Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 3 november 2014
3rd November 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 3rd) sold 320 adult head of breeding cattle.
Heifer with heifer calf (2) sold to £1,650 gross for a Shorthorn from 387 Elphin, Lairg.
Heifer with male calf (2) sold to £2,500 gross for a Shorthorn from the dispersal of the Attadale herd, Kyle of Lochalsh.
Cow with heifer calf (13) sold to £2,100 gross for a Shorthorn cow from Culnara, Bonar Bridge.
Cow with male calf (10) sold to £1,800 gross for a Shorthorn cow from the Attadale dispersal.
In calf heifers (163) sold to £2,450 gross for a Limousin cross from Culmill, Kiltarlity.
In calf cows (89) sold to £1,750 gross for a Simmental cross from Culnara.
Bulls (9) sold to £1,500 gross twice for a Shorthorns from 387 Elphin.
Bulling heifers (32) sold to £1,300 gross for a Shorthorn from Achley Farm, Dornoch.
"An excellent show of in-calf heifers met a very firm enquiry. A more mixed show of cows sold at highly satisfactory rates."
Other leading prices:
Heifer with heifer calf: Lim - 4 Bualnaluib, £1400.
Heifer with male calf: Lim - Driseach, Plockton, £1600.
Cow with heifer calf: AAX – 68 Foindle, £1750; SimX – Burnside Croft, Jamestown, £1700; Sho – Attadale, £1350; LimX – Eilburn, Conon Bridge, £1300; LuiX – 5 Strathnaver, Kinbrace, £1220.
Cow with male calf: Sho – 387 Elphin, £1550; LuiX – 5 Strathnaver, £1500.
In calf heifers: Lim – 7 Balranald, Lochmaddy, £2400; AA – Culmill, £2300; SimX – Braes of Enzie, Buckie, £2300; BSH – Culmill, £2250; BRB – Braes of Enzie, £2150; AAX – Crubenbeg, Laggan, £2050.
In calf cows: LimX – 29/30 Borve, Skeabost Bridge, £1650; Sho – Attadale, £1550; AA – Lochletter Farm, Drumnadrochit, £1450; BRB – Culnara, £1320.
Bulls: Lim – Tournaig Estate, £1400; AA – Armadale Farm, Isle of Skye, £1100.
Bulling heifers: Sho – Achley, £1280; Lim – Culnara, £1260; AAX – Achley Farm, £1200; BRB – Easter Strath of Auchterflow, Killen, £1200.
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