Glebe’s sale-topper going through the ring at Lochmaddy Auction Mart.
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 87 store cattle, 1 breeding cow and 79 store sheep at its sale at Lochmaddy Auction Mart on Friday 24th April 2015.
Bullocks (43) averaged 220p and sold to 261.8p per kg for a 275kg Limousin cross from 21 Grenitote, Sollas, and £1080 gross for a 525kg Charolais cross from Glebe, Tigharry.
Heifers (44) averaged 212p and sold to 266.7p per kg for a 345kg Limousin cross from 8 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, and £980 gross for a 450kg Limousin cross from 4 Tigharry, Lochmaddy.
Breeding cattle (1) sold to £1000 gross for a Simmental cross in calf cow from 22 & 10 Balemore, Bayhead.
Store lambs (53) sold to £50 for Cheviots from 7 Middlequarter, Sollas. Ewes (15) sold to £80 from 4 Tigharry, Lochmaddy.
Rams and wedders (11) sold to £82 for Suffolk x wedders from 18 Illeray, Baleshare.
A Dingwall & Highland Marts spokesman commented: “A mixed show of cattle on offer resulted in a hesitant demand.”
Other leading prices can be viewed here:
http://www.dingwallmart.co.uk/wwwroot/PDF/Sale-reports/2015/Apr/lsr240415sc.pdf