Around the markets

Doune Farms 350.00ppk; Harviesmailing & Isle Cottage 348.00ppk. Texel – Wester Cambushine 351.00ppk; Ballechin 349.00ppk, 343.00ppk & 341.00ppk; Longfauld 341.00ppk; Dalchirla 340.00ppk; Longfauld 337.00ppk & 333.00ppk; Ballechin & Wester Cambushinnie 329.00ppk;

Cheviot – Monzie 291.00ppk; Hallhill & Over Kellie 288.00ppk; Monzie, Teuchithaugh & Easter Ochtermuthill 285.00ppk; Over Kellie 284.00ppk; Bows & Monzie 283.00ppk; Over Kellie 281.00ppk.

Suffolk – Wardhead 307.00ppk, 285.00ppk & 279.00ppk; Cairn 275.00ppk; Broadshean 273.00ppk; Forest & Cadogan 268.00ppk; Pityot & Shannocher 265.00ppk; Newbigging 262.00ppk.

Cross – Clova 280.00ppk; East Bracklinn 276.00ppk; Groan 275.00ppk; Camquhart 270.00ppk; Dunbar House 261.00ppk; Croftintygan 259.00ppk; Dairy Cottage 258.00ppk; Ladyurd 255.00ppk; Ashintully & Fairview 253.00ppk.

Blackface – Kilmundie & Chamberwells 280.00ppk; Glendamph & East Bracklinn 276.00ppk; East Bracklinn 273.00ppk; Firthfield 271.00ppk; Clova & Pityot 270.00ppk.

Mule – Moulin 270.00ppk; Allanfauld 269.00ppk; Moulin 266.00ppk; West Balgothrie 260.00ppk; Ladyurd 257.00ppk; Wardhead 256.00ppk; Coulshill 254.00ppk. Cheviot/Mule – Little Raith 229.00ppk. Leading ewe prices:

Texel – Floors £240.00; South Flanders £228.00; Cloquhat Cottage £218.00; Floors £210.00; Kilmeny £188.00; South Flanders £178.00; Floors £174.00; South Flanders £168.00; Diall £166.00; South Flanders £164.00.

Suffolk – Floors £146.00; Claggan & Mains of Burnbank £143.00; Wester Newburn £140.00; Flass £137.00; Aithrey Kerse £136.00; Kirkton of Kingoldrum £132.00.

Beltex – Groan £190.00 & £160.00; Culithburn £154.00, £146.00 & £145.00.

Blue Face Leicester – Bogside £118.00; Overton £112.00. Cheviot/ Mule – Groan £114.00; Balmyre £112.00. Continental – South Flanders £150; Lawmuir £148.00; South Flanders £140.00; Camquhart £130.00

Mule – Strageath Mains £121.00; Wester Newburn £111.00; South Flanders £110.00; Oatridge, Ballintuim & Binzian £105.00; Meadows of Ballied & Drumtee £104.00

Cheviot – Isle Cottage £100.00; Hallhill £96.00; Cloquhat £90.00; Cuiltburn £89.00. Monzie £87.00; Little Raith £86.00.

Blackface – Mid Auchencarroch & Newmill of Innishewan £87.00; Glenhead £86.00 & £84.00; Quixwood £81.00; Balnairn Flax Mill & Forest £80.00; Drumtee £78.00

Easy – Cochno £76.00; Langfauld Steading £75.00. Leading tup prices:

Suffolk – Culcreuch £178.00

Texel – Camquhart £128.00; Groan £110.00; Dunbarney £105.00

Cross – Culcreuch £118.00

Charollais - Camquhart £92.00

Blue Face Leicester – Ardros £118.00

Beltex – Isle Cottage £120.00; Wester Newburn £110.00

Blackface – Dunruchan £102.00; Balnairn Flax Mill £92.00; Todholes £80.00; Mains of Burnbank £75.00 Cheviot – Clochkan £86.00; Culcreuch £85.00 Romney – Knoxfauld £100.00

Prime bullocks (6) averaged 298.5p per kg (N/C) and sold to 303.0p per kg for a 645kg Charollais Cross from Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, and £1,965.00 gross for a 655kg Limousin Cross from Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport.

Prime heifers (23) averaged 288.0p per kg (+0.5p) and sold to 306.0p per kg for a Charollais Cross from Teawig, Beauly selling to Fraser Brothers (Butchers) Ltd, Dingwall and £2,051.55 gross for a 705kg

Limousin Cross from Burnside Farming, Banff.

Other leading prices per kg: Bullocks: Kincraig Farm, Invergordon, (CharX), 284.0p Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), 300.0p.

