Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 21 August 2012

20th August 2012

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 21st) sold 67 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (46) averaged 205.7p (-2.7p) and sold to 225p per kg and £1,611.20 gross.
Prime heifers (21) averaged 205.2p (-4.9p) and sold to 219p per kg and £1,368.75 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 21st) sold 67 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (46) averaged 205.7p (-2.7p) and sold to 225p per kg for a 620kg Charolais cross from Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, to John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall, and £1,611.20 gross for a 760kg Charolais cross from Alanaha, Nairn.
Prime heifers (21) averaged 205.2p (-4.9p) and sold to 219p per kg and £1,368.75 gross for a 625kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall.
Other leading prices per kg
Bullocks: Drummond Farm, Evanton, (LimX), 223p; Wester Cullicudden, Conon Bridge, and Pithogarty, Tain, (LimX), 219p; Wester Craiglands, (CharX), and Wester Cullicudden, (LimX), 216p.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 216p; Muirends Croft, Munlochy, (LimX), 209p; Easter Hardmuir, Nairn, (LimX), and Bridgend Farm, (CharX), 208p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Udale, Poyntzfield, (LimX), £1,459.50; Pithogarty, (CharX), £1,414.40; Wester Craiglands, (CharX), £1,395.00.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,341.60; Udale, (LimX), £1,312.00; Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,256.60.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 21st) sold 714 prime sheep.
New season lambs (714) averaged 177.5p (-4.5p) and sold to 189.5p per kg and £85.00 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (639) averaged 178.7p (-3.8p) per kg.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 21st) sold 714 prime sheep.
New season lambs (714) averaged 177.5p (-4.5p) and sold to 189.5p per kg for 43kg Charollais crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge, and £85.00 gross for 47kg Cheviots from Muirton Mains, Muir of Ord.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (639) averaged 178.7p (-3.8p) per kg.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: SuffX - Torgorm, £84.00, 185.1p; CHM - Bindal, Portmahomack, £82.00, 177.3p; CharX - Torgorm, £81.50, Greenlands, Arabella, 184.9p; BeltX - Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, £81.00, Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, 185.9p; TexX - Scroggie Farm, Dingwall, £80.20, Torgorm, 186.1p; Cross - Easter Urray, Muir of Ord, £79.50, 174.7p; Cht - Muirton Mains, 180.9p; Mule - Wester Croachy, Aberarder, £68.00; 170p.