Dingwall Mart - Sale 31 July

30th July 2007

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 31st ) sold 45 prime cattle and 144 prime sheep.

Prime bullocks (18) averaged 128.9p (-1.6p) and sold to 145p per kg for a 505kg Belgian Blue cross from Castlecraig Farms, Nigg, to Ness Foods, Inverness, and £878.40 gross for a 720kg Limousin from Dochcarty Farm, Dingwall, to Woodhead brothers, Turriff.

Prime heifers (27) averaged 132.6p (+1.4p) and sold to 140p per kg for a 560kg Limousin from Mountrich Farm, Dingwall, to Woodhead Brothers, and £828 gross for a 600kg Charolais cross from Bridgend, Dingwall, to John M Munro Ltd., Dingwall.

Lambs (133) averaged 121.6p (+12.8p) and sold to 127.1p per kg for a 42.5kg Texel cross from Torgorm, Conon Bridge, to Woodhead Brothers, Turriff, and £59 gross for a 50kg Texel from Woodside Croft, Blackpark, to Ness Foods, Inverness.

SQQ up to 45.5kg (123) averaged 122p per kg (+12.8p).

Feeding sheep (11) to £30 gross for Suffolk ewes from 19 Carinish, Lochmaddy.

Leading prices per kg:

Bullocks: Castlecraig, (BBX) 138p; Redhill, Allanfearn, (BloX) 134p; Kindeace, Alness, (ChaX) 132p.

Heifers: Bridgend, (Lim) 139p; Mountrich, (ChaX) 136p; Auchterblair, Carrbridge, (ChaX) 132p.

Leading prices per head:

Bullocks: Dochcarty, (Lim) £875.70; Redhill, (BloX) £824.10; Kindeace, (Lim) £805.65.

Heifers: Bridgend, (ChaX) £819; Mountrich, (Lim) £784; Auchterblair, (ChaX) £719.40.

Leading prices per head and per kg:

Lambs: TexX - Pithogarty, Tain, £57.80, 125p; Tex - Woodside Croft, £54.50, 118p; SuffX - Brae of Cantray, Croys, £53.50, 123p; Mule - Castlecraig Farms, Nigg, £53, 117p; RyeX - Castle Muie, Rogart, £48, 115p.

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505kg Belgian Blue cross bullock that topped the sale at 145p per kg from Castlecraig Farms, Nigg and sold to Ness Foods Inverness for £732