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Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Special Show & Sale - 9 April 2008

9th April 2008

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 9th) sold 257 store cattle in a special show and sale.
Bullocks (114) averaged 145.8p and sold to 206.2p per kg and £1000 gross.
Heifers (143) averaged 138.8p and sold to 216.9p per kg and £900 gross.
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DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 9th) sold 257 store cattle in a special show and sale.
Bullocks (114) averaged 145.8p and sold to 206.2p per kg and £1000 gross for a 485kg Limousin cross from Lochbuie, Newtonmore.
Heifers (143) averaged 138.8p and sold to 216.9p per kg and £900 gross for a 415kg Charolais cross from Aberchalder, Invergarry.
In the Scottish Fuels and Neil Ross Tractors sponsored show the judge, Jack Whytock, Midtown of Haddo, Huntly, awarded the Overall Champion to a 485kg Limousin cross bullock from Messrs D & B Mackenzie, Lochbuie, Newtonmore, which realised £1000 to D Morrison, 141 Burnside, Kinlochbervie, and the Reserve Champion to a 415kg Charolais cross heifer, from Messrs A Smith & Co, Aberchalder, Invergarry, realising £900 to Messrs W J Jack & Son, Woodend, Killearnan.

Continental Prize list:
Single bullock: 1st Lochbuie, 485kg £1000; 2nd Aberchalder, 530kg £860.
Single heifer: 1st Aberchalder, 415kg £900; 2nd Easter Strath, Killen 460kg £665.
"Quality forward and strong cattle met an excellent demand. Plainer, longer keeping cattle tended easier."

Leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 200kg - Larel, Halkirk, £300, 166.7p; 201-250kg - Ardgayhill, Ardgay, £425, 188.9p; 251-300kg - Cranford, Gollanfield, £470, 177.4p; 301-350kg - Upper Knockbain, Munlochy, £555, Ardgayhill, 165.6p; 351-400kg - Rowanburn, Plockton, £585, Upper Knockbain, 152.6p; 401-450kg - Lochbuie, £690, Easter Strath of Auchterflow, 165.4p; 451-500kg - Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch, £675, 145.2p; 501-550kg - Aberchalder, £860, 162.3p; 551-600kg - Rose Cottage, Spinningdale, £725, 130.6p; Over 601kg - Rose Cottage, £930, 127.4p. Heifers up to 250kg - Larel, £395, 171.7p; 251-300kg - Cranford, £540, 186.2p; 301-350kg - Ardgayhill, £470, 387 Elphin, Lairg, 143.3p; 351-400kg - Lochbuie, £700, 186.7p; 401-450kg - Easter Strath of Auchterflow, £710, Torran Farm, Delny, 167.5p; 451-500kg - Torran Farm, £760, 166.3p; 501-550kg - Ordmuir, Muir of Ord, £670, 132.7p.

 

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