Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 8 April 2025

10th April 2025

DINGWALL, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (April 8th) sold 874 Aberdeen Angus, Native Bred and Continental Store Cattle, The pre-sale show was kindly sponsored by Ian S Roger Haulage Ltd, Forgie, Keith and was judged by Mr Douglas Gill, Brucefield, Portmahomack.

"Dingwall Marts annual Aberdeen Angus shown and sale, once again kindly sponsored by Ian S Roger Haulage and ably judged by Mr Douglas Gill, Brucefield, Portmahomack. Champion ticket was awarded to L & A Taylor Ardjachie, scaling 365kg and realised £2,520 to Messrs Maciver, Easter Strath of Auchterflow whom also stepped on and purchased the reserve champion consigned by Midfearn Farms, Ardgay weighing 725kg at £2,850. Overall a brisk trade greeted vendors of Dingwall with all classes of cattle dearer once again.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks (296) averaged 448.0p per kg and sold to 516.9p per kg for a pen of 325kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from North Calder, Halkirk and £2,850 gross for a 725kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Midfearn Farm, Ardgay.
Aberdeen Angus heifers (164) averaged 402.1p per kg and sold to 498.7p per kg for a 373kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Midfearn Farm, Ardgay and £2,400 gross for a pen of 575kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Lochdhu Farm, Nairn.

Aberdeen Angus young bulls (3) sold to 461.5p per kg for a 325kg Aberdeen Angus from 1 Raddery, Fortrose and £1,700 gross twice for a 470kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Clynelish, Brora and for a 405kg Aberdeen Angus from Kilmaluag House, Duntulm.
Other native bullocks (85) averaged 429.4p and sold to 463.3p per kg for a pen 300kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Kintradwell Estate, Brora and £2,320 gross for a 574kg kg Beef Shorthorn cross from 6 Habost, Lochs.

Other native heifers (62) averaged 400.4p per kg and sold to 437.7p per kg for a 297kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Morile, Tomatin and £2,600 gross for a 695kg Beef Shorthorn cross from Badrain, Culbokie.

Other native young bulls (14) sold to £1,980 gross for a 560kg Luing from Claitair House, Lochs.
Continental bullocks (135) averaged 441.0p per kg and sold to 554.8p per kg for a 155kg Limousin cross from 4 Balnacnoc, Uig and £2,320 gross for a 545kg Limousin cross from Rothiemurchas Estate, Aviemore.

Continental heifers (115) averaged 411.6p per kg and sold to 509.7p per kg for a 310kg Limousin cross from 4 & 5 Totescore, Kilmuir and £2,500 gross for a 605kg Simmental cross from Easter Springfield, Balblair.

Overall Champion - L & A Taylor, Ardjachie, Tain, 635kg, £2,520
Reserve Champion - Midfearn Farm, Ardgay, 725kg, £2,850
Aberdeen Angus bullock
1st - L & A Taylor, Ardjachie, Tain
2nd – Midfearn Farm, Ardgay
Aberdeen Angus heifer
1st – Midfearn Farm, Ardgay
2nd – L & A Taylor, Ardjachie, Tain



Other leading g prices per head and per kg:
Aberdeen Angus Bullocks up to 400kg – Nottingham Mains, £1,900, £1,880, 497.5p, 488.6p, 485.8p, Lochdhu, £1,900, 510.8p, North Calder, £1,880, £1,800, 516.9p, 511.2p, 498.7p, 497.2p, Clynelish, £1,880, £1,800, Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell, £1,880, 486.2p, Midfearn Farm, £1,860, 502.2p, 498.7p, 494.6p, Torachilty Farm, Contin, £1,800, 485.2p, Ardjachie, £1,800, Corslet Farm, Rosemarkie, 495.3p, 7 Achrimsdale, 481.6p;401-450kg – Midfearn Farms, £2,260, 3 Dounie, Edderton, £2,060, 479.1p, Clynelish, £2,040, Nottingham Mains, £2,000, 7 Achrimsdale, £1,960;451-500kg – Midfearn Farm, £2,300, Wester Fearn, £2,270, 454.0p, Lochdhu, £2,140, £2,100, 465.2p, 3 Dounie, £2,120, 1 Dounie, Edderton, £2,100, Nottingham Mains, £2,080, 461.2p, Viewhill Croft, £2,080, £2,000, Mill Farm, £2,040;501-550kg – Ardjachie, £2,300, £2,260, £2,250, Lochdhu, £2,280, 1 Dounie, £2,260, £2,120, Midfearn Farm, £2,200, Wester Fearn, £2,120, Viewhill Croft, £2,160, Muirfield, Lower Milton, £2,010; 551-600kg – Ardjachie, £2,470, £2,460, Midfearn Farms, £2,180, 1 Dounie, £2,100;Over 600kg – Ardjachie, £2,540, £2,520, £2,500, Midfearn Farm, £2,480, Druim Kinerras, Kiltarltiy, £2,380.
Aberdeen Angus heifers up to 400kg – Midfearn Farm, £1,860, Corslet Farm, 463.2p, North Calder, 443.2p, 442.0p, 439.9p, Drumbuie, 437.0p;451-500kg – Ardjachie, £2,040, £1,900, Lochdhu, £1,960; 501-550kg – Ardjachie, £2,220, £2,180, Viewhill Croft, £1,960;551-600kg – Lochdhu, £2,400, £2,300, Wester Fearn, £2,080.

