3rd November 2021
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 3rd) sold 544 adult head of breeding cattle.
Heifer with heifer calf (10) sold to £1,600 gross for a Simmental with a September born Limousin cross calf from Wester Bleaton Farm, Bridge of Cally.
Heifer with male calf (3) sold to £1,300 gross for a Beef Shorthorn with an August born Aberdeen Angus cross calf from Bridgeside Farm, Ardersier.
Cow with heifer calf (29) sold to £3,000 gross for a Simmental cross with a July born Simmental cross calf from the Dispersal of Tister Farm May calving herd, Halkirk.
Cow with male calf (29) sold to £3,000 gross for a Simmental cross with a June born Charolais cross calf also from Tister Farm.
Cow with twins (1) sold to £1,600 gross for a Simmental cross with August born Beef Shorthorn calves at foot from the part dispersal from Achvaneran Farm, Farr.
In calf heifers (296) sold to £3,200 gross for a British Blue cross from Braes of Enzie, Buckie.
In calf cows (98) sold to £1,900 gross for a Simmental cross from Culmill Partners, Kiltarlity.
Bulls (17) sold to £2,800 gross for a Charolais from the dispersal of Balloan Farm, Farr.
Bulling heifers (61) sold to £1,400 gross for a Wagyu from Smallburn Farms, Duffus.
"With an variable show for quality forward, quality units met a fair trade."
Other leading prices:
Heifer with heifer calf: SimX - Bridgeside Farm, £1,450, £1,400 & £1,200; Bsho - Bridgeside Farm, £1,400, Wester Bleaton, £1,100; LimX – Bridgeside Farm, £1,250, Wester Bleaton, £1,100; BG – Wester Bleaton, £1,000.
Heifer with male calf: Bsho – Bridgeside Farm, £1,250 (twice).
Cow with heifer calf: SimX – Tister, £2,900, £2,800, £2,700, £2,600 & £2,300, Smallburn Farms, £1,800 & £1,680, Achvaneran, £1,750, £1,450, £1,300 & £1,200; LimX – Tister, £2,900, £2,800 & £2,200, Balvaird Farm, Muir of Ord, £1,350, & £1,150; AAX – Smallburn Farms, £2,100 & £1,550, ShoX – Achvaneran, £1,150.
Cow with male calf: LimX – Tister, £2,700 (twice) & £2,000 (twice), Smallburn Farms, £1,700, Balvaird, £1,400; SimX – Tister, £2,700 (twice), £2,600, £2,400 (twice) & £2,100, Smallburn Farms, £2,000, Achvaneran, £1,550, £1,350 & £1,280; Bsho – Smallburn Farms, £2,000, £1,800 & £1,600 (twice); AAX – Smallburn Farms, £1,750 & £1,600.
In calf heifers: BRBX – Braes of Enzie, £2,700, £2,600 & £2,100, Udale Farm, Poyntzfield, £2,400, £2,000 & £1,750, Edendiack, Huntly, £1,850, Easter Templands, Fortrose, £1,800, Seafield Park, Nairn, £1,800, Culmill, £1,750; SimX – Udale, £2,700, £2,500, £1,750 (twice) & £1,650, Braes of Enzie, £2,500, £2,000, £1,800 & £1,650, Folly Farm, Thurso, £2,000, £1,800, £1,700 & £1,650, Tister, £2,000, Culmill, £2,000, Cuilard Farm, Scaniport, £1,900 (4 times), £1,700, & £1,600, Torran Farm, Delny, £1,750 & £1,650, Rennieshill, Newmacher, £1,700; LimX – Braes of Enzie, £2,400, £2,000, £1,850 & £1,800Edendiack, £2,100, £2,000 (twice) & £1,850, Eynort, Carbost, £1,750, Rurach Croft, Inverinate, £1,700, Culmill, £1,650, Seafield Park, £1,650 (twice), Rennieshill, £1,650 (thrice), Balmacara, Kyle of Lochalsh, £1,600; BG – Wester Bleaton, £2,000 & £1,700; SalX – Braes of Enzie, £2,000, Wester Bleaton, £1,700; Bsho – Heatheryfield, Huntly, £2,000 (thrice) & £1,900, Rurach Croft, £1,900, Edendiack, £1,900, Udale, £1,900, Eynort, £1,900 & £1,650, Breakachy, Laggan, £1,800, £1,700 & £1,650, Braes of Enzie, £1,800, £1,750, £1,650, & £1,600, Culmill, £1,800 & £1,650, 68 Foindle, Lairg, £1,700 (thrice) & £1,650, Wester Bleaton, £1,650.
In calf cows: SimX – Balloan, £1,420, £1,300, £1,200 (thrice), £1,150 (twice), £1,120, £1,080 (twice), £1,050 (twice), ShoX – Balloan, £1,300; AAX – 25 Big Sand, Gairloch, £1,250.
Bulls: Lim – Balloan, £2,000; Char – Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £2,000 & £1,900.
Bulling heifers: AAX – Rurach Croft, £1,300; LimX – 80 West Saval, Lairg, £1,260; Bsho – Top Park, Strathpeffer, £1,160, Culmill, £1,120; SimX – Raasay Home Farm, Isle of Raasay, £1,100.