Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 10 October 2008

9th October 2008

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 10th) sold 4,487 breeding ewes and lambs at their annual Blackface & Cross ewes, gimmers, ewe lambs sale.
Blackface ewes (2,781) sold to £92 gross for correct ewes from Lairgandour, Daviot.
Blackface gimmers (280) sold to £110 gross for a pen of twenty one from Lairgandour.
Blackface ewe lambs (469) sold to £95 gross for a pen of thirty also from Lairgandour.
Correct ewes (645) sold to £83 gross for Cheviot Mules from Fornighty Farm, Lethen.
Gimmers (165) sold to £80 for Suffolk crosses from Corrimony, Glen Urquhart.
Feeding ewes (147) averaged £18.23 and sold to £30.50 twice for Texel crosses from No. 27 Melbost, Stornoway and Mules from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin.
"Lairgandour dispersal sold at extreme rates, other dispersals also sold well. Other classes met a more hesitant demand."
Leading prices per head
Blackface ewes (correct) - Lairgandour, £85; Glen Gloy Farms, £50; No. 7 Balranald, Lochmaddy, £41.
Blackface ewes (broken mouth) - Drynie Farm, Dingwall, £28.50; Lairgandour, £28; No. 27 Melbost, Stornoway, £20.
Blackface ewes (feeders) - Birkenhills Farm, Fordyce, £24; No. 12 Annat, Torridon, £23; Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, £19.
Blackface gimmers - Lairgandour, £95; No. 7 Balranald, £62; Glen Gloy Farms, £48.
Blackface ewe lambs - No. 7 Balranald, £60; Lairgandour, £52; Glen Gloy Farms, £39.
Correct ewes: CHM - Fornighty Farm, £78; TexX - Fornighty Farm, £60; Mule - Fornighty Farm, £55; Chev - Lochussie, Maryburgh, £55; Suff - Croyard House, Beauly, £38; SuffX - Topperfettle, Grantown on Spey, £35; Lleyn - Corrimony, £34; Cross - Clashtein, Isle of Lewis, £29.50.
Broken mouth ewes: TexX - No. 27 Melbost, Stornoway, £30.50; Cross - Croyard House, £24; Chev - No. 7 Balranald, £23.50.
Feeding ewes: CHM - Kinnahaird Farm, £30; TexX - No. 27 Melbost, £26; Chev - Lower Gledfield, Ardgay, £25.50; Mule - Scotsburn Farm, Kildary, £23.50; SuffX - Rhannich Farm, Edderton, £22; Cross - Davidson Croft, Heights of Fodderty, £20.
Gimmers: CHM - Fornighty Farm, £79; Mule - Fornighty Farm, £69; TexX - Fornighty Farm, £69; Chev - Lochussie, £65; SuffX - Corrimony, £60; Cross - No. 27 Melbost, £51.