Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 18 October 2019

19th October 2019

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 18th) sold 5,585 store sheep.

Lambs (3,793) averaged £47.43 and sold to £71 gross for a Cheviots from Free Farm, Tomatin.

Ewes (1,641) sold to £113 gross for Texels from Teanluick, Beauly.

Feeding sheep (151) sold to £270 for a Texel cross ram from Drummond Farm, Evanton.

"All classes met a very firm enquiry."

Other leading prices per head

Lambs: Chev - Coulmony House, Dunphail, £66, Toscaig, Applecross, £65, Craigview, Arisaig & Kirksheaf, Tain, £64; TexX - Clynemilton, Brora, £65, Braehead, Ulbster & Teanluick, £63, Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity & Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £60; LynX – Nottingham Mains, £64.50; BeltX – Pelaig, Dingwall, £62, Leanach Farm, Culloden, £58; SuffX – Rhevackin Farm, £59.50, Arduanie, Kiltarlity & Allangrange Park, Muir of Ord, £59, Lynemore Farm, Grantown on Spey, £58; Mule – Aberarder Estate, Aberarder, £58, Dell Farm, Farr, £56.50.

Ewes: TexX – Park Farm, Strathpeffer, £94, Drummond Farm, Evanton, £78, Long Cairn, Weydale, £75; Chev – Allangrange Park & Woodside, Strathpeffer, £80, Ivy Cottage, Kinbrace, £78, Balnacuile, Spinningdale, £75; BeltX – Runachloie., Gruids, £60, Knockinnon, Dunbeath, £56; Mule – Long Cairn, £59, Pelaig, £57, Leckmelm, Ullapool, £55; SuffX – Lochbuie, Newtonmore, £59, Park Farm, £56.

Feeding sheep: TexX ram – Drummond Farm, £200; Mule gmr – Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, £98; Chev gmr – Clashandorran, Beauly, £90, Park Farm, £75; Chev ram – Woodside, £78, Achentoul Farms, £72, Inchnadamph, Lairg, £66; BeltX ram – Runachloie, £75; Lyn ram – Strone Farm, Banavie, £71; TexX gmr – Drummond Farm, £66; Chev wdr – Agneshill, Dingwall, £64.