Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 4 December 2007
4th December 2007
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (4th December 2007 ) sold 54 prime
cattle.
Prime bullocks (22) averaged 123.4p and sold to 133p per kg for a 620kg
Limousin from Tore Farm, Culbokie, and £858 gross for a 715kg Simmental
cross from Redhill, Allanfearn, both to Woodhead Brothers, Turriff..
Prime heifers (32) averaged 119.5p and sold to 131p per kg for a625kg
Charolais from Brdigend, Dingwall, and £832.05 gross for a 645kg
Limousin from Bridgend, both to Woodhead Brothers.
Leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Redhill, (Lim) 133p; Mains of Croy, (Lim) 130p; Tore Farm,
(SimX) 129p.
Heifers: Bridgend, (Lim), 129p; Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, (ChaX)
127p; Hilton Farm, Tain, (Lim) 125p.
Leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Redhill, (SimX) £838.95; Tore Farm, (Lim) £824.60; Dochcarty
Farm, Dingwall, (Lim) £799.10.
Heifers: Bridgend, (ChaX) £819; Druid Temple, (ChaX) £800.10; Er
Araboll, Fearn, (ChaX) £756.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 4th ) sold 236
prime sheep.
Lambs (233) averaged 74.4p and sold to 81.6p per kg and £37 gross.
SQQ up to 45.5kg (120) averaged 76.3p per kg.
Feeding sheep (three) at £32 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 4th ) sold 236
prime sheep.
Lambs (233) averaged 74.4p and sold to 81.6p per kg for 43.5kg Texel
crosses from Achscrabster, Thurso, to Woodhead Brothers, Turriff, and
£37 gross for 50.5kg Suffolk crosses from Ankerville, Nigg, to John M
Munro Ltd., Dingwall.
SQQ up to 45.5kg (120) averaged 76.3p per kg.
Feeding sheep (three) at £32 gross for Texel ewes from Aberchalder
Estate, Gorthleck.
Leading prices per head and per kg:
Lambs: SuffX - Little Kildrummie, Nairn, £36.80, Achscrabster, 80.5p;
TexX - Little Kildrummie, £36.50, Lower Park, Evanton, 79.1p; BF -
Drynie Farm, Dingwall, £30, 73.7p.
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