Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 11 April 2017

11th April 2017

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 11th) sold 12 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (one) averaged 213.0p (+1.0p) and sold to 213.0p per kg and £1,256.70 gross.

Prime heifers (11) averaged 214.1p (+2.4p) and sold to 220.0p per kg and £1,285.35 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 11th) sold 12 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (one) averaged 212.0p (+1.0p) and sold to 213.0p per kg and £1,256.70 gross for a 590kg Limousin cross from Easter Sheep Park, Balblair.

Prime heifers (11) averaged 214.1p (+2.4p) and sold to 220.0p per kg for a 495kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath, Killen, and £1,285.35 gross for a 615kg British Blue cross from Easter Sheep Park.

Other leading prices per kg:

Heifers: Easter Strath, (SimX), 218p; Easter Hardmuir, (LimX), 216p; Newton of Darnaway, Forres, (CharX twice), Easter Sheep Park, (BRB), & Easter Strath, (BAX), 214p.

Other leading prices per head

Heifers: Easter Strath, (BAX), £1,187.70; Easter Hardmuir, (LimX), £1,166.00; Easter Sheep Park, (BRB), £1,155.60.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 11th) sold 1,077 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,008) averaged 184.6p (+5.9p) and sold to 229.3p per kg and £94 gross.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (654) averaged 194.4p (+12.1p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (69) sold to £92 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 11th) sold 1,077 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,008) averaged 184.6p (+5.9p) and sold to 229.3p per kg and £94 gross for a pen of 41 kg Beltex crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall, and also selling at £94 was a pen of 43.5kg Beltex crosses from South Clunes, Kirkhill.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (654) averaged 194.4p (+12.1p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (69) sold to £92 gross for a Texel ewe from Bruaich Mills Farm, Kiltarlity.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Old season lambs: TexX - Tore Mains, Tore, £91, Greenlands, Arabella, 212.1p; Chev - Tore Mains, £89.50, Torgorm, 210.1p; SuffX – South Clunes, £89, Torgorm, 204.8p; BeltX – Torgorm, £85, South Clunes, 216.1p; BF – Milton Farm, Aberarder, £77, The Cloy, Fortrose, 181.0p; Cross – Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, £76, Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, 175.9p; Mule – Milton Farm, £75, 182.9p.

Feeding sheep: Suff ewe – Morayscairn, Alves, £90; Tex ewe – Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, £83; Mule ewe – Morayscairn, £75; Chev ewe – Kinnahaird, £71;