Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 6th October 2011

6th October 2011

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 6th) sold 293 store cattle and 42 OTM cattle at their special show and sale of store cattle including Aberdeen Angus section.
The judge, Mr A. Cumming, Mains of Tillydesk, Ellon, awarded the Continental champion to a 450kg Limousin bullock from Messrs W. F. Cruickshank & Sons, Clury, realising £970, and the reserve to a 485kg Limousin bullock from the Firm of J. Munro & Son, Invercharron, Ardgay, realising £900. In the Aberdeen Angus section the champion prize went to a 430kg bullock from Messrs G. & E. Baikie, Easter Duthil, realising £910. The Aberdeen Angus reserve went to a 430kg bullock also from Messrs G. & E. Baikie, Easter Duthil, realising £910.
Other prizes awarded:
Aberdeen Angus bullock
1st - Messrs R & E Baikie, Easter Duthil, Carrbridge, 430kg, £910
Continental bullock
1st - Messrs W. F. Cruickshank & Sons, Clury, 450kg, £970
Continental heifer
1st - Firm of J. Munro & Son, Invercharron, 450kg, £870
Aberdeen Angus bullocks (114) averaged 189.8p and sold to 211.6p per kg for a pair of 430kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Easter Duthil, and £950 gross for a 570kg purebred from 3 Corrie Place, Muir of Ord.
Aberdeen Angus heifers (56) averaged 163.1p and sold to 174.3p per kg for a pen of 393kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Scottag, Watten.
Continental bullocks (90) averaged 190.7p and sold to 220.9p per kg for a 335kg British Blue cross from Upperton, Glenurquhart, and £990 gross for a pair of 538kg Limousins from Balgunloune, North Kessock.
Continental heifers (32) averaged 179p and sold to 193.3p per kg for the continental reserve champion, a Limousin from Invercharron Mains, Ardgay and £910 gross for a pair of 512kg Charolais crosses from Fiddlefield.
OTM feeding cows (35) averaged 108p and sold to 141.0p per kg and £945 gross for a 670kg Limousin cross from Sibster Burn.
OTM clean bullocks and heifers (7) averaged 127.5p and sold to 134.9p per kg and £735 gross for a Limousin cross heifer from Coulmore, North Kessock.
"Quality cattle of all breeds met a firm enquiry and were short of requirements."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Aberdeen Angus bullocks up to 250kg - Croft No 8, Balmacara, £430, 200.0p ; 251-300kg - Glencannich Estate, Inverness, £555, 199.6p; 301-350kg - 1 Raddery, Fortrose, £650, 195.8p; 351-400kg - Scottag, £745, 203.9p; 401-450kg - Easter Duthil, £910, 32 Larel, Halkirk, 202.4p; 451-500kg - Scottag, £910, 192.0p.
Aberdeen Angus heifers up to 250kg - Glencannich Estate, £315; 251-300kg - 1 Raddery, £450; 301-350kg - Sibster Burn, Halkirk, £545; 351-400kg - Scottag, £685.
Continental and other bullocks up to 200kg - Tober Beag, Kyle, £420, 218.8p; 251-300kg - Craggan Sheag, Balnain, £615, 208.5p; 301-350kg - Upperton, £740, 208.7p; 351-400kg - Clury Farm, £800, 205.1p; 401-450kg - Clury Farm, £970, 204.7p; 451-500kg - Balgunloune, £925, Tomcluich, Nairn 187.5p; 501-550kg - Fiddlefield, £960, 189.0p; 551-600kg - Croft 3, Lochinver, £915, 159.1p.
Continental and other heifers 251-300kg - Craggan Sheag, £430, 147.3p; 351-400kg - Sibster Burn, £680, Rhevackin, Kiltarlity, 191.1p; 401-450kg - Invercharron, £870, Sibster Burn 186.7p; 451-500kg - 15 Glenconon, Uig, £765, 159.4p.
Other leading prices per head
OTM cows: 186, Migdale, Bonar Bridge, (ShoX) £915; Coulmore, (AAX), £885; Lochbuie, Newtonmore, (LimX), £855.
OTM clean bullocks and heifers: Drumbuie, Drumnadrochit, (HiX blk), £705; Coulmore (AAX hfr) £705; Corriebheinn Farms, Portree, (LuX hfr), £650.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM cows: 186 Migdale, (ShoX), 137.7p; Lochbuie, (LimX), 125.7p; Coulmore, (AAX), 119.6p.
OTM clean bullocks and heifers: Corriebheinn Farms, (LuX), 134.0p; Coulmore, (AAX), 133.7p; Drumbuie, (HiX), 113.7p.