Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 6 June 2023

6th June 2023

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June 6th) sold 19 Prime Cattle.
Prime Bullocks (8) averaged 285.1p per kg (+0.7p) and sold to 302.0p per kg and £1,978.10 gross.
Prime Heifers (11) averaged 296.0p per kg (+7.3p) and sold to 310.0p per kg and £1,992.40 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June 6th) sold 19 Prime Cattle.
Prime Bullocks (8) averaged 285.1p per kg (+0.7p) and sold to 302.0p per kg and £1,978.10 gross for a 655kg Charolais cross from Torgormack, Beauly.
Prime Heifers (11) averaged 296.0p per kg (+7.3p) and sold to 310.0p per kg for a 540kg Limousin from Easter Sheeppark, Balblair selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall and £1,992.40 gross for a 680kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Torgormack, Beauly.

"A better show of cattle forward this week resulted in a sharper trade".

Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Easter Sheeppark, (AAX), 291.0p, Shoreton Farms, Culbokie, (SimX), 289.0p, (LimX), 289.0p, 286.0p, Allanglach, North Kessock, 279.0p, 274.0p, 271.0p.
Heifers: Lyne of Urchany, Nairn, (LimX), 309.0p, 301.0p, 299.0p, 298.0p, Shoreton Farms, (CharX), 308.0p, 290.0p twice, (SimX), 286.0p, 279.0p, Torgormack, (AAX), 293.0p.

Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Shoreton Farms, (SimX), £1,936.30, (LimX), £1,887.60, £1,849.60, Allanglach, (CharX), £1,808.40, £1,761.50, £1,743.75, Easter Sheeppark, (AAX), £1,731.45.
Heifers: Shoreton Farms, (CharX), £1,899.50, £1,894.20, £1,827.00, (SimX), £1,883.25, £1,787.50, Easter Sheeppark, (LimX), £1,674.00, Lyne of Urchany, (LimX), £1,668.80, £1,653.15, £1,644.50, £1,640.45.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June 6th) sold 442 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (35) averaged 318.2p per kg and sold to 324.0p per kg and £156 gross.
Old Season Lambs (134) averaged 237.5p per kg (-4.6p) and sold to 270.0p per kg and £141 gross.
SQQ Lambs 25.5kg to 45.5kg (76) averaged 240.1p
Feeding Sheep (273) sold to £290 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June 6th) sold 442 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (35) averaged 318.2p per kg and sold to 324.0p per kg for a pen of 45kg Texel crosses and £156 gross for a pen of 50kg Texel crosses all from Lochdhu, Nairn.
Old Season Lambs (134) averaged 237.5p per kg (-4.6p) and sold to 270.0p per kg for a pen of 43kg Cheviots from 7 Kinerras, Kiltarlity and £141 gross for a pen of 58.5kg Texel crosses from Jacob House, Strathcarron.
SQQ Lambs 25.5kg to 45.5kg (76) averaged 240.1p.
Feeding Sheep (273) sold to £290 gross for a Texel ewe from Moy Bridge Croft, Wester Moy.

"An increase in number and quality of new season lambs this week produced a fantastic average. Hoggs were very similar on the week with well fleshed hoggs keenly bid for. A lesser number of ewes were forward, however trade remains strong".

Other leading prices per head and per kg
Old Season lambs: TexX - 15 Vatisker, Back, £139, £116, 223.0p, 214.0p, Jacob House, £137, 241.0p, 232.0p, Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £112, £108, 263.0p, 260.0p, Glebe Farm, Allarburn, £100 twice, 263.0p, 241.0p, 238.0p, Gardener's House, Dunphail, 228.0p; Chev - 7 Kinerras, £133, £127, £126, £118, £116, £105, 260.0p, 242.0p, 236.0p, 235.0p, 233.0p, 9 Lochussie, Dingwall, £119, 259.0p, Gardener's House, £119, 253.0p, Glebe Farm, £101, 253.0p, Torgorm, 218.0p; SuffX – Gardener’s House, £127, 219.0p, East Port, Grantown on Spey, £120, 214.0p, Olrig Mains, Castletown, £106, 247.0p; LLyn – Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £125, £118, £101, 259.0p, 238.0p, 234.0p, 215.0p; Cross – 6 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £123, 248.0p, Olrig Mains, £107, 210.0p, 8 Torgormack, Kilmorack, £9, 228.0p; BF – 37 Vatisker, Back, £117, £100, 222.0p, 205.0p; Mule – 15 Vatisker, Back, £113, 217.0p.

