10th October 2023
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 10th) sold 12 Prime Cattle.
Prime Heifers (12) averaged 284.3p per kg and sold to 302.0p per kg and £1,866.75 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 10th) sold 12 Prime Cattle.
Prime Heifers (12) averaged 284.3p per kg and sold to 302.0p per kg for a 575kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm and £1866.75 gross for a 655kg Charolais cross from Mountrich Farm.
Other leading prices per kg:
Heifers: Mountrich Farm (CharX) 285.0p, 284.0p, 281.0p, 280.0p (Twice) Bridgend Farm (SalX) 290.0p, (LimX) 288.0p, 287.0p.
Other leading prices per head:
Heifers: Mountrich Farm, (CharX) £1860.20, £1806, £1722, Bridgend Farm, (SalX) £1783.50, (LimX) £1756.80, £1736.50.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 10th) sold 1,108 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (623) averaged 229.1p per kg and £128 gross.
NSL SQQ Lambs (330) averaged 221.3p per kg.
Feeding Sheep (485) sold to £131 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 10th) sold 1,108 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (623) averaged 229.1p per kg and sold to 258.0p per kg for a pen of 44.5kg Texel cross lambs from Little Kildrummie, Nairn and £128 gross for a pen of 55kg Beltex crosses from Woodside, Near of Tarradale.
Feeding Sheep (589) sold to £131 gross for a Texel cross ewe from Lochdhu, Nairn.
"Lambs trade was sharper on the week for well fleshed and shapely sorts. Once again the prime sale was plagued with lean sheep hindering the overall average. Ewes met a firm enquiry for a very mixed show forward. Power was in short supply and all classes cashed in at recent rates."
Other leading prices per head and per kg
New Season lambs- TexX- Duncroft, £124, West Derrybeg, £120.50, £116, 243p, 241p, Pitglassie Farm, £120, £115, 235p (Twice), Little Kildrummie, £115, £112, 138p, Easter Dalziel, £114.50, £106.50, 234p (Twice), Kinchyle, £110.50, £101, £100.50, 234p, 232p, 230p, Lochdhu, £109.50, £105, £104, 244p, 236p, 235p, Balintraid, £108, 232p, Corslet Farm, £105, 244p, Fleucharry, £100.50, 231p, West Bruiach, £100, 233p; SuffX - Easter Suddie ,£124, £115, 253p, 240p, Corslet, £121.50, £101.50, 228p, 225p, Rhindhu Farms, £118, £113.50, £112, £111, 236p, 234p, 232p, Rhevackin, £114.50, 233p, 231p, Little Kildrummie, £112, £109, 238p, 237p, Lochdhu, £104, 236p; Mule - Rhindhu Farms, £122, 226p, Tulloch Farm, £110.50, 225p, Achnabat, £105.50, West Derrybeg, £114.50, 234p; BeltX – Easter Suddie, £121, £110, 244p, 242p, Little Kildrummie, £115, 250p, Woodside, 233p; Cross – Pitglassie Farm, £116.50, 228p, Achavanich, 225p; CharX – Little Kildrummie, £116, 247p; CHM – Ballindalloch Home Farm, £114, £103, 238p, Achnabat, 224p.
Feeding Sheep: SuffX – Roadside Cottage, £130, £67, Little Kildrummie, £103, £89, Rhindhu, £90; TexX – Dell of Killiehuntly, £127, £112, £104, Garguston, £122, £104, £101, £82, Little Kildrummie, £109, Lochdhu, £102, £82, West Syall, £94, £90 Kintradwell, £85,; Chev – South Balkeith, £108, £92, £80, £70, Clune Farm, £88, Kintradwell, £88, Mitchell Hill, £79, Suisgill, £75, West Syall, £72, £71, The Parkie, £72; Blue Tex – Bellacroft, £100, Little Kildrummie, £98; BF – Crackaig Blackies, £90, Kinrara Estate, £90, Coulags, £71, Rhindhu Farms, £69; BeltX – Bellacroft, £88; CHM – 199 Lednabirichen, £79; Mule – Little Kildrummie, £79, £67, Balintraid, £79, £69, Rhindhu, £79, 199 Lednabirichen, £67.