Livestock

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 8 prime cattle on July 14. Prime bullocks (4) averaged 225.0p and sold to 228.0p per kg and £1,322.40 for a 580kg Aberdeen-Angus cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall selling to John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall. Prime heifers (4) averaged 220.6p and sold to 238.0p per kg for a 525kg LimX from Bridgend Farm, selling to Fraser Brothers Butchers, Dingwall, and £1,361.25 for a 605kg LimX from Bridgend Farm.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 238 prime sheep on July 14. New season lambs (172) averaged 216.8p and sold to 240.0p per kg for a pen of 42.5kg CharX from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, selling to Fraser Brothers Butchers, and £103 for a pen of 45.5kg TexX from East Croftmore, Boat of Garten, selling to John M Munro, and for a pen of 50.5kg CharX from Woodside, Muir of Tarradale.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (161) averaged 217.4p (-6.3p) a kg. Feeding sheep (66) sold to £109 for a Suffolk ewe from Whitebog, Rosemarkie. Other prices: New season lambs: CharX – Kinnahaird Farm, £102, 225.6p; TexX – Milldam, Meikle Ussie, £102, East Croftmore, 226.4p; SuffX – 9 Loaneckheim, Kiltarlity, £97, Muirton Mains, Urray, 223.3p; Mule – Newlands, Dunnet, £96, 220.0p; Chev – Meddat Farm, Kildary, £94.50, 219.8p. Feeding sheep: TexX ewe – The Old Schoolhouse,

Fearn, £90; BFL ewe – Whitebog, £88; CharX ewe – Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £88; Chev ewe – The Old Schoolhouse, £84; CHM ewe – East Croftmore, £83. DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 1,791 store cattle at its 17th anniversary sale on July 15. Bullocks (1,007) averaged 240.5p (+29.2p on the year) and sold to 410.3p per kg and £1,600 for a of 390kg LimX sold in aid of Cancer Research from the estate of the late Mr R. McCrae, Culmill, Kiltarlity purchased by Mr B. Gilvear, Graystale Farm, Stirling.

Heifers (777) averaged 230.0p (+27.3p) and sold to 348.8p per kg and £1,500 for a 430kg BlueX from Invercharron, Ardgay. Young bulls (7) averaged 194.5p and sold to 230.1p per kg for a 365kg LimX from Invercharron, and £1,270 for a 750kg Charolais from Forsie, Westfield. Other prices: Bullocks up to 250kg – Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, £590, 5 Eyre, Snizort, 268.9p; 251300kg – Sornum, Easter

Kinkell, £850, Slattadale, Gairloch, 304.0p; 301-350kg – Charleston Farm, Thurso, £930, Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, 279.7p; 351400kg – Slattadale, £1,100, Lochdhu, Nairn, 286.9p; 401-450kg – Lochdhu, £1,125, The Rowans, Brora, 271.1p; 451-500kg – Udale, Poyntzfield, £1,310, 278.7p; 501-550kg – Invercharron, £1,480, 276.6p; 551600kg – Invercharron, £1,420, 253.6p. Heifers up to 250kg – Torvaig, Portree, £640, Achnahinich, Plockton, 274.4p; 251-300kg

– Wester Tomloan, Nairn, £970, 334.5p; 301-350kg – Kennachy, Forss, £910, Upper Northfield, Wick, 282.5p; 351-400kg – Wester Tomloan, £1,180, Invercharron, 247.4p; 401-450kg – Rattar Mains, Thurso, £1,150, Bunchrew Farm, Inverness, 266.7p; 451-500kg – Udale, £1,440, 292.7p; 501-550kg – 4 Glaick, Ardross, £1,330, 244.0p.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 75 OTM cattle on July 15. OTM prime & feeding cows

(69) averaged 140.8p and sold to 198.4p per kg for a 630kg SalX from Conon Brae Farms, Torgorm, and £1,390 for a 780kg Char from Forsie, Thurso, and a 915kg Simmental from Torran, Delny.

OTM bulls (6) averaged 122.3p and sold to 137.7p per kg for a 690kg Charolais from Forsie, and £1,350 for a 1,020kg Limousin from Ord Farm, Sasaig.

HUNTLY, United Auctions sold 1,532 prime sheep. New season lambs (701) averaged 214.9p and sold to 237p per kg for 46kg Texels from North Dorlaithers, Turriff, and to £124 for 57kg Texels from 1 Artlaw Crescent, Mintlaw. Ewes (831) topped at £160 for Texels from North Dorlaithers.

Other prices: New season lambs: Suf – £119 Mansefield, 224p Meikle Kirkhill; SufX - £115, 225p Inchford; Tex - £122 North Dorlaithers, 230p 1 Artlaw Cresc; TexX - £121 North Dorlaithers, 232p Crofdhu; Cont - £120 North Dorlaithers, 225p North

Burreldales/Broadlands; ChevX - £110.50, 226p Wester Elchies; Bel £114 Wedderburn, 230p Cobbleheugh; Hamp - £112, 225p Mains of Mosstown;Lln - £119 Meadow, 224p Auchairn; Char - £117, 224p Dunscroft; CharX

- £115 Ternemny, 225p The Bungalow; BDM £116 Honeysuckle Cott; ContX - £1214, 224p Upper Drakemires/Auchanland. Ewes: Suf – £110 Edendiach; SufX - £108 Sibmister & Stainland; Tex - £150 Corsairtly; TexX - £147

Corsairtly; Cont - £138 1 Artlaw Cres; Chev - £110 (x2) Sibmister & Stainland; Mule - £89 Ernam; GF - £85 Westerton Croft; BF £65.50 Mill of Fowlis; Cross - £122 Lynegar; CHM - £104 Sibminster & Stainland; HB - £114 Lynegar; Bel - £129 Cobbleheugh; BDM - £130 Auchonland; Hill Chev £82 Lynegar; Char - £140 Corsarity; CharX - £126 Corsairty; ContX £135 Corsairty. RAMS – Suf - £96 Auchnascraw; Bel - £106 Mains of Alla-nbuie; Cont - £119 Bruach Cott.