Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - 3rd March 2020

3rd March 2020

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 3rd) sold 9 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (3) averaged 188.7p (-15.1p) and sold to 197.0p per kg and £1,350.00 gross.

Prime heifers (6) averaged 201.5p (-1.6p) and sold to 205.0p per kg and £1,271.00 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 3rd) sold 9 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (3) averaged 188.7p (-15.1p) and sold to 197.0p per kg for a 680kg Limousin cross and £1,350.00 gross for a 750kg Limousin cross both from Ashley, North Kessock.

Prime heifers (6) averaged 201.5p (-1.6p) and sold to 205.0p per kg and £1,271.00 gross for a 620kg Limousin cross from Ashley, North Kessock selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall.

Other leading prices per kg:

Bullocks: Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, (AAX), 190.0p; Ashley, (LimX), 180.0p.

Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 202.0p, 201.0p, (AAX), 201.0p.

Other leading prices per head:

Bullocks: Bridgend Farm, (AAX), £1,349.00; Ashley, (LimX), £1,339.60.

Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,232.20, £1,226.10, (STX), £1,230.00.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March,3rd) sold 1,513 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,333) averaged 248.0p (+7.3p) and sold to 295.3p per kg and £127 gross.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,091) averaged 252.7p (+8.9p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (180) sold to £160 gross twice.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 3rd) sold 1,513 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,333) averaged 248.0p (+7.3p) and sold to 295.3p per kg and £127 gross for a pen of 43kg Beltex crosses from Badrain, Culbokie selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,091) averaged 252.7p (+8.9p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (180) sold to £160 gross twice for a Bleu de Maine ewe from Tighnahinch, Conon Bridge and for a Cheviot ram from Wester Dunnet, Thurso.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Old season lambs: BeltX - Inshes Farm, Inverness, £121, 288.1p; Chev – Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £119, 280.0p; TexX – 4 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, £118, 281.0p; BDX – Tighnahinch, £117, 270.6p; SuffX – Torgorm, £117, 272.1p; CharX – Ankerville, Nigg Station, £110, 250.0P; CHM – Dunain Mains, Inverness, £105, 256.1p; Cross – Torgorm, £105, Strathoich, Aberchalder, £105, 241.4p; BF – Inshes Farm, £102.50, Milton Farm, Aberarder, 248.7p.

Feeding sheep: TexX – Croft Martin, Kingussie, £156, £151, £125, £120; Chev ram – Weser Dunnet, £148, £128; Chev – Tighnahinch, £130; SuffX – Newton of Struthers, Kinloss, £128; CHM – Dunain Mains, £107