Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 3rd December 2013

3rd December 2013

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 3rd) sold 58 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (23) averaged 233.9p (-28.2p) and sold to 244p per kg and £1,864.00 gross.
Prime heifers (34) averaged 234.4p (-26.8p) and sold to 248p per kg and £1,550.00 gross.
OTM (1) sold to 210.0p and £1,470 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 3rd) sold 58 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (23) averaged 233.9p (-28.2p) and sold to 244p per kg for a 640kg Limousin cross from Docharty, Dingwall and £1,864.00 gross for an 800kg Charolais cross also from Docharty.
Prime heifers (34) averaged 234.4p (-26.8p) and sold to 248p per kg and £1,550 gross for a 625kg Limousin cross from Bridgend, Dingwall.
OTM (1) sold to 210.0p per kg and £1,470 gross for a 700kg Simmental cross from Mains of Househill, Nairn.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Castlecraig Farms, Nigg, (LimX), 243p; Bridgend, (LimX), & Castlecraig Farms, (LimX), 240p; Castlecraig Farms, (LimX), 239p.
Heifers: Bridgend, (LimX), 247p; Castlecraig Farms, (LimX), 245p; Bridgend, (BRB), 244p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Docharty, (AAX), £1,603.00; Docharty, (SimX), £1,584.60; Docharty, (LimX), £1,561.60.
Heifers: Bridgend, (LimX), £1,522.20; Bridgend, (LimX), £1,500.40; Bridgend, (CharX), £1,492.25.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 3rd) sold 922 prime sheep.
New season lambs (908) averaged 164.5p (-8.6p) and sold to 200.0p per kg and £88.00 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (731) averaged 166.6p (-9.9p) per kg.
Prime sheep (14) sold to £44 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 3rd) sold 922 prime sheep.
New season lambs (908) averaged 164.5p (-8.6p) and sold to 200.0p per kg for a 40kg Texel cross from Balnespick, Kincraig, (Williamson) and £88.00 gross for a pair of 49kg Suffolk crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge, to Fraser Brother Butchers, Dingwall
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (731) averaged 166.6p (-9.9p) per kg.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: CharX – Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £80.00, Clynemilton, Brora, 183.4p; TexX – Wester Balloan, Urray & Balnespick, £80.00, Dunain Mains, Inverness, 180.0p; BeltX – Lairgandour, Daviot, £79.50, Balblair, Dingwall, 178.3p; SuffX – Mountrich, Dingwall, £79.00, Torgorm, 179.6p; Chev –The Cloy, Fortrose, £77.20 167.8p; Mule – Wester Moy, Urray, £75.00, Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, 180.3p; BF – Tulloch, Dingwall, £74.00, Lairgandour, 167.4p; CHM – Dunain Mains, £74.00, 164.4p; Char – Whitebog, Fortrose, £73.80, 171.1p; Zwarb – Balnespick, Kincraig, (Williamson), £70.00; BFL – Tulloch, £66.