Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 13th August 21013

13th August 2013

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 13th) sold 48 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (18) averaged 230.4p (-2.5p) and sold to 240p per kg and £1,645.00 gross.
Prime heifers (30) averaged 232.1p (-3.3p) and sold to 245p per kg and £1,678.25 gross.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 13th) sold 48 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (18) averaged 230.4p (-2.5p) and sold to 240p per kg for a 605kg Limousin cross from Udale, Poyntzfield, to John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall, and £1,645.00 gross for a 700kg Limousin cross also from Udale.
Prime heifers (30) averaged 232.1p (-3.3p) and sold to 245p per kg and £1,678.25 gross for a 685kg Limousin cross from Little Kildrummie, Nairn.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Shoreton Farms, Culbokie, and Findon Mains, Culbokie, (CharX), 238p; Udale, (LimX), 235p; Findon Mains, and Udale, (LimX), 234p.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, Udale, (LimX), and Little Kildrummie, (LimX & CharX), 243p; Bridgend Farm, (CharX), 241p; Udale, (BRB), 235p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Findon Mains, (SimX), £1,589.00; Udale, (LimX), £1,584.40; Alanaha, Nairn, (CharX), £1,565.55.
Heifers: Little Kildrummie, (LimX), £1,652.40; Mountrich Farm, Dingwall, (CharX), £1,483.50; Udale, (BRB), £1,468.75.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 13th) sold 607 prime sheep.
New season lambs (438) averaged 181.5p (-4.4p) and sold to 192.9p per kg and £91.00 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (351) averaged 183.1p (-3.0p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (169) sold to £72.00 gross.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 13th) sold 607 prime sheep.
New season lambs (438) averaged 181.5p (-4.4p) and sold to 192.9p per kg for 42kg Beltex crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge, to John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall, and £91.00 gross for 47.5kg Beltex crosses also from Torgorm, to Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (351) averaged 183.1p (-3.0p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (169) sold to £72.00 gross for a Cheviot ram from Tressady, Lairg.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: BeltX – Meikle Ussie, Dingwall, £87.00, Torgorm, 191.6p; TexX – Pithogarty, Tain, £85.00, Torgorm, 191.8p; SuffX – Torgorm, £83.00, Dunain Mains, Inverness, 189.4p; Mule – Milton Farm, Aberarder, £79.00, 178.8p; CharX – Greenlands, Arabella, £77.80, 187.5p; Dors – Greenlands, £70.00, 175p.
Feeding sheep: Belt ram – Silverwells, Edderton, £70.00; Chev ewe – 34 Newmarket, Stornoway, £62.50; Mule ewe – Lairgandour, Daviot, £62.00; BF ram – Silverwells, £59.00.