Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd 27 November 2007

27th November 2007

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November 27th) sold 103 prime
cattle at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by The Royal Bank of
Scotland, Scot JCB, John M. Munro Butchers, MacRae & Dick Landrover
Centre, Aberdeen Journals, Highland Industrial Supplies, and Harbro Farm
Sales and judged by Eric Munro of John M. Munro Ltd, Butchers, Dingwall.

Prize list
Overall champion, junior champion, 1st prize haltered and 1st prize
junior heifer: Messrs J. M. Fraser & Sons, Easter Clune sold at 230p per
kg to John M. Munro Ltd.
Reserve champion, senior champion, 2nd prize haltered & 1st prize senior
heifer: D Morrison, 141 Burnside, Kinlochbervie sold at 190p per kg to
Fraser Brothers, Dingwall.
Junior reserve & 1st prize junior bullock: D Dalgetty, 21 Cabrich,
Kirkhill.
Senior reserve & 1st prize senior bullock - Dunmaglass Estate
Partnership, Dores.
Pair of bullocks: 1st - Tom Henderson, Udale; 2nd - Messrs J & J
Henderson, Udale.
Pair of heifers: 1st - Messrs W J Jack & Son, Woodend; 2nd - Messrs W J
Jack & Son, Woodend.
Prime bullocks (56) averaged 134.5p (+11.5p) and sold to 190p per kg for
a 595kg Limousin cross from 21 Cabrich, Kirkhill to Messrs George
Cockburn & Son, (Butchers), Dingwall and £1130.50 gross for the same
animal.
Prime heifers (47) averaged 135.8p (+7.1p) and sold to 230p per kg for
a 590kg Charolais from Easter Clune, Lethen to John M. Munro Ltd,
Dingwall and £1357 gross for the same animal.
Leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Udale, Poyntzfield (Tom Henderson) (BBX) 152p, (LimX) 150p;
Udale, Poyntzfield (J & J Henderson) (Lim) 145p; Dunmaglass Estate
Partnership, Dores (BBX) 140p.
Heifers: Burnside, Kinlochbervie (LimX) 190.0p; Mountrich Farm, Dingwall
(CharX) 146p; Wester Cairnglass, Gollanfield, 143p; Braes of Enzie,
Buckie, 141p.
Leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Dunmaglass Estate Partnership (CharX) £941.70; Brucefield,
Portmahomack (LimX) £924.75; Tore Farm, Culbokie (Lim) £919.80;
Brucefield, £917.90.
Heifers: Burnside (LimX) £1159.00; Woodend, Killearnan (CharX) £890.80;
Mountrich Farm (BBX) £884.40; Kilcoy, Killearnan £883.20.


DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November 27th) sold 741 prime
sheep at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by Harbro Farm Sales,
Highland Tractors, Highland Industrial Supplies and Aberdeen Journals
and judged by C Simpson, Inverurie.
Prize List
Champion pen of lambs - Badanloch Estate Ltd, Kinbrace sold at £70 to
John M. Munro Ltd.
Reserve champion pen of lambs - Wester Moy, Urray sold at £50 to
Woodhead Brothers Meat Company, Turriff.
Pen of 3 BF Lambs: 1st & 2nd - Messrs A & M MacIntyre, Dalchalloch Farm.
Pen of 3 Suffolks x lambs: 1st - Conon Brae Farms, Torgorm; 2nd - Firm
of Forbes, Kildrummie.
Pen of 3 Texel x lambs: 1st - Badanloch Estate Ltd, Kinbrace; 2nd - Firm
of J Munro & Son, Invercharron.
Pen of 3 Beltex x lambs: 1st - Wester Moy, Urray; 2nd - Firm of Forbes,
Kildrummie.
Pen of 3 Continental lambs: 1st & 2nd - Greenlands Farm Partnership,
Arabella.
Pen of 10 ewes: 1st - Conon Brae Farms, Torgorm; 2nd - W A Mackay, South
Balkeith.
New season lambs (696) averaged 78.4p (+0.7p) and sold to 142.9p per kg
for Texel crosses from Badanloch Estate, Kinbrace to John M Munro Ltd.,
and £70 gross for the same animals.
SQQ up to 45.5kg (546) averaged 79.7p per kg.
Ewes (48) averaged £33.90 and sold to £40 for Texel crosses from Conon
Brae Farms, Torgorm.
Leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: Tex X - Invercharron, Ardgay £50, 108.7p; Char x -
Greenlands Farm, Arabella £50, 102p; Suff X - Conon Brae Farms, Torgorm,
£51, 98p; Belt X - Little Kildrummie, Nairn, £50, Wester Moy, Urray,
125p; Chev - Achscrabster Farm, Westfield, £36.80, 80.9p; Mule - 5
Tomich, Beauly, £33.50, Scotsburn, Kildary, 79.5p; Cross - Morile,
Tomatin, £29.50, 74.7p; BF - Dalchalloch, Calvine £37, 91p
Ewes: Chev - South Balkeith, Tain, £34, Suff X - Conon Brae Farms, £32.