Around the markets
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, December 17 sold prime cattle.
Prime heifers (12) averaged 196.6p (-0.9p) and sold to 204.0p per kg for a 565kg Limousin cross selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall and £1,254.00 gross for a 660kg Limousin cross both from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall. Other leading prices per kg:
Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 200.0p, (CharX), 199.0p.
Other leading prices per head: Heifers: Bridgend Farm, (LimX), £1,218.75, (CharX), £1,213.90.
New season lambs (290) averaged 186.2p (-7.5p) and sold to 211.1p per kg and £95.00 gross for a pen of 45kg Beltex crosses from Torgorm, Conon Bridge, selling to Messrs Fraser Brothers, Butchers, Dingwall.
SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (204) averaged 186.7p (-7.6p) per kg Feeding sheep (42) sold to £96 gross for a Texel ram from Teanluick, Beauly. Other leading prices per head and per kg:
New season lambs: SuffX – Torgorm, £89, 193.5p; Chev – Torgorm, £88, 200.0p; TexX – The Meadows, Culreach, £88, Dunain Mains, Inverness, 193.2p; Cross – Shewglie, Glenurquhart, £88, The Meadows, 188.9p; BF – Shewglie, £85.50; CHM – Dunain Mains, £84, 186.7p; Mule – Old Spittal Farm, Glenshee, £82.50. Feeding sheep: Tex ram – Strathaird Farms, Broadford, £88; TexX – 5c Balnabeen, Conon Bridge, £88; Chev – Shewglie, £80; TexX – The Dell
of Killiehuntly, Kingussie, £70. 12 Caledonian Marts Ltd, December 17, sold 2105 Prime Lambs, Ewes and Tups.
All lambs keenly bid for especially 39.1kg-52kg which averaged 201ppkg for 1225 sold. Overall average for 1522 sold was 196.5p (+13p on the week) which resulted in the dearest trade of the season so far. Top price of the day went to J Guthrie, Cuiltburn for a 50kg Beltex at £113.
Top price per kg went to R A Campbell & Sons, Meikle Seggie for a pen of 3 Beltex X Lambs at 41.3kg fetching 235ppkg. Leading Prices:
Prime Lambs Per Head:Beltex £112 Cuiltburn Beltex X £111 & £107 West Lundie; Texel £104 Ayton Texel X £103 East Lenniston Continental X £103 Greencraig; Continental £102.50 Claish; Suffolk £94.50 Greencraig; Mule £85.50 Ditch; BF (Tups) £74 Culcreuch BF Lambs £73 Glenturret Estates
Prime Lambs Per Kg:Beltex x 229p & 227p Meikle Seggie
Beltex 224p Borlick
Texel X 221p & 220p Ditch Texel 221p Borlick Continental 220p & 219p Meikle Seggie
Suffolk 207p Candy Cheviot 206p Borlick Mule 191p Innieshewan BF 188p Glenturret Estates Also forward were 583 Cast Ewes and Tups.
A good show of Ewes again met a great trade.
A highlight of the sale was a tremendous run of Ewes and Rams from P J & C Wood, Knockhill, Strathkinnes averaging £137.66 for 32 sold.