Dingwall And Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 9 January 2024

9th January 2024

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January 9th) sold 5 Prime Cattle.
Prime Bullocks (1) Sold to 286.0p per kg (+1.9p) and sold to £2,044.90 gross.
Prime Heifers (4) averaged 274.4p per kg (-11.7p) and sold to 279.0p per kg and £2,033.85 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January 9th) sold 5 Prime Cattle.
Prime Bullocks (1) Sold to 286.0p per kg (+1.9p) and sold to £2,044.90 gross for a 715kg Limousin cross from Shore Croft, Culbokie.

Prime Heifers (4) averaged 274.4p per kg (-11.7p) and sold to 279.0p per kg for a 500kg Aberdeen Angus cross from East Murkle, Thurso selling to John M Munro, Butchers, Dingwall and £2,033.85 gross for a 745kg Simmental cross from Shore Croft.
Other leading prices per kg:
Heifers: East Murkle, (AAX), 274.0p, Shore Croft (SimX), 273.0p (Twice).
Other leading prices per head:
Heifers: Shore Croft, (SimX), £2,020.20, East Murkle, (AAX), £1,438.50, £1,395.00.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January 9th) sold 287 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (195) averaged 264.1p per kg and sold to 287.0 per kg and £141 gross.
NSL SQQ Lambs (60) averaged 273.5p per kg.
Feeding Sheep (92) sold to £172 gross.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January 9th) sold 287 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (195) averaged 264.1p per kg and sold to 287.0 per kg for a pen of 45kg Texel crosses from Upper Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord and £141 gross for a pen of 61kg Mules from Blackford, Inverness.
Feeding Sheep (92) sold to £172 gross for a Texel cross ewe from Swordale Farm, Bonar Bridge.

"A very small show greeted our eager buyers today who were all keen to obtain numbers. A fantastic trade was seen as new buyers came to the fore. Heavies and exports equally met the firmest enquiries and many more are required on a weekly basis to fulfill our buyers demands. Ewes also met a firm trade cashing in dearer on the week."

Other leading prices per head and per kg
New Season lambs: TexX - Mid Fleenas, Nairn, £140, £138 (Twice), 267p, Blackford, £139.50, £125, 272p, 8 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew, £133, £129, £128, £127, 272p, 270p, Upper Ardnagrask, £129, Balnabeen, £128, £127 (Twice), 273p, 272p, 267p, Hardmuir View, £125, 266p; SuffX - Invercharron, Ardgay, £139, Rhevackin, Kiltarlity, £128, £124, 272p, 270p, Bayhead, £118, 274p; BF – Ach Farm, Invergarry, £135, Blackford, £259p; Mule – Blackford, £133, 258p; Chev – Belmaduthy, Munlochy, £128, £121.50, 270p, Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell, £119.50, 266p, Bayhead, £119, 277p, Proncy Farm, Dornoch, £116.50, 271p, Wester Muckernich, Tore, £115, 267p, Clune Farm, Dores, £111.50 (Twice), 265p; CharX – Proncy Farm, £118.50, 282p.

Feeding Sheep: BeltX – Invercharron Farm, £138, TexX – Swordale Farm, £128, Upper Muckovie, £118, £110, £86, Balintore Farm, £107, £88, Clune Farm, £97, Invercharron Farm, £95, Chev – Belmaduthy, £126, Cross – Swordale Farm, £126, Inverbay, £115, Blue Texel – Inverbay, £119, Invercharron Farm, £115, £108, Mule – Upper Muckovie, £106, £89, Balintore Farm, £87, BF – Blackford, £70, SuffX – Invercharron Farm, £70.