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14/2/2012
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 14th February 2012
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 14th) sold 82 prime cattle.  Prime bullocks (46) averaged 201.4p (+1.3p) and sold to 224p per kg and £1,500.80 gross for a 670kg Charolais cross from The Cloy, Fortrose.  
1/2/2012
Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 1 February 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (February, 1st) sold 1,879 sheep of all classes.  Lambs (1,041) averaged £65.18 and sold to £97 gross for Beltex crosses from Caberfeidh, Glenurquhart.  
17/1/2012
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 17 January 2012
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 17th) sold 81 prime cattle.  Prime bullocks (42) averaged 196p (-4.8p) and sold to 210p per kg and £1,404.00 gross.  
3/1/2012
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd Sale 3 January 2012
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 3rd) sold 49 prime cattle.  Prime bullocks (19) averaged 202.9p (+2.8p) and sold to 216p per kg and £1,362.40 gross.  
23/11/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Christmas Show/Sale
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 22nd) sold 94 prime cattle at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland, John M.  Munro Butchers, MacRae & Dick Landrover Centre, Highland Industrial Supplies, Highland Tractors, and Scot JCB and judged by Mr.  
16/11/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 16 November 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November,16th) sold 882 weaned calves and store cattle and 8 breeding cattle.  Stot calves (420) averaged 205.3p and sold to 265.3p per kg for a 245kg Charolais cross from Lochdhu, Nairn and £900 for a Charolais cross also from Lochdhu.  
15/11/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 14th November 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 14th) sold 179 adult head of breeding cattle.  Bulling heifers (25) sold to £1,180 gross for a pen of Simmental crosses from Milldam, Meikle Ussie.  
10/11/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 10 November 2011
DINGWALL,Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 10th) sold 2,881 store sheep.  Lambs (2,106) sold to £82 gross for Texel ewe lamb from Barnyards, Beauly.  
9/11/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 8th November 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 8th ) sold 70 prime cattle.  Prime bullocks (10) averaged 198.4p (-6.5p) and sold to 208p per kg and £1,445.30 gross.  
5/11/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 5 November 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts (November, 5th) sold 124 cattle, 344 sheep, 6 goats, 9 ponies, 532 lots of poultry, 7 lots of eggs and 11 lots of poultry equipment at their poultry and rare breeds of livestock sale.  Cattle (124) sold to £780 gross for British Shorthorn bull from 38 Sangomore, Durness.  
Aberdeen & Northern Marts - Quoybrae Sale 31/10/2011
Monday 31st October 2011 QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (October 31st) sold 145 store and breeding cattle.   Bullocks (65) averaged 181.7p per kg to 234p for two 312kg Charolais from J A C Campbell, Mayfield, Weydale, Thurso and £1,000 gross for a 537kg Simmental from Mrs A Flockhart, Sunray Cottage, Huna, Wick.  
New Edition of SAC Farm Management Handbook
High Prices and High Costs Make Business Planning Essential The continued high costs of livestock feeds mean merchants no longer have stocks of materials available at discount (as many did last winter).   In the new 32nd edition of SAC's Farm Management Handbook the budgeted cost of feed and forage for beef finishers is 35% higher than anticipated this time last year.  
27/10/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 27th October 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 27th) sold 5,271 store sheep.  Lambs (3,119) averaged £50.73 and sold to £75.50 gross for Texel crosses from Peallaig, Dingwall.  
26/10/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd Sale 26th October 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 26th) sold 625 weaned calves and store cattle.  Stot calves (175) averaged 205.7p and sold to 289.7p per kg for a 290kg British Blue cross from Shewglie, Glenurquhart.  
25/10/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 25th October 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 25th) sold 62 prime cattle.  Prime bullocks (35) averaged 198.6p (+4.5p) and sold to 211p per kg and £1,509.20 gross.  
23/10/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 24 October 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 24th) sold 351 adult head of breeding cattle.  Heifer with male calf (12) sold to £2,100 gross for a Limousin cross from Crossal, Isle of Skye.  
21/10/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 21st October 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (October, 21st) sold 527 rams at its annual show and sale of North County Hill Cheviots.  The overall champion was a two shear from Mr B.  
21/10/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 21st October 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 21st) sold 247 rams at its second continental ram sale of the year.  Texel (93) sold to £800 gross for a shearling from Veltigar, Orkney.  
19/10/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 20th October 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 20th) sold 5,042 breeding & feeding sheep.  Gimmers (560) averaged £110.36 and sold to £160 gross for Texels from Woodside, Muir of Tarradale.  
18/10/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 19th October 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 19th) sold 727 weaned calves and store cattle.  Stot calves (333) averaged 195.4p and sold to 240.7p per kilo for a 295kg Charolais cross from Reisgill, Lybster.