Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 12 February 2019

12th February 2019

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 12th) sold 20 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (6) averaged 207.7p (N/C) and sold to 214.0p per kg and £1,410.00 gross.

Prime heifers (14) averaged 212.2p (-1.0p) and sold to 218.0p per kg and £1,305.40 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 12th) sold 20 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (6) averaged 207.7p (N/C) and sold to 214.0p per kg for a 585kg Simmental cross selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall and £1,410.00 gross for a 705kg Aberdeen Angus cross both from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall.

Prime heifers (14) averaged 212.2p (-1.0p) and sold to 218.0p per kg for a 555kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall and £1,305.40 gross for a 610kg Limousin cross from Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd. Dingwall.

Other leading prices per kg:

Bullocks: Easter Sheeppark, Balblair, (BBX), 213.0p, (CharX), 210.0p, (AAX), 209.0p; Bridgend Farm, (AAX), 202.0p.

Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), 216.0p, 214.0p; Suilven, Evanton, (LimX), 215.0p; Bridgend Farm, (HEX), 213.0p; Easter Hardmuir, Nairn, (LimX), 213.0p.

Other leading prices per head:

Bullocks: Bridgend Farm, (AAX), £1,373.60; Easter Sheeppark, (BBX), £1,309.95, (CharX), £1,302.50, (AAX), £1,285.35.

Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (LimX), £1,296.00; Easter Hardmuir, (LimX), £1,291.50, £1,288.65; Balvaird Farm, Muir of Ord, (SimX), £1,252.35.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 12th) sold 1,571 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,454) averaged 189.6p (-6.2p) and sold to 225.0p per kg twice and £100.00 gross.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,181) averaged 194.0p (-6.4p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (117) sold to £108 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 12th) sold 1,571 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,454) averaged 189.6p (-6.2p) and sold to 225.0p per kg twice for 40kg Beltex crosses from Leanach Farm, Inverness and Torgorm, Conon Bridge and £100 gross for 48.5kg Beltex crosses from Torgorm, selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,181) averaged 194.0p (-6.4p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (117) sold to £108 gross for a Texel ewe from Ballicherry Farm, Balblair.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Old season lambs: TexX - Torgorm, £92, 224.4p; BeltX - Leanach Farm, £90, 3 Glaick, Ardross, £90, 4 Glaick, Ardross, £90, Torgorm, £90, Torgorm, 219.5p; SuffX – Torgorm, £87, 212.2p; Chev – Braelangwell, Balblair, £86, Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, 200.0p; LlyX – Strone Farm, Banavie, £82.50; X – Braelangwell, £82.50, 186.3p; BF – The Cloy, Fortrose, £80.50, 196.3p.

Feeding sheep: TexX ewe – Ballicherry Farm, £100; SuffX ewe – Lochgorm, Grantown on Spey, £90; BeltX ewe – Upperton, Glenurquhart, £88; Chev ewe – Belmaduthy, Munlochy, £82; Cont. ewe – Milton of Culloden, Inverness, £79; CHM ewe – Ballicherry Farm, £78; Mule ewe – Milton of Culloden, £67.50; BF ewe – Milton Farm, Aberarder, £57