Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 18 December 2018

18th December 2018

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 18th) sold 38 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (9) averaged 211.6p (+3.7p) and sold to 225.0p per kg and £1,240.25 gross.

Prime heifers (29) averaged 212.4p (+2.8p) and sold to 228.0p per kg twice and £1,390.00 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 18th) sold 38 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (9) averaged 211.6p (+3.7p) and sold to 225.0p per kg for a 530kg Limousin cross from Torgorm, Conon Bridge and £1,240.25 gross for a 605kg Simmental cross also from Torgorm selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall.

Prime heifers (29) averaged 212.4p (+2.8p) and sold to 228.0p per kg for a 540kg Limousin cross and a 525kg Limousin cross selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall both from Kinchyle Farm, Inverness and £1,390.00 gross for a 695kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall.

Other leading prices per kg:

Bullocks: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 215.0p; Torgorm, (SHO), 214.0p; Easter Hardmuir, Nairn, (BRB), 214.0p

Heifers: Easter Hardmuir, (LimX), 227.0p; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, (LimX), 225.0p twice; 220.0p three times; Torgorm, (LimX), 220.0p.

Other leading prices per head:

Bullocks: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,225.50; Mountgerald, Dingwall, (LimX), £1,206 40.

Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,386.00, £1,297.65, £1,294.70; Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,306.50; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), £1,276.00.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 18th) sold 729 prime sheep.

New season lambs (688) averaged 169.1p (+1.1p) and sold to 189.5p per kg and £90.00 gross.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (417) averaged 174.1p (-0.2p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (41) sold to £75 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 18th) sold 729 prime sheep.

New season lambs (688) averaged 169.1p (+1.1p) and sold to 189.5p per kg and £90.00 gross for a pen of 47.5kg Texel crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (417) averaged 174.1p (-0.2p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (41) sold to £75 gross for a Texel ewe from Hollies, Dunmore.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

New season lambs: TexX - The Dell of Killiehuntly, Kingussie, £83, Lochdhu, Nairn, 181.2p; BeltX - Badrain, Culbokie, £80, 186.1p; SuffX – Balintore Farms, Fearn and Torgorm, £80, Dunain Mains, Inverness, 181.0p; CharX – Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, £79, Ankerville, Nigg Station, 175.6p; CHM – Tombreck, Dallas and Dunain Mains, £77, Tombreck, 172.1p; Mule – Gorthleck Mains, £75.80, 171.3p.

Feeding sheep: Chev ewe – Shewglie Farmers, Glenurquhart, £65; Rou ewe – Hollies, £60; TexX wdr – Shewglie Farmers, £57; SuffX ewe – Shewglie Farmers, £56.