14th February 2018
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 14th) sold 574 store cattle, 6 adult head of breeding cattle.
Bullocks (312) averaged 240.4p, (229.9p last year) and sold to 300.3p per kg twice for a 303kg a single Charolais cross and a pair Charolais crosses from Creagmhor, and £1,500 for a single 835kg Limousin cross from Ashley, North Kessock.
Heifers (256) averaged 229.0, (220.3p last year) and sold to 294.6p per kg for a pair of Limousin crosses from Clury farm, Dulnain Bridge and £1,260 for a single 660kg Simmental from Hilton Farm, Tain.
Young Bulls (6) averaged 204.4p and sold to 216.9p per kg and £710 for a Shorthorn cross from 168 West Helmsdale.
Cow in calf (1) sold to £860 from 16 Balvaird, Muir of Ord.
Cow with male calf (5) sold to £1,420 for an Aberdeen Angus cow from 4 West Shinness, Lairg.
"All classes met an excellent demand at rates ahead of the last sale."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 400kg - Clury Farm, £1060, 294.5p; 401kg – 450kg Balintraid, Delny, £1150, The Cloy, Fortrose, 263.1p; 451-500kg – Achnahannet, Dulnain Bridge, £1280, 272.3p; 501-550kg – Milldam, Meikle Ussie £1225, Caplich Farm, Alness 236.1p; 551-600kg – Easter Muckernich, Tore, £1280, 228.6p; 601kg – 650kg – Inshes Farm, Inverness, £1335.
Heifers up to 300kg – Clury Farm, £830, Easter Aberchalder Estate, 269.1p; 301-350kg – Lochdhu, Nairn, £920, 272.2p; 351-400kg - Pitmain Farm, Kingussie, £1010, Lochdhu, 256.4p; 401-450kg – Newtown of Darnaway, £1030, Easter Muckernish, 244.4p; 451-500kg – 25 Camult Muir, Kiltarlity, £1115, 242.4p ; 501- 550kg – Clury Farm, £1165, 228.4p; 551-600kg – Hilton Farm, £1165, Pitmain Farm, 205.4p.
Cow with calf at foot – sold to £1,280 for a Limousin cross cow with a Limousin cross calf at foot from Coul of Fairburn, Urray.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 14th) sold 86 OTM cattle.
OTM cows (82) averaged 148.1p and sold to 190.1p per kg for a 605kg Limousin cross from Corrachie, Avoch and £1,530 for a 950kg Limousin cross from Kinnahaird Farm, Contin.
OTM feeding Bulls (4) averaged 116.8p and sold to 128.3p per kg and £1,270 for a 990kg Limousin from 25 Camult Muir.
Other leading prices per head:
OTM cows: Hilton Farm, Tain, (SMX), £1,470; 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, (Lim),£1,370; Dell Farm, Farr, (Lim), £1,350; Torran Farm, Delny, (Sim), £1,290,
Other leading prices per kg
OTM cows: Balintraid, (AAX), 188.2p; Moorside, (SHO), 186.8p; Westfield, Thurso, (CHX), 186.2p; Hilton Farm, (SMX), 182.6p.