Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 27 June 2017

27th June 2017

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June, 27th) sold 23 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (7) averaged 237.4p (+16.3p) and sold to 245.0p per kg and £1,482.25 gross.

Prime heifers (16) averaged 228.6p (+7.4p) and sold to 244.0p per kg and £1,524.00 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June, 27th) sold 23 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (7) averaged 237.4p (+16.3p) and sold to 245.0p per kg and £1,482.25 gross for a 605kg Limousin cross from Raffin, Tore selling to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd, Dingwall.

Prime heifers (16) averaged 228.6p (+7.4p) and sold to 244.0p per kg for a 610kg Limousin cross from Shoreton Farms, Culbokie, and £1,524.00 gross for a 635kg Limousin cross also from Shoreton Farms, to Messrs John M. Munro Ltd.

Other leading prices per kg:

Bullocks: Raffin, (LimX), 244p; Udale, Poyntzfield, (LimX), 234p.

Heifers: Shoreton Farms, (LimX), 241p; Newton of Darnaway, Forres, (CharX) & Udale, (LimX twice) 235p.

Other leading prices per head

Bullocks: Raffin, (LimX), £1,470.15; Udale, (LimX), £1,413.60.

Heifers: Shoreton Farms, (LimX), £1,488.40; Udale, (BRB), £1,386.00; Newton of Darnaway, (CharX), £1,233.75.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June, 27th) sold 256 prime sheep.

New season lambs (174) averaged to 215.5p (-8.1p) and sold to 227.3p per kg and £100 gross.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (168) averaged 215.6p (-8.6p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (82) sold to £112 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June, 27th) sold 256 prime sheep.

New season lambs (174) averaged 215.5p (-8.1p) and sold to 227.3p per kg for 44 kg Texel crosses from 3 Balnabeen, Conon Bridge to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall and £100 gross twice for 44kg Texels from 3 Balnabeen to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers and for a pen of 46kg Texel crosses from Blairbuie, Halkirk.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (168) averaged 215.6p (-8.6p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (82) sold to £112 gross for a Texel ewe from Lochdhu, Nairn.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

New season lambs: Suff - Ankerville, Nigg, £98; SuffX – Lochdhu, £97, Glaich Na Goire, Kiltarlity, 223.3p; TexX – Milldam, Dingwall & 3 Balnabeen, £94, 3 Balnabeen, 226.5p; CharX – Sanquhar Mains, Forres, £80; Cross – Dunearn Farm, Nairn, £77.

Feeding sheep: TexX ewe – Drummond Farm, Evanton, £90; Tex ewe – Barnyards, Beauly, £86; Chev ewe – Craggiemore, Daviot, £85; Cross ewe – Brae of Cantray, Croy, £75; Chev wdr – Viewhill, Dornoch, £69; Mule ewe – Barnyards, £68; Chev ram – Upper Bighouse, Halladale, £60.