North Country Cheviots sold to £1300 for the pre-sale champion at a sale of 17 head at Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale at Dingwall.

The shearling tup Longoe Enterprise, from The Castle of Mey’s Longoe flock, is a son of Durran Xizang and sold to Shetland, with E Read, Girlsta.

Judge, Stephen Dodsworth, Darlington, found his reserve and first prize group of three in entries from GRG McCallum, Belmaduthy.

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Leading Prices

Shearlings – Longoe Farm, £1300, £400 (x3); Sebay, £600; Hilton of Culsh, £450; Belmaduthy, £450, £400, £300 (x2); 1 Obbe Road, £400; Hallcroft The Doll, £300; Achnachloich, £300.

Two-shear – Achnamoine Watten, £350.

Three-shear – Hallcroft The Doll, £300.