5th March 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 5th) sold 624 store cattle, 40 adult head of breeding cattle and 58 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (360) averaged 242.8p and sold to 315.6p per kg for a 208kg Limousin cross from Lower Gartally, Drumnadrochit, and £1,460 gross for a 615kg Charolais cross from Druid Temple Farm, Inverness.
Heifers (264) averaged 228.3p and sold to 310.3p per kg and £1,350 gross for a 435kg Simmental cross from Eilburn, Conon Bridge.
In-calf heifers (7) sold to £1,620 gross twice for Charolais crosses from 1 Halistra, Waternish.
In-calf cows (33) sold to £1,780 gross twice for Charolais crosses from 1 Halistra.
OTM prime cows (35) averaged 140p per kg and sold to 197p per kg for a 675kg Limousin cross from 4 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, and £1,370 gross for a 765kg Limousin cross from Kinchyle, Scaniport.
OTM feeding cows (21) averaged 99.5p per kg and sold to 117.8p per kg for a 535kg Saler cross from Westfield Farm, and £690 gross for a 685kg Saler cross from Midburn, Lochussie.
OTM bullocks (one) sold to 161.2p per kg and £790 gross for a 490kg Simmental cross from Inchindown, Invergordon.
OTM bulls (one) sold to 106.9p per kg and £930 gross for an Aberdeen Angus from Ospisdale, Dornoch.
“An excellent show of cattle met a very firm demand.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 200kg – Cypress, Achterneed, £500, 294.1p; 201-250kg – Lower Gartally, £710, Craigton, Bonar Bridge, 238.1p; 251-300kg – Woodside, Muir of Tarradale, £830, Tofts of Tain, Castletown, 283.1p; 301-350kg – Breakachy, Beauly, £870, Balvullich, Muir of Ord, 270.4p; 351-400kg – Dhivach, Drumnadrochit, £1,110, 277.5p; 401-450kg – Druid Temple Farm, £1,190, 277.4p; 451-500kg – Wester Tomloan, Ardclach, £1,340, 294.5p;501-550kg – Kindeace, Alness, £1,270, The Cloy, Fortrose, 247p; 551-600kg – Flowerburn Mains, Fortrose, £1,370, 236.2p; 601-650kg – Flowerburn Mains, £1,430, Druid Temple Farm, 237.4p.
Heifers up to 250kg – Tofts of Tain, £600, Craigton, 254.3p; 251-300kg – Woodside, Strathpeffer, £750, Balvullich, 269.1p; 301-350kg – Balvullich, £820, Balvullich, 260.3p; 351-400kg – Meikle Geddes, Nairn, £1,000, Woodside, Strathpeffer, 244.9; 401-450kg – Eilburn, £1,200, 272.7p; 451-500kg – Eilburn, £1,220, 259.6p; 501-550kg – Treeton, Culloden Moor, £1,300, 238.5p; 551-600kg - Kindeace, £1,210, 214.2p.
Other leading prices per head:
In-calf heifers: 1 Halistra, (CharX), £1,450; 20/21 Colbost, Dunvegan, (AAX), £1,250; Westfield Farm, Thurso, (SimX), £1,100.
In-calf cows: 1 Halistra, (SimX), £1,720; 1 Halistra, (CharX), £1,700; Westfield Farm, (SimX & LimX), £1,450.
OTM prime cows: 4 Bualnaluib, (LimX), £1,330; Woodside, Strathpeffer, (Char), £1,270; Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, & 4 Bualnaluib, (LimX), £1,170.
OTM feeding cows: Clune Farm, Aldourie, (AAX), £670; 17 Englishtonmuir, (SimX), £670; 4 Bualnaluib, (AAX), £650.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM prime cows: Kinchyle, (LimX), 179.1p; Westfield Farm, (SalX), 169.5p; 211 Upper Birichen, Dornoch, (AAX), 165.7p.
OTM feeding cows: Clune Farm, (AAX), 116.5p; 4 Bualnaluib, (AAX), 116.1p; 17 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew, (SimX), 102.3p.