Cattle supply shortage a factor at Dingwall Mart sale
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DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd yesterday sold 1060 prime sheep and13 prime cattle.
Prime bullocks (3) averaged 298.4p per kg (+7.1p) and sold to 307.0p per kg and £2,041.55 gross for a 665kg Limousin cross from Shoreton Farms, Culbokie.
Prime heifers (10) averaged 298.1p per kg (+1.9p) and sold to 309.0p per kg for a 595kg Charollais cross from Easter Sheeppark, Balblair and £1,985.60 gross for a 680kg Charollais cross from Shoreton Farms, Culbokie.
The verdict: “Fat cattle trade continues to improve as all weights and specs were dearer on the week. Cattle are in short supply and more numbers are needed to satisfy demand.”
Other leading prices per kg:
Bullocks: Easter Sheeppark, (LimX), 299.0p, Shoreton Farms, (LimX), 289.0p.
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, (LimX), 306.0p, 302.0p twice, 300.0p, 296.0p, Shoreton Farms, (CharX), 295.0p, 292.0p, Easter Sheeppark, (CharX), 293.0p, 289.0p.
Other leading prices per head:
Bullocks: Easter Sheeppark, (LimX), £1,898.65, Shoreton Farms, (LimX), £1,892.95.
Heifers: Easter Sheeppark, (CharX), £1,979.65, £1,860.55, £1,838.55, Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,924.00, £1,851.30, £1,812.00, £1,785.00, £1,676.10, Shoreton Farms, (CharX), £1,814.25.
Old season lambs (949) averaged 275.3p (-23.7p) and sold to 305.0p per kg and £156 gross.
SQQ Lambs 25.5kg to 45.5kg (652) averaged 274.7p (-20.7p).
Feeding Sheep (111) sold to £135 gross.
Old Season Lambs (949) averaged 275.3p (-23.7p) and sold to 305.0p per kg for a pen of 46.5kg Texel crosses from Easter Sheeppark, Balblair and £156 gross for a 64kg Texel cross from 5c Balnabeen, Conon Bridge.
SQQ Lambs 25.5kg to 45.5kg (652) averaged 274.7p (-20.7p).
Feeding Sheep (111) sold to £135 gross for a Texel cross ewe from 9a Loaneckheim, Kiltarlity.
The verdict: “Hoggs weren’t quite the bonanza of last week’s escapades, however all classes were keenly bid for resulting in trade a touch sharper than that witnessed at the end of last week. Meat remains key and hoggs which are hopper fed are returning premium prices. A lot of lean ewes were forward today which were mainly lambing shed disasters. Trade, on the whole, bucked the trend of the South and were every bit as dear as last week’s sale.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Old Season lambs: Tex – Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £151, 256.0p; TexX – Easter Dalziel Farm, Dalcross, £150, £145, £140, Guisachan Farm, Tomich, £144, 8 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew, £143, £136, £134 twice, £131.50, 278.0p, Easter Sheeppark, £142 twice, 5c Balnabeen, £137, 298.0p twice, 285.0p, Fendom Farm, Tain, £127, 279.0p, 276.0p, No 4 Pitcalnie Holdings, Nigg, £122.50, 275.0p, 15 Glenconon, Uig, £121, 275.0p, Torgorm, Conon Bridge, 288.0p, 285.0p, Teawig, Beauly, 285.0p, Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, 278.0p, 276.0p; Chev – Wester Craiglands, £145, Brae of Balnabeen, Dingwall, £138, 4 Glaick, Ardross, £137, £120, 295.0p, 279.0p, The Cloy, Fortrose, £137, £126, 293.0p, Easter Sheeppark, £135, 287.0p, Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £132, 287.0p, 15 Glenconon, £122, 276.0p, Midbadgrinan, Culbokie, 284.0p, Torgorm, 280.0p, 276.0p, Wester Muckernich, Dingwall, 279.0p, 5c Balnabeen, 279.0p, Teawig, 275.0p; BF – Druid Temple Farm, £138, £137, 274.0p, Easter Sheeppark, £135.50, 291.0p, The Cloy, £133, 289.0p, Teawig, £116, 273.0p, No 4 Pitcalnie Holdings, 273.0p; Cross – Druid Temple Farm, £137.50, £132, 287.0p,Easter Sheeppark, £137, £134.50, 280.0p, 274.0p, The cloy, £130, 286.0p, 15 Glenconon, £123.50, £120, 274.0p, Teawig, 279.0p; SuffX – Mariain, Culnaskeath, £131, £113, Torgorm, £117.50, 280.0p, Fendom Farm, £117, £116.50, £113.50, 277.0p, 271.0p, 269.0p; CharX – Easter Sheeppark, £130, 280.0p; BeltX – Kinchyle Farm, £123.50, 287.0p, Torgorm, £119.50, £119 twice, £115, 291.0p, 290.0p, 280.0p, 277.0p; Mule – Teawig, £117, 279.0p.
Feeding Sheep: Chev ram – Slaggan Croft, Dingwall, £130, 209 East Doll, Brora, £118; CharX ewe – Torgorm, £129; TexX ewe – 9a Loaneckheim, £128, £121, £118, Easter Dalziel Farm, £126, Guisachan Farm, £123, £120, £111, No 4 Pitcalnie Holdings, £121, Slaggan Croft, £117; Belt ram – Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Garten, £120; ZwbX ewe – Guisachan Farm, £117, Chev ewe – Muirton, Munlochy, £114, £102, Easter Dalziel Farm, £110, Guisachan Farm, £105, Torgorm, £99, South Balkeith, Tain, £96, Wester Craiglands, £96; SuffX ewe – Torgorm, £110; Cross ewe – Wester Craiglands, £108; CHM – Wester Craiglands, £98; BF ewe – 24 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, £73.
