Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 23 November 2017

23rd November 2017

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 23rd) sold 1,982 store sheep.

Lambs (1,186) averaged £36.04 and sold to £71 gross for a pen of Hebrideans from Bogburn Farm, Duncanston.

Ewes (654) sold to £70 gross for a Texel cross from Bunchrew Farm, Inverness.

Rams (37) sold to £145 gross for a Texel from Moy Mains, Tomatin.

Feeding sheep (105) sold to £67 gross for Cheviot wedder from 67 Strathcanaird, Ullapool.

"A mixed show on offer met a firm trade, whilst weathered and plainer types easier on the last

sale."

Leading prices per head

Lambs: Cross - Burnside, Delny, £70; Muirhead Cromarty, £60.50; TexX – Burnside, Delny, £68; Hillend, Auldearn, £66; SuffX – Muirhead, Cromarty, £53.50, Inchindown, Invergordon, £62; CharX – Muirjhead, Cromarty, £67, Braes of Enzie, Buckie, £55.50, 4 Tomich, Beauly, £55.50; BeltX – 5A Inshes, Inverness, £66, 4 Tomich, Beauly, £56; Chev – Rhifail Farm, Dingwall, £56. Braes of Enzie, Buckie, £54; BF – Greenfield Croft, Inverness, £55; Mule – Gaich Farm, Grantown on Spey, £54

Ewes: Chev – Ardlarach Farm, Tain, £68; Culligran, Struy, £67; SuffX – Muirhead, Cromarty, £57; TexX – Moy Mains, Tomatin and Glachbeg, North Kessock, £56; Mule – Culligran, Struy, £55, Lower Gartally Farm, Drumnadrochit, £52; Cross – Drynie Farm, Dingwall, £49; BF – Ardblair, Kiltarlity, £44.

Rams: TexX – Bunchrew Farm, Inverness, £110; Chev – 185 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, £75.

Feeding sheep: TexX wdr – Lochquoy Farm, Castletown, £66; ZwarX gmr – Gillahill, Kingswells, £65; Chev gmr – Broomhill, Fortrose, £65; TexX wdr – Lochquoy Farm, Castletown, £56;