A female centre record of 7000gns was achieved for a Suffolk ewe lamb at the Highland Ladies show and sale of 147 MV accredited pedigree female sheep at Dingwall Mart.

That came in the form of a Suffolk ewe lamb from Jim Innes, Strathbogie, Dunscroft, Huntly, and brought out by stockman, Michael Leggat.

Having stood champion in the pre-sale show she went on to stay in Aberdeenshire with Craig Paterson for his Cranorskie flock. A daughter of the 10,000gns Muirton The Jooker, she is out of a Crewlands King Pin-sired dam.

Reserve champion went to a Texel gimmer from Aberdeenshire breeder Robbie Wilson of the Milnbank flock, which later realised 1800gns when the hammer fell to Helen Hunter, Braehead. Adding to her future potential she sold carrying triplets to Clanfield Golden.

Leading Awards

Beltex in lamb gimmer – 1, Mortons 700gns; 2, Culsh 400gns; 3, Mortons 650ns.

Beltex ewe lamb – 1, Aviemore 650gns; 2, Aviemore 180gns.

Blue Texel in lamb gimmer – 1 and champion, Invercharron 800gns; 2, Invercharron 800gns; 3, Invercharron 450gns.

Blue Texel ewe lamb – 1 and reserve, Struthers 850gns; 2, Broombank 180gns.

Texel in lamb gimmer – 1 and breed champion and reserve inter-breed, Milnbank 1800gns; 2 and reserve, Strathbogie 1700gns; 3, Strathbgoie 1400gns.

Texel ewe lamb – 1, Milnbank 700gns; 2, Milnbank 450gns; 3, Milnbank 450gns.

Suffolk in lamb gimmer – 1 and reserve, Balquhain 1400gns; 2, Strathbogie 1600gns; 3, Strathbogie 750gns

Suffolk ewe lamb – 1, breed champion and overall supreme, Strathbogie 7000gns; 2, Strathbgoie 1800gns; 3, Balquhain 650gns.

Leading Prices

In lamb gimmers – Blue Tex – 850gns Bain, Kennachy, Forss. Belt – 850gns, Mortons, Lochend. Suff – 4500gns Cairness, Gartly. Tex – 3200gns Wester Moy Texels, Urray. Badger Face – 600gns Upper Drakemyers, Keith.

In lamb ewes – Belt – 850gns, Mains of Culsh, Turriff. Suff – 1800gns, Cairness, Gartly.

Ewe lambs – Blue Tex – 850gns Newton of Struthers, Kinloss. Belt – 650gns, Muirfield, Auchry. Suff – 7000gns, Strathbogie, Gartly. Tex – 700gns, Milnbank, Turriff. Dutch Spotted – 700gns, Knockglass, Watten.

Flock Averages

Flock (No.) Top (gns) Average (£)

Gimmers

Invercharron (5 BTex) 800 619.04

Kennachy (5 BTex) 850 500.00

Culsh (5 Belt) 800 657.14

Mortons (4 Belt) 850 654.76

Cairness (3 Suff) 4500 2174.60

Balquhain (3 Suff) 1400 1158.72

Clindrag (3 Suff) 850 634.91

Haddo (6 Tex) 650 507.93

Harestone (6 Tex) 850 523.80

Huna (3 Tex) 850 634.91

Milnbank (3 Tex) 1800 821.43

Strathbogie (5 Tex) 1700 1104.76

Wester Moy (8 Tex) 3200 815.48

Ewe lambs

Invercharron (6 BTex) 250 134.91

Kennachy (5 BTex) 220 190.47

Aviemore (3 Belt) 650 326.98

Strathbogie (4 Suff) 7000 2535.71

Cairnbo (3 Tex) 300 222.22

Milnbank (8 Tex) 700 416.67

Ewe

Cairness (3 Suff) 1800 1269.83