Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 8 June 2016

8th June 2016

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (June, 8th) sold 520 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (148) sold to £65 gross for Suffolks from 3 Kirktonmuir, Bunchrew.
Ewes (255) sold to £90 gross (twice) for Texels from Kilcoy, Kilearnan and Texel crosses from Daviot Farms, Lairgandour.
Ewes with lambs at foot (79) sold to £135 gross for Mule ewes with Beltex cross lambs at foot from Dulsie Farm, Glenferness
Rams and feeding sheep (38) sold to £92 gross for a Cross ram from Bogburn, Duncanston.

"Feeding and prime sheep met a highly satisfactory demand with ewes with lambs at foot also selling well."

Other leading prices per head:
Lambs: BF - Dalmagarry, Moy, £61; TexX - 5 Holmisdale, Glendale, £59; Mule - Dalmagarry, £57; BeltX - Caberfeidh, Glenurquhart, £57, Runachloie, Lairg, £54; BDM – Runachloie, £56; Cross – Midburn, Lochussie, £55; Chev – Bogburn, £50; SuffX – Dalmagarry, £50.
Ewes: SuffX – Kilcoy, £88, Daviot Farms, £87, 18 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity, £81; CharX –Ankerville, Nigg, £80; TexX –Balrailan, Duncanston, £80, Ankerville, £79, Daviot Farms, £77; BeltX – Runachloie, £79, Caberfeidh, £69; Chev – Daviot Farms, £75, Dunlichity, Farr, £71; Mule – Daviot Farms, £71, Dunlichity, £70, Runachloie, £69; Suff – Daviot Farms, £70; Cross – Shewglie Farms, Glenurquhart, £63; BF – Wester Rarichie, Nigg, £55.50, Daviot Farms, & Dalmagarry, £52.
Ewes with lambs at foot: Chev – Dulsie Farm, £130, 55/57 Rhue, Ullapool, £118, (twice).; BeltX – Dulsie Farm, £120; Cross – 55/57 Rhue, £105, (twice).
Rams & feeding sheep: Tex – Shewglie, Glenurquhart, £81, Rhevackin, Kiltarlity, £78; Char –Shewglie, £77; Chev – Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, £75, Ardchronie, Ardgay, £70; TexX – Balrailan, £70; Suff – Rhevackin, £69; Dors – Bogburn, £69; Cross – Runachloie, £68; BF – Drynie Farm, Dingwall, £61.