Centre records were smashed at Dingwall and Highland Marts' Tuptastic sale of 375 rams at Dingwall, where a Texel shearling from D Paterson, Veltigar, Orkney, sold for £4000 to Robert and Hazel McNee, Over Finlarg, Tealing.

Judge Michael Robertson, Fodderletter, Tomintoul, found his champion in a Texel shearling ram from J Peterkin, Barnyards, who dispersed his flock last year. It went on to sell for £1700 to Messrs Clark, Kinnahaird.

The reserve, a traditional Bluefaced Leicester shearling from Messrs Fotheringham, Craighall, Perth, made £2000 selling to Messrs Bradley, Tillyminate, Gartly for Cheviot Mule ewe lamb production.

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Leading Prices

Ram lambs – Suff – 42 Mossmill Park, Mosstodloch, £800, £650; Haven View, Wick, £600. Tex – Wester Moy Texels, £650, £600, £500; Bailechaul Texels, £600, £550.

Shearlings – Tex– Veltigar, £4000; £2000, £1800 (x2), £1600, £1500, £1100 (x2), £1000 (x4); Kennachy, £2200 (x2), £1900, £1800 (x2), £1000; Keeper’s Cottage, Corrybrough, £2200, £1000; Burnside, Huna, £2200, £1000; Woodend, Killearnan, £1800, £1400, £1300, £1100, £1000; Barnyards, Beauly, £1700; Tillyminate Farm, Huntly, £1400, £1000; Dalchirla Farms, Muthill, £1300, £1000 (x2); Invercharron, £1100, £1000; Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £1000.

BFL – Nether Aucharnie, Huntly, £2000, £1900, £1200, £1100; Speymouth, Kennieshillock, £2000, £900, £800, £750; Craighall, Perth, £2000, £1500, £800, £700; The Arr, Nairn, £1900, £1800, £1700, £1600, £1200, £850; Tarawera, Dingwall, £1500, £1100; Wester Raddery, Fortrose, £900, £850, £700; Clinterty Farm, New Aberdour, £700; Tombreck, Dallas, £700.

Cross – Dalchirla, £1600, £1200, £1000, £750 (x2); Hilton of Culsh, £1600, £900 (x2), £700 (x3); Upper Auchenlay, £1500, £1300 (x3), £1200, £1100 (x3), £1000 (x2), £900, £800, £750, £700 (x3); Invercharron, £1000, £900, £850; Clinterty, £1000, £750, £700; Hilton of Culsh, £900 (x2), £700 (x3); 5 Tomich, £800; Torrax Farm, £800, £700; Craigiebank Farms, Keith, £750; Hillhead of Cannahars, Whitecairns, £750 (x3); 25 Camaultmuir, Kiltarlity, £700.

Suff – North Essie £1500 (x2),£1400 (x2), £1300 (x6), £1200 x7), £1100 (x4), £1000 (x9), £900, £800 (x3), £700, £600 (x3), £550, £500; Hilton of Culsh £1500 (x2), £1400, £1300 (x3), £1200, £1000 (x3), £800; Bareflathills, Elgin £1000, £800 (x2), £700 (x2); Havenview, £900; East Murkle, Thurso, £900, £800; Tillyboy, Westhill, £800, £700 (x2), £600; Glendonan, Knockfarrel, £750, £550; Invercharron, £550, £500; Burnbank, Invershin, £500; Mariain, £500 (x4).

Belt – Upper Auchenlay, £1400, £1100 (x3), £1000, £900, £850, £700 (x2); Invercharron £1200, £1100, £850, £700; Lenahowe, £900 (x2), £750; 14 Balloch Road, Keith, £800.

Blue Texel – Invercharron, Ardgay, £800; Shoreton £700; Smithy House, Mey, £500, Croftdhu, Ballindalloch, £400 (x2).

MillBlue – Lenahowe, Orkney, £900.

DS – Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, £600.

Aged Rams – Beltex – 25 Fasach, £400, Upperton, £420, £320. BFL – 5 Tomich, Beauly, £1100. BTex – Invercharroch, Ardgay, £800; Shoreton Farms, Culbokie, £700.