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.
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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.
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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.
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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.