Feeding Sheep: Tex ewe – Moy Bridge Croft, £255, Gardener’s House, £130; Suff ewe – Viewhill Farm, Gollanfield, £164, £151; Chev ram – Lynemore Farm, Grantown on Spey, £148, £128, Ardnamurchan Estates, £138, 5c Balnabeen, Conon Bridge, £122, Ose Farm, Struan, £110, 8, 14 & 15 Struanmore, Struan, £108; TexX ewe – Olrig Mains, £136, £116, 5c Balnabeen, £129, £120, Gardener’s House, £125, 34 Newmarket, Isle of Lewis, £102;
SuffX ewe – Olrig Mains, £131, £127, £112; Hampshire Down ewe – Craggiemore, Daviot, £130; CharX ewe – Viewhill Farm, £128, Olrig Mains, £122; Chev ewe – 34 Newmarket, £126, 25 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £119,
5c Balnabeen, £117, £114, £100, Lynemore Farm, £11, Caulternich, Kilmorack, £109, Ospisdale, Dornoch, £106, Ose Farm, £101; Cross ewe – Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £126, 25 Lower Barvas, £119, 34 Newmarket, £103;
Char ram – Achavanich, Latheron, £120; Cross ram – Olrig Mains, £114; Suff ram – Olrig Mains, £114; Zwb ewe – Easter Craiglea, Duncanston, £114; Olrig Mains, £110; Llyn ewe – South Clunes, Kirkhill, £109, Nottingham Mains, £106; Dorset ewe – Gardener’s House, £100; BF ewe – 13 New Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, £88, 25 Lower Barvas, £88.., (June 6th) sold 19 Prime Cattle.
Prime Bullocks (8) averaged 285.1p per kg (+0.7p) and sold to 302.0p per kg and £1,978.10 gross.
Prime Heifers (11) averaged 296.0p per kg (+7.3p) and sold to 310.0p per kg and £1,992.40 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June 6th) sold 19 Prime Cattle.
Prime Bullocks (8) averaged 285.1p per kg (+0.7p) and sold to 302.0p per kg and £1,978.10 gross for a 655kg Charolais cross from Torgormack, Beauly.
Prime Heifers (11) averaged 296.0p per kg (+7.3p) and sold to 310.0p per kg for a 540kg Limousin from Easter Sheeppark, Balblair selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall and £1,992.40 gross for a 680kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Torgormack, Beauly.

“A better show of cattle forward this week resulted in a sharper trade”.

Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Easter Sheeppark, (AAX), 291.0p, Shoreton Farms, Culbokie, (SimX), 289.0p, (LimX), 289.0p, 286.0p, Allanglach, North Kessock, 279.0p, 274.0p, 271.0p.
Heifers: Lyne of Urchany, Nairn, (LimX), 309.0p, 301.0p, 299.0p, 298.0p, Shoreton Farms, (CharX), 308.0p, 290.0p twice, (SimX), 286.0p, 279.0p, Torgormack, (AAX), 293.0p.

Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Shoreton Farms, (SimX), £1,936.30, (LimX), £1,887.60, £1,849.60, Allanglach, (CharX), £1,808.40, £1,761.50, £1,743.75, Easter Sheeppark, (AAX), £1,731.45.
Heifers: Shoreton Farms, (CharX), £1,899.50, £1,894.20, £1,827.00, (SimX), £1,883.25, £1,787.50, Easter Sheeppark, (LimX), £1,674.00, Lyne of Urchany, (LimX), £1,668.80, £1,653.15, £1,644.50, £1,640.45.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June 6th) sold 442 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (35) averaged 318.2p per kg and sold to 324.0p per kg and £156 gross.
Old Season Lambs (134) averaged 237.5p per kg (-4.6p) and sold to 270.0p per kg and £141 gross.
SQQ Lambs 25.5kg to 45.5kg (76) averaged 240.1p
Feeding Sheep (273) sold to £290 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June 6th) sold 442 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (35) averaged 318.2p per kg and sold to 324.0p per kg for a pen of 45kg Texel crosses and £156 gross for a pen of 50kg Texel crosses all from Lochdhu, Nairn.
Old Season Lambs (134) averaged 237.5p per kg (-4.6p) and sold to 270.0p per kg for a pen of 43kg Cheviots from 7 Kinerras, Kiltarlity and £141 gross for a pen of 58.5kg Texel crosses from Jacob House, Strathcarron.
SQQ Lambs 25.5kg to 45.5kg (76) averaged 240.1p.
Feeding Sheep (273) sold to £290 gross for a Texel ewe from Moy Bridge Croft, Wester Moy.

“An increase in number and quality of new season lambs this week produced a fantastic average. Hoggs were very similar on the week with well fleshed hoggs keenly bid for. A lesser number of ewes were forward, however trade remains strong”.

Other leading prices per head and per kg
Old Season lambs: TexX – 15 Vatisker, Back, £139, £116, 223.0p, 214.0p, Jacob House, £137, 241.0p, 232.0p, Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £112, £108, 263.0p, 260.0p, Glebe Farm, Allarburn, £100 twice, 263.0p, 241.0p, 238.0p, Gardener’s House, Dunphail, 228.0p; Chev – 7 Kinerras, £133, £127, £126, £118, £116, £105, 260.0p, 242.0p, 236.0p, 235.0p, 233.0p, 9 Lochussie, Dingwall, £119, 259.0p, Gardener’s House, £119, 253.0p, Glebe Farm, £101, 253.0p, Torgorm, 218.0p; SuffX – Gardener’s House, £127, 219.0p, East Port, Grantown on Spey, £120, 214.0p, Olrig Mains, Castletown, £106, 247.0p; LLyn – Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £125, £118, £101, 259.0p, 238.0p, 234.0p, 215.0p; Cross – 6 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £123, 248.0p, Olrig Mains, £107, 210.0p, 8 Torgormack, Kilmorack, £9, 228.0p; BF – 37 Vatisker, Back, £117, £100, 222.0p, 205.0p; Mule – 15 Vatisker, Back, £113, 217.0p.

Feeding Sheep: Tex ewe – Moy Bridge Croft, £255, Gardener’s House, £130; Suff ewe – Viewhill Farm, Gollanfield, £164, £151; Chev ram – Lynemore Farm, Grantown on Spey, £148, £128, Ardnamurchan Estates, £138, 5c Balnabeen, Conon Bridge, £122, Ose Farm, Struan, £110, 8, 14 & 15 Struanmore, Struan, £108; TexX ewe – Olrig Mains, £136, £116, 5c Balnabeen, £129, £120, Gardener’s House, £125, 34 Newmarket, Isle of Lewis, £102;
SuffX ewe – Olrig Mains, £131, £127, £112; Hampshire Down ewe – Craggiemore, Daviot, £130; CharX ewe – Viewhill Farm, £128, Olrig Mains, £122; Chev ewe – 34 Newmarket, £126, 25 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £119,
5c Balnabeen, £117, £114, £100, Lynemore Farm, £11, Caulternich, Kilmorack, £109, Ospisdale, Dornoch, £106, Ose Farm, £101; Cross ewe – Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, £126, 25 Lower Barvas, £119, 34 Newmarket, £103;
Char ram – Achavanich, Latheron, £120; Cross ram – Olrig Mains, £114; Suff ram – Olrig Mains, £114; Zwb ewe – Easter Craiglea, Duncanston, £114; Olrig Mains, £110; Llyn ewe – South Clunes, Kirkhill, £109, Nottingham Mains, £106; Dorset ewe – Gardener’s House, £100; BF ewe – 13 New Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, £88, 25 Lower Barvas, £88.