Prime cattle and sheep sale prices from Dingwall and Highland Marts today; Increasing prime cattle trade reflected in ring – 'more could have been sold'
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DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd sold 14 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (3) averaged 236.2p (+16.2p) and sold to 239p per kg for a 585kg Bazadaise cross from Easter Hardmuir, Nairn selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall and £1549.45 gross for a 665kg Limousin cross from Ashley, North Kessock.
Prime heifers (11) averaged 239.8p (+14.3p) and sold to 249p per kg twice for a 570kg Limousin cross from Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport and for a 565kg Limousin cross also from Kinchyle Farm selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall an £1516.20 gross for a 665kg Charolais cross from Easter Sheep Park, Balblair selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall.
Comment following the sale was: “The increasing prime cattle trade was reflected in the live ring. More could have been sold.”
Other leading prices per kg –
Bullocks: Ashley, (LimX), 237p, 233p.
Heifers: Kinchyle, (LimX), 245.0p, 244.0p; Groam, Kirkhill, (LimX) 245p, 241p; Easter Hardmuir, (LimX) 241p, (CharX),
234p; Easter Sheep park, (CharX) 238.0p, 228p (AAX), 228p.
Other leading prices per head –
Bullocks: Easter Hardmuir, (BAZ) £1398.15, Ashley, (LimX), £1362.75.
Heifers: Easter Sheep Park, (CharX), £1475.60, (AAX), £1413.60; Groam, (LimX), £1446.00, £1384.25; Easter Hardmuir, (CharX), £1439.10, (LimX), £1349.60; Kinchyle, (LimX), £1419.30, £1406.85, £1342.00, £1335.25.
Also sold were 858 prime sheep.
Old season lambs (777) averaged 288.5p (+2.7p) and sold to 302p per kg and £139 gross for a pen of 46kg Texel crosses from 5c Balnabeen, Conon Bridge selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (711) averaged 290.0p (+2.1p) per kg.
Feeding sheep (81) sold to £116 gross twice for Mules both from Balnabual, Dalcross.
Comment afterwards was: “Prime sheep were dearer on the week. Well finished hoggs were in particular demand.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg –
Old season lambs: Cross – Wester Muckernich, Tore £134, Easter Sheeppark £295.6p; BTL - Balnabual £133, 283.0p; BF –
Fairview, Nethybridge £133, 293.3p; Chev – Waterloo, Wick £132, 4 Bualnaluib, Aultbea 298.7p; CharX – Fairview £132,
287.0p; Mule – Fairview £132, 287.0p; TexX – 5c Balnabeen £130, Dunain Mains, Inverness 298.9p; CHM – Dunain Mains
£127, 292.0p; BeltX – Torgorm, Conon Bridge £124.50, 296.4p; SuffX – Dunain Mains £123, Ballone, Abriachan 298.7p;
ZwbX – Garguston Farm, Muir Of Ord £122, 196.8p; Tex – 1 Farm Cottage Allanglach, North Kessock £113, 293.5p; HEB – Raitcastle Farm, Nairn £98, 257.9p.
Feeding sheep: Tex ewe – 1 Farm Cottage Allanglach, £114; TexX ewe – Wester Muckernich £110; ZwbX – Garguston Farm
£110; Chev ewe – Strathvaich Estate £102; Dorset ewe – Morvich Farm £102; BTL ewe – Balnabual £98; Cross ewe –
Allanglach Farm, North Kessock £96.
