3rd January 2012
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 3rd) sold 49 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (19) averaged 202.9p (+2.8p) and sold to 216p per kg and £1,362.40 gross.
Prime heifers (30) averaged 201.0p (+0.3p) and sold to 216p per kg and £1,290.00 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 3rd) sold 49 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (19) averaged 202.9p (+2.8p) and sold to 216p per kg for a 605kg Limousin cross from Little Kildrummie, Nairn, to John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall, and £1,362.40 gross for a 655kg Limousin cross from Udale, Poyntzfield, also to John M. Munro Ltd.
Prime heifers (30) averaged 201.0p (+0.3p) and sold to 216p per kg for a 530kg Limousin cross from Udale, and £1,290.00 gross for a 645kg Limousin cross from Little Kildrummie.
Other leading prices per kg
Bullocks: Findon Mains, Culbokie, (LimX), 214p; Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, and Little Kildrummie (LimX), 210p; Udale, (LimX), 208p.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 214p; Udale, (LimX), 209p; Roadside, Wester Muckernich, (LimX), 203p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Findon Mains, (LimX), £1,358.9; Udale, (Sim), £1,325.40; Little Kildrummie, (LimX), £1,306.80.
Heifers: Little Kildrummie, (SimX), £1,273.60; Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,252.35; Udale, (LimX), £1,209.50.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 3rd) sold 520 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (520) averaged 203.8p (-5.8p) and sold to 217.8p per kg and £100.50 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (424) averaged 206.1p (-5.9p) per kg.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 3rd) sold 520 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (520) averaged 203.8p (-5.8p) and sold to 217.8p per kg for 45kg Beltex crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge, to Fraser Brother Butchers, Dingwall, and £100.50 gross for 50kg Texel crosses from Balintore Farms, Fearn.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (424) averaged 206.1p (-5.9p) per kg.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Old season lambs: BeltX - Torgorm, £98.00; TexX - Torgorm, £98.00, Wester Cairnglass, Gollanfield, 213.5p; SuffX - Little Kildrummie, Nairn, £93.50, Torgorm, 211.8p; Chev - Ardivot Farm, Lossiemouth, £90.20, Auchmore Farm, Muir of Ord, 210.5p; BF - Auchmore Farm, £90.00, 201.9p; Cross - Essich Farm, Inverness, £88.20, Redhill, Allanfearn, 204.2p; CharX - Wester Cairnglass, £88.20, Lochdhu, Nairn, 209.4p; Mule - Kinchyle Farm, Inverness, £88.20, 200.5p; ZwarX - Roadside, £88.00, Easter Glackton, Gollanfield, 201.3p.