13th February 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (February, 13th) sold 1,262 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (808) sold to £78 for crosses from Teanluick Croft, Muir of Ord.
Ewes (381) sold to £90 twice for Texel crosses from Towerhill, Thurso and Midfearn Farms, Ardgay.
Rams (73) sold to £75 for a Cheviot from 15 Balnadelson, Lairg.
"Well fleshed lambs met a firm enquiry with ewes following recent trends"
Other leading prices per head:
Lambs: Mule - Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, £77.50, Pithogarty, Tain, £70.50; TexX - Essich Farm, Inverness, £77, Agneshill Balblair, £76; SuffX – Earlish, Uig, £75.50, Tulloch Ard, Glenelg, £75.50; BF – Shewglie Farmers, Glenurquhart, £75, Gorthleck Mains, £75; Chev – South Balkeith, Tain, £75; BeltX – 14 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, £74; X – Earlish, £73, £71.50.
Ewes: CHM – Burnside, Bonar Bridge, £80; SuffX – 12 Berneray, North Uist, £77; Chev – 12 Berneray, £74, Midfearn Farms, £70; TexX – Towerhill, £61; Zwb – Glachbeg, North Kessock, £60; BF – Shewglie Farmers, £54.50.
Rams: Chev – South Balkeith, £68, Talmine, Lairg, £63, Hope & Melness Farm, £63; Tex – 383 Garrynamonie, Lochboisdale, £58; BF – Auchnafearn, Grantown on Spey, £55.