Livestock

DINGWALL – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 943 store cattle, four breeding cattle and 172 OTM cattle. Bullocks (499) averaged 227.2p and sold to 276.6p per kg for a 235kg Charolais cross from Balloan, Farr, and £1,230 for a 575kg Charolais cross from Pitmain Farm, Kingussie. Heifers (430) averaged 211.4p and sold to 300.0p per kg for a 300kg British Blue cross from Invercharron, Ardgay, and £1,150 for a 425kg Charolais cross from 4 Bualnaluib, Aultbea.

Young bulls (14) sold to 271.1p per kg for a 225kg Limousin cross from Tighnahinch, Alcaig, and £930 for a 520kg Aberdeen-Angus from Spittal Shore, Strathpeffer. Breeding cattle (4) sold to £1,000 for a Limousin bull from Corrachie, Avoch. OTM prime and feeding cattle (172) averaged 114.3p and sold to 191.7p per kg for a 600kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Tournaig Estate, Poolewe, and £1,390 for a 1,070kg Charolais cross from Braelangwell, Balblair. HUNTLY – United Auctions sold 1,988 prime sheep. New season lambs (1,338) averaged 198.27p per kg selling to 239p for 44kg Beltex from Barrogill Mains, Caithness, and to £115 for 51.5kg Blue Texels from West Cairnhill, Culsalmond.

Ewes (650) sold to £157 on two occasions both for Texels from 2 Balloch View, Keith, and North Dorlaithers, Turriff. Other leading prices per head and per kg:

New season lambs: Suf - £96.50 Hillhead of Mornish, 199p East Mains of Leithall; SufX - £94.50 Inshes, 198p Keithmore; Tex - £108 West Cairnhill, 215p Badentoul; TexX - £100 Inshes, 213p Aswanley/Netherton; Cont - £99 Little Forgue, 219p Barrogill Mains; Contx - £98.50 Roadside Croft, 208p Sunside/Stripeside; Chev - £98 Nether Blairmaud; Mule - £94 Gaich, 197p Hillhead of Mornish; BF - £89 Inshes, 194p Rivestone; Bel - £105 Barrogill Mains, 218p Barrogill Mains; Blue Tex - £115 West Cairnhill, 223p West Cairnhill; Lleyn - £98 Nether Blairmaud, 209p Stripeside; Char - £106 Mains of Tarryblake, 208p

Achavanich; Charx - £101 Mains of Tarryblake, 210p Hamewith/Badentoul. Ewes: Suf - £120 Dukewell; SufX - £118 Lynegar; Tex - £129 Jacobshall; TexX - £122 Hilton of Culsh; Cont - £118 Jacobshall; Hill Chev - £80 Sibmister & Stainland; Mule - £88 Boghead; GF - £84 Mains of Blairmore; BF - £70 Clashnoir, £69 Rivestone, £68 Lynemore; Cross - £143 Davmor; NCC - £103 Sibmister & Stainland, Ch Mule £111 Sibmister & Stainland, HB £115 Badentoul, Bel £110 Fodderletter, Char £109 Badentoul.

Tups: Tex £136 Hilton of Culsh, Suf £145 Jacobshall, Hill Chev £95 Dalrachie, BF £93 Woodside.

Lawrie & Symington sold 34 prime cattle, 16 OTMs and 728 prime sheep, and cast ewes and rams.

Bullocks (6) averaged 232.5p and sold to a top of 248p per kg for a 601kg Limousin from Nethermyres, and to £1,493.22 for a 607kg Limousin from Nethermyres.

Heifers (28) averaged 232p and sold to a top of 261p per kg for a 530kg Limousin from Nethermyres, and to £1,516.46 for a 671kg Limousin from Gask.

New season lambs (592) averaged 211p (+4p on the week) and sold to a top of 247p for a pair of 44kg Texels from Er. Balgillo, and to £117 for a 61kg Texels from the same home.

SQQ lambs averaged 214p (+3p) per kg.

Leading prices per kg:

New season lambs: Texel - 239p Nethermyres, 238p Er. Balgillo, 234p Nethermyres. Nether Logie & Cloquhat Farms, 231p, 230p & 228p South Ballo, 227p Er. Balgillo, 226p Er. Balgillo & Nethermyres, 225p Hallhill (Kinneff) & South Ballo; Beltex - 238p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 222p Shandford, 221p Tomlea, 213p South Ballo; Suffolk - 220p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 217p Shandford, 213p Little Lour; Cheviot - 216p Newton of Fotheringham, 211p Afflochie; Cheviot/Mule - 214p Hallhill (Kinneff), 198p East Mains of Balgavies; Cross - 211p Tomlea; Blackface - 196p Turfbeg.