Agriculture & Associated Services News
DINGWALL, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd, (April 7th) sold 15 Young Farmers over-wintered cattle at their annual show and sale, sponsored by Messrs Home Farms, Inverness. The judge, Jocky McCallum, Mountrich Farm, Dingwall, choose as his champion the first prize heifer, an 11 month old 470kg Charolais cross, brought out by Sarah Wilson, Wester Cairnglass, Nairn.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 7th) sold 284 Continental store cattle in a special show and sale. Bullocks (157) averaged 184.7p and sold to 326.4p and �1,420 gross for a 435kg Limousin cross from Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 7th) sold 529 Aberdeen Angus store cattle in a special show and sale. Bullocks (321) averaged 181.4p and sold to 258.1p and �1,200 gross for the champion, a 465kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Gaskbeg, Laggan, Newtonmore.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts (March, 6th) sold 28 cattle, 15 sheep, 3 goats, 4 ponies, 4 rabbits, 432 lots of poultry, 63 lots of eggs and 14 lots of poultry equipment at their poultry and rare breeds of livestock sale. Cattle (28) sold to �3,000 for a yearling Highland heifer from the Dunvegan Fold, Corriebheinn Farms, Portree, Isle of Skye.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 25th) sold 47 registered Cheviot females at its inaugural show and sale. The adverse weather conditions seriously affected the hill sheep entry and intending purchasers, but a very satisfactory trade was realised for the brave souls that made the sale.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 26th) sold 70 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (39) averaged 167.4p (-0.7p) and sold to 183p per kg and �1,236.70 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 25th) sold 26 Aberdeen Angus cattle at a dispersal sale on behalf of the Executors of Messrs Stark, Aiten Farm, Ardersier, (Findhorn herd). Bulls (1) sold to 4,400gns for the 5 year old "Duncanziemere Edwin", by "Rawburn Transformer" and out of "Duncanziemere Edwina".
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 20th) sold 516 store cattle and 86 OTM cattle. Bullocks (314) averaged 186.2p and sold to 228.6p per kg and �1,100 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 19th) sold 101 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (66) averaged 168.1p (-2.4p) and sold to 186p per kg and �1,248.00 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December 16th) sold 93 MV accredited pedigree females at its annual show and sale. The Beltex judge, Mr D.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 2nd) sold 209 weaned calves and store cattle, 12 adult head of breeding cattle, and 85 OTM cattle. Bullocks (114) averaged 177.8p and sold to 220.7p per kg for a pen of 213kg Limousin crosses from Bual, Ramscraigs, Dunbeath, and �965 gross for a pen of 538kg Charolais crosses from 16 Balvaird, Muir of Ord.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 1st) sold 59 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (27) averaged 171p (-10.4p) and sold to 178p per kg and �1,188.45 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 27th) sold 63 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (25) averaged 163.8p (-2.2p) and sold to 179p per kg and �1,166.10 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 16th) sold 3,904 store sheep. Lambs (2,848) averaged �43.74 and sold to �66 gross for Cheviots from 9 Lochussie, Dingwall.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 14th) sold 1,924 weaned calves at their special annual district ballot show and sale. The judge, Mr E.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 13th) sold 72 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (21) averaged 168.5p (-0.3p) and sold to 182p per kg and �1,159.20 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 9th) sold 3,827 breeding ewes and lambs at their annual Blackface & Cross ewes, gimmers, ewe lambs sale. Blackface ewes (1,994) sold to �95 gross for correct ewes from the dispersal of the Glen Gloy Farms Ltd flock, Spean Bridge.
Dingwall, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 9th) sold 116 Blackface rams at their PK Nutrition sponsored show and sale. The judge, Mr I.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 7th) sold 409 store cattle and 16 OTM cattle at their special show and sale of store cattle including Aberdeen Angus section. The judge, Mr B.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 2nd) sold 8,634 store lambs including 1,060 sheep on behalf of Lewis Livestock Producers. Lambs (8,585) averaged �44.38 and sold to �62.50 gross for Texel crosses from Inver Croft, Tain.