Dingwall & Highand Marts Ltd - Sale 25 September 2008

24th September 2008

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (2008 September, 25th) sold 4,542 breeding and store sheep.
Breeding ewes (3,030) sold to £55 gross for Cheviots from No. 28 Big Sand, Gairloch.
Feeding ewes (811) averaged £24.32 and sold to £44 twice for Cheviots from The Grove, West Helmsdale, and No. 220 Birichen, Dornoch.
Gimmers (431) sold to £79 for Cheviots from Greenacres, Delny.
Lambs (160) sold to £41.50 for Texel crosses from Burnside, Delny.
Wedders (52) sold to £43 twice for Cheviots from No. 287 Morness, Rogart, and East Clyne, Brora.
"Top lots of gimmers and breeding and prime ewes met a keen enquiry, others met a more hesitant demand."
Leading prices per head and per district
Easter Ross: Chev gmr - Boganbuie, Delny, £72; TexX gmr - Greenacres, £74; Chev lambs - No. 3 Hill Terrace, Evanton, £40; SuffX lambs - Dalreoich Farm, Strathrousdale, £41. Black Isle & Mid Ross: Chev gmr - Upper Badrain, Culbokie, £53. Caithness: Chev ewe - Hillside, Killimster, £52; Chev BM - Pynag, Dunbeath, Buldoo, Dunbeath, £27.50; Chev feeder - Mayfield, Thurso, £29; TexX feeder - Hillside, £35. Mid Sutherland: Chev ewe - Ardachu, Rogart, £45.50; Chev gmr - Davoch, Rogart, £72; Chev BM - Acheillach, Rogart, £38.50; Chev feeder - Acheillach, £43; Chev lambs - No. 287 Morness, Rogart, £31. East Sutherland: Chev ewe - No. 242 The Doll, Brora, £51; Chev BM - No. 233 Lingmore, Brora, £39; Chev gmr - Navidale Farm, Helmsdale, £65; Chev lambs - No. 81 East Brora, Brora, £30.50. North West Sutherland: Chev ewe - Golval, Forsinard, £52; Chev feeder - No. 7 Achrimsdale, Brora, £42.50; Chev gmr - No. 68 Foindle, Lairg, £69. Inverness & South: Chev ewe - Castle Grant Home Farm, Grantown on Spey, £43; Chev BM - Castle Grant Home Farm, £39; Chev feeder - Castle Grant Home Farm, £39; SuffX ewe - Castle Grant Home Farm, £39.