Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 28 March 2017

28th March 2017

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 28th) sold 11 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (2) averaged 217.6p (+7.8p) and sold to 220.0p per kg and £1,210.00 gross.

Prime heifers (9) averaged 210.5p (-9.2p) and sold to 216.0p per kg and £1,250.00 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 28th) sold 11 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (2) averaged 217.6p (+7.8p) and sold to 220.0p per kg and £1,210.00 gross for a 550kg Limousin cross from Newton of Darnaway, Forres, to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall.

Prime heifers (9) averaged 210.5p (-9.2p) and sold to 216.0p per kg for a 545kg Charolais cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers, and £1,250.00 gross for a 625kg Charolais cross also from Bridgend Farm, to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd.

Other leading prices per kg:

Bullocks: Easter Strath, Killen, (LimX), 215p.

Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (CharX), 215p; Newton of Darnaway, (CharX), 214p; Easter Strath, (LimX), 213p.

Other leading prices per head

Bullocks: Easter Strath, (LimX), £1,107.25.

Heifers: Easter Strath, (LimX), £1,229.60; Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,177.20; Newton of Darnaway, (CharX), £1,155.60.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 28th) sold 4,162 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (2,600) averaged 189.3p (+12.0p) and sold to 227.9p per kg and £98.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (2,046) averaged 194.7p (+13.9p) per kg.

Ewes (1,453) averaged £78.79 and sold to £145 gross.

Rams & feeding sheep (109) averaged £62.61 and sold to £110 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 28th) sold 4,162 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (2,600) averaged 189.3p (+12.0p) and sold to 227.9p per kg and £98 gross for a pen of 43kg Beltex cross lambs from Torgorm, Conon Bridge to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (2,046) averaged 194.7p (+13.9p) per kg.

Ewes (1,453) averaged 78.79 and sold to £145 gross for a Texel from Wester Raddery, Fortrose.

Rams & feeding sheep (109) averaged £62.61 and sold to £110 gross for Suffolk rams from Torgormack, Beauly.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Old season lambs: TexX - Tore Mains, Tore & Redfield North Kessock, £95, Redfield, 220.9p; BeltX - Torgorm, £94, 223.8p; Chev – Redfield, £90.50, 210.5p; SuffX – Redfield, £87, 209.6p; CharX – Tore Mains, £86, Teawig, Beauly, 191.6p; BF – Charleston, North Kessock, £84, 200.0p; Cross – Ose, Struan, £83, Balmacaan, 185.9p; CHM – Dunain Mains, Inverness, £78, 197.5p.

Ewes: TexX – Kilcoy, Killearnan, £136, Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £112, Greenlands & Kilcoy, £108; Tex – The Cloy, Fortrose, £130, Wester Raddery & Leanach Farm, Inverness, £120, Torgormack, Beauly, £98; SuffX – Kilcoy, £126, Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £113, 5 Tomich, Beauly, £107; Suff – Torgormack, £110; HB – Kilcoy, £104; CHM – Wester Craiglands, £94, Dunain Mains, Inverness, £92; Chev – Clynemilton, Brora, £89; BeltX – Greenlands, £88.

Rams & Feeding Sheep: Chev ram – Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell, £100; Tex ram – Kilcoy, £99; TexX ram – Wester Craiglands, £93; SuffX ram – Torgorm, £92 (twice); TexX wdr – Keppoch Farm, £90.