Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 30 September 2009

29th September 2009

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 30th) sold 703 store cattle and 15 OTM cattle.
The judge, Mr T. Henderson, Udale, awarded the champion to a 510kg Limousin bullock from Firm of J. Munro & Son, Invercharron, Ardgay, realising £1000 to the judge. The reserve from Mr D. Dalgetty, 21 Cabrich, Inverness, was a 475kg Limousin bullock realising £940 also to the judge.
Other prizes awarded:
Best pen of four bullocks or heifers
1st - Messrs R. & A. Meiklejohn, 2 Forss, Thurso, 451kg, £905
2nd - Messrs D. & E. Forbes, Sunnylea, Balblair, 588kg £1030
Best pair of bullocks
1st - Firm of J. Munro & Son, 475kg, £880
2nd - Messrs D. & E. Forbes, 590kg, £1035
Best bullock
1st - Firm of J. Munro & Son, 510kg, £1000
2nd - Mr D. Dalgetty, £475, £940
Best heifer
1st - Firm of J. Munro & Son, £455, £900
2nd - Firm of J. Munro & Son, £535, £860
Best pen of four or more Charolais sired bullocks or heifers
Messrs E. Fraser & Co, Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, 423kg, £855

Bullocks (402) averaged 182.7p and sold to 273.9p per kg for a 230kg Limousin cross from 4 Borve, Isle of Harris, and £1,065 gross for 595kg Limousin bullock from Sunnylea, Balblair.
Heifers (301) averaged 173.1p and sold to 212.9p per kg for a pen of 350kg Limousin crosses from Fornighty Farm, Nairn, and £1,000 gross for a 565kg Limousin cross from 3 Glaick, Ardross.
OTM cows (15) averaged 103.7p and sold to 124.8p per kg for a 605kg Limousin cross from 4 Glaick and £765 gross for a 680kg Simmental cross also from 4 Glaick.
"An excellent show of mainly yearling cattle sold extremely well."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 200kg - 1 Obbe Road, Leverburgh, £365, 226.7p; 201-250kg - 4 Borve, £630, 1 Obbe Road, 224.4p; 251-300kg - 1 Obbe Road, £590, 226.9p; 301-350kg - Culmill, Kiltarlity, £670, The Rowans, Brora, 211.1p; 351-400kg - Invercharron, £830, Culmill, 219.2p; 401-450kg - Alvie Estate, Kincraig, £940, 211.2p; 451-500kg - Alvie Estate, £980, 206.6p; 501-550kg - 18 Camultmuir, Kiltarlity, £1000, Invercharron, 196.1p; 551-600kg - Sunnylea, Balblair, £1035, 179p.
Heifers up to 200kg - 1 Obbe Road, £330, 183.3p; 201-250kg - Carn Gorm, Inverinate, £400, 4 Borve, 187.2p; 251-300kg - The Rowans, £540, 183.1p; 301-350kg - Fornighty Farm, Nairn, £745, Invercharron, 190p; 351-400kg - Alvie Estate, £780, 2 Forss, 206.9p; 401-450kg - Wester Tomloan, Ardclach, £840, Alvie Estate, 197.8p; 451-500kg - Invercharron, £900, 197.8p; 501-550kg - Hedgefield, Beauly, £950, 175.9p; 551-600kg - 4 Glaick, Ardross, £915, 3 Glaick, 177p.
Other leading prices per head
OTM cows: 4 Glaick, (CharX) £735; Croft Martin, Kingussie, (BBX), £725; Coldhome Farm, Fortrose, (Lim), £705; Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, (SaX), £675.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM cows: Balmaglaster Farm, South Laggan, (Lim), 122.8p; Croft Martin, (BBX), 115.1p; Bogburn Farm, (SaX) 110.7p; 4 Glaick, (CharX), 105.8p.