Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 25 November 2014

25th November 2014

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 25th) sold 101 prime cattle at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland, John M. Munro Butchers, MacRae & Dick Landrover Centre, Craiglands Quarry, and Scot JCB and judged by Mr W. Cameron, Burnside of Edingight, Grange, Keith.
Prime bullocks (42) averaged 230.2p (+17.0p) and sold to 350p per kg and £1,977.50 gross.
Prime heifers (57) averaged 234.9p (+13.3p) and sold to 400p per kg and £2,460.00 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 25th) sold 101 prime cattle at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland, John M. Munro Butchers, MacRae & Dick Landrover Centre, Highland Industrial Supplies, Highland Tractors, and Scot JCB and judged by Mr W. Cameron, Burnside of Edingight, Grange, Keith.
Prize list
Overall champion & Flowerburn rose bowl, junior champion, 1st prize junior heifer and 1st prize haltered heifer - Mr G. Anderson, Auchenhalrig, Spey Bay, sold to 400p per kg (£2,460.00) for a 19 month old, 615kg Limousin cross to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall.
Reserve champion, junior reserve, 1st prize junior bullock, and 2nd prize haltered bullock – Mr G. Anderson, Auchenhalrig, sold to 350p per kg (£1,977.50) for a 16 month old, 565kg Limousin cross to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Butchers.
Senior champion, 1st prize senior heifer – Messrs W. A. Fettes, Braes of Enzie, Buckie, sold to 248p per kg to (£1,723.60) to the judge.
Senior reserve, 2nd prize senior heifer – Messrs J. & J. Henderson, Udale, Poyntzfield, sold to 242p per kg (£1,597.20) to John M. Munro Ltd.
1st prize senior bullock – Messrs J. & J. Henderson, 238p.
2nd prize senior bullock – Messrs W. J. Jack & Son, Woodend, Killearnan, 245p.
2nd prize junior bullock – Mr D. Morrison, 141 Burnside, Kinlochbervie, 235p.
2nd prize junior heifer, best animal exhibited by a regular consignor, and best homebred animal – Castlecraig Farms, 300p.
1st prize Aberdeen Angus bullock or heifer – Messrs W. A. Fettes, 240p.
1st prize pair of bullocks – Messrs Castlecraig Farm, 240p & 234p.
2nd prize pair of bullocks – Messrs J & J Henderson, Udale, 225p & 223p.
1st prize pair of heifers – Messrs J. & B. McCallum, Mountrich, 247p & 228p.
2nd prize pair of heifers – Messrs J & B McCallum, 232p & 238p.
Prime bullocks (42) averaged 230.2p (+17.0p) and sold to 350p per kg and £1,977.50 gross for a 565kg Limousin cross from Auchenhalrig, Spey Bay.
Prime heifers (57) averaged 234.9p (+13.3p) and sold to 400p per kg and £2,460.00 gross for a 615kg Limousin cross from Auchenhalrig.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Udale, Poyntzfield, (BRB), 250p; Berrybrae, Insch, (BRB), 248p; Woodend, Killearnan, (LimX), and Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, (CharX), 245p.
Heifers: Castlecraig, (LimX), 300p; Braes of Enzie, (BRB), 248p; Mountrich Farm, Dingwall, (LimX), 247p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Berrybrae, (BRB) £1,686.40; Invercharron, Ardgay, (LimX) £1,661.05; Udale, (LimX) £1,632.40.
Heifers: Braes of Enzie, (BRB) £1,723.60; Castlecraig, (LimX) £1,635.00; Udale, (LimX) £1,597.20.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 25th) sold 1,014 prime sheep at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by Highland Tractors and Highland Industrial Supplies and judged by Mr T. Mackenzie, Drumreach, Kirkhill.
New season lambs (878) averaged 171.2p (+6.6p) and sold to 454.5p per kg and £200.00 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (711) averaged 174.2p (+3.6p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (136) sold to £118 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 25th) sold 1,014 prime sheep at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by Highland Tractors and Highland Industrial Supplies and judged by Mr T. Mackenzie, Drumreach, Kirkhill.
Prize list
Champion pen of 3 lambs and 1st prize pen of Charollais cross lambs – Conon Brae Farms, Torgorm, Conon Bridge, sold at £200 (454.5p) for a pen of homebred 44g Charollais crosses to Fraser Brother Butchers, Dingwall.
Reserve champion pen of lambs and 1st prize Beltex lambs – Messrs J. Scott, Fearn Farm, Tain, sold at £90 (240p) to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd., Butchers, Dingwall.
Pen of 3 Cheviot lambs: 1st – Messrs S. & M. Mackenzie, Auchmore, £84; 2nd – Mr J. Matheson, 91/92 Achviach, Dornoch, £78.
Pen of 3 Blackface lambs: 1st – Mr J. Ross, Rosskill, Munlochy, £76; 2nd – Messrs W. R. Macintyre, Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, £71.
Pen of 3 Suffolks x lambs: 1st – Torgorm, £79; 2nd – Mr D. A. Budge, Brae-Edge, Olrig, £79.
Pen of 3 Texel x lambs: 1st – Torgorm, £90; 2nd – Mr J. M. Sutherland, Borrowston, £77.
Pen of 3 Beltex x lambs: 2nd – Fearn Farm, £74.
Pen of 3 Continental lambs: 2nd – Fearn Farm, £74.
New season lambs (878) averaged 171.2p (+6.6p) and sold to 454.5p per kg and £200.00 gross for 44kg Charollais crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (711) averaged 174.2p (+3.6p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (136) sold to £118 gross for a Texel ewe from Ravensview, Achterneed.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: BeltX – Fearn Farm, Tain, £90, 240p; TexX – Torgorm, £90, Lairgandour, Daviot, 194.8p; Chev – Auchmore, Muir of Ord, £84, 91/92 Achviach, Dornoch, 195p; CharX – Torgorm, £80, Fearn Farm, 185p; SuffX – Torgorm, Brae-edge, Castletown, and Muirton Mains, Urray, £79, Torgorm, 192.7p; ZwarX – Roadside, Wester Muckernich, £77, 154p; BF – Whitehouse, Rosskill, £76, Bochruben Farm, 176.9p; Mule – Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, £74, Bochruben Farm, 176.9p.