Dingwall and Highland Marts - Sales 15 October 2024

16th October 2024

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 15th) sold 11 Prime Cattle.
Prime Bullocks (3) averaged 302.2p per kg and sold to 313.0p per kg and £2,044.80 gross.
Prime Heifers (8) averaged 302.1p per kg and sold to 319.0p per kg and £1,992.90 gross
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 15th) sold 11 Prime Cattle.
Prime Bullocks (3) averaged 302.2p per kg and sold to 313.0p per kg for a 650kg Limousin Cross from Sunnylea, Balblair selling to John M Munro, (Butchers), Dingwall and £2,044.80 gross for a 710kg Simmental Cross from Wester Muckernich, Muir of Ord.
Prime Heifers (8) averaged 302.1p per kg and sold to 319.0p per kg for a 540kg Limousin Cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall selling to Fraser Brothers (Butchers) Ltd, Dingwall and £1,992.90 gross for a 730kg Simmental Cross from Wester Muckernich, Muir of Ord.

Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Sunnylea, (LimX), 307.0p.

Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 313.0p, 308.0p, 305.0p & (AAx), 308.0p, Sunnylea, (LimX), 308.0p.

Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Sunnylea, (LimX), £2,034.50 & £2,010.85.

Heifers: Bridgend, (LimX), £1,909.60 & (AAx), £1,863.40, Wester Muckernich, (SimX), £1,883.40.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 15th) 740 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (367) sold to 276.0p per kg and £131 gross.
Feeding Sheep (373) sold to £180 gross.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 15th) sold 740 Prime Sheep.
New Season Lambs (367) sold to 276.0p per kg for a pen of Texel Crosses from Glebe Farm, Allarburn and £131 gross for a pen of Texel Crosses from Charleston, North Kessock selling to John M Munro (Butchers), Dingwall.
Feeding Sheep (373) sold to £180 for a Texel Cross Ewe from Woodside, Muir of Tarradale.

"Lambs cashed in at comparable rates despite some under finished articles forward. Ewes continue to meet a firm enquiry being every bit as dear as last week."

Other leading prices per head and per kg
New Season lambs: TexX - Hardmuir View, Brodie, £129, Charleston, £127, £126, £125, £122, £121, 269.0p, 265.0p, 262.0p & 260.0p, Glebe Farm, £127, £124 (Twice), 273.0p & 267.0p, Meikle Ussie, Dingwall, £124, Easter Dalziel Farm, Dalcross, £120 & 261.0p, South Clunes Farm, Inverness, 264.0p, Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell, 262.0p, Muirton Mains, Urray, 262.0p; SuffX - Muirton Mains, £121, £120, 263.0p & 262.0p; HampD – 2 Glaick, Ardross, £120 & 267.0p; CharX – Dunain Mains, Inverness, 274.0p; BeltX – Meikle Ussie, 273.0p; Chev – The Parkie, Tain, 262.0p

Feeding Sheep: TexX Ewe – Little Kildrummie, Nairn, £150 & £115, Upper Muckovie, Inverness, £130, £110, £104 & £100, Greenland Mains, Castletown, £129, £110 & £106, Woodside, £115, 14 Airdens, Bonar Bridge, £110; Chev Ewe – Viewhill Croft, £132, South Balkeith, Tain, £100; Cross Ewe – Little Kildrummie, £110; B. Tex Ewe – Balnabual, Dalcross, £110; TexX Wdr – Drynie Farm, Dingwall, £109; CHM Ewe – Viewhill Croft, £108; Mule Ewe – Upper Muckovie, £105; SuffX Ewe – Inichindown, Invergordon, £104, Little Kildrummie, £100; Chev Wdr – Drynie Farm, £104; Romney Ewe – Greenland Mains, £100; Chev Ram – The Parkie, £100.