22nd November 2017
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 22nd) sold 805 store cattle, 153 adult head of breeding cattle 141 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (417) averaged 228.1p and sold to 303.5p per kilo for a 290kg British Blue cross from Shewglie Farm, Glenurquhart, and £1,200 gross for a 605kg Limousin cross from 4 Glaick, Ardross.
Heifers (386) averaged 212.3p and sold to 294.9p per kilo for a 295kg Limousin cross from Drummuie Farm, Golspie, and £1,260 gross for a 675kg Aberdeen Angus cross from the dispersal from Redhill, Allanfearn.
Young bulls (2) sold to 210.1p per kilo and £830 gross for a 395kg Limousin cross from Redhill.
In calf heifers (18) sold to £2,100 from Rychraggan Farm, Drumnadrochit.
In calf cows (66) sold to £1,600 thrice from the Redhill dispersal.
Heifers with male calf (8) sold to £1,750 from Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity.
Heifers with female calf (8) sold to £1,800 from Rhevackin.
Cows with male calf (21) sold to £1,650 from the dispersal of Heathmount herd, Tain.
Cows with female calf (25) sold to £1,700 from the Heathmount dispersal.
Cow with twin calves (one) sold to £1,800 from the Heathmount dispersal.
Bulls (6) sold to £2,800 for a Limousin from the Redhill dispersal.
OTM prime & feeding cows (135) averaged 117.0p and sold to 193.9p per kilo for a 655kg Simmental cross from Hilton Farm, Tain, and £1,370 gross for a 950kg Simmental cross from Meikle Ussie, Dingwall.
OTM bullocks (one) sold to 198.1p per kg and £1,070 gross for a 540kg Limousin cross from Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston.
OTM bulls (5) averaged 153.7p and sold to 184.5p per kilo and £1,070 gross twice for a 580kg Limousin from Tomchrasky and a 1025kg Simmental from Hilton Farm, Tain.
"Quality weaned calves sold very well, plainer kinds more difficult to cash."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 300kg - Shewglie Farm, £880, Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge, 297.6p; 301-350kg – Wester Tomloan, Nairn, £910, Dell Farm, Farr, 283.8p; 351-400kg – Wester Tomloan, £1,070, 277.9p; 401-450kg – Lochdhu, Nairn, £1,060, Mains of Househill, Nairn, 248.1p; 451-500kg – 4 Glaick, £1,140, 232.7p; 501-550kg – 4 Glaick, £1,100, 213.6p.
Heifers up to 300kg – Drummuie Farm, £870, Dell Farm, 267.9p; 301-350kg – Lochdhu, £900, Refouble, Glenferness, 288.5p; 351-400kg – Clury Farm, £950, 247.4p; 401-450kg – Clury Farm, £980, Achany Farm, Lairg, 234.6p; 451-500kg – Clury Farm, £1,070, 233.6p; 501-550kg – Glaick, £1,140, 213.1p; 551-600kg – Glaick, £1,190, Glaick, 207.0p.
In calf heifers – LimX – Rychraggan, £1,950; SalX – Culmill, Kiltarlity, £1,900; BSH – Redhill, £1,700; SimX – Redhill, £1,650; AAX – Redhill, £1,550.
In calf cows – ShoX – Redhill, £1,500; LimX – Redhill, £1,500; AAX – Redhill, £1,350 (twice); CharX – Redhill, £1,150; AA – Heathmount, £1,100; SimX – Redhill, £1,020.
Heifers with male calf – SimX – Rhevackin, £1,700 twice; BSH – Rhevackin, £1,650; AA – Heathmount, £1,600 (thrice); BG – Rhevackin, £1,400.
Heifer with heifer calf – SimX – Rhevackin, £1,700; AA – Heathmount, £1,500; AAX – Heathmount, £1,450; BG – Rhevackin, £1,400 (thrice).
Cow with male calf – SimX – Heathmount, £1,600 (twice); AAX – Dorrachan, Delny, £1,450; AA – Heathmount, £1,420; LimX – Heathmount, £1,280.
Cow with female calf – AA – Heathmount, £1,650; SimX – Heathmount, £1,600; LimX – Heathmount £1,550.
Bulls – Lim – Redhill, £2,200; AA – Upper Cullernie, Balloch, £1,400.
Other leading prices per head
OTM prime & feeding cows: 5A Ormlie Hill, Thurso, (BRB), £1,330; Hilton Farm, (SimX), £1,270; Glebe, Lochmaddy, (LimX), £1,250; Ardjachie, Tain, (AAX), £1,190; Strathglass Farms, Cannich, (SalX), £1,170; Torran Farm, Delny, (Sim), £1,150; Woodside, Strathpeffer, (CharX), £1,110.
OTM bulls: Tomchrasky, (Lim), £990.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM prime & feeding cows: 2 Hosta, Lochmaddy, (Bsh), 169.1p; 192 The Doll, Brora, (SimX), 163.6p; 5A Ormlie Hill, (BRB), 163.2p; Woodside, Muir of Tarradale, (LimX), 159.2p; Torran Farm, (Sim), 146.5p; Hilton Farm, (CharX), 145.1p; Ardjachie, (AAX), 144.5p.
OTM feeding bulls: Tomchrasky, (Lim), 158.4p; Hilton Farm, (Sim), 104.4p.