11th October 2007
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 11th) sold 10,009 store sheep at their sale.
Suffolk lambs (1,792) averaged £28.76 and sold to £34 gross from Refouble, Glenferness. Texel lambs (947) averaged £27.79 and sold to £36 gross from No. 3 Corrie Place, Muir of Ord. Charollais lambs (35) averaged £27.28 and sold to £30 gross from Clynemilton, Brora. Mule lambs (203) averaged £26.23 and sold to £28.80 gross from Lairgandour, Daviot. Lleyn lambs (56) averaged £25.30 and sold to £28.80 gross from
Clynemilton. Cheviot lambs (3,259) averaged £23.92 and sold to £31.50 gross from Achentoul, Kinbrace. Cross lambs (552) averaged £21.74 and sold to £31.50 gross from Unakille Sheep Stock Club. Blackface lambs (1,648) averaged £17.81 and sold to £28.50 gross from No. 2 Camusterrach, Applecross. Gritstone lambs (14) sold at £29 from
Millburn, Dunvegan. Kerryhill lambs (nine) sold at £24 gross from Redpoint Farm, Gairloch. Ewe lambs (1,448) averaged £22.53 and sold to
£32.50 gross for Cheviots from Ardchronie, Ardgay. Feeding sheep (46)
sold to £15 gross for Cheviot ewes from No. 1 & 2 Peinlich, Glenhinisdal.
"All classes met a slight improvement on the weekt"
Leading prices per head
Tex - Ballachraggan Farm, Kildray, £35; Suff - Woodlands, Dingwall, £33.50; TexX - Pentland View, East Mey, £33.20; SuffX - Barrogill Mains, Mey, No. 4 Torr Gardens, Dores, £32.50; Chev - Inver Croft, Inver, £31; Cross - Birchwood, Rearquhar, Dornoch, £31; CharX - Clynemilton, £28.80; BF - Auchnafearn, Grantown-On-Spey, £27.50; Mule -
Birchwood, £26.