DINGWALL & HIGHLAND MARTS LIMITED – 06/04/21 Top Bottom No price Price Average +/- CATTLE BULLOCKS Premium 3 246.0 240.0 243.9 N/C Prime 4 228.0 221.0 225.1 -5.5 Commercial
HEIFERS Premium 1 245.0 245.0 245.0 N/C Prime 6 231.0 224.0 226.5 -6.0 Commercial
SHEEP OLD SEASON LAS Premium 25.0–35.9 Premium 36.0–45.5 482 334.2 294.4 318.6 +24.4 Prime 25.0–35.9 Prime 36.0–45.5 66 308.6 258.1 302.0 +22.1 Prime 45.6–52.0 200 313.0 264.1 289.6 +12.3 Commercial 25.5-45.5 7 255.0 205.9 227.5 -11.1 Commercial 46.0 + 14 265.7 185.8 206.4 -39.6
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 6th) sold 14 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (7) averaged 233.9p (+12.4p) and sold to 246.0p per kg twice and £1,548.00 gross. Prime heifers (7) averaged 229.6p (+1.9p) and sold to 245.0p per kg and £1,555.75 gross. ------DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 6th) sold 14 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (7) averaged 233.9p (+12.4p) and sold to 246.0p per kg twice for 605kg and 585kg Limousin crosses from Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport and £1,548.00 gross for a 645kg Limousin cross also from Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall. Prime heifers (7) averaged 229.6p (+1.9p) and sold to 245.0p per kg and £1,555.75 gross for a 635kg Limousin cross from Kinchyle Farm selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall.
Other leading prices per kg: Bullocks: Kinchyle Farm (LimX), 240.0p; Bridgend Farm, (AAX), 228.0p, 226.0p, 225.0p, 221.0p. Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (AAX), 231.0p, 227.0p (twice), 224.0p (twice), (SAX), 226.0p. Other leading prices per head: Bullocks: Kinchyle Farm £1,488.30, £1,439.10; Bridgend Farm (AAX), £1,265.60, £1,219.80. £1,125.00, £1,105.00. Heifers: Bridgend Farm (SAX), £1,322.10, (AAX) £1,248.50, £1,178.10, £1,176.00, £1,097.60.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 6th) sold 900 prime sheep. Old season lambs (769) averaged 305.4p (+19.0p) and sold to 334.2p per kg and £147 gross. SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (530) averaged 317.1p (+28.0p) per kg. Feeding sheep (131) sold to £152 gross. ------DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 6th) sold 900 prime sheep. Old season lambs (769) averaged 305.4p (+19.0p) and sold to 334.2p per kg for a pen of 39.5kg Texel crosses from Teawig, Beauly and £147 gross for a pen of 45kg Texel crosses from South Clunes Farm, Kirkhill. SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (530) averaged 317.1p (+28.0p) per kg Feeding sheep (131) sold to £152 gross for a Dorset from Sumardale, Struan.
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Other leading prices per head and per kg Old season lambs: Chev – 7 Kinerras, Beauly, £146, Glebe Farm, Kiltarlity, £144, 7 Kinneras, 332.6p, 331.8p; TexX – Shewglie, Glenurquhart, £146, Teawig, £145, 325.8p, South Clunes Farm, £145, 326.7p: CharX – Dalziel Farm, Dalcross, £145, 311.8p; BeltX – Groam, Kirkhill, £144, Dalmagarry, Moy, £142, Torgorm, Conon Bridge, 329.9p, 321.5p; SuffX – Shewglie, £144, £141, Dunain Mains, Inverness, 318.5p, Silverwells, Edderton, 317.2p; Tex – Silverwells, £136, 309.1p; BF – 15 Glenconon, Uig, £136, Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £134, Teawig, 308.6p, Druid Temple Farm, 307.1p; CHM – Dunain Mains, £135, 300.0p.
Feeding sheep: TexX ewe – Glebe Farm, £136, 5c Balnabeen, Conon Bridge, £136, Easter Dalziel Farm, £132; Chev ram – 7 Kinerras, £124; Chev ewe – Shewglie, £114, Glebe Farm, £110; BeltX ewe – Dalmagarry, £114; Mule ewe – Dalmagarry, £102.