Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 18 October 2013
20th October 2013
LOCHMADDY, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 18th) sold 321 weaned calves and store cattle and 9 breeding cattle and 10 OTM cattle at their annual show & sale.
Prior to the sale the judge Mr G. McConnachie, Berrybrae Farm, Insch, awarded the following results:
Overall Champion & 1st prize bullock:
L. Macinnes, Hastain, 400kg, £1,200
Reserve Champion & 2nd prize bullock:
R. Maclean, 22 Balemore, 360kg, £1,120
Weaned bullocks (178) averaged 248p (+37p on year) and sold to 311.1p per kg for the reserve champion from Bayhead, and £1,200 gross for a pen of 450kg Charolais crosses from Clachan Farm, a 435kg Limousin cross from 38 Linique, Eochar and the Champion from Hastain.
Weaned heifers (108) averaged 223.6p (+31.7p on year) and sold to 313p per kg for a 230kg Limousin cross from 7 Borve, Berneray, and £980 gross for the 1st prize heifer a 415kg from No. 1 Clachan Farm.
Store bullocks (14) averaged 218.8p and sold to 276.2p per kg and £1,160 gross for a 420kg Limousin cross from 3 Hosta, Tigharry.
Store heifers (21) averaged 211.8p and sold to 280.5p per kg for a 385kg Limousin from 3 Hosta, and £1,180 gross for a 465kg Limousin cross from 13 Aird, Benbecula.
Breeding cattle (9) sold to £1,450 for a Hereford cross in calf cow from 1& 2 Gramsdale, Benbecula.
OTM cattle (10) sold to £940 gross for 780kg Limousin cross from 25 Balemore, Bayhead.
“All classes met a very satisfactory demand in line with all other sales.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg
Weaned bullocks: 201-250kg – 1 Ahmore, Lochmaddy, £660, 264p; 251-300kg – 2 Hosta, £880, 293.3p; 301-350kg – 2 Hosta, £1000, 298.5p; 351-400kg – 22 & 10 Balemore, Bayhead, £1,120, Hastain, 300p; 401-450kg – 38 Linique, £1,100, 275.9p.
Weaned heifers: 201-250kg – 7 Borve, Berneray, £720, 5 Baleshare, Lochmaddy, 250p; 251-300kg – 2 Hosta, £720, Crois Moirag, Lochmaddy, 247.1p; 301-350kg – 8 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, £900, 260.9p; 351-400kg - 5 Knockintorran, Bayhead, £940, 241p; 401-450kg – No. 1 Clachan Farm, 236.1p.
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