Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 2 December 2009
2nd December 2009
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 2nd) sold 209 weaned calves and store cattle, 12 adult head of breeding cattle, and 85 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (114) averaged 177.8p and sold to 220.7p per kg for a pen of 213kg Limousin crosses from Bual, Ramscraigs, Dunbeath, and £965 gross for a pen of 538kg Charolais crosses from 16 Balvaird, Muir of Ord.
Heifers (88) averaged 171.5p and sold to 229.6p per kg for a 135kg Shorthorn from 2 Scallasaig, Glenelg, and £940 gross for a 610kg Charolais cross from 16 Balvaird.
Young bulls (7) sold to 198.6p per kilo and £705 gross for a 355kg Limousin cross from Alvie Estate, Kincraig.
Breeding cattle (12) sold to £1,230 gross for a Charolais cross cow with a bull calf at foot from Grainish, Aviemore.
OTM cattle (82 - majority feeding cows) averaged 92.1p and sold to 127.6p per kg and £995 gross for a 780kg Limousin cross from Invertromie, Kingussie.
"A mixed show on offer including Highland cattle, met a strong demand."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 200kg - Alltnadurack, Tain, £350, 2 Scallasaig, 213.3p; 201-250kg - Bual, £470, 200p; 251-300kg - Achilty, Contin, £590, 214.6p; 301-350kg - Grainish, £620, 202p; 351-400kg - 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £730, Scotsburn, Kildary, 194.6p; 401-450kg - Scotsburn Farm, £780, 25 Fairmuir Road, Muir of Ord, 185.5p; 451-500kg - Scotsburn Farm, £910, 187.6p; 501-550kg - Druminlochan, Kincraig, £940, 16 Balvaird, 179.4p; 551-600kg - Druminlochan, £900, 160.1p.
Heifers up to 200kg - Bual, £415, 207.5p; 201-250kg - Rychraggan, Drumnadrochit, £470, 195.8p; 251-300kg - Westburn, Murkle, £640, Achilty, 221.4p; 301-350kg - Bual, £625, Alvie Estate, 195.2p; 351-400kg - 25 Fairmuir Road, £720, 192p; 401-450kg - 25 Fairmuir Road, £765, 176.7p; 451-500kg - Brenachie, Kildary, £750, 161.3p; 501-550kg - Grainish, £720; 551-600kg - Lower Gartally, Lewiston, £810.
Other leading prices
Cow with male calf - 7 Newton of Kinkell, Muir of Ord, (Lim), £1,000, (Sim), £940. Cow with heifer calf - Riverdale Cottage, Kyle of Lochalsh, £760.
Other leading prices per head
OTM cattle: Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, (Lim blk), £935; Kindeace, Alness, (LimX cow), £825; Redhill, Allanfearn, (CharX cow), £815.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM cattle: Ardnagrask, (Lim), 120.7p; Fanblair, Culloden, (SimX), 113.9p; Redhill, (CharX), 108.7p.
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