'A grade trade' at Dingwall Mart rare and minority breeds livestock sale
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Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd last Friday oversaw the sale of 29 goats, two alpacas and 872 sheep at their rare and minority breeds livestock sale with some 'A grade trade' along the way.
Goats (29) sold to £270 gross for a Pygmy from Mosstown of Craigellie, Fraserburgh.
Alpacas (2) sold to £500 gross for a pair of White Huacaya Alpacas from Meikle Geddes, Nairn.
Lambs (375) sold to £550 gross for a Badger Face ram lambs from Carnoch, Starthconon.
Ewes (166) sold to £160 gross for a pen of Kerryhill’s from 4 Clinton Drive, Fraserburgh.
Gimmers (107) sold to £500 gross for a Hebridean from 12 Victoria Crescent, Brora.
Rams (46) sold to £350 gross for a 2 shear Black Cheviot from 4 Morefield Brae, Ullapool.
Wedders (11) sold £110 gross for a Valis Blacknose from Broomlea House, Fearn.
In lamb ewes (116) sold to £200 for a Blue D’ Maine in lamb to a BFL from Wester Raddery, Fortrose.
In lamb gimmers (51) sold to £350 gross Black Cheviot in lamb to a black Cheviot from Seafield View, Mey.
The verdict: “The Dingwall annual rare breeds sale once again attracted a large crowd from all over the north of Scotland. A grade trade was witnessed for all classes of stock, however, the better bred and well-fed articles in any breed met a particularly firm enquiry. “
Other leading prices per head:
Goats: Mosstown of Craigellie, £210 (twice) & £100, 217 Rossal, Rogart, £210, 3 Kinbeachie, Culbokie, £200, Meddat, Kildary, £110, 8 Elphin Street, Fraserburgh, £100.
Lambs: Valis Blacknose – 14 Oak Avenue, Inverness, £500, Corriegarth Estate, £200; Icelandic –Ruthvan Farm, Ballindalloch, £240,Ruthven, £140, Highlandmans Croft, Cornhill, £130, £100 & £98; Kerryhill – Burnbank, Isle of Canna, £200; Dorset – Smallburn Farms, Duffus, £190, £130; Ryeland – Invercharron, Ardgay, £180; Herdwick – Broombank, Culloden Moor, £150, Spierfield, Balblair, £150, Lower Farley Farm, Kilmorack, £120, £115, £105, & £95; Blue Faced Leicester – Ruthven Farms, £130 & £120, Wester Raddery, £110; Bleu D’ Maine – Wester Raddery, £126, £116; Hebridean – Old Manor House, Peebleshire, £120, Uisken Croft, Isle of Mull, £120; Oxford Down – Whinward, Stonehaven, £115; Valis Blacknose Cross – Old Corry, Glenduckie, £108, £105, £100, Bogallan, North Kessock, £100, Tigh Na Leitri, £90; Jacob – 10 Eastfield, Tarbet, £105, Higham Farm, Fife, £92 (twice), Blackmuir, Strathpeffer, £90; Ryeland – 80 West Savel, £105, 8 Elphin Street, £90; Teeswater – Lamington, Insch, £90 (twice).
Ewes: Kerryhill – 4 Clinton PLace, £150, Dunmore, Beauly, £100; Oxford Down – Whinward, £130; Jacob – Blackmuir, £130 & £120; Dorset – Bogburn, Duncanston, £115, & £88; Ryeland – 8 Elphin Street, £105, £100, £95 & £90; Valis Blacknose – Whinward, £90; Herdwick – 127 Clathtoll, Lochinver, £85, Cypress, £75; Welsh Mountain – Dunmore, £75.
Gimmers: Blue Faced Leicester – Smallburn Farms, £200; Roussin – 18 Elgol, Broadford, £200 & £120; Kerryhill - 4 Clinton Drive, £160; Herwick – Cypress, £160, Woodlands, Speanbridge, £150, 127 Clathtoll, £130 & £120, Croft 13, Toscaig, £115, £100, 8 Torgormack, £100, Burnfield, Rothiemay, £100; Icelandic – Ruthven Farm, £130 (twice), £120; Hebridean – Old Manor House, £100, £98, £95, 10 Eastfield, £100, 12 Badralloch, £95; Llanwenog – Burnfield Farm, £90; Ryland – 8 Elphin Street, £90; Shetland – 9 Durnamuck, Dundonnell, £85.
Ram: Chev – 4 Morefield Brae, £250; Kerryhill – 4 Clinton Drive, £200, Invercharron, £140; Shetland – Fir Chils, Daviot, £200; Hampshire Down – Ruthven Farm, £148; Herwick – Greenfield Farm, £140; Blue Faced Leicester – 217 Rossal, £118.
In lamb ewe: Jacob – 10 Eastfield, £170; Zwartble Cross – Wester Raddery, £170; Valis Blacknose – Corriegarth, £140; Blue Faced Leicester – Wester Raddery, £120 & £110.
In lamb gimmer: Chev – Seafield View, £350, £320 (twice), £280, & £200, Cuilaneilan, £220; Kerryhill – Invercharron, £320, £210 & £200 (twice); Blue Faced Leicester – Wester Raddery, £260, £140; Ryeland – Invercharron, £200, £110 & £100; Herdwick – Greenfield Farm, £110
