Dingwall And Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 30 April 2024

1st May 2024

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April 30th) sold 13 Prime Cattle.
Prime Bullocks (11) averaged 296.26p per kg and sold to 306.0p per kg and £1,932.25 gross.
Prime Heifers (2) averaged 299.66p per kg and sold to 310.0p per kg and £1,876.95 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April 30th) sold 13 Prime Cattle.
Prime Bullocks (11) averaged 296.2p per kg and sold to 306.0p per kg for a 610kg Limousin Cross from Udale, Poyntzfield selling to Fraser Brothers (Butchers) LTD, Dingwall and £1,932.25 gross for a 655kg Limousin Cross also from Udale, Poyntzfield.
Prime Heifers (2) averaged 299.6p per kg and sold to 310.0p per kg for a 540kg Limousin Cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall selling to Fraser Brothers (Butchers) LTD, Dingwall and £1,876.95 gross for a 645kg Limousin Cross also from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall selling to John M Munro (Butchers), Dingwall.

Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 302.0p, Udale, (LimX), 300.0p, 299.0p, 298.0p, 296.0p & 295.0p.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 291.0p.

Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Udale, (LimX), £1,920.60, £1,898.65, £1,877.40, (SimX), £1,868.80 & (LimX), £1,866.60.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,674.00

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April 30th) 1,408 Prime Sheep.
Old Season Lambs (886) averaged 351.54p per kg and sold to 458.0p per kg and £228 gross.
OSL SQQ Lambs (541) averaged 353.0p per kg.
Feeding Sheep (522) sold to £250 gross.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April 30th) sold 1,408 Prime Sheep.
Old Season Lambs (886) averaged 351.5p per kg and sold to 458.0p per kg for a pen of 38kg Beltex Crosses from Barrogill Mains, Mey and £228 gross for a pair of 61kg Texel Crosses from Blinkbonny, Nairn.
OSL SQQ Lambs (541) averaged 353.0p per kg.
Feeding Sheep (522) sold to £250 gross for a Texel Ewe from Keepers Cottage, Corrybrough.

Hogg Trade was dearer on the week despite many vendors having end of season clear-outs. As has been the story these last few weeks, hopper fed hoggs are the easiest commodity to cash.
The Venga Boys timeless classic "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom" was echoing around the castle arena today. There's no need to venture elsewhere as The Castle ewe trade was off the clock for a show that was predominantly full of of lambing shed disatsters.”

Other leading prices per head and per kg
Old Season lambs: Chev - 5C Balnabeen, Conon Bridge, £220, £191, £177, £168, £144, 354.0p, 350.0p 339.0p & 335.0p, Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £170, £168, £166, £164, £134, 365.0p, 364.0p, 361.0p & 354.0p, 238 Rearquhar, Dornoch, £170 & 347.0p, Groam, Kirkhill, £168, £167, £149 361.0p, 355.0p & 352.0p, Broachrigg Farm, Rosewell, £163 (Twice), £157, £156, £155, £145, 371.0p, 370.0p, 369.0p (Twice), 362.0p & 345.0p, 15 Glenconon, Uig, £155 & 344.0p, 20 Coll, Back, £130, Hatton Farm Cottage, Dallas, 341.0p, Lower Hastigrow Farm, Bower, 323.0p; TexX – Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £218 & 335.0p, Conan Mains, Conon Bridge, £200, £176, £173, £170, £169 (Twice), £160, 367.0p, 362.0p, 356.0p (Twice), 343.0p, 338.0p & 333.0p, Blinkbonny, £198, 374.0p & 325.0p, 5C Balnabeen, £189, £188, £177, £171, 367.0p, 364.0p, 361.0p & 345.0p, Hatton Farm Cottage, £186 & 365.0p, 8 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew, £175, £167, 334.0p & 327.0p, Guisachan Farm, Tomich, £167 & 327.0p, Groam, £163, £147, 370.0p & 350.0p, Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £154 & 350.0p, 18 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity, £150 & 333.0p, Teawig, Beauly, £146 & 344.0p, Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, £146 & 332.0p, Glebe Farm, Allarburn, £144 & 343.0p, 22 Lower Barvas, Lewis, £130 & 325.0p; SuffX – Blinkbonny, £191 & 341.0p, Groam, £172, £139, 362.0p & 323.0p, Hatton Farm Cottage, £171 & 349.0p, Torgorm, £168 & 361.0p, Teawig, £168 & 354.0p, Broachrigg Farm, £168, £165, £148, £132, 347.0p, 344.0p, 343.0p & 330.0p, The Arr, Nairn, £157 & 353.0p, 15 Glenconon, £149 & 339.0p, Glebe Farm, £148, £143, 344.0p & 340.0p, Drynie Farm, Dingwall, £140 & 326.0p, Rhindhu Farms, Chapeltown, £137 & 343.0p; BeltX – Blinkbonny, £190, 8 Englishtonmuir, £177 & 354.0p, Barrogill Mains, £174, £156 & 427.0p, Glenurquhart Farm, £134 & 353.0p; Mule – Blinkbonny, £187 & 337.0p, The Arr, £160 & 337.0p; BF – Drynie Farm, £186, £158, £145, £130, 347.0p, 340.0p, 333.0p & 326.0p, Keepers Cottage, £178, Groam, £161 & 350.0p, Ardivot Farm, Lossiemouth, £155 & 344.0p;

