28th May 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 27th) sold 226 store cattle and 31 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (106) averaged 239.4p and sold to 287p per kg for a pen of 270kg Romagnola crosses from Calrossie Mains, Nigg Station, and £1,180 gross for a 525kg Charolais cross from Glenbrittle, Isle of Skye.
Heifers (109) averaged 226.4p and sold to 290.5p per kg for pen of 241kg Whitbred Shorthorn crosses from Cairnurenan, Conon Bridge, and £1,070 gross for a 515kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Achavraat, Nairn.
Young bulls (11) averaged 200.2p and sold to 227.3p per kg for 308kg Salers from Coilach, Muir of Ord, and £1,000 gross for a 470kg Charolais cross from 20 Lonbuie, Kiltarlity.
Breeding cattle (one) sold £1,020 gross for a Limousin cross cow with calf at foot from 3 Kilvaxter, Isle of Skye.
OTM prime & feeding cows (27) averaged 126.4p and sold to 168.3p per kg for a 600kg Limousin cross from Newton of Darnaway, Forres, and £1,190 gross for a 790kg Limousin cross from Mulchaich, Conon Bridge.
OTM bullocks (one) sold to 151.4p per kg and £1,090 gross for a 720kg Shorthorn from Dalchiel, Dornoch.
OTM bulls (three) sold to 117.3p per kg and £1,290 gross for a 1100kg Charolais from Achue, Ardgay.
"A fairly mixed show of grazing cattle sold at rates fully as dear as at any time this season."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 200kg - Brae, Strathoykel, £460, 255.6p;
201-250kg - Torriegorrie, Garve, £700, 285.7p;
251-300kg – Glenbrittle, £810, 65 Clashaddy, Skerray, 285.7p;
301-350kg – Calrossie, £980, 281.6p;
351-400kg – Lower Sibster, Wick, £1100, 277.8p;
401-450kg – Achue, £1050, 254.9p;
451-500kg – Craigroy, Edderton, £1055, 226.9p;
501-550kg – Toftcarl, Wick, £1150, 229.1p;
551-600kg – Glenurquhart Farm, Cromarty, £1120, 201.8p.
Heifers up to 200kg – Brae, £370, 255.2p;
201-250kg – Cairnurenan, £700, Torriegorrie, 276.2p;
251-300kg – Calrossie, £735, Coilach, 275.3p;
301-350kg – Glenbrittle, £790, 250.8p;
351-400kg – Lower Sibster, £910, 241.4p;
401-450kg – Lochdhu, £1015, 244.4p;
451-500kg – Glenbrittle, £1035, 217.9p;
501-550kg – Lochdhu, Nairn, £1050, 207.9p.
Other leading prices per head:
OTM prime & feeding cows: Kinnahaird Farm, Contin, (SimX), Mulchaich, (CharX), and Upper Duntulm, Isle of Skye, (LimX), £1,130; Oldtown of Leys, Inverness, £1,030; Achue, (CharX) and Newton of Darnaway, (LimX) £1,010.
Other leading prices per kg:
OTM prime & feeding cows: Upper Duntulm, (LimX), 158p; Mulchaich, (CharX), 146.8p; Flowerburn Mains, Fortrose, (SimX), 145p.