North mart lamb sale exceeds expectations
DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd yesterday sold 6418 store lambs and feeding sheep.
Lambs (6212) averaged £59.97 (up £13.02 on the year) and sold to £115 for a pair of Blue Texels from Smallburn Farms, Duffus.
Feeding sheep (206) sold to £120 gross for a Texel ram from 1 Lochlait, Abriachan.
The mart said: “All classes from start to finish surpassed all sellers’ expectations.”
Other leading prices per head –
Wedder lambs: Chev – South Balkeith, Tain, £87, Broomhill, Fortrose, £84, Braehead, Ulbster,
£81; TexX – Croft 8, Leachkin, £87, Mayfield, Thurso, £80, Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £78.50;
BeltX – Pelaig, Dingwall, £84 twice, £75.50; Tex – Enyhallow, Conon Bridge, £81; CharX –
Lynemore Farm, Grantown on Spey, £80; SuffX – 15 Glenconon, Uig, £80, Dell Farm, Ness, £78,
Garguston Shore, Muir of Ord, £77; ZwbX – Druim Temple Croft, Gorthleck, £74; Mul –
Achnabat, Torness, £71.50; CHM – Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch, £71; Cross – Braebost Farm,
Edinbane, £70.50, 9 Easter Street, Caplich, £70, Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £70, Corslet Farm,
Rosemarkie, £70.
Ewe lambs: Dell Farm, £88, Easter Oape Croft, Strathoykel, £85, Shieldaig, Strathcarron, £84,
Carrol Farm, Brora, £81; SuffX – Smallburn Farms, £80; TexX – Smallburn Farms, £80,
Shieldaig, £77; ZwbX – Druim Temple Croft, £76; DorX – Smallburn Farms, £74.
Feeding sheep: TexX ewe – Druim Temple Croft, £76, TexX wdr – Corslet Farm, £62; Chev
ewe – 80 Strathcaniard, Ullapool, £60, Achagour, Glenferness, £59, Eilean Darach Estate, £58.