Other native bullocks up to 400kg – 4 & 5 Totescore, £1,760,452.5p, 455.6p, Rothiemurchas Estate, £1,700, 453.3p, Ashcroft, Kyle, 463.2p, Peingown, Kilmuir, 462.5p, 5 Strathnaver, Kinbrace, 461.1p, Kintradwell, 454.3p, Skyeview, Balmacara, 441.4p, 31 Strath, 440.0p;401-450kg – Ben Claitair House, £1,900, 439.8p, Nottingham Mains, £1,740, 211 Upper Birichen, £1,740, £1,700.

Other native heifers up 400kg – Ben Claitair House, 437.7p;401-450kg – Corrieben, Dingwall, £1,880, 437.2p, Ben Claitair House, £1,820, 437.7p, 211 Upper Birichen, £1,740, £1,730, Morile, 437.7p, Ashcroft, 436.4p, 5 Strathnaver, 436.4p, 431.5p;451-500kg – Ardjachie, £1,800; Over 551kg – Upper Sheildaig Croft, £1,700.

Continental bullocks up to 400kg – 15 Glenconon, 527.0p, Balvullich Farm, £1,880, 482.1p, Sunnylea, £1,800, Corslet, 495.3p, 478.3p, 463.6p, Rothiemurchas Estate, 488.9p, Sunnylea, 486.5p, 4 & 5 Totescore, 482.8p, ½ of 2 Glengrasco, 481.4p, 218 Lednabirichen, 476.9p, Skyeview, 475.9p, , Fodderty Farm, 465.6p, Kintradwell Estate, 463.3p;401-450kg – Rothiemurchas Estate, £2,200, £2,010, 500.0p, 478.6p, Aldie Farm, £2,040, 484.6p, Smallburn Farms, £2,020, Meikle Ussie, £2,020, £2,010, 485.5p, 469.8p, Lochdhu, £2,080, 462.2p; 451-500kg – Sunnylea, £2,100, Top Park Farm, £2,020, Fodderty Farm, £1,990, Easter Springfield, £1,990; 501-550kg – Sunnylea, £2,200, 13 Nether Inshes, £2,200, 8 Englishtonmuir, £2,160, Clynelish, £1,980.

Continental heifers up to 400kg – Rothiemurchas, £1,940, 473.2p, Ardgayhill, 474.8p, Achany Farm, Lairg, 471.1p, Peingown, 466.7p, 15 Glenconon, 463.6p, Corslet, 463.2p, Achue Croft, 462.2p; 451-500kg – 13 Nether Inshes, £2,130, £1,880, Sunnylea, £2,040, Corrachie, £2,000, 8 Englishtonmuir, £1,880.

OTM prime & feeding cattle (63) averaged 297.05p per kg and sold to 396.7p per kg for a 605kg Saler cross from Allanglach, North Kessock and £2,680 gross for a 815kg Gascon from Raitcastle Farm, Nairn.

"Cows cashed in at record levels returning at rates that the highland farmers have ever seen before. Grazing sorts regularly passed the £2,000 barrier and anything with meat catapulted well into the mid £2,000's

Other Leading Prices per head:
OTM prime & feeding cattle: 6 Balnabeen, Conon Bridge, (SimX), £2,560, £2,500, 1 & 2 Conon, Uig, (LimX), £2,250, Fiddlefield, Muir of Ord, (CharX), £2,520, £2,480, Raitcastle Farm, (Gas), £2,480, £2,380, £2,360, Corrachie, Avoch, (BrbX), £2,460, Upperton, Glenurquhart, (AA),£2,440, Culrain Mains, Ardgay, (AA), £2,400, £2,200, Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), £2,380, (thrice), £2,300, Allanglach, (LimX), £2,360, (Sim), £2,280, Nottingham Mains, Latheron, (SimX), £2,320, 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, (BrbX), £2,300, Davochfin Farm, Dornoch, (AAX), £2,300, Kilmaluag House, Duntulm, (AA), £2,260, Croick Estate, (LimX), £2,240, Badrain, Culbokie, (BSHX), £2,220, 8 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew, (SHX), £2,200.

Other Leading Prices per kg:
OTM prime & feeding cattle: Allanglach, (LimX), 377.6p, (Sim), 364.8p, Davochfin Farm, (AAX), 374.0p, Kinchyle Farm, (SimX), 347.4p, (LimX), 345.9p, 335.2p, 330.6p, 4 & 5 Totescore, (LimX), 334.4p, 199 Lednabirichen, (SimX), 331.4p, 330.9p, Raitcastle Farm, (Gas), 328.8p, 322.1p, (LimX), 327.8p, (Lui), 323.8p, (SimX), 303.1p, 300.8p, Croick Estate, (LimX), 327.0p, Corrachie, (BrbX), 319.5p, Tressady, Torroble, (LimX), 317.4p, Kilmaluag House, Duntulm. (AA), 316.1p, Fiddlefield, 315.9p, 315.0p, Comar, Cannich, 314.3p, Druim Torrach Croft, Hougharry, 313.3p, 1 & 2 Conon, 311.1p, Achany Farm, 311.1p, 309.2p, Corrieben, Dingwall, (BSH), 309.7p, 43 Linique, (BSHX), 307.1p, 3 Totescore, (SimX), 305.9p, Badrain, (BSHX), 302.0p, 8 Englishtonmuir, (SHX), 301.4p, Rheanbreck, Lairg, 300.0p.

Breeding cattle (11) sold to £3,300 gross for a Limousin cow with a Aberdeen Angus calf at foot from 1 Laurel Avenue, Inverness.

In calf heifers – Kilmaluag House, (AA), £3,050, £2,850 & £2,400.

Cow with calf at foot – 1 Laurel Avenue, Inverness, (SHX), £2,900, £2,450, (AA), £2,900, (BSH), £2,500.
Breeding Bull – Tulloch Farm, Bonar Bridge, (BRBX), £2,900, Rothiemurchus Estate, (Lim), £2,550.