Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd Sale 19th October 2011

18th October 2011

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 19th) sold 131 OTM cattle.
OTM prime cows (44) averaged 145.5p and sold to 174.3p per kg for a 720kg Limousin cross from Fornighty Farm, Nairn, and £1,455 gross for a 915kg Charolais from Seafield, Portmahomack.
OTM feeding cows (68) averaged 105.2p and sold to 129.1p per kg for a 670kg Aberdeen Angus cross from 2A Back, Isle of Lewis, and £925 gross for a 720kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Eiden, Rogart.
OTM clean bullocks and heifers (17) averaged 134.4p and sold to 159.6p per kg twice for 492kg Highland bullocks from Killin Farm, Garve, and £985 gross for a 650kg Luing cross heifer from 2A Back, Isle of Lewis.
OTM bulls (3) averaged 109p and sold to 112.4p per kg and £1,270 gross for a 1130kg Charolais from Milton of Culloden, Inverness.
Other leading prices per head
OTM prime cows: Fornighty Farm, (CharX), £1,375; Fornighty Farm, (LimX), £1,255; Flichity Mains, Farr, (SalX), £1,225.
OTM feeding cows: Fornighty Farm, (CharX), Assynt Mains, Evanton (SimX), and Eiden, Rogart, (SimX), £885; 2A Back, (AAX), and Muirton Mains, Urray, (HerX), £865; Shewglie, Glenurquhart, (HFX), and 145 Badnellan, Brora, (SimX), £855.
OTM bullocks and heifers: 2A Back, (LimX hfr), £945; 2A Back, (LuiX hfr), £915; Achley Farm, Dornoch, (Sho hfr), £915; Killin Farm, (Hgh blk), £785; 149/250 Little Rogart, Rogart, (Sho blk), £695.
OTM bulls: Altnacorach, Shinness, (Lim), £1,010; South Clunes, Kirkhill, (LimX), £1,000.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM prime cows: Fornighty Farm, (CharX), 174.1p; Fornighty Farm, (SimX), 173p; Lochbuie, (LimX), 154.1p.
OTM feeding cows: Eiden, (AAX), 128.5p; South Clunes, (HghX), 127.6p; 145 Badnellan, (SimX), 125.7p.
OTM bullocks and heifers: 2A Back, (LuiX hfr), 151.5p; 149/250 Little Rogart, (Sho blk), 147.9p; 2A Back, (Lim hfr), 142.1p; Achley Farm, (Sho hfr), 140.8p; Oliclett, Thrumster, (Hgh blk), 139.8p.
OTM bulls: Altnacorach, (Lim), 107.5p; South Clunes, (LimX), 106.4p.