30th April 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 30th) sold 888 store cattle and 37 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (487) averaged 242.8p and sold to 318.3p per kg for a 355kg Limousin cross from Wester Tomloan, Ardclach, and £1,370 gross for a 740kg Simmental from Blackford Farm, Croy.
Heifers (398) averaged 222.6p and sold to 273.2p per kg for a 355kg British Blue cross from Fornighty Farm, Lethen, and £1,320 gross for a 585kg Limousin cross from Flowerburn Mains, Fortrose.
Young bulls (3) averaged 212.2p and sold to 217.9p per kg for a 335kg Aberdeen Angus cross from 2 Seafield, Portmahomack, and £980 gross for a 480kg Limousin cross from Braeview, Heights of Fodderty.
OTM clean bullocks and heifers (3) sold to 179p and £1110 gross for a 620kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty.
OTM prime and feeding cows (30) averaged 132.2p and sold to 150.7p per kg for a 710kg Simmental cross from Dunain Mains, Inverness, and £1210 gross for an 845kg Tighnahinch, Alcaig.
OTM bulls (4) sold to 104p per kg for a 760kg Limousin from Westburn, Murkle, and £1030 gross for a 1055kg Limousin from Dunskellar, Lochmaddy.
“Quality grazing cattle met a strong trade similar to last sale. Plainer & fleshier kinds tended slightly easier.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg – Drumbuie, Kyle of Lochalsh, £700, Drumgask, 312.8p; 251-300kg – Drumgask, £810, 297.8p; 301-350kg – Lower Whitebog, Fortrose, £960, Thurso East, 303.2p; 351-400kg – Wester Tomloan, £1130, Torgormack, Beauly, 287.3p; 401-450kg – Wester Tomloan, £1260, Torgormack, 295.8p; 451-500kg – Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £1200, 260.4p; 501-550kg – Flowerburn Mains, and Alterwall, £1250, Flowerburn Mains, 244.1p; 551-600kg – Achnahannet, £1270, 217.1p.
Heifers up to 250kg – Drumgask, £630, 261.4p; 251-300kg – Drumgask, £695, Calrossie Mains, 271.7p; 301-350kg – Torgormack, £860, Broynach, 254.8p; 351-400kg – Wester Tomloan, £1000, 256.4p; 401-450kg – Kildun, Dingwall, £1040, 250.6p; 451-500kg – Kildun, £1180, Kildun, 238.4p; 501-550kg – Alterwall, £1150, 221.2p; 551-600kg – Flowerburn Mains, 225.6p.
Young bulls 301-350kg 2 Seafield, £730, Braeview, 204.2p.
Other leading prices per head:
OTM prime & feeding cows: Top Park Farm, (LimX), £1150; Muir of Cullicudden, Balblair, (SimX), £1130; Balnagall, (CharX), £990.
OTM bulls: Milton of Aberarder, (Sal), £1010.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM prime & feeding cows: 20 Borve, Skeabost Bridge, (LimX), 148.7p; Westburn, (BRBX), 145.6p; Dunain Mains, (SimX), 141.6p.
OTM bulls: Dunskellar, (Lim), 97.6p.