A Blackface ram lamb from Thomas Muirhead, Orchilmore, Blair Atholl, topped a multi-breed ram sale at Fort William, selling for £6000.

David Murray, Lurdan, Aberfeldy, purchased this boy, which is a son of a £82,000 Loughash and bred from a £8000 Towiemore sired-dam.

Blackface shearlings sold for £5500 from the Wight family, Midlock, this one is by a son of a £17,000 Midlock tup and sold to Aitkenhead farm, Fenwick.

Blackface three shears reached £1000 for Jimmy and Graeme Sinclair, Crookston, Heriot, who also sold the lead priced Bluefaced Leicesters at £1000 in the form of a shearling.

Cross tups sold to £850 from Glenalmond Estate, Perth.

Leading Prices

BF ram lambs – Greenwood £4000, £900 (x3); Elmcleugh £3200; Midlock £2200, £1800, £1400, £900, £850; Allanfauld £1000.

BF shearlings – Dalchirla £3200, £2600, £1800, £850; Elmcleugh £1200, £1000; Clashnoir £1100, £850, £800; East Bracklin £1100; Ochilmore £1000; Craig Farms £900; Balchraggan £850; Hill of Errol £800; Midlock £800; West Lethans £800.

BF two shears – Crossmount Farms £750, £450 (x2); Cramie £650; Glebe of diesher £550; Craig Farms £500, £450; Shenlarich £450; 4 Balnacnoc £450; Braes of Ardeonaig £450.

BF three shears – Aitkenhead £900; Belnoe £800; West Lethans £600, £550; Crosmsount £600; Wee Carleton £500.

BF four shear and over – Crookston £600; Dalmagarry £400, £350; Burnhead £350.

Rams – X – Crookston £750, £550, £500; The Arr £600 (x2), Glenalmond £500. BFL – Crookston £700, £650; Whitebog £650, £550, £450; Shannachar Cottage £500. Tex – Balmaglaster £550 (x2), £450, £400 (x2); Dalmagarry Farms £550. Chev – Balmaglaster £400 (x4); Wood Cottage £400 (x2); Keppoch £400; Inverbroom £400.

Auctioneers: Dingwall and Highland Marts.

Averages: Blackface – 69 ram lambs, £602.46 (+£93.76 for the same number); 245 shearlings, £455.92 (+£150.92 for 82 fewer); 55 two shears, £200 (no change for 11 more); 30 three shear, £216.50 (-£1.00 for 10 more).