Store sheep sale prices at Dingwall and Highland Marts today
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DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd today sold 1566 store sheep.
Lambs (881) sold to £80.00 gross for Texel crosses from 29 Fraser Park, Nairn.
Ewes (574) sold to £99 gross for a Texel cross from Brae of Coulmore, North Kessock.
Rams (29) sold to £170 gross for a Texel from Kilmaluag House, Duntulm.
Feeding sheep (82) sold to £79 gross for a Texel cross wedder from Drimore Farm, Lochboisdale.
The verdict: “A good show of lambs on offer sold to recent rates, with ewes and feeding sheep also selling well.”
Leading prices per head –
Lambs: TexX – Bernera Farm, Glenelg, £80, Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch, £79, 29 Fraser Park, £76; SuffX – Geiselittle Farm, Thurso, £76 & £75.50, 4 Tomich, Beauly, £72, Fendom Farm, Tain, £72; Cross – Culfoichmore, Grantown, £75; Chev – Logie Farm, Muir of Ord, £73.50 & £73, Achnagart, Glenshiel, £67, 14 Ormiscaig, Aultbea, £66; CharX – Leanach Farm, Inverness, £70; Mule – Achnamoine, Watten, £65.50; BF – Torrin Sheep Stock Club, Broadford, £62.
Ewes: TexX – Balintraid, Delny, £90, Broynach, Thurso, £88, Drimore Farm, £78; Zwb – Upper
Cultie, Gorthleck, £86; Mule – Balintraid, £77; Chev – Kintradwell Estate, Brora, £75, Tarn
House, Inver, £73, Dunearn Farm, Nairn, £71; Mule – Broynach, £74, Drimore Farm, £68; SuffX
– Broynach, £71; LynX – Fendom Farm, £66; HrdX – Edderton Mains, Tain, £66; Cross –
Cypress, Achterneed, £63.
Feeding sheep: Cross gmr – Kintradwell, £77; TexX gmr – 72 Westford, Alness, £71; TexX wdr – Cambusmore, £70; Chev wdr – Glenvarragill, Portree, £61.