Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 8 January 2019

8th January 2019

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 8th) sold 17 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (2) averaged 211.6p (+11.7p) and sold to 214.0p per kg and £1,337.50 gross.

Prime heifers (15) averaged 207.7p (+4.9p) and sold to 215.0p per kg and £1,376.50 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 8th) sold 17 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (2) averaged 211.6p (+11.7p) and sold to 214.0p per kg and £1,337.50 gross for a 625kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall.

Prime heifers (15) averaged 207.7p (+4.9) and sold to 215.0p per kg for a 595kg Limousin cross from Mountgerald, Dingwall selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall and £1,376.85 gross for a 685kg Charolais cross from Bridgend Farm.

Other leading prices per kg:

Bullocks: Bridgend Farm, (AAX), 209.0p.

Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, (LimX), 214.0p; Bridgend Farm, (SimX), 213.0p; Mountgerald, (LimX), 212.0p; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (CharX), 212.0p.

Other leading prices per head:

Bullocks: Bridgend Farm, (AAX), £1,243.55.

Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (SimX), £1,370.00, £1,360.00, £1,352.55, (CharX), £1,344.00, (AAX), £1,339.00; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), £1,316.10.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 8th) sold 801 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (712) averaged 191.1p (-1.0p) and sold to 208.2p per kg and £95.00 gross.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (500) averaged 196.0p (+1.1p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (89) sold to £95 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 8th) sold 801 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (712) averaged 191.1p (-1.0p) and sold to 208.2 per kg for 42.5kg Beltex crosses and £95.00 gross for 51kg Beltex crosses selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall all from Torgorm, Conon Bridge.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (500) averaged 196.0p (+1.1p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (89) sold to £95 gross for Texel ewes from Balintraid, Delny

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Old season lambs: BeltX - Leanach Farm, Inverness, £93, Meikle Geddes Farm, Nairn, 196.6p; SuffX - Dunain Mains, Inverness, £90, Torgorm, 208.1p; TexX - Torgorm, £90, 206.9p; CharX - Leanach Farm, £89.50, Fairview, Nethybridge, 203.5p; Chev – Culmill, Kiltarlity, £89, Tormuick, Muir of Ord, 207.1p; CHM – Dunain Mains, £87.50, 201.2p; Mule – Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, £83, 195.3; BF – Milton Farm, Aberarder, £82, Tulloch Farm, Dingwall, 202.6p.

Feeding sheep: Suff ram – Dunain Mains, £71; SuffX ewe – Shewglie, Glenurquhart, £71; Chev ewe – Culmill, £70, Lochgorm, Grantown on Spey, £67.