CHM – The Arr, £176, £153, 348.0p & 338.0p, Dunain Mains, Inverness, £173 & 353.0p, Hatton Farm Cottage, £169 & 341.0p, Hatton Cottage, Dallas £160, 356.0p & 348.0p; CharX – Conan Mains, £174 & 378.0p, Torgorm, £172 (Twice), 382.0p & 370.0p, Dunain Mains, £170 & 351.0p, Teawig, £168, £156, 357.0p & 351.0p, Kinchyle Farm, £163 & 351.0p, 15 Glenconon, £152 & 353.0p; Cross – Dunain Mains, £137 & 330.0p.



Feeding Sheep (Ewes): BeltX – Kinchyle, Culbokie, £212, 8 Maryhill, Stornoway, £160 & £144, Barrogill Mains, £150 & £132; TexX – Smallburn Farms, Duffus, £205, £192, & £184, Fearn Farm, Tain, £196, £178, £154, £150, £140, £133, £128 & £119, Kinchyle Farm, £192, £170, £160 & £146, Kinchyle, £180, Little Kildrummie, Nairn, £160, £129 & £128, 8 Maryhill, £134 & £122, Balvonie of Daviot, Daviot, £126, Teawig, £123, Scotsburn Farm, Kildary, £122, 81 East Brora, Brora, £115; Mule – Blackford Farm, Inverness, £190 & £148, Kinchyle Farm, £151, £149 & £137, Little Kildrummie, £148, Cantraywood House, Croy, £120; Tex – Keepers Cottage, £186; SuffX – Fearn Farm, £186 & £134, Knockdee Farm, Halkirk, £178 (Twice) & £140, Scotsburn Farm, £170, Little Kildrummie, £160, Torgorm, £146, Rhindhu Farms, £130, 5 Tomich, Beauly, £116; CHM – Smallburn Farms, £176 & £168, Hatton Cottage, £166, Dunain Mains, £142;
Cross – Cantraywood House, £166; Torgorm, £153 & £139, Scotsburn Farm, £134, Roadside Croft, Wester Muckernich, £115; Dorset – Smallburn Farms, £162, Knockdee Farm, £136; ABF – Fearn Farm, £155 & £142, Scotsburn Farm, £138, £131 & £127; BFL – Smallburn Farms, £152; Chev – Gracefield, Tain, £152 & £136, Carnmhor, Bonar Bridge, £142, Kinchyle Farm, £141, The Parkie, Tain, £139 & £120, Lower Hastigrow Farm, £138 & £119, Hatton Cottage, £137, £129, £123 & £115, Tombreck, Dallas, £136 & £116, 81 East Brora, £136, 90 Portgower, Helmsdale, £136, Torgorm, £132 & £120, 19 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, £128, Knockdee Farm, £117; CharX – Torgorm, £136 & £116, Carnmhor, £126; Romney – Fearn Farm, £133 & £131; BF – Blackford Farm, £133, £125 & £121, West Achnaclerach, Garve, £120;
Jacob – Thorax Farm, Cornhill, £121.

Feeding Sheep (Rams): Chev – Gracefield, £217, 54 Balallan, Lochs, £116; ABF – Fearn Farm, £198; BeltX – Kinchyle, £194, 6 Habost, Lochs, £128 & £116; Suff – Smallburn Farms, £192 & £190; Blue Texel – Easter Hillockhead, Fortrose, £168, Thorax Farm, £142; TexX – Easter Hillockhead, £162, Fearn Farm, £122 (Twice), 6 Habost, £122.