Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd 12 September 2007

11th September 2007

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 12th) sold 189
store cattle.

Bullocks (89) averaged 118.5p per kg and sold to 135p for 307kg
Limousins from Garthbeg Farms, Gorthleck, and £640 gross for a 515kg
Limousin from Dalchork, Lairg.

Heifers (82) averaged 110.4p per kg and sold to 121p for Luing cross
heifers from No 2 Isle of Ewe, Aultea, and £610 gross for a 605kg
Belgian Blue cross from No. 199 Lenabirichen, Dornoch..

Young Bulls (18) averaged 74.9p per kg and sold to 94.7p and £480 for
507kg Aberdeen Angus from Strathglass Farms, Crannich.

"A decent show on offer sold at satisfactory rates"

leading prices per head and per kg

Bullocks up to 300kg - No. 2 Isle of Ewe, £335, 115p; 301-350kg -
Garthbeg, £415, 134p; 351-400kg - Garthbeg, £490, 130p; 401-450kg -
Druim Temple Croft, Gorthleck, £525, 122p; 451-500kg - Dalchork, £570,
124p; 501-550kg - Dalchork, 124p. Heifers up to 250kg - Swordale Home
Farm, Swordale, £290, 116p; 251-300kg - No. 2 Isle of Ewe, £315, 107p;
301-350kg - No. 2 Isle of Ewe, Aultbea, £345, 118p; 351-400kg - Lower
Gartally, Lewiston, £455, 116p; 401-450kg - Glencruich, Heights of
Dochcarty, £475, 111p; 451-500kg - Corvost, Ardgay, £530, Culmailly,
Lairg, 109p; 501-550kg - No. 4 Arcanside, Muir of Ord, £575, 110p. Young
bulls up to 300kg - Aultgrishan Farm, Gairloch, £205, 71p; 301-350kg -
No. 19 South Clunes, Kirkhill, £230, 69p; 401-450kg - Leodebest,
Latheron, £350, 87p; Leodebest, £300, 87p.





DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 12th) sold 19
adult head of breeding cattle.

Breeding cattle (19) sold to £1,120 gross for a Limousin heifer with
male calf at foot from Achley Farm, Dornoch.

leading prices per head

Heifer and male calf: SH - Achley Farm, £850; Lim - Achley Farm, £820.
Heifer and heifer calf: Lim - Achley Farm, £780; LuiX - Kerrysdale Farm,
Gairloch, £550. In calf heifer: SH - Achley Farm, £750; SimX - Achley
Farm, £750.Cow and male calf: LuiX - Kerrysdale Farm, £650; GalX - No.
27 Portgower, Helmsdale, £620; SHX - Keryysdale Farm, £580. Cow and
heifer calf: BBX - Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Gartern, £570. In calf cow:
Lim - No. 27 Portgower, Helsmdale.



DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 12th) sold 49 OTM
cattle.

Cows (29) averaged 70.7p per kg and sold to 93p per kg for a 710kg
Belgian Blue cross from Balchraggan, Dores, and £690 gross for an 860kg
Aberdeen Angus from Corrimony, Glenurquhart.

Clean heifers (five) averaged 75.9p per kg and sold to 100p and £570
gross for a 565kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Wester Rarichie, Nigg.

Clean bullock (14) averaged 82.5p per kg and sold to 89.3p per kg and
£675 for 756kg Limousins from Ceannacroc, Glenmoriston.

"Well fleshed cows met a firm enquiry"

Leading prices per kg

Cows: Dalmore Farm, Alness, (AA) 90.9p; Balchraggan, Dores, (BSH) 82.4p;
Corrimony, 82.1p. Clean heifers: Wester Rarichie, (AAX) 77.9p; Stemster,
Huna, (AAX) 75p. Clean bullocks: Shalmstry, Thurso, (ChaX) 88.8p;
Stemster, (AAX) 87.9p; Opisdale, Dornoch, (AA) 81.6p.

Leading prices per head

Cows: Balchraggan, (BSH) £680; Corrimony, (BBX) £660; Dalmore Farm, (AA)
£600. Clean heifers: Stemster, (AAX) £450; Wester Rarichie, Nigg, (AAX)
£440. Clean bullocks: Stemster, (AAX) £655; Shalmstry, (ChaX) £515;
Opisdale, (AA) £495.