens, £33;
Chev - Dalchork, £26.50;
LlyX ewe lamb - Kintradwell Estate, £26.50;
LlyX - Kintradwell Estate, £24;
BF - Colaboll Farm, Lairg, £20.80.