Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Portree Sale 13 Oct 2008
22nd October 2008
PORTREE, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 13th) sold 302 weaned calves and 34 adult head of breeding cattle.
Bullocks (155) averaged 156p and sold to 203.3p per kg for a 150kg Limousin from No. 5 Brogaig, Staffin and £570 gross for 410kg Limousins from No. 8 Balmeanach, Struan.
Heifers (144) averaged 142.1p and sold to 187.1p per kg for a 155kg Limousin from No. 27 Stenscholl, Staffin and £540 gross for a 375kg Limousin from Trien Croft, Carbost.
Young bulls (3) averaged 143.8p and sold to 150p per kg and £300 gross or a Charolais cross from Trien Croft.
In-calf cows (26) sold to £1000 gross for an in calf Limousin from No. 11 Borreraig, Dunvegan.
Cows with calves at foot (6) sold to £840 gross from a Limousin cow with male calf from No, 4 Heaste, Broadford.
Bulls sold to £840 for a Limousin from No. 3 Glen, Claigan.
"Keen demand for what was mainly young, lighter end calves."
Leading prices per head and per kg
Bullocks up to 200kg - No. 8 Linicro, Portree, £385; 202.6p; 201-250kg - No. 3 Peingown, Kilmuir, £450, No. 7 Kingsburgh, Snizort, 183.3p; 251-300kg - No. 3 Totescore, Portree, £510, 182.7p; 301-350kg - No. 7 Kingsburgh, £530, No. 2 Totescore, Portree, 161.9p; 351-400kg - Treaslane, Skeabost Bridge, £470, 127p; 401-450kg - No. 8 Balmeanach, 139p. Heifers up to 200kg - No. 2 Brogaig, Staffin, £300, No. 27 Stenscholl, 185.7p; 201-250kg - No. 3 Totescore, Portree, £450, 180p; 251-300kg - No. 7 Ullinish, Struan, £460, No. 2 Totescore, 169.2p; 301-350kg - No. 3 Totescore, £460, 146p; 351-400kg - Trien Croft, £500, 144p.
Cow with male calf: CharX - No. 3 Ardmore, Waternish, £810. In-calf cow: Lim - No. 5 Drumuie, Portree, £800; LimX - No. 5 Dunans, Flodigarry, £780; Sim- No. 8 Linicro, Portree, £760; CharX - No, 3 Ardmore, £700; ShoX - No. 4 Edinbane, Portree, £700.
Leading prices per kg
OTM bulls: No. 1 Feorlig, (Sim), 100.5p.
OTM cows: South Cuidreach, (Sho) 100.7p; No. 4 Bay, Waternish, (LimX) 90.8p; Torvaig, Portree, 90.2p.
Leading prices per head
OTM bulls: No. 1 Feorlig, (Sim) £1040.
OTM cows: South Cuidreach, (Sho) £755; No. 4 Bay, £590; Torvaig, £550.
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