23rd November 2018
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 23rd) sold 75 store cattle, 20 OTM cattle and 757 sheep.
Bullocks (32) sold to 244.7p per kilo for a pair of 235kg Limousin crosses from Tigh Airigh, Blarmacfoldach, and £760 gross a 510kg Luing from Scallastle Farm, Isle of Mull.
Heifers (43) sold to 223.6p per kilo for a pen of 275kg Limousin crosses from Fersit, Roy Bridge, and £690 gross for a 550kg Simmental cross from 5 Bunnacaimbe, Arisaig.
OTM cows (20) sold to 134p per kilo for a 515kg Hereford cross from 1 Blaich, Fort William, and £810 gross for a 745kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Ardtornish Farms, Morven.
Store lambs (471) sold to £52 gross for Texel crosses from Glendoe Estate, Fort Augustus.
Feeding sheep (286) sold to £44 gross for a Blackface ewe from Insh Farm, Spean Bridge.
Other leading prices per head & per kilo:
Bullocks - LUI - Wood Cottage Croft, Isle of Mull, £650; AAX – Grianan, Glencoe, £630; SimX – Moy Farm, Banavie, £600, 222.7p; SHO – Dalreoch, Roy Bridge, £590, 196.7p; HerX – 1 Blaich, £580; LimX – Tigh Airigh, £575, Tigh Cluaran, Inverroy, 227.3p; BSH – Caolas, Onich, £570; BGX – Burnbank, Isle of Canna, £500.
Heifers – LimX – Fersit, £615, 211.1p; BSH – Caolas, £580; AAX – Grianan, £540; Lim – Dalreoch, £530, 200p; WSH – Drimsallie, Kinlocheil, 202.9p
Other leading prices per head:
OTM feeding cows: 1 Blaich, (HEX), £690; 1 Blaich, (BBX), £650; Dalreoch, (Sho), £640.
Other leading prices per kilo
OTM feeding cows: Arisaig Farms, Arisaig, (LUI), 115.9p; Ardtornish Farms, (AAX), 108.7p; 1 Blaich, (BBX), 95.6p; Dalreoch, (Sho), 95.5p.
Other leading prices per head
Lambs: Mule – Glendoe Estate, £50; Chev – 8,9 & 10 Cuilchenna, Onich, £50; Cross – Tiandra, Banavie, £47; BF – Glendoe Estate, £46.50; TexX – Glendoe Estate, £46; Zwarb – Balgowan, Laggan, £44.50.
Feeding sheep: Mule wdr – Glendoe Estate, £43; BF wdr – 4 Glebehill, Kilchoan, £43; BF ewe – 4 Glebehill, £40; BF ram – Beinn Seilg, Kilchoan, £40.