22nd January 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 22nd) sold 728 store cattle, 68 adult head of breeding cattle.
Bullocks (498) averaged 238.8p, (+28.1p on the year) and sold to 298.8p per kg for a 415kg Limousin cross from Lochbuie, Newtonmore, and £1,600 gross for 667kg Charolais crosses from Hilton Farm, Tain.
Heifers (222) averaged 224.9p, (+18p on the year) and sold to 278.8p per kg for 330kg Simmental crosses from Belladrum Mills, Kiltarlity, and £1,260 gross, twice, for 555kg Charolais crosses from Boggiewell, Fortrose and for 540kg Charolais crosses from Lochdhu, Nairn.
Young bulls (8) averaged 225.3p and sold to 244.6p per kg for 278kg Luing crosses from Welbeck Scottish Farms, Ousdale, and £740 gross for a 340kg Luing cross from Welbeck.
In calf cows (39) sold to £1,880 gross, twice, for a Hereford cross and a Simmental cross from the Bogburn Dispersal.
Cow with male calf (12) sold to £2,550 gross for a Simmental cross from Bogburn.
Cow with heifer calf (11) sold to £2,050 gross for a Simmental cross from Bogburn.
Heifer with male calf (1) sold to £2,450 gross for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Bogburn.
Heifer with heifer calf (2) sold to £1,900 gross for a Saler cross from Bogburn.
Breeding Bull (3) sold to £1,820 gross for a Simmental from Heathmount, Tain.
“An excellent show of cattle met a very firm enquiry ahead of expectations.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks Up to 200kg – Torrie Gorrie, Garve, £520, 276.6p; 201-250kg –Garthbeg Farms, Inverness, £650, 288.9p; 251-300kg – Strone Farm, Banavie, £830, Garthbeg Farms, 285.2p; 301-350kg – Dhivach, Drumnadrochit, £890, Achscrabster, Thurso, 259.0p; 351-400kg – Easter Urray, Muir of Ord, £1,050, Strone Farm, 281.8p; 401-450kg – Lochbuie, £1,260, 293.0p; 451-500kg – Glebe Farm, Kiltarlity, £1,230, 257.3p; 501-550kg – Bogroy, Tore, £1,340, 262.8p; 551-600kg – The Cloy, £1,440, 242.0; 601-650kg – Hilton Farm, £1,480, 233.1; 651-700kg – Thurdistoft, Thurso & Hilton Farm, £1,500, Hilton Farm, 239.9p.
Heifers Up to 200kg - Torrie Gorrie, £480, 246.2p; 201-250kg – Achnabat, Dores, £620, Garthbeg Farms, 267.2; 251-300kg – Garthbeg Farms, £700, 264.6p; 301-350kg – Belladrum Mills, £920, Strone Farm, 256.6p; 351-400kg – Mayfield, Scrabster, £1,060, 272.5p; 401-450kg – Wester Moy, Urray, £1,100, Strone Farm, 248.8p; 451-500kg – Wester Moy, £1,170, 248.9p; 501-550kg – The Cloy, £1,220, Lochdhu, 233.3p; 551-600kg – Culrain Mains, Ardgay, £1,100, Boggiewell, 227.0p.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 22nd) sold 112 OTM cattle.
OTM prime cows (64) averaged 125.8p and sold to 182.7p per kg for a 695kg Saler cross from Westfield, Thurso, and £1,290 gross for a 770kg Saler cross from Milton Farm, Dores.
OTM feeding cows (38) averaged 100.2p and sold to 117.2p per kg for a 640kg Simmental cross from Ardnamurchan Estate, and £850 gross for a 765kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Balvullich, Muir of Ord.
OTM clean heifers (4) sold to £1,030 gross for 790kg Limousin cross from Rhannich Farm, Edderton.
OTM Bulls (6) sold to £1,370 for a Charolais from Abersky, Torness.
Other leading prices per head:
OTM prime cows: Westfield, (SaX), and Tore Mains, (SimX), £1,270; Milldam, Meikle Ussie, (BBX), Kinnahaird, Contin, and Tore Mains, £1,250; Munro Farms, Kindeace, (CharX), £1,170.
OTM feeding cows: Muirton Mains, Urray, (BBX), £830; Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, (HoX), £790; Easter Muckernich, Tore, (SimX) and 14 Port Henderson, Gairloch, (LimX), £770.
OTM bulls: Heathmount, (Sim), £1,290; Easter Sheep Park, (Char), £1,250.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM prime cows: Beehive, Duncanston, (SimX), 172.2p; Milton Farm, (SaX), 167.5p; Calrossie Mains, Nigg, (LimX), 167.2p.
OTM feeding cows: Muirton Mains, (BBX), 115.3p; Kinnahaird, (SimX), 114.1p; Easter Sheep Park, (AAX), 111.5p.