Dingwall and Highland Mart sheep sale figures
DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd today sold 179 rams at its annual show and sale of Blackface rams.
Shearlings (139) sold to £1,900 gross from Milton Farm, Aberarder.
Two shears (17) sold to £1,100 gross from Blackford Farm, Croy.
Three shears (6) sold to £500 gross from Braes of Ardeonaig, Killin.
Four shears (1) sold to £300 gross from Tulloch Farm, Dingwall.
Ram lambs (14) sold to £350 gross from Harestone, Insch.
Aged rams (2) sold to £700 gross from Bomakelloch, Drummuir.
Other leading prices per head:
Shearlings – Harestone, Insch, £1,750, Bomakelloch, Drummuir, £1,700, Milton Farm, £1,500, Crackaig Blackies, Blackpark,
£1,450, Beldhu, Croy, £1,400.
Two shears – Blackford Farm, £1,000, Newton of Crathie, Ballater, £900.
Three shears – 4 Balmeanach, Struan, £380, Braes of Ardeonaig, £320.
Ram lambs – Harestone, £300, Invernahyle, £260.
Aged rams – Tulloch Farm, £400.
Also sold were 1846 Blackface ewes, gimmers and ewe lambs.
Ewe Lambs (107) averaged £56.46 (last year £38.77) and sold to £79 gross for a pen of Blackfaces from Newton of Crathie,
Ballater.
Ewes (1489) averaged £59 (last year £38.85) and sold to £132 gross for a pen of Blackfaces from Woodside of Culloden.
Gimmers (244) averaged £122.39 (last year £77.68) and sold to £170 gross for a pen of Blackfaces from Tulloch Farm, Dingwall.
Feeding sheep (6) sold to £48 gross for a Blackface wedder from North Raasay Sheep Stock Club.
Other leading prices per head:
Ewe Lambs: BF – Tigh N’Ulaidh, Tomatin, £72, Blackmuir, Dingwall, £70, 8 Drynie Park, Muir of Ord, £70; Chev – 2 Melvaig, North Erradale, £58.
Ewes: BF – Woodside of Culloden, £130, £110, Tigh N’Ulaidh, £92, Blackmuir, £92, Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, £91; Chev –
Langwell Beag, Ardgay, £74.
Gimmers: BF – 17B Habost, Ness, £148, £140, Woodside of Culloden, £145, £140, Mullingarroch Steading, Boat of Garten, £132, Glenbow, Fortrose, £130.
