17th March 2020
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 17th) sold 16 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (6) averaged 202.2p (+6.0p) and sold to 209.0p per kg and £1,342.60 gross.
Prime heifers (10) averaged 203.7 (+0.2p) and sold to 214.0p per kg twice and £1,297.20 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 17th) sold 16 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (6) averaged 202.2p (+6.0p) and sold to 209.0p per kg for a 635kg Limousin cross from Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, and £1,342.60 gross for a 685kg Limousin cross from Ashley, North Kessock.
Prime heifers (10) averaged 203.7p (+0.2p) and sold to 214.0p per kg twice for a 585kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall and for a 545kg Charolais cross from Easter Sheeppark, Balblair both selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall and £1,297.20 gross for a 705kg Limousin cross from Ashley, North Kessock.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Easter Sheeppark, (BRB), 208.0p; Ashley, (LimX), 204.0p; Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), 204.0p.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (AAX), 212.0p, (LimX), 208.0p; Easter Sheeppark, (AAX), 208.0p, (BRB), 202.0p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), £1,327.15, £1,244.40; Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,309.50.
Heifers: Ashley, (LimX), £1,293.50; Bridgend Farm, (AAX), £1,261.40, (LimX), £1,251.90, £1,206.40.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 17th) sold 2,094, prime sheep.
Old season lambs (1,506) averaged 244.7p (+7.8p) and sold to 276.0p per kg and £119 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,374) averaged 247.7p (+6.1p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (588) averaged £123.27 and sold to £187 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 17th) sold 2,094 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (1,506) averaged 244.7p (+7.8p) and sold to 276.0p per kg for a pen of 39.5kg Beltex crosses from Shoreton Farms, Culbokie and £119 gross for a pen of 45kg Beltex crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,374) averaged 247.7p (+6.1p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (588) averaged £123.27 and sold to £187 gross for Cheviot Mule ewes from Wester Moy, Urray.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Old season lambs: Chev - Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell, £118.50, Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, 259.5p; TexX - Wester Moy, Urray, £118, 261.5p; BeltX – Badrain, Culbokie, £114, Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, 266/7p; SuffX – Balmaglaster, £113, 248.4p; Cross – Redfield, North Kessock, £110, 250.0p; Blue Tex – Balnabual, Dalcross, £109, 239.6p; BF – Easter Sheeppark, £105, Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, 243.5p; CharX – Dunain Mains, Inverness, £102.50, Wester Moy, 254.3p; BDM – Tighnahinch, Alcaig, £100, 256.4p
Feeding sheep: Suff – Culnaskeath, Evanton, £186, Viewhill Farm, Nairn, £183; TexX – Torgorm, £180, £170, Weser Moy, £180, Wester Cairnglass, Gollanfield, £178, £169; SuffX – Torgorm, £179, £170; Half Bred – Muirton Mains, Urray, £174; CHM – Wester Moy, £165, £160; Chev ram – Achscrabster, Thurso, £160; CharX – Wester Moy, £160, Leanach Farm, £121; BeltX ram – Torgorm, £159, £158; Chev wdr – Keppoch Farm, £150; Mule – Ashlea, Milton of Culloden, £146, Wester Cairnglass, £143, Torgorm, £140; Suff ram – Wester Cairnglass, £146; TeX ram Wester Cairnglass, £146; Chev – Torgorm, £139, Balavil Estate, Kingussie, £139, Wester Moy, £138; Cross – Dunain Mains, £133; Lyx – South Clunes, Kirkhill, £119; Continental – Ashlea, £110; BF – Easter Sheeppark, £100.