DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (April, 24th) sold 377 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (192) sold to £64 gross for a Suffolk from Ashton Farm Cottage, Inverness.
Ewes (120) sold to £83 gross for Texel crosses from Lairgandour, Daviot.
In-lamb ewes and hoggs (55) averaged £59.98 and sold to £77 gross for Cheviot ewes scanned twins from Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe.
Rams and feeding sheep (10) sold to £57 gross for a Cheviot ram from 17 Distillery Cottages, Tomatin.
Leading prices per head
Lambs: Chev – 283 Torboll, Dornoch, £61; BeltX – Caberfeidh, Glenurquhart, £60; TexX – Milton of Culloden, Inverness, £60; Cross – Cluny Estate, Newtonmore, £59; BF – Fersit, Roy Bridge, £49.
Ewes: SuffX – Lairgandour, £80; TexX – Inshes Farm, Inverness, £80; Mule – Lairgandour, £75; BeltX – Caberfeidh, £50.
In-lamb ewes and hoggs: Chev ewes – Cuilaneilan, £73, TexX hoggs – Cuilaneilan £65.