Nether Aucharnie leads Dingwall at £2000
JUDGE Kris Sutherland, Lathernwheel Mains, Caithness, had a busy day at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ Tuptastic multibreed ram sale at Dingwall, but eventually found his supreme in a Texel shearling from D Webster, Lower Reiss, which he later bought or £1600.
The reserve, a Beltex shearling ram from Ben Reive, Glenbow, made £1500 selling to Messrs MacPherson, Dulsie.
Top price was £2000 paid for a Bluefaced Leicester ram from Nether Aucharnie, Huntly, purchased by K and J Matheson, Milton of Aberarder.
The park-type Cheviot show and sale, judged by Keith Stones of the Nuncote Nook flock, Richmond, saw the champion, Belmaduthy Caley, a shearling from Messrs McCallum, Belmaduthy, top the section at £750, when selling to Messrs McNee, Over Finlarg.
The reserve, a two-shear from the Castle of Mey Trust, made £600 to Messrs MacDonald Grenitote, Uist.
Leading the section at £900 however, was an entry from W and J Brown, Hilton of Culsh, purchased by Isle of Pabbay Farm.
LEADING prices
Ram lambs – Suff – Bareflathills, £700, £650, £600, £550; Woodside Croft, £400; Kennieshillock, Llanbryde, £400. Tex – Lower Reiss, Wick, £1100, £1000, £700, £550; Wester Moy, £1000, £800, £700, £600.
Shearling rams – Tex – Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £1800, £900 (x2), £800; Lower Reiss, £1,600, £900, £800; Veltigar, £1500, £1400, £1300 (x2), £1200 (x2), £1,00, £1000 (x5), £900 (x6), £800 (x4); Kennachy, Forss, £1400, £1200, £1000 (x3), £900 (x3), £800, £700 (x3); Wester Moy, £1200, £700 (x2); Woodend, Killearnan, £700 (x4), Keepers Cottage, £700. BTex – Shoreton, £1100, £800. BFL – Nether Aucharnie, Huntly, £2000, £1000 (x3), £900 (x2), £800, £700 (x3); Craikaig Blackies, £1300, £750 (x2), £700; Wester Craiglands, £1000, £900, £800 (x2), £700 (x3); Craighall, £1000, £900 (x2); Beldhu, £900; Kennieshillock, £700. Belt – Glenbow, Fortrose, £1500; Upperton, £1000, £800 (x2); Invercharron, £800; Upper Auchenlay, £800, £750, £700. Suff – North Essie, £1600 (x2), £1400, £1100, £1000 (x6), £900 (x5), £800 (x5), £700 (x3); Burnside, Huna, £900; East Murkle, Thurso, £700 (x2). Cross – Torrax, £1800, £1000, £900 (x2), £800 (x2), £700 (x2); Muce Farm, Orkney, £1100, £800, £900 (x3); Loandhu, £1000, £900 (x2), £800, £700; Wester Moy, £850; Hilton, of Culsh, New Deer £800 (x3), Upper Auchenlay, £700 (x2). Char – Upper Auchenlay, £400. Lleyn – Woodside, Muir of Ord, £400. Chev – Hilton of Culsh, New Deer, £900, £700, £500 (x3); Muirton Mains, Munlochy, £800, £550, Belmaduthy; Seafield View, Mey, £750; Bardnaclaven, £600, £550; Smerlie, Lybster, £550, Craigiebank Farms, £550; Wester Craiglands, £500.
Aged rams – Three-shear – Tex – 379A Garynamoine, Isle of South Uist, £700. BFL – Wester Craiglands, £700. Two-shear – Castle of Mey, Longoe, £600.