Allanshaws’ Ben Nevis record
ALLANSHAWS Ben Nevis, a two-shear North Country Cheviot ram from Roderick and Lewis Runciman, Allanshaw, Galashiels attracted a £12,000 centre record price at the breed sale at Dingwall.
The tup, a son of Allanshaws Amen, out of a home-bred ewe by Inkstack VIP used on loan, sold in a two-way split to Scott and Farquhar Renwick, Inverbroom and Graham McRae, Kintail.
Second top price was £6000 paid for the Renwick’s Inverbroom Bulldozer, a twoshear by Inverbroom Thor, purchased by Willie and Jim Thomson, Hownam Grange, Kelso.
Four shears from Hughie and Jan Mackenzie, Langdale, Strathnaver, sold to £4000, with shearlings peaking at £2600 for the Campbells from Bardnaclavan, Thurso. A three-shear from Inkstack, Barrack, made £2500.
Overall the sale achieved a 95% clearance for 646 rams forward which sold to average £659.
Also sold were 285 continental rams which peaked at £1200 for a Texel shearling from D Paterson, Veltigar, Tankerness.
The firm also sold 4143 breeding and feeding sheep where a Texel ram from Inchrory, Dornoch, secured the top price of £380.
Gimmers (727) averaged £115.92 having sold to £230 for a Cheviot from Viewbay, Munlochy, whilst a pen of Texel cross ewes from Inchrory, Dornoch, secured £165, with this section cashing in at £82.79 (up £10.84 on the year).
Cheviot Mules from Inchrory, Dornoch, topped the feeding ewes at £112, with the section balancing out at £53.14 (up £3.54).
Allanshaws (5) 12,000 3280.00 Inkstack (8) 3500 1550.00 Strathcaniard (11) 5000 1400.00 Bowmont Farming (10)25001280.00 Dunbeath Farms (8) 3500 1275.00 Clachan
Farmhouse (15) 6000 1240.00 Achentoul (9) 2200 1100.00 Whitefield (4) 1400 (x2) 1100.00 Philliphaugh (5) 2500 1060.00 Bardnaclaven (8) 2600 1037.50 Suisgill (8) 2800 1037.50 Wester Craiglands (4)1400 1000.00 Woodside (9) 3200 966.00 Hethpool (11) 2000 945.45 Balnakeil (12) 1600 883.33 Badanloch (6) 1800 883.33 East Lodge (4) 1400 875.00 Colony (6) 1600 816.66 Gillesbie (6) 1800 783.33 Keoldale (11) 1200 763.00 Ose (15) 1400 753.33 Kelsocleugh (7) 1600 742.85 Upper Bighouse (6) 1400 716.00 Brackside (7) 1000 714.28 Hownam Grange (9) 1000 711.11 Castle of Mey (12) 1600 708.33 Blingery (8) 2200 700.00 Keppoch (17) 1200 676.00 Dorrery (4) 1200 675.00 Backakeldy (4) 800 650.00 Kinaldy (4) 800 625.00 Archbank (15) 1000 606.00 Cheviot Farming (8) 1000 600.00
Two-shear
– Langdale £2200; Dunbeath £1200; Keoldale SSC £1200, £900; Harestone £1100; Brackside £900; North Lochnaver £900;Balnakeil £800.
Four-shear – Gesto £1400; Upper Bighouse £1400; Inkstack £1200.
Continental rams – Tex – Veltigar £1000, £880, £820, £800, £780, £720, £700; Woodend, Killearnan £900, £780, £750; Kennachy, Thurso £880, £750, £700; Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge £820, £700; Hilton of Culsh, New Deer £720, £700; Barnyards, Beauly £720; Ardmore, Edderton £700. Suff – North Essie £950,£820, £780, £750, £650 Stoneyford, Tarland £800, £750; The Arr, Nairn £680; Fearn Farm, Fearn £680; Drimmie, Forfar £620. Cross – Upper Auchenlay £720, £620, £600, £500; Hilton of Culsh £500; Newton of Crathie, Ballater £500; Burnside, Bonar Bridge £500. BFL – Wester Raddery £800, £700, £500; Whitebog, Rosemarkie £600, £520, £500; Beldhu, Croy £500; Nether Aucharnie, Huntly £500. Belt – Invercharron £500; Bimbister., Lenahowe £420; Newton of Crathie £400. Blue Tex – Smithy House, Mey £420. Poll Dorset – Baldeddie, Kinglassie £550; Kenilworth Terrace £800, £400. DS – A and J Budge, £800, Glenurquhart, Cromarty £400.
Gimmers – Chev – Newton of Fernintosh, Conon Bridge £190; Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe £165; Shieldaig, Strathcarron £160, £155, £150; Portgower, Helmsdale £145, £135; Kirksheaf, Tain £142; Rannich, Edderton £140; Laurgillyn Manse Brae,
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Nevis topped the sale at £12,000 for
Lairg£115; Kilbride, Broadford £104; Rhifail £102. Zwart X – Smerral, Bower £180. Tex X – Smerral £162, £160; Rowanlea, Cabrich £145; Glentruim Farms £140, £120; Milton Muir Rogart £135; Woodside Croft, Heights of Inchvannie £135. CRX – Bluebell Cottage, Dornoch £112. Chev Mule – Kinchyle, Culbokie £160.
Correct ewes – Chev –Blairbuie, Ullapool £150, £105; Rhifail £140; Shieldaig £115, £110; Shepherds Bungalow, Clebrig £115; Scriberscross, Rogart £112; Strathviach Estate £110, £108; West Langwell, Rogart £102, £100; Garbat, Garve £102; Rhifail, £100, £90; Inverinate Estate £100; Inchrory £94; Couglas, Strathcarron £94; Braetongue, Lairg £90; Balcherry, Fendom, £90. Tex X – Inchrory £120; Knockarthur £110. Suff X – Bluebell Cottage £102; Tomich, Beauly £102, £98, £95, £90. Zwart X – Bluebell Cottage £91.
Broken mouth ewes – Chev – Garbat £92; Kirksheaf £88; Bualnaluib, Aultbea £88; Blairbuie £82; Shieldaig £72; Ose, Struan, £72; Shepherds Bungalow £70; Wester Alligan, Torridon £70. Tex X – Achentoul, Altass £71.
Feeding ewes – Tex X –Cuilaneilan £93; Knockarthur £88; Inchcape, Rogart £82. Chev – Blairbuie £90; Wester Alligan £88; Diabaig, Torridon £87; Garbat £86; Shepherds Bungalow £82; Shieldaig £80; Ardgayhill, Ardgay £80; Couglas £80.
Rams – Tex X – Invercharron Mains, Ardgay £350. Tex – Smallburn Farms, Elgin £200; West Langwell, £180; Inchrory £180. Belt – Invercharron Mains £180, £150. MLB – Smallburn Farms £180. X – Aird House, Beauly £172. Chev – Kirksheaf £160.
Dispersals and reductions – Gimmers – Chev – Viewbay, Munlochy £185, £160, £150, £145; Aird, Ardheslaig £180, £130,£128. Correct ewes – Chev – Viewbay £150, £132, £114, £112, £100, £90; Aird £130, £125, £120, £92, £90. Broken Mouth ewes – Chev – Viewbay £84, £70. Lambs – Chev – Viewbay £114, £112, £98.