Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 4 Feb 2009

4th February 2009

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 4th) sold 227 store cattle and 50 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (110) averaged 172.6p and sold to 218.9p per kg and £935 gross.
Heifers (114) averaged 161.6p and sold to 202.4p per kg and £850 gross.
Young bulls (3) averaged 145.6p and sold to 157.1p per kg and £710 gross.
OTM prime and feeding cows (39) averaged 110.2p and sold to 129.5p per kg and £985gross.
OTM clean bullocks and heifers (10) averaged 115.5p and sold to 133.0p per kg and £765 gross.
OTM bulls (1) sold to 103.9p per kg and £1,065 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 4th) sold 227 store cattle and 50 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (110) averaged 172.6p and sold to 218.9p per kg for a pen of 265kg Limousin crosses from Calrossie Mains, Nigg, and £935 gross for 632kg Limousin crosses from The Laurels, Balblair.
Heifers (114) averaged 161.6p and sold to 202.4p per kg for 252kg Limousin crosses from 387 Elphin, Lairg and £850 gross for 505kg Limousin crosses from Easter Kinkell, Dingwall.
Young bulls (3) averaged 145.6p and sold to 157.1p per kg for 452kg Luings from Inverbrora Farm, Brora, and £710 gross for the same animals.
OTM prime and feeding cows (39) averaged 110.2p and sold to 129.5p per kg for a 730kg Limousin cross from Torgorm, Conon Bridge and £985 gross for a 885kg Limousin cross from The Laurels, Balblair.
OTM clean bullocks and heifers (10) averaged 115.5p and sold to 133.0p per kg and £765 gross for a 620kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Corrimony, Glenurquhart and also for a 725kg Limousin from Pithogarty, Tain.
OTM bulls (1) sold to 103.9p per kg for a 1,025kg Charolais from Woodend, Muir of Ord, and £1,065 gross for the same animal.
"All classes continued to sell at the high prices of the previous sale."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg - Craigton, Bonar Bridge, £435, 193.3p; 251-300kg - 387 Elphin, £600, 214.3p; 301-350kg - Glenaldie, Tain, £645, Craigton, 200.0p; 351-400kg - Glenaldie, £740, 187.5p; 401-450kg - Easter Muckernich, Tore, £790, 191.8p; 451-500kg - Ordmuir, Muir of Ord, £850, 171.7p; 501-550kg - Wester Muckernich, Tore, £880, Easter Muckernich, 172.3p; 551-600kg - Easter Kinkell, £930, 165.5p; over 601kg - 66/78 Farr, Thurso, £870, The Laurels, Balblair 147.9p.
Heifers up to 250kg - Glenside, Glenurquhart, £485, 199.6p; 251-300kg - Calrossie Mains, Tain, £590, 201.4p; 301-350kg - Glenaldie, £650, 185.7p; 351-400kg - Glenaldie, £690, 181.1p; 401-450kg - Lower Milton Farm, Drumnadrochit, £720, 175.2p; 451-500kg - Ordmuir, £840, 170.4p; 501-550kg - Easter Kinkell, 168.3p; 551-600kg - Ordmuir, £740, 131.7p.
Young bulls 501-550kg - 66/78 Farr, £675, 126.2p.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM prime and feeding cows: Torgorm, (Lim), 127.3p; Lower Milton, (LimX), 120.7p; Hilton Farm, Tain, (CharX), 119.6p.
OTM clean bullocks and heifers: Ordmuir, Muir of Ord, (SimX), 126p; Corrimony, (AAX), 123.4p; Corriebheinn, Portree, (Sho), 114.4p.
Other leading prices per head
OTM prime and feeding cows: Torgorm, (Lim), £945; Mains of Croy, Croy, (Lim), £905; No. 7 Balranald, Lochmaddy, (Lim), £895.
OTM clean bullocks and heifers: Calrossie Mains, (Rom), £745; Ordmuir, (SimX), £725; Corrimony, (SimX), £685.