Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale of Store Sheep and Cast Rams 16 January 2008

19th January 2008

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (16th January 2008) sold 4,951 store
sheep including the annual sale of 668 cast rams.

Lambs (2,734) averaged �32.32 and sold to �57 gross for Beltex cross ewe
lambs from Whitebog, Fortrose.

Ewes (1,520) averaged �23.94 and sold to �55 for Texels from Cloy Farm,
Fortrose.

Rams (668) averaged �25.15 and sold to �190 gross for a Cheviot from
Balnakeil, Durness.

Wedders (29) averaged �21.12 and sold to �34 for Suffolk crosses from
Woodlands, Dingwall.

"All classes met anm excellent demand with store lambs and well fleshed
ewes and rams meeting a particularly keen enquiry"

Leading prices per head

Lambs: Chev -Rhifail, Strathnaver, �49; TexX - Badanloch Estate,
Kinbrace, �48.50; SuffX - Achscrabster, Thurso, �48.50; BF - Drynie
Farm, Dingwall, �44; BelX - Whitebog, �44; Mule - Calrossie Mains, Nigg,
�39.20; CharX - Netherside, Castletown, �39.

Ewes: TexX - Charleston, North Kessock, �49; Chev - South Balkeith,
Tain, �47.50; Tex - Lochlait, Abriachan, �47; SuffX - 8 Englishtonmuir,
Bunchrew, �45; CHM - Bindal, Porthmahomack, �44; Mule - The Cloy,
�36.50; Cross - Sunnylea, Balblair, �35; BFL - Whitebog, �34.50.

Rams: Chev - Torrish Estate, Helmsdale, �160; Suff - Drynie Farm,
Dingwall, �42; BFL - Lairgandour, Daviot, �37; BF - Moy & Ruthven Farms,
�37; Tex - Badanloch Estate, �37.

Wedders: SuffX - No. 8 Englishtonmuir, �29; Chev - Strathaird,
Broadford, �25; Cross - No. 2 Balbeg, Glenurquhart, �23.50; BF -
Fiddlefield, Muir of Ord, �20.50.