A pen of five Texel cross gimmers from Willie and John Brown, Hilton of Culsh, sold for the top price of £275 per head Dingwall and Highland Marts' sale of 2026 breeding sheep which included Lewis Livestock's annual event.

The father and son duo also sold a pen of 21 Texel crosses for £260 and topped the any other breed section, selling Beltex crosses at £235.

Cheviot Mule gimmers reached £210 twice for the first prize pen from Heather and Willie Stewart, Newmore, Muir of Ord. Bred at Tillyminate, they sold to last year's buyers, Messrs Munro, Pitkerrie.

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A new Cheviot Mule ewe lamb record was also achieved when a pen from Tillyminate, Gartly, sold at £195.

Scotch Mule gimmers sold to £155 from Allangrange Park, Muir of Ord with ewe lambs to £128 from Quarryhead, Huntly and Ardnamurchan Estate, Acharacle.

Other ewe lambs saw Texel crosses and other breeds reach £90 from Broombank, Culloden Moor and £140 for a trio of Dutch Spotted from Burnside, Marypark, respectively.

Overall, Texel cross gimmers (199) averaged £161.56; other breed gimmers (237), £100.98; Cheviot Mule (237), £187.90 and Scotch Mules (128) £140.43.

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In the ewe lamb sections, Cheviot Mule (726) averaged £123.61 and Scotch Mules (62), £128; Tex cross (14), £80.25; other breeds (59), £90.73.

Ewes (364) averaged £103.59 having sold to £180 twice for Llyens and Lleyn crosses from Woodside, Muir of Tarradale.

Leading Awards

Chev Mule – Gimmers – 1 and 2, HV and W Stewart, Newmore, Muir of Ord, £210 and £200; 3, AJ Stephen, Hatton Cottage, Dallas, £190. Ewe lambs – 1, Messrs McKenzie, Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £150; 2, Gaich Farms, Lower Gaich, £170; 3, F. Bradley, Tillyminate Farm, Gartly, £195.

Other Leading Prices

Gimmers – Chev Mule – 1 Newmore, £208, £200, (x3), £190, £180, £175, £165, £165, (x3); Hatton Cottage, £190; Craigiebank Farms, £170; Suisgill Estate, £165. Scotch Mule – £135, Craigiebank Farm; £150, Crasky Farm, Duncanston; £140, Udale, Poyntzfield; £130, (x2). Tex X – Hilton of Culsh, £260; Ballindalloch Home Farm, £240, £180; Smerral Farm, £205, £200; Smallburn Farms, £175, £160; 3 Balnabeen, £172, £135, Broombank, £125, Dell of Killiehuntly, £120. Other breeds – DSP – Burnside, £215, £175; Hamp – Smallburn Farms, £130, £122; Chev – Fersit, Roy Bridge, £110, 45 Upper Bayble, Point, £110, Morvich Farm, £100, (x2); HDW – Camultmuir Herdwicks, £110; Suff X – Ardshave, Dornoch, £110; BF – Braeside, Strathpeffer, £100, £90.

Ewe lambs – Chev Mule – Tillyminate Farm, £172, £170; Lower Gaich, £170, £150, £125; Tombreck, £160, £145, £132, £108, £105; Wester Craiglands, £150, £148, £145, £115, £108; Caulternich, £145, £105; Suisgill Estate, £130, £108; Hatton Cottage, £130, £110, £102; Ardnamurchan Estate, £102, Castle Grant Home Farm, £102. Other breeds – BTL – Broombank, £140; DSP – Burnside, £138, Glenurquhart Farm, £100, £95; Tex – 67 Balvraid, £90; Char X – Achnamoine, Watten, £92; Suff X – 67 Balvraid, £90.

Ewes – Suff X – Invercharron Farm, £140, £112; Rom – Dunmore House, £108; Chev – Cruats, Portknockie, £90, £80, Carnoch, £80; Tex X – Clachaig, Nethy Bridge, £84, Ardshave, £80.

Dispersals: CHM gimmers – Culmaily Farm, Golspie, £195, (x2), £180; CHM ewes – Culmaily Farm, £165, £160, £128, £108, £100, £95; Tex X ewe – Teanroit, Beauly, £150, £135, £134, £124, £102, £98, £88; JCB ewe – Blackmuir, Dingwall, £130, (x2).