Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 23 November 2018

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.