5th December 2024
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (December 4th) sold 236 store cattle, 70 adult head of breeding cattle and 190 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (125) averaged 299.6p per kg and sold to 361.3p per kg for a pen of 191kg Limousin crosses from 387 Elphin, Lairg and £2,000 gross for a 650kg British Blue cross from Easter Kirk, Wick.
Heifers (94) averaged 260.0p per kg and sold to 350.1p per kg for a pair of 377kg Simmental crosses from Refouble, Nairn and £1,440 gross for a 540kg Blue Grey cross from Larkins, Upper Lybster.
Young Bulls (17) sold to 309.8p per kg and £1,580 gross for a 510kg Limousin from Muirton Mains, Urray.
Breeding cattle (70) sold to £3,400 gross twice for Simmental cross heifers in calf from Rychraggan, Drumnadrochit.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 300kg - 5 Achininver, £1,020, 343.4p, Rowanlea, £1,020, £950, 340.0p, 339.3p, Bogburn Farm, £980, 337.9p, Refouble, £970, 339.1p, 338.0p, 43 Bernisdale, 338.5p, Bernera Farm, 325.7p, Allt Dubh, 320.0p;301-350kg – Refouble, £1,240, £1,090, £1,030, 359.4p, 332.3p, 321.9p, Achany Farm, £1,190, £1,080, 340.0p, 322.4p, Bogburn Farm, £1,080, Balnespick Farm, £1,070, 329.2p, Rowanlea, £1,060, Achue Croft, £1,050, 344.3p, 27 Portgower, £1,010, Kinnabad, £1,000;351-400kg – 217 the Doll, £1,270, 321.5p, Refouble, £1,210, 340.8p, Achany, £1,150, Balnespick, £1,140, 321.1p, Keppoch Farm, £1,130, Culkein, £1,080;401-450kg – Rovie Lodge, £1,350, Balnespick, £1,320, Refouble, £1,260;451-500kg – Fodderty Farm, £1,370; 501-550kg – Ben Claitair House, £1,790, Fisherton Croft, £1,790, Culkein, £1,580.
Heifers up to 300kg – Refouble, £930, 318.5p;301-350kg – Refouble, £1,070, £1,020, 332.3p, 313.8p, Rowanlea, £1,060, Ashcroft, £1,060;351-400kg – Refouble, £1,320, £1,070, Achany, £1,080;401-450kg – Breakachy, £1,230.
Cow with calf at foot – Fisherton Croft, (BshoX), £3,100, £2,950, (twice), £2,900, (twice), £2,500, £2,400, £2,200, (ShoX), £2,800, £2,550, (thrice), £2,150, (twice), £2,000, (Bsho), £2,100, Croft 2 & 7, (Bsho), £2,400, (SimX), £2,400.
Heifer in calf – Rychraggan Farm, (SimX), £3,200, £3,000, (WshoX), £3,000, (AAX), £2,500, Woodend Farm, (SimX), £2,150, (BshoX), £2,000, (Lui), £2,000.
Breeding Bulls – Fodderletter Farm, (Lim), £2,200, Muirton Mains, (Lim), £2,000, (Bsho), Breakachy, £1,800.
OTM prime & feeding cows (190) sold to 293.0p per kg for a 655kg Limousin from Fodderletter Farms, Tomintoul and £2,360 gross for a 1,210kg Simmental from Conon Brae Farms, Torgorm.
Other leading prices per head:
OTM prime & feeding bulls: Torgorm, (Sim), £2,200, Easter Craggach Farm, (Lim), £2,100, Raitcastle Farm, (Lim), £1,960, Corslet Farm, (Lim), £1,800, Achue Croft, (Lim), £1,720.
OTM prime & feeding cows: Tore Mains, (LimX), £2,280, Corrachie, (LimX), £2,280, Torgorm, (CharX), £2,120, £1,860, (BRB), £1,940, (BshoX), £1,740, (SalX), £1,700, 217 The Doll, (BRB), £2,100, 4 Sartle, (LimX), £2,080, Kindeace, (AAX), £2,060, (SalX), £1,920, (SimX), £1,780, £1,700, Woodside, (BRBX), £1,940, Fodderletter Farm, (Lim), £1,920, Ashley, (LimX), £1,900, 196 Lednabirichen, (SimX), £1,880, (CharX), £1,800, 3 Glaick, (CharX), £1,860, 4 Glaick, (SimX), £1,860, Dunain Mains, (SimX), £1,820, (LimX), £1,720, Raitcastle, (Gas), £1,820, Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), £1,800, £1,700, Ardchronie, (AAX), £1,800, Corslet Farm, (LimX), £1,780, Shorecroft, (SimX), £1,760, East Kirk, (BRBX), £1,760, Muirton Mains, (LimX), £1,740, Craigroy, (ShoX), £1,740, £1,700, Wild Cherry Cottage, (SimX), £1,720, 186 Migdale, (BshoX), £1,720, (SimX), £1,720.
Other leading prices per kg:
OTM prime & feeding bulls: Raitcastle, (Lim), 196.0p, Torgorm, (Sim), 195.0p, 191.3p, Corslet, (Lim), 194.6p .
OTM prime & feeding cows: Woodside, (BRBX), 269.4p, Raitcastle, (Gas), 267.6p, Wild Cherry Cottage, (SimX), 266.7p, (AAX), 253.0p, Kindeace, (SalX), 264.8p, Spittal Mains, (StaX), 259.3p, 253.5p, (SimX), 244.2p, Muirton Mains, (BRBX), 248.9p, (SimX), 245.1p, Fodderletter Mains, (LimX), 248.8p, Torgrom, (LimX), 242.3p, ~Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), 241.6p, 196 Lednabirichen, (SimX), 241.4p, Ashley, (LimX),