Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Christmas Show/Sale - 25 Nov 2008

25th November 2008

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November 25th) sold 110 prime cattle at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland, Scot JCB, John M. Munro Butchers, MacRae & Dick Landrover Centre, Aberdeen Journals, Highland Industrial Supplies, Highland Tractors, and Harbro Farm Sales and judged by Mr. F. Hutchison, Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall, and Mrs. A. Ingram, East Comalegy, Drumblade.
Prime bullocks (62) averaged 178.2p (+11.9p) and sold to 250p per kg and £1,762.50 gross.
Prime heifers (48) averaged 179p (+15.9p) and sold to 300p per kg and £1,815.00 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November 25th) sold 110 prime cattle at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland, Scot JCB, John M. Munro Butchers, MacRae & Dick Landrover Centre, Aberdeen Journals, Highland Industrial Supplies, Highland Tractors, and Harbro Farm Sales and judged by Mr. F. Hutchison, Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall, and Mrs. A. Ingram, East Comalegy, Drumblade.
Prize list
Overall champion, senior champion, and 1st prize senior heifer: Messrs W. A. Fettes, Braes of Enzie sold at 300p per kg to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall.
Reserve champion, junior champion, & 1st prize junior bullock: Mr. D. Morrison, No. 141 Burnside, Kinlochbervie sold at 250p per kg to Messrs Greens Fine Meats, Grantown on Spey.
Junior reserve & 1st prize junior heifer: Messrs MacIver Partners, Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Avoch.
Senior reserve & 1st prize senior bullock - Messrs J. & J. Henderson, Udale, Poyntzfield.
Pair of bullocks: 1st - Messrs J. & J. Henderson, Udale; 2nd - Messrs MacIntyre Findon Farms, Findon Mains, Culbokie.
Pair of heifers: 1st - Messrs J. & J. Wilson, Wester Cairnglass, Gollanfield; 2nd - Messrs J. & B. McCallum, Mountrich Farm, Dingwall.
Best Aberdeen Angus bullock of heifer: Messrs J. & J. Henderson, Udale; 2nd - Messrs W. A. Fettes, Braes of Enzie.
Prime bullocks (62) averaged 178.2p (+11.9p) and sold to 250p per kg for a 605kg Charolais cross bullock from Udale, Poyntzfield, to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd, Dingwall, and £1,762.50 gross for the overall reserve, a 705kg Limousin from No. 141 Burnside.
Prime heifers (48) averaged 179p (+15.9p) and sold to 300p per kg and £1,815.00 gross for a 605kg Limousin from Braes of Enzie, Buckie, to Messrs Fraser Brothers.
Leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Udale, Poyntzfield (AAX) 195p; Slattadale, Lochmaree (Lim), Cabrich, Kirkhill, (Lim), Braes of Enzie, (AAX), (BBX) 190p; Invercharron, Ardgay, (Lim) 189p.
Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow (Lim), Mountrich Farm (Lim), Invercharron (BBX), 200p; Flowerburn Mains, Fortrose (Lim) 195p; Castlecraig, Nigg (LimX), Wester Cairnglass, Gollanfield, (Lim) 190p.
Leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Udale (CharX) £1,512.50; Cabrich, Kirkhill (Lim) £1,306.60; Brae-edge Farm, Castletown (BBX) £1,259.05.
Heifers: Clyth Mains, Occumster (CharX) £1,311.20; Invercharron (BBX) £1,240.00; Easter Clune, Lethen, (LimX) £1,183.00.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November 25th) sold 897 prime sheep at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by Harbro Farm Sales, Highland Tractors, Highland Industrial Supplies and Aberdeen Journals and judged by Mr. T. Mackenzie, Drumreach.
New season lambs (897) averaged 124.7p (+10.0p) and sold to 200p per kg and £100.00 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (690) averaged 127.1p (+9.0p) per kg.
Ewes (48) averaged £37.72 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November 25th) sold 897 prime sheep at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by Harbro Farm Sales, Highland Tractors, Highland Industrial Supplies and Aberdeen Journals and judged by Mr. T. Mackenzie, Drumreach.
Prize List
Champion pen of lambs - Wester Moy Texels, Urray sold at £100 to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall.
Reserve champion pen of lambs - Messrs MacIntyre Findon Farms, Culbokie sold at £80 to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd, Dingwall.
Pen of 3 BF Lambs: 1st - Mr. C. D. McNeill, The Hollies, Dingwall.
Pen of 3 Suffolks x lambs: 1st - Conon Brae Farms, Torgorm, Conon Bridge; 2nd - Firm of Forbes, Kildrummie.
Pen of 3 Texel x lambs: 1st - Conon Brae Farms; 2nd - Messrs J. & H. Chisholm, Wester Moy.
Pen of 3 Beltex x lambs: 1st - Wester Moy Texels, Urray; 2nd - Mr. D. Douglas, Braes of Coulmore.
Pen of 3 Continental lambs: 1st - Messrs J. P. Clark, Kinnahaird.
New season lambs (897) averaged 124.7p (+10.0p) and sold to 200p per kg and £100.00 gross for 50kg Beltex crosses from Wester Moy Texels, Urray.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (690) averaged 127.1p (+9.0p) per kg.
Ewes (48) averaged £37.72 gross for Cheviots from Achscrabster, Westfield, Thurso.
Leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: Chev - Findon Mains, £70, 172p; BeltX - Barrogill Mains, Mey, £61, Upperton, Balnain, 152.7p; TexX - Torgorm, £60, Wester Moy, 149.3p; SuffX - Little Kildrummie, £60, Torgorm, 130.4p; CharX - Kinnahaird Farm, £55, 125p; Char - Kinnahaird Farm, £54.20, 121.8p; CHM - Kinnahaird Farm, and Bayhead, Munlochy, £52.80, Kinnahaird Farm, 120p; Mule - Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, £51.20, 118.9p; BF - The Hollies, £48.50, Achscrabster, 125p; Cross - Balnespick, Kincraig, £46.20, 120p.
Ewes: TexX - Little Kildrummie, £45, Chev - Geise Farm, Thurso, £44; SuffX - Little Kildrummie, £40.