8th February 2023
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (February, 8th) sold 562 store cattle, 35 adult head of breeding cattle and 82 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (271) averaged 289.0p and sold to 347.2p per kg for a 360kg Limousin from Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge and £1,720 gross for a 619kg Simmental cross from Borlum, Scaniport.
Heifers (279) averaged 263.6p and sold to 312.5p per kg for a 480kg Limousin cross from 3 Glaick, Ardross and £1,780 gross for a 665kg Saler cross from Kindeace, Alness.
Young Bulls (12) sold to 286.4p per kg for a 220kg Charolais cross from Corriebheinn Farms, Achachork and £1,080 gross for a 585kg Luing from Welbeck Farms.
Breeding Bulls (3) sold to £1,320 gross for a Limousin from Eynort, Carbost.
In calf cows (23) sold to £1,600 gross for a Aberdeen Angus cross from Bogburn Farm, Duncanston.
In calf heifers (1) sold to £1,650 gross for a Simmental cross from Bogburn Farm, Duncanston.
Cow with calf at foot (8) sold to £1,900 for a Hereford cow with a male calf at foot from Lower Farley Farm, Kilmorack.
"Another sensational trade greeted the Dingwall vendors today as trade surpassed that witnessed a fortnight ago recording record averages in the process. Another full ringside were out in force and yet again some intending purchasers ventured home empty handed."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg - 283 Torboll, Dornoch, £610, 259.6p, Corriebhienn Farms, £570, 316.7p Achnamoine, Watten, £550, 245.4p; 251-300kg – 3 Kinbechie, Culbokie, £990, 333.3p, Lochbuie, Newtonmore, £990, 341.4p Balvullich Farm, Muir of Ord, £920, 334.6p; 301-350kg – Park Farm, Strathpeffer, £1,020, 300.0p, Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, £1,010, 301.5p, Mile Stone House, Rosehearty, £1,000, 312.5p, Balvullich farm, 306.5p, 301.2p; 351-400kg – Conon Brae Farms, £1,330, 334.2p, Clury Farm, £1,250, Shawpark, Glaickmore, £1,210, 310.3p, Lochbuie, 307.0p; 401-450kg – Bunchrew Farm, £1,430, 328.7p, Udale, Poyntzfield, £1,400, 316.7p, Conon Brae Farms, £1,400, 324.1p, Lochbuie, 326.2p; 451-500kg – Glebe Farm, Kiltarlity, £1,530, Bunchrew Farm, £1,520, 4 Glaick, £1,520, 321.3p, 3 Glaick, 321.3p, Udale, 318.5p; 501-550kg – Borlum Farm, £1,620, Udale, £1,600, £1,560, 302.9p, Kindeace, 304.2p, 303.2p; 551-600kg – Udale, £1,590, 285.5p, Glebe Farm, £1,570, 4 Glaick, £1,560, 282.1p, 3 Glaick, 282.1p;
Heifers up to 250kg – Corriebheinn, £690, 285.1p, Tulloch Farm, Bonar Bridge, £660, 280.9p, 283 Torboll, £610, Lower Farley, 273.2p; 251-300kg – Lochbuie, £840, 300.0p, Balvullich Farm, £800, 271.3p, Tulloch Farm, £790, 28 Stenscholl, 277.8p; 301-350kg – Kildun, Dingwall, £1,010, 294.5p, Park Farm, £1,060, Wellhouse, Beauly, £980, Lochbuie, 297.4p, South Cuidreach, 284.4p; 351-400kg – Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity, £1,160, 297.4p, Shawpark, £1,150, Wellhouse, £1,120, 305.2p, 291.9p; 401-450kg – Raitcastle Farm, £1,300, 301.6p, Rhevackin, £1,290, Shawpark, £1,280, Kildun, 306.0p, Conon Brae Farm, 297.6p; 451-500kg – 3 Glaick, £1,500, Kildun, £1,460, 299.8p, 7 Kinerras, £1,410, Kindeace, 294.4p, 287.0p; 501-550kg – Broynach, £1,360, 264.1p, Breakachy, £1,320, 240.0p; 551-600kg – Kindeace, £1,400, 235.3p; Over 600kg – Kindeace, £1,670, 253.0p
Breeding Cattle
Other leading price per head;
Cows in Calf; HerX – Lower Farley, £1,600, £1,500, (twice), £1,450, (thrice), £1,320, £1,150, Bogburn Farm, £1,520; SimX – Bogburn Farm, £1,500, £1,480, £1,300, Upper Thrumster, Wick, £1,480, (twice), £1,420, £1,400, (twice), £1,380, £1,350; SalX – Bogburn Farm, £1,450; BRB – Bogburn Farm, £1,450; ShoX – Lower Farley, £1,420, £1,400, (twice), £1,200.
