Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 11th December 2013

12th December 2013

DINGWALL, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 11th) sold 109 weaned calves and store cattle, 57 adult head of breeding cattle and 78 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (62) sold to 309.1p per kilo for a 220kg Limousin cross from 13 Inverbreakie Drive, Invergordon, and £1,040 gross for a 455kg Charolais cross from 16 Balvaird, Muir of Ord, and a 480kg Saler cross from Druminlochan, Feshiebridge.
Heifers (47) sold to 293p per kilo for a pen of 215kg Limousin crosses from Achentoul Farms, Kinbrace, and £1,100 gross for a 465kg Limousin cross from 2 Forss, Thurso.
Young bulls (2) and sold to £1,030 gross for a 625kg Shorthorn from Rychraggan, Drumnadrochit.
Cow with male calf at foot (7) sold to £2,650 gross for a Limousin cross from the dispersal of the Chapelpark herd, Kingussie.
Cow with heifer calf at foot (12) sold to £3,700 gross for a British Blue cross from Chapelpark.
In-calf cow (32) sold to £3,400 gross for a British Blue cross from Chapelpark.
In-calf heifer (3) sold to £1,350 gross for a Simmental cross from Kilmaluag, Duntulm, and a Simmental cross from 14 Linicro, Portree.
Bull (2) sold to £5,000 gross for a Limousin from Chapelpark.
OTM prime cows (34) averaged 133.1p and sold to 215.8p per kilo and £1,230 gross for a 570kg Simmental cross from 4 Glaick, Ardross.
OTM feeding cows (26) averaged 90.7p and sold to 117p per kilo for a 590kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Craggan Sheaig, Balnain, and £910 gross for a 850kg Simmental cross from Ladycairn, Abriachan.
OTM clean heifers and bullocks (4) sold to 162.6p per kg and £870 gross for a Shorthorn cross heifer from Crossal, Carbost.
OTM bulls (14) sold to 133.7p per kg for a 1010kg Limousin from Knocknagael, Inverness, and £1,410 gross for a 1,180kg Limousin from Knocknagael.
“A smaller mixed show of calves and store cattle met a keen demand. The excellent show of breeding cattle in particular the Chapelpark dispersal sold extremely well.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg – Achentoul Farms, £710, 306p; 251-300kg – Drummuie, Golspie, £790, Achentoul Farms, 269.2p; 301-350kg – Balnespick, Kincraig, £730, Achley, Dornoch, 237.7p; 351-400kg – Achilty, Contin, £840, 233.3p; 401-450kg – Rychraggan, £860, 191.1p; 451-500kg – Muirend Croft, Auldearn, £940, 16 Balvaird, Muir of Ord, 228.6p.
Heifers up to 250kg – Achentoul Farms, £630, 292 Dornie, Kyle of Lochalsh, 269.8p; 251-300kg – Balnespick, £640, 5 Achininver, Talmine, 250p; 301-350kg – Newton Row, Wick, £870, 252.2p; 401-450kg – 16 Balvaird, £900, 216.9p; 451-500kg – 16 Balvaird, £1,040, 2 Forss, 236.6p; 501-550kg – Muirend Croft, £1,055, 208.9p.
Other leading prices per head
Cow with male calf at foot – Chapelpark, (LimX), £2,600; Groam, Kirkhill, (LimX), £1,600; Leodibest, Latheron, (Sal), £1,600;
Cow with heifer calf at foot – Chapelpark, (LimX), £3,150; Chapelpark, (BBX), £3,100; Leodibest, (Sal), £1,800.
In-calf cows – Chapelpark, (BBX and LimX), £2,600; Chapelpark, (LimX), £2,550; Chapelpark, (BRB and LimX), £2,500.
In-calf heifers – Coldhome, Fortrose, (LimX), £620.
Bulls – Kilmaluag, (Char), £4,950.
Other leading prices per head
OTM prime cows: Kinchyle, Scaniport, (SimX), £1,150; Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, (LimX), £1,130; 4 Glaick, (CharX), Kinchyle, (SimX), and Pitmain, Kingussie, (Sim), £1,090.
OTM feeding cows: Castlecraig Farms, Nigg, (AAX), and Kilmaluag, (SimX), £830; Castlecraig Farms, (LimX), £810; Craggan Sheaig, (AA), £790.
OTM clean heifers and bullocks: Scotscalder, Caithness, (LimX), £790; Wester Croachy, Aberarder, (High), £670.
OTM bulls: Knocknagael, (Lim), £1,390; Knocknagael, (Sim), £1,330; Scotsburn, Kildary, and Clune Farm, Aldourie, (Sim), £1,110.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM prime cows: Ardnagrask, (Lim), 178p; 4 Glaick, (SimX), 139.6p; 4 Glaick, (CharX), 138.9p.
OTM feeding cows: Castlecraig Farms, (AAX), 116.1p; Castlecraig Farms, (LimX), 115.7p; Caplich Estate, Oykel, (GasX), 115.3p.
OTM clean heifers and bullocks: Scotscalder, (LimX), 154.9p; Wester Croachy, (High), 136.7p.
OTM bulls: Knocknagael, (Lim), 123.6; Clune Farm, (Sim), 118.1p; Knocknagael, (Lui), 108.9.