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Dingwall mart lamb sale 'surpasses sellers' expectations'


By Hector MacKenzie

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DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd yesterday sold 6418 store lambs and feeding sheep.

Lambs (6212) averaged £59.97 (up £13.02 on the year) and sold to £115 for a pair of Blue Texels from Smallburn Farms, Duffus.

Feeding sheep (206) sold to £120 gross for a Texel ram from 1 Lochlait, Abriachan.

The mart said: “All classes from start to finish surpassed all sellers’ expectations.”

Other leading prices per head –

Wedder lambs: Chev – South Balkeith, Tain, £87, Broomhill, Fortrose, £84, Braehead, Ulbster,

£81; TexX – Croft 8, Leachkin, £87, Mayfield, Thurso, £80, Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £78.50;

BeltX – Pelaig, Dingwall, £84 twice, £75.50; Tex – Enyhallow, Conon Bridge, £81; CharX –

Lynemore Farm, Grantown on Spey, £80; SuffX – 15 Glenconon, Uig, £80, Dell Farm, Ness, £78,

Garguston Shore, Muir of Ord, £77; ZwbX – Druim Temple Croft, Gorthleck, £74; Mul –

Achnabat, Torness, £71.50; CHM – Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch, £71; Cross – Braebost Farm,

Edinbane, £70.50, 9 Easter Street, Caplich, £70, Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £70, Corslet Farm,

Rosemarkie, £70.

Ewe lambs: Dell Farm, £88, Easter Oape Croft, Strathoykel, £85, Shieldaig, Strathcarron, £84,

Carrol Farm, Brora, £81; SuffX – Smallburn Farms, £80; TexX – Smallburn Farms, £80,

Shieldaig, £77; ZwbX – Druim Temple Croft, £76; DorX – Smallburn Farms, £74.

Feeding sheep: TexX ewe – Druim Temple Croft, £76, TexX wdr – Corslet Farm, £62; Chev

ewe – 80 Strathcaniard, Ullapool, £60, Achagour, Glenferness, £59, Eilean Darach Estate, £58.

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