Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - 12 March 2008 - sold 3,286 sheep

12th March 2008

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 12th) sold 3,286 sheep of
all classes.

Store lambs (1,997) sold to �56.20 gross for a pen of thirty Suffolk crosses
from No. 11/13 Tomich, Beauly.

Ewes in lamb (300) sold to �52 per head for three and four crop Cheviot ewes
in lamb to the Texel ram from No. 1 Bindal Farm Cottage, Tain.

Gimmers in lamb (23) sold to �51 per head for Cheviots scanned with twins to
the Beltex tup from Mulchaich, Conon Bridge.

Feeding ewes (918) averaged �48.32 per head and sold to �80 gross for a
Texel cross from No. 1 Broynach, Thurso.

Feeding rams (33) averaged �41.83 per head and sold to �67 gross for
Suffolks from Ankerville, Nigg.

Wedders (15) averaged �39.60 per head and sold to �51 gross for Cheviots
from No. 185 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, and Cheviot Mules from Cambusmore
Estate, Dornoch.

"Store lambs met a firm enquiry. Prime ewes the dearest trade in years"

Leading prices per head

Store lambs: TexX - Ballachraggan Farm, Kildray, �56; Chev - No. 55/57 Rhue,
Ullapool, �55; Suff - No. 21 Port Henderson, Gairloch, �54.50; SuffX -
Dunballoch, Beauly, �54; Cross - Viewbay, Munlochy, �50; CHM - Cambusmore
Estate, �48.50; BF - Viewbay, �47.

Ewes in lamb: SuffX - No. 21 Port Henderson, �49; Chev - No. 68 Foindle,
Lairg, �48; Tex - No. 1 Bindal Farm Cottage, �46.

Feeding ewes: TexX - Torgorm, Conon Bridge, �78.50; Tex - The Cloy,
Fortrose, �77; SuffX - Inshes Farm, Inshes, �75; BDM - Tighnahinch, Alcaig,
�74; HB - Woodend, Killearnan, �71; Chev - Tighnahinch, �69; Suff -
Ankerville, �69; BelX - Inshes Farm, �64; Char - Whitebog, Rosemarkie, �60;
Chev - No. 1 Broynach, �59; BFL - Alvie Estate, Kincraig, �50.

Feeding rams: Chev - Baldoon Farm, Ardross, �62; Tex - Ankerville, �59; Suff
- Torgorm, �47.