'Mixed' show of lambs at Dingwall and Highland Mart as ewe trade remains 'firm'
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DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd yesterday sold 8 prime cattle and 921 sheep.
Prime heifers (8) averaged 251.4p per kg (+3.3p) and sold to 258.0p per kg for a 575kg Limousin cross and £1,531.35 gross for a 615kg Limousin cross both from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall and both selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall.
Other leading prices per kg:
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 255.0p, 252.0p, 250.0p, 249.0p, Mountrich Farm, Dingwall, (CharX), 252.0p, 250.0p, 246.0p.
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Other leading prices per head:
Heifers: Mountrich Farm, (CharX), £1,525.00, £1,414.50, £1,398.60, Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,487.50, £1,483.50, £1,423.80, £1,389.75.
Also sold were 921 prime sheep.
New season lambs (541) averaged 211.4p (-5.8p) and sold to 243.0p per kg and £121 gross.
SQQ 25.5kg to 45.5kg (199) averaged 211.9p (-6.2p) per kg.
Feeding Sheep (380) sold to £172 gross.
New season lambs (541) averaged 211.4p (-5.8p) and sold to 243.0p per kg for a pair of 46.5kg Texel Crosses from Inveruglas Farm, Kingussie selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall and £121 gross for a Lleyn Cross from Craigard Cottage, Langal.
SQQ 25.5kg to 45.5kg (199) averaged 211.9p (-6.2p) per kg.
Feeding Sheep (380) sold to £172 gross for a Suffolk Cross Ram from 4 Morefield Brae, Ullapool.
The verdict: “Another mixed show of lambs forward for quality cashed in at decreased values on the week. Ewe trade remains firm and in fact would be a fraction sharper.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New Season lambs: TexX – Inveruglas Farm, £113, £108, £106, 232.3p & 230.4p, Pithogarty, Tain, £108, £99.50, 216.0p & 214.0p, East Croftmore, Boat of Garten, £107.50 & 215.0p, West Derrybeg, Aberlour, £107.50, £100 &£95, Craigard Cottage, £96.50 & 212.1p, Hatton Cottage, Dallas, £95.
SuffX – East Port, Grantown on Spey, £106, 223.2p & 212.5p, Upper Blairnain, Aberlour, £101 & 214.9p, Rhindhu Farms, Ballindalloch, £99, £95.50 & 215.2p, Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, £98.50 & 214.1p, Drumore, Evanton,£97 &213.2p; LlyX – Craigard Cottage, £105; Chev – Gleann Caorann, Ruisaurie, £104, 2 Glaick, Ardross, 210.3p; BeltX – Kinnahaird Farm, £102, £98.50, 221.7p & 218.9p; Hampshire Down – Gleann Caorann, £100; CHM – Drumore, £100, £95 & 211.1p, Upper Blairnain, £97 & 213.2p; CharX – Upper Blairnain, £99.50 & 226.1p, Ardnamurchan Estates, Kilchoan, £98.50, £97, 213.2p & 211.8p.
Mule - Ardnamurchan Estates, £98.50; Cross – Rhindhu Farms, £95 & 211.1p; BF – Croft Martin, Aviemore, £80.50 & 209.1p.
Feeding Sheep: CharX Ewe – Kinnahaird Farm, £146 Tex Ram – Drumancroy, Portmahomack, £140.
TexX Ewe – Kinnahaird Farm, £127, £125, South Clunes Farm, Kirkhill, £119, Balintraid, Invergordon, £97, Larel, Halkirk, £95, Tombreck Dallas, £94.
SuffX Ewe – South Clunes Farm, £116, Balintraid, £93, Inchindown, Invergordon, £92; Chev Ewe – 8 Sand Street, Stornoway, £113, £103, £95 & £80, 80 Strathcaniard, £86, Shewglie Farmers, Glenurquhart, £81; CHM Ewe – Hatton Cottage, £112 & £95, Kinnahaird Farm, £93; Chev Ram – 396 Elphin, Lairg, £109 & £99, Harestone, Insch, £90; SuffX – Drumancroy, £100; Mule Ewe – Balliefurth Farm, Grantown on Spey, £90; BF – Shewglie Farmers, £68, Dunphail Estate, £63; Swale – 4 Drumloan, Drumnadrochit, £59.
