Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 17 February 2015

17th February 2015

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 17th) sold 73 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (36) averaged 214.8p (+2.6p) and sold to 231p per kg and £1,483.90 gross.
Prime heifers (36) averaged 219.5p (+5.4p) and sold to 242p per kg and £1,464.00 gross.
Prime OTM bullock (one) sold to 205p per kg and £1,373.50 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 17th) sold 73 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (36) averaged 214.8p (+2.6p) and sold to 231p per kg for a 585kg Limousin cross from Drummond Farm, Evanton, and £1,483.90 gross for a 710kg Limousin cross from Findon Mains, Culbokie.
Prime heifers (36) averaged 219.5p (+5.4p) and sold to 242p per kg for a 565kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, and £1,464.00 gross for a 610kg Limousin cross also from Easter Strath of Auchterflow.
Prime OTM bullock (one) sold to 205p per kg and £1,373.50 gross for a 670kg Limousin cross from Docharty Farm, Dingwall.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Drummond Farm, (LimX twice & SDX), 230p; Newton of Ferintosh, Conon Bridge, (LimX twice), 228p; Viewhill, Gollanfield, (CharX), 223p.
Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), 240p; Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, and Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), 239p; Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 236p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Newton of Ferintosh, (LimX), £1,473.40; Tore Farm, Culbokie, (LimX) £1,472.60; Findon Mains, (LimX) £1,470.00.
Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (CharX) £1,437.50; Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,414.50; Torgorm, Conon Bridge, (LimX), £1,399.65.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 17th) sold 1,486 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (1,486) averaged 190.2p (-0.3p) and sold to 229.9p per kg and £100.00 gross.
Ewes (43) sold to £90.00 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (969) averaged 198.2p (+3.6p) per kg.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 17th) sold 1,486 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (1,486) averaged 190.2p (-0.3p) and sold to 229.9p per kg and £100.00 gross for 43.5kg Beltex crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge.
Ewes (43) sold to £90.00 gross for Texel crosses from Little Kildrummie.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (969) averaged 198.2p (+3.6p) per kg.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Old season lambs: BeltX - Torgorm, £93.50, 220p; CharX - Torgorm, £91.00, 222p; Char – Ankerville, Nigg, £90.00, 211.8p; TexX – Balintraid, Delny, and Redhill, Allanfearn, £89.00, Balintraid, 211.9p; Chev – Clune Farm, Aldourie, £88.50, Muirhead Farm, Cromarty, 205.2p; SuffX – Little Kildrummie, £87.50, Torgorm, 197.7p; Cross – Lairgandour, Daviot, £86.00, Greenlands, Arabella, 197.5p; BF – Lairgandour, £84.00, Redhill, 188p; CHM – Dunain Mains, Inverness, £83.00, 197.6p.