Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 15 January 2014
16th January 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (January, 15th) sold 3,225 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (1,214) averaged £54.15 and sold to £84 gross for Texels from Teanluick, Beauly (Beaton).
Breeding sheep (308) sold to £112 gross for in-lamb Cheviot gimmers from the dispersal of the Fendom flock, Tain.
Ewes (1,163) averaged £43.27 and sold to £94 gross for Texels from 1 Farm Cottage, Allanglach.
Feeding sheep (51) averaged £37.27 and sold to £70 gross for Cross wedder from Culmailly, Golspie.
Rams (459) averaged £47.65 and sold to £600 gross for a Cheviot from Achentoul, Kinbrace.
Store lambs and top quality prime ewe and rams met an excellent demand with other classes more hesitant. Breeding sheep sold at satisfactory rates.
Leading prices per head
Lambs: Chev 3 & 4 Upper Halistra, Isle of Skye, £79; TexX Borowston Mains, Thurso, £78; CharX Teanluick, £77; SuffX 15 Balnadelson, Lairg, £76; BeltX Jackdaw Cottage, Fortrose, £75; Tex Woodlands, Dingwall, £73; Cross Balvonie of Daviot, Inverness, £71; LleynX Glenquoich, Invergarry, £70; Mule Dell Farm, Farr, £69; BF Dell Farm, £62; CHM Calrossie Mains, Nigg, £61.50.
Breeding sheep: In-lamb gimmers: Cht 3 & 4 Upper Halistra, £60. In-lamb gimmers: Cht Fendom, £104; Mule Lower Gartally, Drumnadrochit, £62.
Ewes: Tex Bunchrew Farm, Inverness, £86; SuffX Lairgandour, Daviot, £85; Chev South Balkeith, Tain, £79; TexX Lairgandour, £77; Belt Braes of Coulmore, North Kessock, £70; Cross Lairgandour, £60; CharX Netherside, Castletown, £58; Mule Cloves Farm, Alves, £53.50; BFL 5 Tomich, Beauly, £50.
Wedders: Chev Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £60; KryH Calvine, Beauly, £50; Cross Culmaily, £44; BF Lairgandour, £43.
Rams: Chev Achentoul Farms, £100; TexX Dunmaglass Mains, Dores, £84; Tex 145 Badnellan, Brora, £80; Suff Druid Temple Farm, £80; Char Leanach Farm, Culloden, and Corriebheinn Farms, Isle of Skye, £68; BFL Lower Gaich, Dulnain Bridge, and Dell Farm, £62.
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