Fort William Ram Sale

Averages: Blackface – 69 ram lambs, £508.70 (-£55.89 for five fewer); 327 shearling rams, £350 (-£147.43 for 82 more); 44 two shears, £200 (-£147.67 for one less); 20 three shears, £217.50 (-£124.81 for six fewer).

A Blackface shearling from Willie Dunlop and sons Quintin and William, Elmscleugh, Dunbar, topped a multi-breed ram sale at Fort William, selling for £4500. The tup, a son of a £15,000 Dalchirla lamb bought in 2020, sold in a two way split to Messrs Parry, Marbrack, Carsphairn and Billy Welsh of Craigengillan Estates’ Beoch Loch Doon enterprise outside Dalmellington. Ram lambs were topped at £3200, by the pen leader from the Wights of Midlock, Crawford, purchased by Messrs Graham, Kirkton, Penicuik. He is a son of a £20,000 Dalwyne lamb bought last year at Dalmally. Entries from Stuart and William Heads, Aitkenhead, Fenwick, topped the ages rams at £1500 for a two-shear and £700 for a three-shear. Auctioneers: Dingwall and Highland Marts.

OTHER LEADING PRICES BF ram lambs – Elmscleugh £2500, £1600, £850, £650; Midlock £1800, £700 (x2); Auldhouseburn £1600, £1400; Allanfauld £1600, £800; Upper Wellwood £1200; Greenside £800; Killoch £700 (x2). BF shearlings – Elmscleugh £3000; Dalchirla £2000 (x2), £1500, £850; Lurgan £1400; Clashnoir, £1200, £1000, £900, £800; Nunnerie £1000; Ballindalloch Home £1000; Livet £1000; Hill of Errol £900; Glenrinnes £800; Glenfernate £800. BF two-shears – East Bracklin £500; Craig £400, £300; Townhead £350; Burnhead £300; Shenlarich £300, £250; Monzie £250 (x2). BF three-shears – Burnhead £400; East Bracklin £400; Knockdon £300; Dall £250; Brisbane Estate £250; Dunalastair Estate £250.