20th March 2018
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 20th) sold 9 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (6) averaged 218.6p (+8.6p) and sold to 226.0p and £1,428.30 gross.
Prime heifers (3) averaged 221.9p (+10.4p) and sold to 230.0p per kg and £1,417.50 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 20th) sold 9 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (6) averaged 218.6p (+8.6p) and sold to 226.0p for a 600kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Avoch sold to Messrs John M Munro Limited, Dingwall and £1,428.30 gross for a 690kg Limousin cross from Ashley, North Kessock.
Prime heifers (3) averaged 221.9p (+10.4p) and sold to 230.0p per kg for a 535kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Avoch sold to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall and £1,417.50 gross for a 630kg Limousin cross from Ashley sold to Messrs John M Munro Limited, Dingwall.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Ashley, (LimX), 224.0p twice; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), 221.0p.
Heifers: Ashley, (LimX), 225.0p; Easter Strath of Auchterflow. (CharX), 210.0p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks; Ashley, (LimX), £1,356.80; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), £1,356.00.
Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), £1,230.50; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (CharX), £1,113.00.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 20th) sold 1,676 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (1,597) averaged 240.9p (+25.8p) and sold to 268.6p per kg and £127 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,264) averaged 245.0p (+28.9p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (79) sold to £130 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 20th) sold 1,676 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (1,597) averaged 240.9p (+25.8p) and sold to 268.6p per kg for a pen of 43kg Beltex crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge and £127 gross for a 62kg Texel cross from The Cloy, Fortrose.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,264) averaged 245.0p (+28.9p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (79) sold to £130 gross for a Suffolk cross ewe from South Clunes, Kirkhill.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Old season lambs: Chev - Viewbay, Munlochy, £119.50, Groam, Kirkhill, 266.3p; Cross - Shewglie, Glenurquhart, £118.50, 243.5p; BF – Shewglie, £118.00, Milton Farm, Aberarder, 240.0p; SuffX – Lochgorm, Grantown on Spey, £117.50, Groam, 250.6p; TexX – Viewbay, £117.00, Redfield, North Kessock, 267.9p; BeltX – Torgorm, £115.50, Glebe Farm, Kiltarlity, 243.8p; Mule – Glebe Farm, £106.50, Torgorm, 240.2p; CHM – Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell, £106.00, 243.7p; CharX – Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, £103.50, 243.5p
Feeding sheep: TexX ewe – 18 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity, £92.00; Zwb ram – Broomhill House, Helmsdale, £90.00; TexX ewe – Shewglie, £90.00; Chev ewe – Flowerburn Mains, Fortrose, £89.00.