Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 7 January 2014

7th January 2014

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 7th) sold 52 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (23) averaged 229.3p (-7.7p) and sold to 240p per kg and £1,650.00 gross.
Prime heifers (22) averaged 230.4p (-9.2p) and sold to 236p per kg and £1,482.00 gross.
OTM cattle (7) sold to 214p per kg and £1,300.00 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 7th) sold 52 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (23) averaged 229.3p (-7.7p) and sold to 240p per kg for a 600kg Limousin cross from Findon Mains, Culbokie, and £1,650.00 gross for a Charolais cross from Tore Farm, Culbokie.
Prime heifers (22) averaged 230.4p (-9.2p) and sold to 236p per kg twice for a 500kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, and a 555kg Limousin cross from Scroggie Farm, Dingwall, and £1,482.00 gross for a 650kg Simmental cross from Balvaird Farm, Muir of Ord.
OTM cattle (7) sold to 214p per kg for a 585kg Simmental cross bullock from Viewhill, Gollanfield, and £1,300.00 gross for a 625kg Simmental cross also from Viewhill.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 239p; Findon Mains, (LimX), 237p; Viewhill, Gollanfield, (LimX), 235p.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 234p; Bridgend Farm, (SimX twice & CharX), 233p; Drummond Farm, (SDX), Bridgend Farm, (LimX), and Bayhead, Munlochy, (Sim), 232p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), Drummond Farm, Evanton, (LimX), £1,557.20; Tore Farm, (LimX), and Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,518.00; Findon Mains, (LimX), £1,496.40.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,461.60; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, (LimX), £1,322.50; Scroggie Farm, (LimX), £1,309.80.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 7th) sold 792 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (784) averaged 183.3p (+0.6p) and sold to 205.1p per kg and £86.50 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (484) averaged 192.9p (+4.3p) per kg.
Prime sheep (8) sold to £61.00 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 7th) sold 792 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (784) averaged 183.3p (+0.6p) and sold to 205.1p per kg for 39kg Charollais crosses from Clynemilton, Brora, and £86.50 gross for 42.5kg Texel crosses from Allanglach, North Kessock.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (484) averaged 192.9p (+4.3p) per kg.
Prime sheep (8) sold to £61.00 gross for Mule ewes from Balintore Farms, Fearn.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Old season lambs: BeltX – Lairgandour, Daviot, £86.00, Torgorm, 193.2p; TexX – Balvaird Farm, Muir of Ord, £85.50, Scotsburn Farm, Kildary, 204p; Tex – Bunchrew Farm, Inverness, £85.50, 190p; SuffX – Drumore, Evanton, £85.00, 194.2p; Char – Whitebog, Rosemarkie, £84.50, 192.1p; Cross – Lairgandour, £84.50, 179.8p; Chev – Drumore, Muirton Mains, Urray, and Lairgandour, £84.00, Sanquhar Mains, Forres, 196.2p; Suff – Whitebog, £83.50, 192p; CharX – Clynemilton, £83.50, 198.8p; CHM – Borowston Mains, Thurso, £81.50, 166.3p; Mule – Abersky, Torness, £80.00, Bochruben Farm, Torness, 191.6p; BF – Shewglie, Glenurquhart, £79.00, Bochruben Farm, 188.9p; BFL – Whitebog, £78.00, 175.3p.