Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 18 April 2017

18th April 2017

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 18th) sold 7 prime cattle.

Prime heifers (7) averaged 213.7p (-0.4p) and sold to 216.0p per kg and £1,231.20 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 18th) sold 7 prime cattle.

Prime heifers (7) averaged 213.7p (-0.4p) and sold to 216.0p per kg twice for 570kg & 525kg Charolais crosses both from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd, Dingwall, and £1,231.20 gross for the 570kg Charolais cross bought by Messrs John M. Munro Ltd.

Other leading prices per kg:

Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (CharX), 215p; Easter Strath, Killen, (LimX twice) & Bridgend Farm, (CharX), 213p.

Other leading prices per head

Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,204.00; Easter Strath, (LimX), £1,176.00.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 18th) sold 1,460 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,288) averaged 182.6p (-2.0p) and sold to 207.5p per kg and £90 gross.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,081) averaged 185.5p (-8.9p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (172) sold to £109 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 18th) sold 1,460 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,288) averaged 182.6p (-2.0p) and sold to 207.5p per kg for a pen of 40kg Beltex crosses from Findon Mains, Culbokie, and £90 gross for a pen of 50 kg Texel crosses from Kilcoy, Muir of Ord.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,081) averaged 185.5p (-8.9p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (172) sold to £109 gross for a Texel ram from Birchwood, Dornoch.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Old season lambs: TexX - Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £87.50, Findon Mains, 207.1p; Chev – 5C Balnabeen, Conon Bridge, £86, Lower Whitebog, Fortrose, 197.5p; BeltX – Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, £85, Findon Mains, 202.5p; SuffX – Easter Dalziel Farm, Dalcross, £82, Connagedale, Lhanbride, 188.1p; Mule – Glebe Farm, Kiltarlity, £81, 173.0p; Cross – The Cloy, Fortrose, £78, Teawig, Beauly, 183.5p; BF – Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell, £78, Moy & Ruthven Farms, Moy, 183.5p; CharX – Teawig, £75, 189.5p.

Feeding sheep: Tex ewe – Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £92; Suff ewe – Lower Whitebog, £88; Chev ewe – Proncy Farm, Dornoch, £80; Mule ewe – Birchwood, £80; Suff ram – 4 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew, £76; SuffX ewe – Morayscairn Farm, Alves, £66.