Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 14th November 2011

15th November 2011

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 14th) sold 179 adult head of breeding cattle.
Bulling heifers (25) sold to £1,180 gross for a pen of Simmental crosses from Milldam, Meikle Ussie.
In calf heifers (7) sold to £1,600 gross for a Shorthorn cross from Rychraggan Farm, Drumnadrochit.
In calf cows (110) sold to £1,800 gross twice for Shorthorn crosses from Cromarty Mains, Cromarty.
Heifer with male calf (one) sold to £1,400 gross for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Achley Farm, Dornoch.
Heifer with female calf (one) sold to £1,500 gross for a Limousin cross from 387 Elphin, Lairg.
Cow with male calf (32) sold to £1,700 gross for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Clynelish Farm, Brora.
Cow with female calf (30) sold to £1,350 gross for a Limousin cross from Kildun, Dingwall.
Bulls (4) sold to £2,650 gross for a Charolais from Clynelish Farm.
"The entry of mainly spring calving cows sold at highly satisfactory prices."
Other leading prices
Bulling heifers: ShoX - Achley Farm, £1,120; SimX - Milldam, £1,120; LimX - 84 Tomich, Lairg, £1,100; AAX - Achley Farm, £1,100.
In calf heifers: ShoX - Rychraggan Farm, £1,400; LimX - Keoldale, Durness, £1,300; SimX - Rychraggan Farm, £1,250.
In calf cows: LimX - 84 Tomich, £1,550; SimX - Cromarty Mains, and 84 Tomich, £1,500; AAX - Cromarty Mains, £1,400; LuiX - Cromarty Mains, £1,300; ShoX - Cromarty Mains, £1,120; BBX - Cromarty Mains, £1,080.
Cow with male calf: SimX - 84 Tomich, £1,450; LimX - Parkhill, Durness, £1,300; AAX - 33 Portgower, Helmsdale, £1,200; Lui - Welbeck Estate, Ousdale, £900.
Cow with heifer calf: AA - Craggan Sheag, Balnain, £1,120; LimX - Cromarty Mains, £1,050; Lui - Welbeck Estate, £980.
Bulls: Lim - Achany Farm, Lairg, £1,300; Sim - Benview, Dingwall, £1,120.