Cows with calves; HerX – Bogburn Farm, £1,550; ShoX – Lower Farley, £1,450, £1,200.
Bulls; Lim – Eynort, £1,300; AAX - Spittal shore, £1,250
OTM prime & feeding cattle (82) averaged 201.8p and sold to 275.0p per kg and £2,640 gross for a 960kg Charolais cow from Tore Mains, Tore.
“For the second sale running the Tore Mains contingent smashed the top OTM price in the castle. Venturing over the Leanaig was an outstanding 960kg Charolais cow, which after a ferocious frenzy of bidding was knocked out at £2,640. Overall a truly outstanding trade was had and despite another large influx of hill-bred lean cows a phenomenal average of 201p per kg was recorded.”
Other leading prices per head:
OTM prime & feeding cattle: Tore Mains, (CharX), £2,180, The Old Manse, Keiss, (BRB), £1,920, £1,580, Shoreton Farms, Culbokie, (CharX), £1,920, (SimX), £1,580, (LimX), £1,520, Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, (LimX), £1,900 twice, £1,780, £1,660, 2 Orrinside, Urray, (AA), £1,760, 1 Raddery, Fortrose, (AA), £1,700, Conan Mains, Conon Bridge, (SimX), £1,680, (Lu), £1,620, (CharX), £1,580, Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, (LimX), £1,660, Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, (LimX), £1,660, Wester Lealty Farm, Boath, (Lui), £1,640, Invereen, Tomatin, (Lu), £1,600, (SimX), Guisachan Farm, Tomich, (SimX), £1,600, £1,500, Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, (Hex), £1,600, £1,520, South Cuidreach, Earlish, (SimX), £1,580, Juniperbank, Dingwall, (SAX), £1,560,
116 Knockarthur, Rogart, (Sho), £1,540, Bunchrew Farm, Inverness, (SimX), £1,540.
Other leading prices per kg:
OTM prime & feeding cattle: Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), 260.3p, 235.5p, 234.6p, 219.8p, The Old Manse, (BRB), 243.0p, 217.9p, Shoreton Farms, (CharX), 235.6p, (LimX), 228.6p, (SimX0, 219.4p, Tore Mains, (CharX), 234.4p, Knockandhu, Tomatin, (LimX), 227.7p, Juniperbank, (SAX), 222.9p, Ardnagrask, (LimX), 222.8p,
Mile Stone House, Rosehearty, (MRI), 218.6p, Conan Mains, (CharX), 216.4p, (Lu), 216.0p, (SimX), 213.3p, 212.7p, Woodend, Ardgour, (LimX), 215.6p, Invereen, (SimX), 213.9p, 2 Orrinside, (AA), 213.3p, Balaggan Farm, Inverness, (SimX), 211.9p, Lower Whitebog, Fortrose, (LimX), 211.6p, 116 Knockarthur, (Sho), 211.0p, Glenurquhart Farm, (Hex), 209.8p, Bunchrew Farm, (SimX), 209.5p, 3 Balcharn, Lairg, (BRB), 209.5p.