Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 27 February 2008

27th February 2008

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February 27th) sold 2,313
sheep of all classes.

Store lambs (1,535) sold to �52 for Texel crosses from Cypress Cottage,
Achterneed, and for Cheviots from No. 220 Birichen, Dornoch.
Breeding sheep (311) sold to �76 for Suffolk cross gimmers and Texel
cross ewes scanned with twins both from a dispersal off Penick Farm,
Auldearn.

Feeding sheep (467) sold to �58 for Suffolks from whitebog, Rosemarkie.
"All classes of store lambs, prime and feeding ewes and rams, in lamb
ewes met a more selective enquiry"

Leading prices per head
Store lambs: TexX - No, 20 Ruisaurie, Beauly, �50; Chev - Humpton,
Spinningdale, �50; SuffX - No. 20 Ruisaurie, �48.50; Cross - Rhannich
Farm, Edderton, �48; Suff - No. 3 Eyenort, Carbost, �47.50; BF - No. 6
Woodside of Culloden, Inverness, �43; Mule - No. 6 Woodside of Culloden,
�38.50.

Feeding ewes: Mule - Druid Temple, �53; Chev - Lochdhu, Nairn, �49;
SuffX - Inchindown, �48; BFL - Whitebog, �47; Char - Whitebog, �44.50;
Cross - Cadbollmount, fearn, �38; BF - No. 6 Woodside of Culloden,
�32.50.

Feeding rams: Suff - Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, �56; Chev - No. 3 Lower
Pitkerrie, Fearn, �55.50; BF - Humpton, Spinningdale, �33.
Dispersal off Penick Farm: Gimmers in lamb: TexX - �74; SuffX - �65.
Ewes in lamb: TexX - �72; SuffX - �63; BDM - �53.