Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 20 May 2014

20th May 2014

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 20th) sold 65 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (39) averaged 202.2p (-4.9p) and sold to 235p per kg and £1,421.00 gross.
Prime heifers (26) averaged 207.3p (-17.3p) and sold to 235p per kg and £1,357.00 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 20th) sold 65 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (39) averaged 202.2p (-4.9p) and sold to 235p per kg twice for a 570kg Limousin cross from Greenlands Farm, Arabella, and a 595kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, and £1,421.00 gross for a 725kg Charolais cross from Shoreton Farms, Culbokie.
Prime heifers (26) averaged 207.3p (-17.3p) and sold to 235p per kg twice for a 550kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, to Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall, and a 515kg Limousin cross from Easter Clune, Lethen, to John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall, and £1,357.00 gross for a 590kg Limousin cross from Shoreton Farms.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Easter Clune, (LimX), 224p; Greenlands, (LimX), 217p; Kincraig Farm, Invergordon, (CharX), 214p.
Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), 234p; Shoreton Farms, and Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), 230p; Easter Clune, (LimX), 221p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Tore Farm, Culbokie, (CharX), £1,411.20; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), £1,398.25; Shoreton Farms, (LimX), £1,380.40.
Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), £1,292.50; Redhill, Allanfearn, (CharX), £1,285.20; Kincraig Farm, (CharX), £1,268.75.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 20th) sold 430 prime sheep.
New season lambs (15) averaged 225.6p and sold to 245.5p per kg and £110.00 gross.
Old season lambs (395) averaged 235.5p (+28.2p) and sold to 255.1p per kg and £106.50 gross.
SQQ (OSL) 36.5kg to 45.5kg (363) averaged 239.0p (+25.1p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (20) sold to £65.00 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 20th) sold 430 prime sheep.
New season lambs (15) averaged 225.6p and sold to 245.5p per kg twice for 44kg Zwartbles from Chapelpark Farm, Kingussie, and 44kg Dorset’s from Brae-edge Farm, Castletown, both to John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall, and £110.00 gross for 46kg Suffolk crosses from Brae-edge Farm to John M. Munro Ltd.
Old season lambs (395) averaged 235.5p (+28.2p) and sold to 255.1p per kg for 39kg Cheviots from Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, and £106.50 gross for 44kg Cheviots from Ardivot Farm, Lossiemouth.
SQQ (OSL) 36.5kg to 45.5kg (363) averaged 239.0p (+25.1p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (20) sold to £65.00 gross.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: Zwarb – Chapelpark Farm, £108.00, £107.00, £100.00, 222.2p, 205.8p; Dors – Brae-edge Farm, £108. SuffX – Brae-edge Farm, 239.1p.
Old season lambs: TexX – Ardivot Farm, £106.00, South Clunes, Kirkhill, £98.00, Balintraid, Delny, £94.00, Balintraid, 232.4p, Findon Mains, 230p, Ardivot Farm, 228.3p; BF – Blackford Farm, Croy, £106.00, Ardivot Farm, £105.00, The Cloy, Fortrose, £100.00, Easter Sheep Park, 252p, Ardivot Farm, 238.6p, Blackford Farm, 235.6p; SuffX – South Clunes, £106.00, Redfield, North Kessock, £96.00, South Clunes, 225.5p; LleynX – South Clunes, £105.00, 214.3p; Chev – Ardivot Farm, £100.00, Easter Sheep Park, £99.50, Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, £98.00, Easter Sheep Park, 247.4p, Ardivot Farm, 242.1p, Glenurquhart Farm, 234.6p; Cross – Easter Sheep Park, £95.50, 238.8p; BeltX – Glenurquhart Farm, (Smith), £79.00, 216.4p.