'Frenzied bidding' for ewes as Dingwall and Highland Marts sells 5000-plus sheep at sale in county town

DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd sold 5022 store sheep at its October 27 sale with a "frenzied" response to most in-demand beasts.

Lambs (3,364) averaged £58.43 and sold to £106 gross for Suffolk crosses from Old Mill Croft, Beauly.

Ewes (1,487) averaged £54.39 sold to £129 gross for a Cheviot from Tullyglens, Dunphail.

Feeding Sheep (171) sold to £190 gross for a Texel ram from Hollies, Beauly.

The verdict: “Another great number of lean hills lambs were forward today, and this type would cash in at comparable rates to those at the last sale. Anything that was big and carrying flesh met a tremendous trade being keenly bid for from all corners of the ring. The feeding ewe department met a frenzied bidding resulting in a dearer trade."

Other leading prices per head: -

Lambs: Gaich Farms, Dulnain Bridge, £104, Wester Ardgay, Balachraggan, £92 & £82; Chev – Toscaig, £10, Croft Allan, Ardnagrask, £89, 125 East Langwell, Rogart, £79, Cragganvallie, Kiltarlity, £77.50; AberX – Scotsburn Farm, Kildary, £101; TexX – Macritchies Croft, Docharty, £96, Cragganvallie, £87.50, Hatton Cottage, Dallas, £84.50, Sibster Brun, Halkirk, £84, (twice), Kincardine Croft, Ardgay, £81, Toulvaddie, Geanies, £80, Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity, £77.50, 16 Fountain Square, Wick, £77; Mule – Ruifour, Kiltarlity, £95 & £91; DST – Oakwood, Nigg Station, £94 & £82, An Cala, Canisbay, £90; Llyx – Woodside, Muir of Tarradale, £94; SuffX – Gaich Farms, £94, £85 & £79, Old Mill Croft, £93 & £81.50 Roadside Cottage, Lybster, £85, £79 & £77, Greenland Mains, Castletown, £84 & £80, 4 Tomich, Beauly, £77.50; CHM – Kintail, Newton of Ferintosh, £92, Tombreck, Dallas, £79.50; Cross – Chapleton, Nethy Bridge, £87, Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, £86, Sibster Burn, £81, Tomore, Isle of Skye, £77; BeltX – Tullyglens, £87, (twice); RYE - Fanblair Farm, Kiltarlity, £87; RGX – Woodside, £85;RMX – Greenland Mains, £80 & £79.

Ewes: SuffX – Old Mill Croft, £129, £120, £118, Tullyglens, £87; TexX – Carnich, Lairg, £117, Carnoch Farm, Errogie, £116 & £83Gaich Farm, £115, Drummond Farm, £108, £100, £98 & £80, Dell Farm, Farr, £93, ; BeltX – Tullyglens, £110, (twice); CHM – Tullyglens, £94; Mule – Gaich Farms, £98; Chev – Inchbae Farm, Garve, £88, Oape Croft, Strathoykel, £86, Carbostbeg SSC - £82, Eileen Darach Estate, £81, Killin Farm, Garve, £80; BF – Aldenham Cottage, Ardindrean, £88.

Feeding Sheep:TexX wdr – Dell Farm, £118; Chev ram –Erracht Farm, £110 & £92, Brocksley House, Leanassie, £110, 355 Grumby, Rogart, £104, Macritchies Croft, £94; Chev Gmr – 22 Achfrish, Shinness, £108; Chev wdr – 125

East Langwell, £95; BF Gmr – 22 Achfrish, £90; Cross Gmr – 22 Achfirsh, £90.

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