Store sheep and rare breedssale prices at Dingwall and Highland Marts
DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd sold 1944 store sheep.
Lambs (1305) averaged £55.15 and sold to £89 gross for a Dorset lamb from Knockdee Farm, Halkirk.
Ewes (405) averaged £47.83 and sold to £100 gross for a pen of Cheviot ewes from Wellbeck Estates.
Rams (34) sold to £180 gross for a cheviot from Pelaig, Dingwall.
Feeding Sheep (200) sold to £95 gross for a Mule gimmer from Gorthleck Mains, Inverness.
The verdict: “A mixed show on offer sold at recent rates”
Other leading prices per head –
Lambs: SuffX – Knockdee Farm, £82, Calrossie Mains, Nigg, £77; BeltX – Calrossie Mains, £79.50, Pelaig, £78; TexX – Achvaneran Farm, Inverness, £77.50, Pelaig, £74.50; Chev – Rychraggan Farm, Drumnadrochit, £74.50, Kindeace, Alness, £70; Mule – Calrossie Mains, £70; DST – Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £69.50; BF – Bogburn Farm, £65.50; Cross – Ardochy, Whitebridge, £65, 2 Kingsburgh, £63.50.
Ewes: TexX – Knockdee Farm, £96; SuffX – Knockdee Farm, £85, Old Mill Croft, Teanluick, £72; Chev – 2 Hamaraviren, Glendale, £80, Keppernach Farm, Nairn, £80; Cross – 2 Hamaraviren, £80; CHM – Knockdee Farm, £79; DST – Knockdee Farm, £77; Mule – Ruivard, Ardross, £73; Lyx – Fendom Farm, Tain, £60; BF – Bogburn Farm, £58.50. Rams: Chev – Rychraggan Farm, £120; Tex – 1 Lochlait, Abriachan, £115; BF – newton of Crathie, Ballater, £100.
Feeding Sheep: Cross ewe – 1 Borrodale, Glendale, £70; Suff rig – Old Mill Croft - £70; Chev ewe – 13 Inverbreakie Drive, Invergordon, £69, Cragganvallie, Abriachan, £64; TexX ewe – Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, £68, Pelaig, £64; Cross wdr – 2 Hamaraviren, £64; Chev wdr – Ashcroft, Erbusaig, £63; Mule ewe – Ruivard, £62.
* Also sold were 463 sheep and 20 goats at their rare and traditional breeds of livestock sale.
Sheep (463) sold to £370 gross for a pair of Dorset gimmers from Smallburn Farms, Duffus.
Goats (20) sold to £190 gross for a pair of pygmy males from 3 Kinbeachie, Culbokie.
Sheep other leading prices –
Zwartble in lamb ewes – Shepherd’s Cottage, Meddat, £100.
Zwartble ewe lamb – Inchnacape, Ballindalloch, £98.
Zwartble rams: Dunmore House, Beauly, £80.
Zwartble ewe: Dunmore House, Beauly, £76.
Zwartble in lamb gimmers: Navarac, Bogallan, £70.
Zwartble tup lamb: Inchnacape, Ballindalloch, £55.
Zwartble wedder lamb – Keppernach Farm, Nairn, £49.
Sheep –
Lambs: Dorset – Smallburn Farms, £200; Herdwick – Auchenblae, Invershin, £155; Hebridean – Old Allangrange, Munlochy - £68; Kerryhill – Killin Farm, Garve, £62; Hampshire – The Ranch, Ben
Rinnes, £60; Blackface – Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £54; Jacob – Mulchaich, Conon Bridge, £54;
Valais Blacknose – Carn Raineach, Applecross, £45; Shetland – Invercannich House, Beauly, £42.
Gimmers: Dorset - Smallburn Farms, £340; Herdwick – Auchenblae, £190; Shetland – Helendale,
Culrain, £62; Llanwenog – Burnfield Farm, £55; Hebridean – Old Allangrange, £53;
Ewes: Dorset – Bogburn Farm, £95; Millennium Blue – Carn Raineach, £86; Texel – Carn
Raineach, £79; Kerryhill – Invercharron Mains, Ardgay, £70; Cheviot – Davidson Croft, Strathpeffer,
£62; Ryeland – 73 Coldbackie, Lairg, £50.
Rams: Texel – Dunmore House, £110; Cheviot – Wester Gruinards, Ardgay, £90; Ryeland – 3
Kinbeachie, £71; Herdwick – Auchenblae, £70; Hebridean – Bruichnain House, Delmore, £62;
Kerryhill – Old Mill Croft, Teanluick, £50; Jacob – Mulchaich, £50.
Goats: Pygmy – Balmore, Bogallan, £130.
