Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale19 August 2008

18th August 2008

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 19th) sold 76 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (40) averaged 166.9p (-0.7p) and sold to 173p per kg and £1,157.30 gross.
Prime heifers (36) averaged 168.5p (+0.1p) and sold to 176p per kg and £1,095.60 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 19th) sold 76 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (40) averaged 166.9p (-0.7p) and sold to 173p per kg for a 565kg Limousin from Lower Gledfield, Ardgay, to John M. Munro Ltd, Dingwall, and £1,157.30 gross for a 710kg Simmental cross from Brae-edge Farm, Castletown, to Woodhead Brothers, Turriff.
Prime heifers (36) averaged 168.5p (+0.1p) and sold to 176p per kg thrice for a 580kg Limousin, a 610 kg Limousin and a 575kg Limousin, all from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, to Woodhead Brothers and John M. Munro Ltd, and £1,095.60 gross for a 660kg Charolais cross also from Bridgend Farm, to Woodhead Brothers.
Leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Redhill, Allanfearn, (Lim), Lower Gledfield, (Lim), (BAX), 171p; Lower Gledfield, (Lim), Udale, Poyntzfield, (Lim twice), (SimX), 170p; Lower Gledfield, (Lim), Udale, (CharX twice), (Sho), 169p.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (Lim), 175p; Bridgend Farm, (Lim), 174p, Bridgend, (Lim), 173p.
Leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Viewhill, Gollanfield, (LimX), £1,132.85; Udale, (Lim), £1,127.25; Balchraggan, Dores, (CharX), £1,127.00.
Heifers: Balchraggan, (CharX), £1,075.80; Bridgend Farm, (Lim), £1,073.60; Bridgend Farm, (Lim), £1,071.00.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 19th) sold 590 prime sheep.
New season lambs (590) averaged 124.2p (-0.4p) and sold to 140.3p per kg and £60 gross.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (525) averaged 125.5p (-0.1p) per kg.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 19th) sold 590 prime sheep.
New season lambs (590) averaged 124.2p (-0.4p) and sold to 140.3p per kg for 36kg Texel crosses from Brabster Cottage, Canisbay, and £60 gross for Texel crosses from Redhill, Allanfearn, to Woodhead Brothers, Turriff.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (525) averaged 125.5p (-0.1p) per kg.
Leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: SuffX - The Cloy, Fortrose, £58, Little Croy Farm, Inverness, 132.1p; TexX - Glebe Farm, Allarburn, Fornighty Farm, Lethen, £57, Glebe Farm, 135.7p; CharX - Greenlands, Arabella, £57, 131.6p; Suff - East Croachy, Aberarder, £57; BeltX - The Cloy, £53.80, 134.5p; Tex - Broom of Moy, Forres, £53, 131.6p; CHM - Fornighty Farm, £52, 120.9p; Mule - Blackford Farm, Croy, £50.20, 121p; Cross - Pithogarty, £57, 123.9p.