Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 8 September 2009

8th September 2009

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 8th) sold 75 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (29) averaged 171p (-0.7p) and sold to 195p per kg and £1,170.30 gross.
Prime heifers (46) averaged 171p (-2.2p) and sold to 180p per kg and £1,188.45 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 8th) sold 75 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (29) averaged 171p (-0.7p) and sold to 195p per kg for a 530kg Limousin cross from Udale, Poyntzfield, to Greens Fine Meats, Grantown, and £1,170.30 gross for a 705kg Charolais cross from Pithogarty, Tain.
Prime heifers (46) averaged 171p (-2.2p) and sold to 180p per kg twice for a 585kg Limousin cross and a 540kg Limousin cross both from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, and £1,188.45 gross for a 695kg Charolais cross from Pithogarty.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Udale, (LimX), 189p; Greenlands, Arabella, (LimX), 174p; Pithogarty, (LimX), (CharX), and Teawig, Beauly, (LimX), 173p
Heifers: Mains of Croy, Inverness, (LimX), 179p; Bridgend Farm, (LimX twice), 178p, Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 177p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Pithogarty, (CharX), £1,122.00; Greenlands, (CharX), £1,115.40, Udale, (LimX), £1,099.80.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,123.40; Mountrich Farm, Dingwall, (CharX), £1,060.20; Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,056.25.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., September, 8th) sold 585 prime sheep.
New season lambs (539) averaged 139.7p (+0.6p) and sold to 150.6p per kg and £67 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (422) averaged 141.9p (+1.0p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (46) sold to £57 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., September, 8th) sold 585 prime sheep.
New season lambs (539) averaged 139.7p (+0.6p) and sold to 150.7p per kg for 38.5kg Texel crosses from Easter Dalziel Farm, Dalcross, and £67 gross for 50.5kg Texels from Woodside, Muir of Tarradale, to John M. Munro Ltd, Dingwall.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (422) averaged 141.9p (+1.0p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (46) sold to £57 gross for Cheviot ewes from Ardjachie, Tain.
Leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: TexX - Greenlands, Arabella, £66, Allanglach, North Kessock, 149.4p; SuffX - Pithogarty, Tain, and Greenlands, £65, Dunmore House, Beauly, 148.6p; Chev - Culnaha, Nigg, £62.80, 143.3p; CHM - Dell Farm, Farr, £58, 126.1p; Mule - Milton Farm, Aberarder, £56.80, 138.5p; Tex - Ballachraggan Croft, Cabrich, £45, Woodside, 132.7p.
Feeding sheep: Chev ewe - Ardjachie, £52.50; Chev ram - Culnaha, £48.