Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd -Sale 5 March 2019

6th March 2019

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 5th) sold 18 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (7) averaged 201.3p (N/C) and sold to 212.0p per kg and £1,330.00 gross.

Prime heifers (11) averaged 197.9p (-7.8p) and sold to 206.0p per kg and £1,311.00 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 5th) sold 12 prime cattle.

Prime bullocks (7) averaged 201.3p (N/C) and sold to 212.0p per kg for a 550kg Limousin cross from Easter Hardmuir, Nairn selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall and £1330.00 gross twice for 665kg Saler crosses from Rosebrae Farm, Elgin.

Prime heifers (11) averaged 197.9p (-7.8p) and sold to 206.0p per kg for a 545kg Charolais cross from Easter Hardmuir, selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall, and £1,311.00 gross for a 690kg Limousin cross from Ashley, North Kessock.

Other leading prices per kg:

Bullocks: Rosebrae Farm, (SAX), 203.0p, 201.0p; Balvaird Farm, Muir of Ord, (LimX), 200.0p.

Heifers: Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, (LimX), 204.0p; Balvaird Farm, (LimX), 202.0p; Easter Hardmuir, (CharX), 200.0p; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (CharX), 200.0p.

Other leading prices per head:

Bullocks: Ashley, (LimX), £1,248.00, Balvaird Farm, (LimX), £1,240.00, Rosebrae Farm, (SAX), £1,226.10.

Heifers: Ashley, (LimX), £1,293.10, £1,270.70; Easter Strath of Auchterflow, (CharX), £1,243.75, £1190.00; Easter Hardmuir, (CharX), £1,170.00, Balvaird Farm, (LimX), £1,151.40.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 5th) sold 1,691 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,518) averaged 180.4p (-5.8p) and sold to 232.1p per kg and £95.00 gross twice.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,222) averaged 184.7p (-5.9) per kg.

Feeding sheep (173) sold to £109 gross.

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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 5th) sold 1,691 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,518) averaged 180.4p (-5.8p) and sold to 232.1p per kg for a pen of 40.5kg Beltex crosses form Torgorm, Conon Bridge and £95.00 gross twice for a pen of 48kg Charolais crosses from Torgorm selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall and for a pen of 42.5kg Beltex crosses from Greenlands Farm, Arabella.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,222) averaged 184.7p (-5.9p) per kg.

Feeding sheep (173) sold to £109 gross for a Beltex ewe from Loandhu, Fearn.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Old season lambs: BeltX - Torgorm, £94, 224.4p; TexX – Muirton Mains, Urray, £90, Redfield, North Kessock, 211.8p; SuffX – Torgorm, £84, 204.9p; Chev – Groam, Kirkhill, £83, Torgorm, 202.5p; CharX – Leanach Farm, Inverness, £78, Torgorm, 197.9p; BF – Teawig, Beauly, £76.80, The Cloy, Fortrose, 181.0p

Feeding sheep: TexX ewe – Leanach Farm, £100; BeltX ewe – Leanach Farm, £94; Zwartble ewe – Garguston, Muir of Ord, £90; Chev ewe – Belmaduthy, Munlochy, £88; SuffX – Dalziel Farm, Dalcross, £80; Dorset ewe – Greenlands, £78;

CharX ewe – Leanach Farm, £74.