23rd October 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 24th) sold 351 adult head of breeding cattle.
Heifer with male calf (12) sold to £2,100 gross for a Limousin cross from Crossal, Isle of Skye.
Heifer with female calf (8) sold to £2,050 gross for a Limousin cross from Folly, West Murkle.
Cow with male calf (34) sold to £1,700 gross for a British Shorthorn cross cow from Achtuie, Drumnadrochit.
Cow with female calf (32) sold to £1,850 gross for a Limousin cow from Kinnahaird, Contin.
In calf heifers (124) sold to £2,000 gross for a Limousin cross from Leanach Farm, Culloden.
In calf cows (86) sold to £1,550 gross for a Limousin from Kinnahaird.
Bulls (14) sold to £2,500 gross for a Limousin from Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge.
Bulling heifers (41) sold to £1,120 gross for a pen of Simmental crosses from Borlum Farm, Drumnadrochit.
"An excellent show for quality met an extremely strong demand."
Other leading prices
Heifer with male calf: SimX - Crossal, £2,000; LimX - Crossal, £2,000; ShoX - Achley Farm, Dornoch, £2,000 (twice).
Heifer with heifer calf: SimX - Crossal, £2,000; LimX - Crossal, £1,850; ShoX - Achley Farm, £1,350; AAX - Achley Farm, £1,250.
Cow with male calf: LimX - Cromarty Mains, Cromarty, £1,500; AAX - Cromarty Mains, £1,500; ShoX - Cromarty Mains, £1,450; AA - Achtuie, £1,400.
Cow with heifer calf: Lim - Kinnahaird, £1,850; SimX - Ruaig, Isle of Tiree, £1,400; AAX - Cromarty Mains, £1,320.
In calf heifers: SimX - Culmill, Kiltarlity, £1,800 (twice); BRB - Culmill, £1,750, (twice); AAX - Crubenbeg, Laggan, £1,700; BSH - Crubenbeg, £1,700.
In calf cows: SimX - Cromarty Mains, £1,450; LimX - Cromarty Mains, £1,450; Lim - Kinnahaird, £1,450; ShoX - Toperfettle, Grantown on Spey, £1,300.
Bulls: Lim - Mid Craiglands, Fortrose, £2,350; Sim - 15 Achnairn, Shinness, £1,400; Char - 3 Ardmore, Waternish, £1,100; AA - Brin Mains, Flichity, £1,050.
Bulling heifers: SimX - Borlum, £1,080; LimX - Knockan, Ullapool, £1,000; BSH - Todholes, Thurso, £820.