Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 17 November 2010

17th November 2010

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 17th) sold 516 weaned calves and store cattle and 138 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (282) averaged 168.3p and sold to 225p per kg for a 320kg Charolais cross from Wester Tomloan, Glenferness, and £840 gross for a 560kg Charolais cross from 16 Balvaird, Muir of Ord.
Heifers (223) averaged 158.9p and sold to 206p per kg for a pen of 301kg Charolais crosses from Wester Tomloan, and £775 gross for a 510kg Limousin cross from 7 Balranald, Lochmaddy.
Young bulls (11) averaged 153.6p and sold to 178.1p per kilo for a pair of 205kg Simmental crosses from Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe, and £595 gross for a 400kg Aberdeen Angus from Craigard, Bonar Bridge.
OTM cows (120) averaged 86.8p and sold to 142.5p per kg for a 635kg Limousin from Easter Clune, Lethen and £925 gross for an 845kg British Blue cross also from Easter Clune.
OTM bullocks & heifers (11) averaged 104.2p and sold to 130.3p per kg and £945 gross for a 725kg Limousin heifer from Westburn, Murkle.
OTM bulls (7) averaged 79.1p and sold to 94.3p per kg for a 960kg Limousin from Drummond Farm, Evanton, and £1,000 for a 1120kg Simmental from Knocknagael, Inverness.
"Quality weaned calves met an excellent demand at an increased trade from the last sale however averages failed to reflect the good trade due to a mixture of store, outwintered and traditional breeds of cattle throughout."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 200kg - 228 North Tannachy, Rogart, £290, 165.7p; 201-250kg - Lochdhu, Nairn, £515, 206p; 251-300kg - Wester Tomloan, £630, 221.1p; 301-350kg - Wester Tomloan, £740, 225p; 351-400kg - Wester Tomloan, £770, 203.7p; 401-450kg - Breakachy Farm, Beauly, £695, 161.6p; 451-500kg - 13 Nether Inshes, Inverness £750, 159.6p; 501-550kg - 16 Balvaird, £810, 148p.
Heifers up to 200kg - Cuilaneilan, £355, 197.2p; 201-250kg - Kerrysdale House, Gairloch, £440, 179.6p; 251-300kg - Easter Lovat Beauly, £580, 198.6p; 301-350kg - Wester Tomloan, £630, 200p; 351-400kg - Wester Tomloan, £650, Breakachy Farm, Beauly, 180.6p; 401-450kg - Breakachy Farm, 156.6p, Morvich, Rogart, £670; 451-500kg - Morvich, £700, 142.3p; 501-550kg - 7 Balranald, £730, 142.6p.
Other leading prices per head
OTM cows: Easter Clune, (Lim), £905; 15 Achnairn, Shinness (Sim), £825; Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, Inverness, (SimX), £755; 1C Tolsta Chaolias, Uig,(AAX), £705.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM cows: Redhill, Allanfearn, (LimX), 113.2p; Easter Clune, (BBX), 109.5p; Tote House, Edinburgh (SimX), 106.5p; 15 Achnairn, (Sim), 103.1p.