Sheep and cattle sale prices from Dingwall and Highland Marts
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DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd sold 1325 prime sheep.
New season lambs (698) averaged 223.6p (+3.5p) and sold to 254.4p per kg for a pen of 46kg Texel crosses from The Dell of Killiehuntly, Kingussie and £120 gross for a pen of 55kg Texels from Moy Bridge Croft, Urray.
Feeding sheep (627) sold to £171 gross for a pair of Texel ewes from 38 Lodgehill Park, Nairn.
The verdict: “The lamb trade continued from last week’s uphill curve and were slightly dearer for a plainer show forward. There were plenty of lambs up to weight but lacking flesh today, which hindered the overall average. Another fantastic number of ewes for this time of year were forward and many a fresh face appeared in the vendors list. Trade was sharper with not a lot of meat around and many more could easily have been sold.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg
New season lambs: TexX – The Dell of Killiehuntly, £117, £116, £113, 236.7p; Greenlands, Arabella, £112, 233.3p; Dunballoch, Beauly, £111, 236.2p; Inveruglas Farm, Kingussie, £110, £109, 239.6p; Spierfield, Balblair, £109; Badentoul, Fordyce, £109, 245.5p, 242.2p, 238.0p, 235.0p; Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £109; DSX – Spierfield, £111, £110, 222.5p; CHM – Berryburn, Knockyfin, £108.50, £102.50, 228.4p, 227.8p; Lieurary Farm, Thurso, £107, 225.3p; SuffX – Culmaily Farm, Golspie, £108.50, £105.50, 226.9p; Dunballoch, £106.50, 226.6p; Inshes Farm, Inverness, £106, 230.4p; Lower Gaich, Dulnain Bridge, £104, 231.1p; Berryburn, 228.4p; East Port, Grantown on Spey, 227.0p; BeltX – Inshes Farm, £107, £106, £105, 240.5p, 235.6p, 233.3p; Mulchaich, Conon Bridge, £104, £103, 236.4p, 234.1p; CharX – Inshes Farm, £105, 230.8p; Chev – 202 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £95.50, 214.6p; BF – Cor an Easan, Newtonmore, £90, 204.6p.
Feeding sheep: Tex ewe – 38 Lodgehill Park, £151, £138, Inveruglas Farm, £146, Glaich Na Goire, Kiltarlity, £110; TexX ewe – Bruaich Mills Far, Kiltarlity, £126, Ham Farm, Thurso, £114, £106, Burnside, Bonar Bridge, £112, Pelaig, Dingwall, £109, £102, Lynroich, Gorthleck, £107, South Clunes, Kirkhill, £106; Tex ram – Shewglie Farmers, Glenurquhart, £125; CharX ewe – Rhindhu Farms, Ballindalloch, £116; Chev ram – 8,14 & 15 Struanmore, Struan, £113; Chev ewe – Harestone, Insch, £111; SuffX ewe – Inchindown, Invergordon, £110, South Clunes, £109, Greenlands, £107; DST ewe – Lower Gaich, £108; Mule – Lower Gartally, Drumnadrochit, £105, Wester Balloan, Urray, £93; CHM wdr – Inveruglas Farm, £106; Suff ewe – Glaich Na Goire, £100; Hill Cheviot ewe – Ham Farm, £98, Hill Cheviot ram – Pabbay Farm, £98; BF ewe – Cor an Easan, £86, 8 Drynie Park, Muir of Ord, £85.
The mart also sold 19 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (4) averaged 235.0p (-5.0) and sold to 249.0p per kg for a 575kg British Blue from Wester Muckernich, Tore selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall and £1,510.40 gross for a 640kg Limousin cross also from Wester Muckernich, Tore.
Prime heifers (15) averaged 246.5p (+7.9p) and sold to 259.0p per kg for a 550kg Limousin cross from Groam, Kirkhill and £1,531.20 gross for a 660kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall.
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Wester Muckernich, (LimX), 236.0p, (SimX), 228.0p, (BRB), 228.0p.
Heifers: Groam, (LimX), 256.0p, 255.0p; Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 255.0p, 252.0p twice, 251.0p, 247.0p; Mountrich Farm, Dingwall, (CharX), 246.0p, 245.0p.
Other leading prices per head: Bullocks: Wester Muckernich, (BRB), £1,431.75, £1,390.80, (SimX), £1,425.00.
Heifers: Mountrich Farm, (CharX), £1,521.00, £,482.25, £1,445.70; Groam, (CharX), £1,488.00, (LimX), £1,424.50, £1,402.50;
Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,455.80, £1,428.00.
