Livestock

DALMALLY – United Auctions sold 1,401 sheep of all classes at its end-of-season sale. A good ringside of buyers ensured all stock cleared at satisfactory levels. Top price was £63 was a pen of Tex from Balantyne Farm Partnership. Leading prices per head: Lambs: Balantyre (Tex) £63; Glenshero (Cross) £44; Evanachan (TexX) £41; Inerlair and Dunans (Chev) £40; Blarmafoldach (BF) £45; Auch Estate (BF) £43.50; Garrogie (BF) £40.50; Dunloskin (BF ewe lambs) £40. Ewes: Achnacreemore (Suff) £52.50; Auchnacreemore (TexX) £43.50; Garrogie (Cross) £36; Glenshero (BF) £33; Glenshero (BF) £31; Ederline (BF) £29.50; Auch Estate (BF) £29.50. Tups: Craig (Lleyn) £100; Craig (Tex) £70.

DINGWALL – Prime bullocks (two) sold at 219p a kg and £1,335.90 for 610kg BBs from Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, and sold to John M. Munro Butchers, Dingwall. Prime heifers (17) averaged 211.8p (-4.3p) and sold to 216p a kg for 565g, 575kg and 610kg Lim X from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, and sold to Fraser Brothers, butchers, Dingwall, and John M. Munro. Top gross price was £1,407.60 for a 690kg Char X from Mountrich Farm, Dingwall. Other leading prices per kg: Heifers: Bridgend Farm (LimX) 215p; Bridgend Farm (CharX) 214p; Bridgend Farm (SimX) 213p.

DINGWALL – New season lambs (425) averaged 159p (-4.5p) and sold to 188.2p per kg and £87.50 for a pen of 46.5kg Tex X from Conon Brae Farms, Torgorm, to Fraser Brothers, butchers, Dingwall. SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (230) averaged 162p (-3.2p) a kg. Feeding sheep (164) sold to £96 for a pair of Tex X ewes from Cantraywood House, Croy. Other leading prices per head and per kg: New season lambs: SuffX – Muirton Mains £77, Bayhead 167.1p; TexX – Bunchrew Farm £77, Bayhead 172.4p; BeltX – Conon Brae Farms £75.20, Mulchaich 174.4p; CRX – Fairview, Nethybridge, £74, 162.6p; CHM – Viewhill Croft £73, 161.1p; Mul – Fairview £70.50, Crasky 156.3p; Chev – Ruisaurie £67, 163.4p; BF – Abersky £62, 144.2p. Feeding sheep: SuffX ewe – Cantraywood House £88; Mul ewe – Morayscairn Farm £60; X ewe – Morayscairn Farm £60; TexX ewe – Morayscairn Farm £58; CHM ewe – Morayscairn Farm £58; CRX – 27 Newmore £57.

PRIMESTOCK Average prices at auction markets yesterday were (changes compare with the previous market day): SCOTLAND - Cattle average 216.83p (-11.19p); new season lambs average 166.89p (-0.17p). Information from AHDB/IAAS

FUTURES Closing prices on London Futures were: WHEAT - Nov £136.60 (unch); Jan 2018 £139 (-20p); Mar £141.10 (unch); May £143.25 (+15p); Jul £145.10 (unch); Nov £142.50 (-60p); Jan 2019 £144.50 (unch); Mar £146.95 (unch); May £147.90 (unch); Nov £144.05 (unch).