1st May 2018
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 1st) sold 3 prime cattle.
Prime Bullocks (1) averaged 230.0p (N/C) and sold to 230.0p per kg and £1,403.00 gross.
Prime heifers (2) averaged 228.6p (+3.4p) and sold to 232.0p per kg and £1,252.80 gross.
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Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 1st) sold 3 prime cattle.
Prime Bullocks (1) averaged 230.op (N/C) and sold to 230.0p per kg and £1,403.00 gross for a 610kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Avoch selling to Messrs John M Munro Limited, Dingwall.
Prime heifers (2) averaged 228.6p (+3.4p) and sold to 232.0p per kg and £1,252.80 gross for a 540kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow selling to Messrs John M Munro Limited, Dingwall.
Other leading prices per kg:
Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (SAX), 225.0p.
Other leading prices per head:
Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (SAX), £1,170.00.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 1st) sold 414 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (360) averaged 239.5p (-3.0p) and sold to 288.9p per kg and £122 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (300) averaged 248.2p (+0.4p) per kg.
Ewes & Feeding sheep (54) averaged £79.24 and sold to £144 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 1st) sold 603 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (360) averaged 239.5p (-3.0p) and sold to 288.9p per kg for a pen of 40.5kg Cheviots from the Cloy, Fortrose selling to Messrs John M Munro and £122 gross for a pair of 45kg Texel crosses from Groam Farm, Kirkhill selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (300) averaged 248.2p (+0.4p) per kg.
Ewes & Feeding sheep (54) averaged £79.24 and sold to £144 gross for a pen of Texel ewes from Teanluick, Beauly.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Old season lambs: Chev - 250 Rearquhar, Dornoch, £121, Easter Sheeppark, Balblair, 282.4p; X – Easter Sheeppark, £120, 275.6p; BF – Balmaglaster Farm, Spean Bridge, £119, Teawig, Beauly, 261.5p; TexX – Groam Farm, £119, 286.8p; SuffX – Groam Farm, £116, 264.6p; BFL – Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, £104, 200.0p.
Ewes & Feeding sheep: SuffX ewe – Ardvannie Croft, Edderton, £140; TexX ewe – The Cloy, £128; SuffX ewe – Ardvannie Croft, £112; CHM ewe – Castlecraig Farms, Nigg, £94.