Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 12 July 2016

13th July 2016

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 12th) sold 12 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (1) averaged 218.0p (+2.7p) and sold to 218p per kg and £1,351.60 gross.
Prime heifers (11) averaged 211.6p (-10.5p) and sold to 218p per kg and £1,293.20 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 12th) sold 12 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (1) averaged 218.0p (+2.7p) and sold to 218p per kg and £1,351.60 gross for a 620kg British Blue cross from Easter Sheep Park, Balblair.
Prime heifers (11) averaged 211.6p (-10.5p) and sold to 218p per kg for a 570kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall and £1,293.20 gross for a 610kg Limousin cross also from Bridgend Farm, to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall.
Other leading prices per kg:
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 217p; Easter Sheep Park, (LimX) & Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 214p.
Other leading prices per head:
Heifers: Easter Sheep Park, (LimX), £1,273.30; Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,242.60.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 12th) sold 257 prime sheep.
New season lambs (193) averaged 193.9p (+5.8p) and sold to 210p per kg and £85.80 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (178) averaged 194.8 (+5.4p) per kg.
Old season lambs (13) averaged 91.1p (-4.4p) per kg and sold to 118.4p per kg and £58 gross.
Prime & Feeding sheep (51) sold to £94 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 12th) sold 257 prime sheep.
New season lambs (193) averaged 193.9p (+5.8p) and sold to 210p per kg for 40kg Beltex crosses from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall and £85.80 gross for 45kg Texel crosses from South Clunes, Kirkhill to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall..
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (178) averaged 194.8p (+5.4p) per kg.
Old season lambs (13) averaged 91.1 (-4.4p) per kg and sold to 118.4p per kg and £58 gross for 49kg Cheviots from Mid Badgrinnan, Culbokie.
Prime & feeding sheep (51) sold to £94 gross (twice) for Suffolk cross ewes from Cantraywood House, Croy.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: TexX - Little Kildrummie, Nairn & Stonehouse, Brora, £85, Dochcarty Farm, Dingwall, 202.5p; SuffX - South Clunes, Kirkhill, £84.80, Little Kildrummie, 195.4p; BeltX – Kinnahaird Farm, £84, 200.0p; CharX – Balintore Farm, Fearn, £83, 193.0p; Suff – Ankerville, Tain, £74.50, 191.0p.
Old season lambs: Chev – Mid Badgrinnan, £54, 108.0p; Cross – Forge Cottage, Shinness, £49 (twice), Garbeg, Drumnadrochit, 97.8p.
Prime & Feeding sheep: Char ram – Garbeg, £89; Tex ewe – New House, Muir of Ord, £87; SuffX ewe – New House, £86; TexX ewe – Cantraywood House, £86