31st December 2018
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 31st) sold 25 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (3) averaged 199.9p (-6.0p) and sold to 211.0p per kg and £1,329.30 gross.
Prime heifers (22) averaged 202.8p (-3.6p) and sold to 215.0p per kg and £1,374.75 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 31st) sold 25 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (3) averaged 199.9p (-6.0p) and sold to 211.0p per kg and £1,329.30 gross for a 630kg Limousin cross from Ashley, North Kessock.
Prime heifers (22) averaged 202.8p (-3.6p) and sold to 215.0p per kg for a 570kg Limousin cross and £1,374.75 gross for a 705kg Limousin cross selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall, both from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Easter Hardmuir, Nairn, (BRB), 206.0p.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 213.0p; Easter Hardmuir, (SHO), 213.0p; Ashley, (LimX), 208.0p; Bridgend Farm, (CharX), 207.0p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Ashley, (LimX), £1,295.00; Easter Hardmuir, (BRB), £1,174.20.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,320.00, £1,312.00; Ashley, (LimX), £1,300.00, £1,293.60; Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,293.75.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 31st) sold 483 prime sheep.
New season lambs (430) averaged 192.4p (+9.5p) and sold to 200.0p per kg twice and £89.00 gross three times.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (326) averaged 194.9p (+9.8p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (53) sold to £77 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 31st) sold 483 prime sheep.
New season lambs (430) averaged 192.4p (+9.5p) and sold to 200.0p per kg twice for 41kg Texel crosses from Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew and 40kg Texel crosses from 4 Glaick, Ardross and £89.00 gross three times for 47kg Texel crosses from Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, 49.5kg Texel crosses from Pithogarty, Tain and 45.5kg Texel crosses from Lochdhu, Nairn all selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (326) averaged 194.9p (+9.8p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (53) sold to £77 gross for a Suffolk ewe from Lochgorm, Grantown on Spey.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: TexX - Kinchyle Farm, £88.50, Lochdhu, 198.9p; Cross – Inshes Farm, Inverness, £87.50, Drynie Farm, Dingwall, 196.5p; SuffX – Dunain Mains, Inverness, £87, Bayhead, Munlochy, 197.7p; Chev – Wester Muckernich, Tore, £87, 1 Newmore, Muir of Ord, 192.8p; BF – Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, £84, Drynie Farm, 197.3p; CharX – Fairview, Nethybridge, £79, 190.4p.
Feeding sheep: SuffX ewe – Lochgorm, £69.50, £69; TexX ewe – Wester Cairnglass, Inverness, £68, £67.