Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 15 april 2014

15th April 2014

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 15th) sold 58 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (34) averaged 209.5p (+1.5p) and sold to 237p per kg and £1,566.00 gross.
Prime heifers (24) averaged 211.4p (-6.5p) and sold to 237p per kg and £1,486.25 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 15th) sold 58 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (34) averaged 209.5p (+1.5p) and sold to 237p per kg for a 620kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, and £1,566.00 gross for a 725kg Limousin cross from Tore Farm, Culbokie.
Prime heifers (24) averaged 211.4p (-6.5p) and sold to 237p per kg for a 570kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, to John M. Munro Ltd, Dingwall, and £1,486.25 gross for a 725kg Charolais cross from Udale, Poyntzfield.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), 235p; Findon Mains, Culbokie, (BRB), 225p; Easter Hardmuir, Nairn, (SalX), 222p.
Heifers: Udale, (LimX), 230p; Mountrich Farm, Dingwall, and Easter Hardmuir, (LimX), 216p; Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, (CharX), and Hilton Farm, Tain, (LimX), 213p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Tore Farm, (SimX), £1,511.10; Udale, (CharX), £1,476.00; Findon Mains, (LimX), £1,474.60.
Heifers: Mountrich Farm, (LimX), £1,404.00; Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,267.40; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), £1,350.90.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 15th) sold 1,646 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (1,646) averaged 209.6p (-15.9p) and sold to 233.7p per kg and £105.00 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,398) averaged 213.6p (-17.1p) per kg.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 15th) sold 1,646 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (1,646) averaged 209.6p (-15.9p) and sold to 233.7p per kg for 41.5kg Texel crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge, and £105.00 gross for 47kg Charollais crosses also from Torgorm, to Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,398) averaged 213.6p (-17.1p) per kg.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Old season lambs: Chev – Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell, £101.00, Groam, Kirkhill, 226.5p; TexX – Kilcoy, Killearnan, £99.00, The Cloy, Fortrose, 230p; BeltX – Torgorm, £97.00, 233.3p; CharX – Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, £97.00, Torgorm, 230p; SuffX – Dunain Mains, Inverness, £96.50, South Clunes, Kirkhill, 217.7p; BF – Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, £94.50, 213.4p; Cross – Lairgandour, Daviot, £93.50, Oldtown of Aigas, Beauly, 223.8p; Belt – Lairgandour, £92.00, 232.9p.