Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 9th July 2013

8th July 2013

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 9th) sold 45 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (20) averaged 253.8p (+13.0p) and sold to 270p per kg and £1,701.00 gross.
Prime heifers (25) averaged 244.9p (+6.7p) and sold to 262p per kg and £1,657.15 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 9th) sold 45 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (20) averaged 253.8p (+13.0p) and sold to 270p per kg and £1,701.00 gross for a 630kg Limousin cross from Wester Craiglands, Fortrose.
Prime heifers (25) averaged 244.9p (+6.7p) and sold to 262p per kg for a 565kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, to John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall, and £1,657.15 gross for a 655kg Charolais also from Bridgend Farm.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Wester Craiglands, (CharX), 268p; Kincraig Farm, Invergordon, (LimX), 262p; Bridgend Farm, (LimX twice), and Kincraig Farm, (CharX), 259p.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 257p, (LimX), 256p; Kincraig Farm, (CharX), and Bridgend Farm, (CharX), 248p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Wester Craiglands, (CharX), £1,608.00; Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,579.90; Kincraig Farm, (CharX), £1,529.15.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,637.50, (LimX), £1,625.60; Kincraig Farm, (LimX), £1,407.90.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 9th) sold 175 prime sheep.
New season lambs (127) averaged 230.6p (+8.4p) and sold to 242.7p per kg and £106.00 gross.
Old season lambs (21) averaged 106p (-27.3p) and sold to 110.6p per kg and £52.00 gross.
SQQ (NSL) 36.5kg to 45.5kg (115) averaged 231.8p (+9.7p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (27) sold to £88 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 9th) sold 175 prime sheep.
New season lambs (127) averaged 230.6p (+8.4p) and sold to 242.7p per kg for 41kg Beltex crosses from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, and £106.00 gross for 44.5kg Suffolk crosses from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, to John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall.
Old season lambs (21) averaged 106p (-27.3p) and sold to 110.6p per kg and £52.00 gross for 47kg Blackfaces from Blackford Farm, Croy.
SQQ (NSL) 36.5kg to 45.5kg (115) averaged 231.8p (+9.7p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (27) sold to £88 gross for a Suffolk cross ewe from Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: TexX – Kinnahaird Farm, £105.00, Torgormack, Beauly, 241.9p; Tex – Easter Strath of Auchterflow, £105.00, 236p; CharX – Kinnahaird Farm, £101.50, Lochdhu, Nairn, 240.3p; BeltX – Kinnahaird Farm, £99.50; SuffX – Lochdhu, £92.00, 242.1p.
Feeding sheep: SuffX ewe – Torgormack, £72; Chev ewe – Viewhill Croft, £70; BF ram – Blackford Farm, £55.