Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 20 June 2017

20th June 2017

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June, 20th) sold 18 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (10) averaged 221.1p (-3.2p) and sold to 228.0p per kg and £1,412.55 gross.

Prime heifers (8) averaged 221.2p (+2.0p) and sold to 230.0p per kg and £1,359.15 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June, 20th) sold 18 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (10) averaged 221.1p (-3.2p) and sold to 228.0p per kg for a 545kg Limousin cross from Newton of Darnaway, Forres, and £1,412.55 gross for a 645kg Simmental cross also from Newton of Darnaway.

Prime heifers (8) averaged 221.2p (+2.0p) and sold to 230.0p per kg for a 495kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, and £1,359.15 gross for a 615kg Limousin cross from Bridgend, Dingwall, to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd., Dingwall.

Other leading prices per kg:

Bullocks: Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, (BrbX), 227p; Raffin, Tore, (LimX), 224p; Easter Sheep Park, (CharX), 221p; Newton of Darnaway, (SimX), 219p.

Heifers: Bridgend, (LimX), 224p; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (CharX), 223p, 222P.

Other leading prices per head

Bullocks: Newton of Darnaway, (SimX), £1,391.00; Raffin, (LimX), £1,304.55; Easter Sheep Park, (CharX), £1,281.80; Easter Sheep Park, (BrbX), £1,225.80.

Heifers: Bridgend, (LimX), £1,356.25; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (CharX), £1,198.80.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June, 20th) sold 235 prime sheep and 8 adult head breeding sheep.

New season lambs (121) averaged to 223.6p (-23.2p) and sold to 235.3p per kg and £100 gross.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (115) averaged 224.2p (-23.7p) per kg.

Old season lambs (5) averaged 149.5p (-25.8p) and sold to 168.0 per kg and £84 gross.

Feeding sheep (109) sold to £134 gross.

Breeding sheep (8) sold to £152 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June, 20th) sold 235 prime sheep and 8 adult head breeding sheep.

New season lambs (121) averaged 223.6p (-23.2p) and sold to 235.3p per kg and £100 gross for a pen of Texel crosses from Docharty Farm, Dingwall, selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers Ltd, Dingwall.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (115) averaged 224.2p (-23.7p) per kg.

Old season lambs (5) averaged 149.5p (-25.8p) and sold to 168.0p per kg and £84 gross for Texel crosses from Lochdhu, Nairn (twice).

Feeding sheep (109) sold to £134 gross for a Texel ewe from Burnside croft, Strathpeffer.

Breeding sheep (8) sold to £154 gross for a Suffolk cross ewe with twin Beltex cross lambs at foot from Holly Cottage, Meikleburn.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

New season lambs: TexX - Meikle Ussie, Dingwall, £98, Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, 232.5p; CharX – Little Kildrummie, Nairn, £98, 22.2p; SuffX – Lochdhu, £97, 224.7p;

Feeding sheep: Tex ewe – Lochdhu, £105; Suff ewe – Little Kildrummie, £83; Chev ewe – Burnside croft, £80; Bldm ewe – Greenlands, Arabella, £80; Mule ewe – Castlecraig Farms, Nigg, £73.

Breeding sheep: BeltX – Holly Cottage, £142 (singles); SuffX – Holly Cottage, £136 (twins).