28th December 2010
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 28th) sold 61 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (31) averaged 172.5p (+1.1p) and sold to 183p per kg and £1,311.40 gross.
Prime heifers (30) averaged 172.7p (-1.5p) and sold to 182p per kg and £1,092.00 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 28th) sold 61 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (31) averaged 172.5p (+1.1p) and sold to 183p per kg twice for a 585kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, and a 640kg Limousin cross from Findon Mains, Culbokie, and £1,311.40 gross for a 790kg Charolais cross from Easter Sheep Park, Balblair.
Prime heifers (30) averaged 172.7p (-1.5p) and sold to 182p per kg for a 545kg Charolais cross from Bridgend Farm, to John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall, and £1,092.00 gross for a 650kg Charolais cross from Kincraig Farm, Invergordon.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Tore Farm, Culbokie, (SimX), 180p; Newton of Ferintosh, Conon Bridge, and Findon Mains, and Tore Farm, and Easter Hardmuir, Nairn, (LimX), 177p; Kincraig Farm, (AAX), Arabella, Nigg, and Tore Farm, (LimX), 175p.
Heifers: Scroggie Farm, Dingwall, (LimX), 179p; Bridgend Farm, (CharX), 178p; Scroggie Farm, (ShoX), Bridgend Farm, (LimX twice), Kincraig Farm, (CharX), Easter Hardmuir, and Mains of Croy, Inverness, (LimX), 176p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Tore Farm, (LimX), £1,200.60; Arabella, (LimX), £1,176.00; Findon Mains, (LimX), £1,171.20.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,058.75; Redhill, Allanfearn, (LimX), £1,047.80; Kincraig Farm, (CharX), £1,033.20.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 28th) sold 511 prime sheep.
New season lambs (511) averaged 184.8p (+1.9p) and sold to 195.9p per kg and £86.20 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (343) averaged 188.8p (+0.1p) per kg.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 28th) sold 511 prime sheep.
New season lambs (511) averaged 184.8p (+1.9p) and sold to 195.9p per kg for a pen of 44kg Beltex crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge, and £86.20 gross twice for pens of 44kg Beltex crosses and 45.5kg Texel crosses from Torgorm.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (343) averaged 188.8p (+0.1p) per kg.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: SuffX - Ankerville, Nigg, £86.00, Lairgandour, Daviot, 190.5p; TexX - Torgorm, £85.50, Findon Mains, 194.3p; Chev - Torgorm, £85.00, Ash Hill, Evanton, 195.4p; Suff - Glaich Na Goire, Kiltarlity, £80.00, 173.9p; Mule - Pithogarty, Tain, £79.80, Flichity Mains, Farr, 185.7p; BF - The Glebe, Boat of Garten, £73.00, 180.3p.