Heifers: Burnside Farming, (Lim), 303.0p & (LimX), 301.0p, Groam, Kirkhill, (CharX), 296.0p.

Other leading prices per head:

Bullocks: Easter Sheep Park, (CharX), £1,954.35 & £1,920.60, Kincraig Farm, Invergordon, (CharX), £1,874.40. Heifers: Bridgend, Dingwall, (CharX), £1,883.70, (LimX), £1,856.40 Burnside Farming, (LimX), £1,862.50.

“A much welcome sight of more prime cattle being around which sold out and yet again produced tremendous values for cattle from near and far. More are still required however to keep up with the unprecedented demand,” said a spokesperson.

Old season lambs (745) averaged 250.4p (+22.6p) and sold to 275.0p per kg for a pen of 45.5kg Beltex Crosses from Shoreton Farm, Culbokie and £132 gross for a 50kg Texel Cross from Raitcastle Farm, Nairn.

SQQ lambs 25.5kg to 45.5kg (497) averaged 253.7p (+22.1p).

Feeding sheep (375) sold to £270 gross for a Texel Ewe from Wester Raddery, Fortrose.

“A much-needed boost for prime sheep vendors was had as all classes rocketed in value.

“It was one of the leanest shows of ewes seen in Dingwall for a long time. An influx of lean, weathered hill ewes graced us with their presence today, cashing in at recent rates. Heavy ewes were near non existent, however like the northern lights brightening up the sky line in came a weight bag of a Texel ewe from Mr P Gill, Wester Raddery, which cashed in at £270 after a ferocious frenzy of bidding,” said a spokesperson. Other leading prices per head and per kg

Old season lambs: TexX – Easter Dalziel, Dalcross, £125, £122.50, £121.50 & 253.0p, Easter Sheep Park, £122, £119 & 256.0p, The Dell of Killiehuntly, Kingussie, £122, Pitcalnie Holdings, Nigg, £118, £117.50, 259.0p & 255.0p, Raitcastle, £118, £116.50 & 251.0p (Twice), Drumancroy, Portmahomack, £117.50, Dalmagarry Farms, Moy, £117.50 & 250.0p, Charleston, North Kessock, £117, Shorecroft, Dingwall, £117 (Twice), Kinchyle Farm, £116.50, £115, 265.0p & 284.0p, Asleisk Farm, Alves, 256.0p, Wester Muckernich, Tore, 253.0p, Balnabual, Dalcross, 251.0p, 3 Balnabeen, Conon-Bridge, 250.0p; BeltX – Shoreton Farm, £125, £122.50, £121.50, £121 (Twice), 269.0p, 268.0p & 266.0p, Conon Brae Farms, £118.50 & 266.0p; Mule – Dalmagarry Farms, £124 & 243.0p; Chev – Raitcastle Farm, £120, 258.0p & 254.0p (Twice), Easter Sheep Park, £118.50 & 260.0p, Fleucharry, Dornoch, £118 & 265.0p, South Cuidreach, Earlish, £117, £116 & 252.0p, Tighnahinch, Alcaig, 263.0p, Wester Muckernich, 257.0p; Cross – Easter Sheep Park, £117 & 254.0p; Suff – Kinchyle Farm, £116.50 & 262.0p, Whitebog, Rosemarkie, £115; BFL – Whitebog, £116 & 221.0p; BF – South Cuidreach, £115 & 252.0p, 19 Holmisdale, Glendale, £115.

Feeding sheep: TexX Ewe – Inveruglas Farm, Kingussie, £162 & £120, Conon Brae Farms, £125 & £110, The Dell of Killiehuntly, £117, Drumancroy, £116, Skinnet, Halkirk, £109, The Meadows, Culreach, £105; CharX Ewe – Conon Brae Farms, £158; Tex Ewe – The Dell of Killiehuntly, £152; Chev Ram – 186 Migdale, Bonar Bridge, £130 & £119 (Twice):

SuffX ewe – Conon Brae Farms, £119, Lochbuie, Newtonmore, £101; Suff Ram – The Meadows, £112; Mule Ewe – Conon Brae Farms, £111, The Meadows, £100; Zwb Ewe – Balnespick Cottage, Kincraig, £108; Chev Ewe – Conon Brae Farms, £107 & £104, Tighnahinch, £100; BelX Ewe – Conon Brae Farms, £102, Dulsie Farm, Glenferness, £101; Chev Wdr – Asleisk Farm, £100; BF Ewe – Lochbuie, £85, Milton Farm, Aberarder, £70.