Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 27 March 2018

28th March 2018

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 27th) sold 8 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (2) averaged 221.2p (+2.5p) and sold to 227.0p per kg and £1,360.80 gross.

Prime heifers (6) averaged 220.7p (-0.3p) and sold to 226.0p per kg and £1,356.00 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 27th) sold 8 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (2) averaged 221.2p (+2.5p) and sold to 227.0p for a 575kg British Blue cross from Easter Sheep Park, Balblair selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers Limited, Dingwall and £1,360.80 gross for a 630kg British Blue cross also from Easter Sheep Park.

Prime heifers (6) averaged 220.7p (-0.3p) and sold to 226.0p per kg and £1,356.00 gross for a 600kg British Blue cross from Easter Sheep Park.

Other leading prices per kg:

Bullocks: Easter Sheep Park, (BBX), 216.0p.

Heifers: Easter Hardmuir, Nairn, (CharX), 224.0p; Easter Hardmuir, (CharX), 223.0p; Easter Hardmuir, (SimX), 220.0p.

Other leading prices per head:

Bullocks; Easter Sheep Park, (BBX), £1,305.25.

Heifers: Easter Hardmuir, (LimX), £1,287.00; Easter Sheep Park, (BBX), £1,276.00; Easter Hardmuir, (SimX), £1,265.00.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 27th) sold 4,754 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (2,930) averaged 233.8p (-7.8p) and sold to 283.7p per kg and £124 gross.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (2,565) averaged 236.0p (-9.0p) per kg.

Ewes (1,744) averaged £79.66 and sold to £152 gross.

Feeding sheep (80) sold to £142 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 27th) sold 4,754 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (2,930) averaged 233.8p (-7.8p) and sold to 283.7p per kg for a pen of 43kg Beltex crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge and £127 gross for an 81kg Texel cross from Barnyards, Beauly.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (2,565) averaged 236.0p (-9.0p) per kg.

Ewes (1,744) averaged £79.66 and sold to £152 gross for Suffolk crosses from Torgorm.

Feeding sheep (80) sold to £142 gross for a Texel rams from Torgorm.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Old season lambs: BeltX - Torgorm, £122, Greenlands, Arabella, 275.9p; TexX – The Meadows, Grantown on Spey, £118, Redfield, North Kessock & Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, 265.9p; BF – Viewbay, Munlochy, £112, Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell, 256.8p; Chev – Tore Mains, Tore, £111, Torgorm, 260.0p; SuffX – Groam, Kirkhill & Fiddlefield, Muir of Ord, £110, Torgorm, 253.7p; CharX – Fairview, Nethybridge, £107, Ankerville, Nigg, 249.4p; Cross – Easter Sheep Park, £104.50, 245.9p.

Ewes: Tex – Wester Moy, Urray, £148; Suff – Lochdhu, Nairn, £147; SuffX – Kilcoy, Killearnan, £145; BeltX – 25 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity, £144; TexX – Torgorm, £138; CHM – Milton Farm, Aberarder, £125; Chev – Drumore, Evanton, £118; BF – 5 Tomich, Beauly, £106; Mule – Torgorm, £96; Cross – Greenlands, £94; CHM – Dunain Mains, Inverness, £91; ZwbX – Scroggie Farm, Dingwall, £84.

Feeding sheep: Suff ram – Torgorm, £140; BeltX ram – Torgorm, £140; Tex ram – Balvaird, Muir of Ord, £138; Cross ram – Sanquhar Mains, £130; TexX ram – The Meadows, £128; Chev ram – Clashinglash, Ardgay, £112; BeltX wdr – Findon Farm, Culbokie, £94.