29th April 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 29th) sold 662 store cattle and 85 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (375) averaged 238.8p and sold to 322.4p per kg for a pen of 214kg Limousin crosses from Drumgask, Laggan, and £1,340 gross for a 660kg Charolais cross from Alterwall, Lyth.
Heifers (286) averaged 228.8p and sold to 273.7p per kg for 232kg Limousin crosses from Drumgask, and £1,280 gross for a 630kg Limousin cross from Meikle Ussie, Dingwall.
OTM prime and feeding cows (80) averaged 138.6p and sold to 180.9p per kg for a 680kg Limousin cross from Clury Farm, Dulnain, and £1,330 gross for a 820kg South Devon cross from Drummond Farm, Evanton,.
OTM bulls (5) sold to 119.4p per kg and £1,170 gross for a 980kg Simmental from Torran, Delny.
"A good show of quality cattle met a strong trade similar to the last sale."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg - Drumgask, £730, 317.4p; 251-300kg - Drumgask, £840, 313.4p; 301-350kg – Torgormack, Beauly, £980, 284.9p; 351-400kg – Torgormack, £1,125, 291.5p; 401-450kg – Alterwall, £1,240, Torgormack, 296.7p; 451-500kg – Alterwall, £1,200, 257.5p; 501-550kg – Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £1,320, 249.1p; 551-600kg – Aberchalder Estate, Gorthleck, £1,320, 223.7p; 601-650kg - Broynach, Thurso, £1,290, 211.5p; 701-750kg – Sanquhar Mains, Forres, £1,280, 180.3p.
Heifers up to 250kg – Drumgask, £635, 273.7p; 251-300kg – Flowerburn Mains, Fortrose, £710, 249.1p; 301-350kg – Torgormack, £915, 272.3p; 351-400kg – Torgorm, £1,010, 265.8p; 401-450kg – Alterwall, £1,020, Torgormack, 248.8p; 451-500kg – Shantullich, Munlochy, £1,160, Alterwall, 240.3p; 501-550kg – Alterwall, £1,180, 223.5p; 551-600kg – Shantullich, £1,020, 179p; 601-650kg – Meikle Ussie, £1,280, 203.2p.
Other leading prices per head:
OTM prime & feeding cows: Clury Farm, (LimX), £1,310; Drummond, (SDX & SimX), £1,290; Easter Urray, Muir of Ord, (Sho), & Torgorm, (LimX), £1,270.
OTM bulls: Grainish, Aviemore, (Lim), £1,150; Torran, (Sim), £1,090.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM prime & feeding cows: Drummond, (SimX), 167.8p; Drummond, (SDX), 162.2p; Clury Farm, (LimX), 160.7p; Grainish, (BRB), 159.7p.
OTM bulls: Torran, (Sim), 118.5p; Grainish, (Lim), 94.3p.