Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 16 February 2011

16th February 2011

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 16th) sold 197 store cattle, 68 adult head of breeding cattle and 43 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (121) averaged 170.8p and sold to 193.1p per kg for a pen of 360kg Limousin crosses from 145 Badnellan, Brora, and £955 gross for a 705kg Shorthorn cross from Ordmuir, Muir of Ord.
Heifers (73) averaged 160.4p and sold to 178.5p per kg for a pair of 297kg Limousin crosses from 145 Badnellan and £930 gross for a 605kg Belgian Blue cross from Ordmuir.
Young Bulls (3) averaged 107.7p and sold to 117.1p per kg and £720 gross for a Simmental cross from Welbeck Estates, Berriedale.
Cow with heifer calf at foot (10) sold to £1,450 gross for a Simmental cross from 34 Newmarket, Stornoway.
Cows with male calf at foot (14) sold to £1,600 gross for a Simmental cross from 34 Newmarket.
In-calf cows (17) sold to £1,000 gross twice for a Limousin from Littleburn, Munlochy and a Shorthorn from 34 Newmarket.
Breeding Bulls (3) sold to £1,800 gross for a Charolais from 34 Newmarket.
OTM heifers and bullocks (3) averaged 145.7p and sold to 153.8p per kg and £815 gross for a 530kg Charolais cross from Hilton Farm, Tain.
OTM prime and feeding cows (39) averaged 108.5p and sold to 129.4p per kg and £1,100 gross for an 850kg Charolais cross from 19 Rose Croft, Muir of Ord.
OTM bulls (1) sold to 78.8p per kg and £595 gross for a 755kg Charolais from Welbeck Estates.
"Quality grazing and forward stores met a strong enquiry, quality breeding units sold extremely well and OTM cattle sold increased rates."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg - 1/9 Camustianvaig, Inverness, £335, 134.0p; 251-300kg - 192 The Doll, Brora, £515, 180.7p; 301-350kg - Craggan Sheaig, Balnain, £570, 164.3p; 351-400kg - Balnuran, Culloden Moor, £725, Torroble, Lairg, 187.8p; 401-450kg - Lochdhu, Nairn, £845, 191.2p; 451-500kg - Dunain Mains, Inverness, £840, 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, 182.6p; 501-550kg - Dunain Mains, £855, Ordmuir, 162.2p; 551-600kg - Lower Milton Farm, Drumnadrochit, £885, 158.0p.
Heifers up to 250kg - 387 Elphin, Lairg, £385, 154.0p; 251-300kg - 145 Badnellan, £530, Achtuie, Drumnadrochit, 164.3p ; 301-350kg - Dunain mains, £545, 162.7p; 351-400kg - Dunain Mains, £640, 145 Badnellan, 169.4p; 401-450kg - 199 Lednabirichen, £680, Lochdhu, 153.5p; 451-500kg - 199 Lednabirichen, £800, Lochdhu,161.9p; 501-550kg - Lochdhu, £825, Ordmuir, 158.5p ; 551-600kg - Ordmuir, £890, 158.9p; Over 601kg - Ordmuir, 153.7p
Young Bulls - Over 601kg - Welbeck Estates, £680, 110.6p
Other leading prices per head
Cows with heifer calf at foot: SimX - 34 Newmarket, £1,300; Sho - 34 Newmarket, £1,220.
Cows with male calf at foot: Sho - 34 Newmarket, £1,420 ; SimX - 34 Newmarket, £1,200; SaX - 34 Newmarket, £1,200; AAX - 34 Newmarket, £1,200
In-calf cows: Lim - 34 Newmarket, £920.
Breeding Bulls: Lim - Littleburn, £1,050; Sim - Kerrysdale House, Gairloch, £800.
Other leading prices per head
OTM heifers and bullocks: Hilton Farm, (AAX blk), £725, (LimX hfr), £595.
OTM prime and feeding cows: Torgorm, Conon Bridge (SimX), £1,085; Torgorm, (CharX), £1,055; Torgorm, (LimX), £995, Oldtown of Leys Farm, Inverness, (AAX).
Other leading prices per kg
OTM heifers and bullocks: Hilton Farm, (LimX hfr), 145.1p, (AAX blk), 138.1p.
OTM prime and feeding cows: Torgorm, (Sim), 125.5p; Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge , (Lim), 123.9p; Oldtown of Leys Farms, (AA), 116.1p; Kindeace, Alness (CharX), 113.8p.