Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 18th March 2020

18th March 2020

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 18th) sold 684 store cattle and 68 OTM cattle.

Bullocks (411) averaged 215.1p and sold to 266.9p per kg for a pen of 296kg Limousin crosses from Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch and £1,275 gross for a 665kg Simmental cross from Lochdhu, Nairn.

Heifers (268) averaged 209.5p and sold to 249.3p per kg for a pair of 345kg Limousin crosses from Lower Whitebog, Fortrose and £1,160 gross for a 556kg Limousin cross from Milldam, Meikle Ussie.

Young Bulls (5) averaged 206.3p and sold to 220.7p per kg for a 367kg Limousin cross from Lower Whitebog and £1,000 gross for a 525kg Simmental cross from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin.

OTM prime & feeding cows (66) averaged 126.9p per kg and sold to 169.2p per kg for a 715kg Limousin cross from Kinchyle Farm, Inverness and £1,230 gross for an 880kg Simmental cross from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin.

OTM bulls (2) sold to 109.6p per kg and £1,090 gross for a 995kg Simmental from Easter Urray, Muir of Ord.

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Bullocks up to 250kg - Monessie Farm, Roy Bridge, £590, 264.6p; 251 – 300kg – Cambusmore Estate, £790, 249.0p; 301 – 350kg – 2 Glaick, Ardross, £900,Cambusmore Estate, 263.5p; 351 – 400kg – Kennachy, Forss, £970; 252.1p; 401 – 450kg – Kennachy, £1,040, Coldhome Farm, Fortrose, 242.1p; 451 – 500kg – Kindeace, Alness, £1,100, 234.4p; 501 – 550kg - Milldam, £1,145, Redfield, North Kessock, 215.4p ; 551 – 600kg – Easter Urray, Muir of Ord, £1,200, Lochdhu, 204.4p; 601 – 650kg – Easter Urray, £1,240, 205.0p; 651 – 700kg – Woodside, Strathpeffer, £1,260, 191.7p;

Heifers up to 250kg – Coldhome Farm, £570, 235.5p; 251 – 300kg – Beehive, Duncanston, £625, 238.6p; 301 – 350kg – Lower Whitebog, £860, Dalmagarry Farms, Tomatin, 244.4p; 351 – 400kg – Coldhome Farm, £910, Kennachy, Forss, 247.2p; 401-450kg – Udale, Poyntzfield, £990, Lower Whitebog, 230.4p; 451-500kg – Rose Cottage Croft, Strathpeffer, £1,110, Kindeace, 229.2p ; 501-550kg – Wester Dunnet, Thurso, £1,130, 207.3p; 551-600kg – Wester Dunnet, £1,110, Milldam, 208.6p.

OTM prime & feeding cows (64) averaged 126.9p per kg and sold to 169.2p per kg for a 715kg Limousin cross from Kinchyle Farm, Inverness and £1,230 gross for an 880kg Simmental cross from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin.

OTM bulls (2) sold to 109.6 per kg and £1,090 gross for a 995kg Simmental from Easter Urray, Muir of Ord.

Other leading prices per head:

OTM cows: Kinnahaird Farm, (SimX), £1,210; Borlum, Inverness, (SimX), £1,210; Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), £1,210, £1,150; Burnside Croft, Jamestown, (AAX), £1,170; Kinnahaird Farm, (LimX), £1,150; Kintradwell Estate, Brora, (LimX), £1,150.

Other leading prices per kg

OTM cows: Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), 162.4p, 149.7p, 148.4p; Lochend, Castletown, (SHO), 151.8p; Kintradwell Estate, (SimX), 149.3p; 283 Torboll, Dornoch, (BRB), 145.1p.