Sheep sale prices from Dingwall and Highlands Marts as 5623 change hands
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Dingwall Highland Marts Ltd yesterday sold 5623 breeding and store sheep.
Breeding ewes (4,087) averaged £83.51 and sold to £185 gross for a Cheviot ewe from Fleucharry, Dornoch.
Feeding ewes (685) averaged £63.12 and sold to £100 gross for a Zwartble ewe from Burnbank, Isle of Canna.
Gimmers (695) averaged £113.33 and sold to £165 gross for a pair of Zwartbles from Burnbank and for a pen of Texel crosses from Cambusmore Farming Co.
Rams and Feeding Sheep (53) sold to £380 gross for a Cheviot ram from National Trust of Scotland, Isle of Canna.
Lambs (103) sold to £78 gross from Culnacraig, Achiltibuie.
The verdict: “The second major sale of Cheviot breeding sheep saw the best character lots of correct ewes destined for pure breeding were very dear and well short of buyers' requirements. Ewes that have had a harder summer on the north's rough terrain met a firm enquiry and sold at increased rates on the year. Gimmers cashed in at comparable rate to those witnessed at the last sale but anything lacking size just realised feeding ewe value.”
Other leading prices per head:
Breeding ewes: Chev - Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell, £139, £135, £132, £130 (twice), £128, £122 & £100 (thrice), Ose Farm, Struan, £138, Inverbroom, Ullapool, £138, (twice), £120, Clachan Farmhouse, £138, Fleucharry, £138, Balmaglaster (Mackenzie), South Laggan, £115, Wester Muckernich, Tore, £135, (twice), £125, Tote House, Skeabost, £134, £125 & £112, Isle of Canna, £130 £122, Castle Grant Home Farm, Grantown, £128, Gesto Farm, Struan, £128 & £120, Clachan
Farm, Lochbroom, £128 & £108, Harestone, Insch, £124 & £102, West Gary Green Growers, Auchterless, £120 & £110, 7
Achrimsdale, Brora, £118 & £100, 43 Swainbost, Isle of Lewis, £115, 1 Coast, Poolewe, £110, Uiginish Farm, Dunvegan,
£110, Kintradwell Estate, £110, Ardchronie, Ardgay, £108, 11 Strikhill, Inverasdale, £105, Cambusmore Estate, £102, Feorlig
SSC, £100, Creagard, Struanmore, £100.
TexX – Balmaglaster (Mackenzie), £138 & £115, Lentran, £110; LYN – Balmaglaster (Mackenzie), £125; SuffX – Balmaglaster, (Mackenzie), £125, 3 Ardmore, Waternish, £115, Bluebell Cottage, Dornoch, £112.
Feeding ewes: Chev – Fleucharry, £95, £82 & £76, Keppoch Farm, £88, 11 Strikhill, £84, Castle Grant Home Farm, £83, 6/7 Badralloch, Dundonnell, £83 & £80, Ose Farm, £81, Creagard, £81, Wester Fearn, Ardgay, £81, 7 Achrimsdale, £81, 9
Balmacara, Lochalsh, £80, Torachilty, Contin, £80, Uiginish Farm, £79, Wester Muckernich, £78, 58 Rhue, Ullapool, £78,
Feorlig SSC, £74, Clynemilton, Brora, £73; CHM – Clynemilton, £89; Cross – Torachilty, £88, Midfearn Farms, Ardgay, £87
& £74, Simpsons Croft, Kildary, £74; TexX – Midfearn Farms, £82, 132 West Langwell, Rogart, £77; Mule – Clynemilton,
£75.
Gimmers: Chev – Ose Farm, £160 & £140, Cambusmore Farming Co, £158 & £122, Allangrange Park, Muir of Ord, £155, £152 & £150, (twice), Hillhouse, Corry of Ardnagrask, £155, Harestone, £152, Balmaglaster, (Cameron), Spean Bridge, £150, (twice) & £125, Raasay Home Farm, Isle of Raasay, £115, 5 Harlosh, Dunvegan, £112, Eiden, Rogart, £112, Killin Farm, Garve, £112, 98 Knockarthur, Rogart, £112, 18 Strathnaver, £112, 45 upper Bayble, Isle of Lewis, £110, 5 Borgie, Skerry, £110; SuffX – Cambusmore Farming Co, £155 7 £142, Inverbroom, £145, Bluebell Cottage, £135; ABX – West Park, Aberfeldy, £122, 4 Drumloan, Drumnadrochit, £120; TexX – Bluebell Cottage, £122 & £112, Cambusmore Farming Co, £112; Cross – Cambusmore Estate, £110.
