Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 24 December 2019

24th December 2019

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 24th) sold 17 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (1) averaged 197.0p (N/C) and sold to 197.0p per kg and £1,182.00 gross.

Prime heifers (16) averaged 196.0p (-0.6p) and sold to 207.0p per kg and £1,335.90 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 24th) sold 17 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (1) averaged 197.0p (N/C) and sold to 197.0p per kg and £1,182.00 gross for a 600kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall.

Prime heifers (16) averaged 196.0p (-0.6p) and sold to 207.0p per kg for a 555kg Limousin cross selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall and £1,335.90 gross for a 730kg Simmental cross both from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall.

Other leading prices per kg:

Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 205.0p, 201.0p, 200.0p, (CharX), 202.0p; Mountrich Farm, Dingwall, (LimX), 200.0p.

Other leading prices per head:

Heifers: Easter Sheeppark, Balblair, (LimX), £1,328.90, £1,319.20; Mountrich Farm, (CharX), £1,309.50; Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,281.25, £1,280.95.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 24th) sold 210 prime sheep.

New season lambs (179) averaged 200.0p (+13.8p) and sold to 212.1p per kg and £102.00 gross.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (118) averaged 205.6p (+18.9p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (31) sold to £87 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 24th) sold 210 prime sheep.

New season lambs (179) averaged 200.0p (+13.8p) and sold to 212.1p per kg for a pen of 41.5kg Charollais crosses from Achavrole Mains, Halkirk and £102.00 gross for a pen of 48.5kg Beltex crosses from Inshes Farm, Inverness both selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (118) averaged 205.6p (+18.9p) per kg

Feeding sheep (31) sold to £87 gross for a Texel ewe from 5c Balnabeen, Conon Bridge.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

New season lambs: BeltX - Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £98, 210.8p; TexX - Inshes Farm, £95, Lochdhu, Nairn, 211.4p; SuffX – Inshes Farm, £93, Achavrole Mains, 204.7p; CharX – Achavrole Mains, £88; Chev – Achavrole Mains, £88, 204.7p; Mule – Achnabat, Torness, £86; BF – Achnabat, £85, 197.7p.

Feeding sheep: TexX – Lochdhu, £86, £70, 5c Balnabeen, £73.