Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Fort William Sale 25 Oct 08

24th October 2008

FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 25th) sold 767 weaned calves and store cattle, 59 adult head of breeding cattle and 43 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (402) averaged 150.2p and sold to 231.4p per kg and £840 gross for a 363kg Charolais cross from Aberchalder, Invergarry.
Heifers (359) averaged 141.3p and sold to 219.6p per kg and £740 gross for a 337kg Charolais cross from Aberchalder, and £740 gross for a pen of 388kg Shorthorns from No. 19 Portnalong.
Breeding cattle (59) sold to £1,250 for a Limousin bull from Achluachrach, Glen Spean.
OTM cattle (43) averaged 61.3p per kg and sold to 118.1p per kg for a 398 kg Aberdeen Angus cross bullock from No. 13 Cleadale, Isle of Eigg, and £645 gross for a 740kg Aberdeen Angus from Craigdhu, Banavie.
"Quality stock in short supply selling at recent high rates, with the remainder mainly weathered types being more difficult to cash."
Leading prices per head and per kg
Bullocks up to 200kg - Dunlichity Farm, Farr, £390, 198p; 201-250kg - Ardtornish Farms, Oban, £500, 218.9p; 251-300kg - Munerigie, Invergarry, £530, Ardtornish Farms, 216.5p; 301-350kg - Aberchalder, £625, 190.6p; 351-400kg - Aberchalder, £685, 181.3p; 401-450kg - Craigview, Arisaig, £640, 157.3p; 451-500kg - No. 2 Unachan, Spean Bridge, £620, 136.9p. Heifers up to 200kg - Dunlichity Farm, £315, 195.7p; 201-250kg - No. 1 Old Corry, Broadford, £435, No. 16 Upper Scotstown, Strontian, 195.1p; 251-300kg - Munerigie, £480, 170.2p; 301-350kg - No. 19 Portnalong, Carbost, £640, 192.8p; 351-400kg - Aberchalder, £630, No. 19 Portnalong, 190.7p; 401-450kg - Blarachourainn Estate, Fort William, £620, 151p; 451-500kg - Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, £700, 142.3p; 501-550kg - Balmaglaster, £700, 135.9p.
In calf heifers: ShoX - No. 1 Ardvasar, Sleat, £950; Lim - Langal, Argyll, £880; Sho - Balmaglaster, £850. In calf cows: LuiX - Burnbank, Isle of Canna, £900; SimX - Langal, £680; Lim - Langal, £720; AA - Craigdhu, £600; ShoX - Langal, £580; AAX - No. 6 Blaich, Fort William, £500.
Leading prices per kg
OTM cattle: Ardnamurchan Estate, (SimX), 104p; No. 3 Torrin, Broadford, (SimX), 93.2p; Craigdhu, (AA), 87.2p.
Leading prices per head
OTM cattle: Langal, (SimX), £585; Ardnamurchan Estate, (SimX), £515; Lochuanagan, Fort Augustus, (BBX), £495.