2nd April 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 30th) sold 1,084 store cattle and 32 OTM cattle at their annual show and sale.
Bullocks (614) averaged 182.5p and sold to 219.2p per kg for a 365kg Charolais cross from Pitmain Farm, Kingussie, and £1,040 gross for a 585kg Limousin cross from Torgorm, Conon Bridge.
Heifers (466) averaged 178.5p and sold to 403p per kg for a 335kg Limousin cross from Meikle Geddes, Nairn, and £1,380 gross for a 550kg Simmental cross from Auchorachan, Glenlivet.
Young bulls (4) sold to 146p per kg and £540 gross for a 370kg Limousin from Strone Farm, Banavie.
OTM prime and feeding cows (29) averaged 107.8p and sold to 125.8p per kg for a 775kg Belgian Blue cross from Dunmaglass Estate, Inverness, and £985 gross for a 790kg Limousin cross from Balnagall, Tain.
OTM clean bullocks (1) sold to 139p per kg and £1,105 gross for a 795kg Hereford from Kindeace, Alness.
The Ness Motors Inverness, Robertson's of Tain, H.I.S Inverness and N.F.U Dingwall sponsored Show and Sale of store cattle judged by Bruce Walker, Newton of Lewesk, Insch, awarded his overall champion to a 540kg Charolais cross bullock from Messrs W J Jack & Son, Woodend, Killearnan, realising £1,030 gross to the judge. Reserve champion was a 485kg Limousin cross bullock from Mr J Farquharson, 25 Camult Muir, Kiltarlity, realising £1,000 to Messrs G & S McConnachie, Berrybrae, Insch.
Prize list
Best bullock: 1st Woodend, (CharX) 540kg, £1,030; 2nd 25 Camult Muir, (LimX) 485kg, £1,000. Best heifer: 1st Lyne of Urchany, (CharX) 330kg, £790; 2nd Meikle Geddes, (LimX) 335kg, £1,350. Best pair (bullocks or heifers): 1st Woodend, (CharX bullocks) 542kg, £995; 2nd Meikle Geddes, (LimX heifers) 350kg, £760. Best pen of four (bullocks or heifers): 1st Meikle Geddes, (LimX bullocks) 365kg, £750; 2nd Woodend, (LimX bullocks) 525kg, £950.
"Quality and growthy cattle of all sizes met an extremely firm demand."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg - Ousdale, Berriedale, £510, 204p; 251-300kg - Garthbeg Farms, Inverness, £600, 14 Baligill, Strathy, 215.4p; 301-350kg - Tighnahinch, Conon Bridge, £730, Westburn, Thurso, 211.7p; 351-400kg - Pitmain Farm, £800, Achue, Spinningdale, 210.1p; 401-450kg - Pitmain Farm, £940, 212.7p; 451-500kg - 25 Camult Muir, Kiltarlity, £1,000, 206.2p; 501-550kg - Woodend, £1,030, 190.7p; 551-600kg - The Cloy, Fortrose, £1,005, Torgorm, Conon Bridge, 177.8p; over 601kg - Ardjachie, Tain, £1000, Torgorm, 163.9p.
Heifers up to 250kg - Westburn, £460, 230p; 251-300kg - 283 Torboll, Dornoch, £580, Bunchrew Farm, Inverness, 198.6p; 301-350kg - Bunchrew Farm, £1,350, 397.1p; 351-400kg - Meikle Geddes, Nairn, £1,150, 302.6p; 401-450kg - Penick Farm, Auldearn, £1,020, 251.9p; 451-500kg - Bunchrew Farm, £1,000, 206.2p; 501-550kg - Bunchrew Farm, £1,200, Auchorachan, 250.9p; 551-600kg - Meikle Geddes, £1,220, 203.3p.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM prime and feeding cows: Balnagall, (LimX), 124.7p; Castlecraig Farms, Nigg, (AAX), 118.6p; Kennachy, Thurso, (BBX), 111.4p.
OTM bulls: Kennachy, (Lim), 80.7p.
Other leading prices per head
OTM prime and feeding cows: Dunmaglass Estate, (BBX), £975; Castlecraig Farms, (AAX), £925, Balnagall, (CharX), £865.
OTM bulls: Kennachy, (Lim), £605.