Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 29 April 2020

29th April 2020

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 29th) sold 773 store cattle and 38 OTM cattle.

Bullocks (407) averaged 228.6p and sold to 270.9p per kg for a 275kg Limousin cross from 1 Howbeg, Lochboisdale and £1,155 gross for a pair of 567kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Torispardon, Boat of Garten.

Heifers (359) averaged 218.2p and sold to 306.9p per kg for a pair of 277kg British Blue crosses from Achnahannet, Dulnain Bridge and £1,260 gross for a 536kg British Blue cross also from Achnahannet.

Young Bulls (7) sold to 242.2p per kg for a 310kg Aberdeen Angus cross and £1,020 gross for a 530kg Aberdeen Angus from Culrain Mains, Ardgay.

"All classes met a firm trade, with grazing kinds keenly sought after."

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Bullocks Up to 250kg - Dell of Killiehuntly, Kingussie, £630, 252.0p; 251 - 300kg – Dell of Killiehuntly, £750, 259.5p; 301 – 350kg – 2 Lochend, Thurso, £895, Charleston Farm, Thurso, 267.5p; 351-400kg – Dunain Farms, Inverness, £960, 250.7p; 401 – 450kg – Seafield Park Farm, Nairn, £1,065, 240.4p; 451 – 500kg – Meikle Ussie, Dingwall, £1,120, Tulchan Estate, Advie, 231.1p; 501 – 550kg – Achnahannet, £1,100, Woodside, Muir of Ord, 211.5p; 551 – 600kg – 230 The Doll, Brora, £1,130, Torispardon, 203.7p.

Heifers up to 250kg – Balvullich Farm, Muir of Ord, £590, Drumgask, Newtonmore, 262.4p; 251 – 300kg – Achnahannet, £850, 241.4p; 301 – 350kg – 2 Lochend, £860, 263.0p; 351 – 400kg – Achnahannet, £1,020, 256.4p; 401 – 450kg – 103 Carnan, Lochboisdale, £1,160, 257.8p; 451 – 500kg – Achnahannet, £1,110, 228.3p; 501 – 550kg – Achnahannet, £1,070, 235.1p.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 29th) sold 38 OTM cattle

OTM prime and feeding cows (38) sold to 137.9p per kg for a 805kg Limousin cross from Meikle Ussie and £1,230 gross for a 965kg Charolais cross from Penick Farms.

Other leading prices per head:

OTM prime & feeding cows: Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, (LimX), £1,190; Fiddlefield, Muir of Ord, (CharX), £1,110; Moy Farm, Banavie, (SimX), £1,090; Altyre Estate, Forres, (AAX), £1,070; 4 Kingsburgh, Snizort, (Lui), £1,030.

Other leading prices per kg

OTM prime & feeding cows: 4 Kingsburgh, (Lui), 137.3p; Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), 135.6; Strathglass Farms, Cannich, (AAX), 133.8p; Rosebrae Farm, Elgin, (SimX), 131.1p; Fiddlefield, (CharX), 128.3p.