Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sales 24 September 2015

25th September 2015

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 24th) sold 3,832 breeding and store sheep.
Breeding ewes (2,169) sold to £98 gross for Cheviots from the reduction of the Buldoo flock, Dunbeath.
Feeding ewes (901) sold to £82 gross for Texels from Teanluick, Beauly.
Gimmers (464) averaged £93.19 and sold to £118 gross for Cheviots from 3 Broomhill, Delny.
Lambs (269) sold to £64 gross for Texels from Teanluick.
Rams and wedders (27) sold to £86 gross for a Cheviot from Splockhill, Rogart.

"Quality ewes sold well although not at last year's level."

Other leading prices per head:
Ewes: Correct: Chev - Rheindown Croft, Teandalloch, £88, Buldoo, £82, 91/92 Achviach, Dornoch, £76; TexX – Eilean Darrach, Dundonnell, £75, Braes, Ullapool, £66, Guisachan Farm, Cannich, and Braes, £65.

Broken mouth: Chev – Guisachan Farm, £60, Rhifail, Strathnaver, £54.50, 91/92 Achviach, £51; Mule – Guisachan Farm, £54.50.

Feeders: Chev – Knockglass, Dornoch, £79, 250 Rearquhar, Dornoch, £66, 7 Achrimsdale, Brora, £60; TexX – 1 Dounie, Edderton, £73, 14 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, and Guisachan Farm, £60, Achtuie, Drumnadrochit, £57; CHM – Teanluick, £69; Suff – Craggiemore, Daviot, £68.

Gimmers: Chev – 3 Broomhill, £115, Levrattich, Glenferness,£105, Acheillach, Rogart, £102; TexX – 55/57 Rhue, Ullapool, £100.

Lambs: Chev – Ardmore Sheep Stock Club, Isle of Skye, £59; TexX – Teanluick, £57; Cross – Belmaduthy, Munlochy, £56.

Rams and wedders: Cross wedder – 2 Dounie, £57; Chev wedder – 191 Muie, Rogart, £56.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 24th) sold 611 lambs from Lewis Livestock Producers.
Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (611) averaged £42.43 and sold to £63 gross for a Blackface from 11 Skigersta, Ness.
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: SuffX – 1 Fivepenny, £59.50, 31 Eorpie, £49; TexX – 12 Port of Ness, £56, 5A Fivepenny, £55, 24B Lionel, £51; Tex – 1 Eordale, £54.50; Chev – Tigh An Rudha, £51.50, 12 Lionel, £48.50; Cross – 18 Cross, £50, 24B Lionel, £49, 48 Habost, £48.50.