Dingwall & Highland Marts - Lochmaddy - Sale 1 November 2019

2nd November 2019

LOCHMADDY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 1st) sold 314 weaned calves and store cattle, 6 adult head of breeding cattle & 30 OTM cattle.

Prior to the sale the judge Mr K. McKenzie awarded the following:

Overall Champion & 1st prize bullock

Mr H. MacDonald, 1 Knockline, 470kg, £1,000

Reserve Champion & 2nd prize bullock

Mr E. MacDonald, Old Inn, 455kg, £1,000

1st prize heifer

Mr H. MacDonald, 1 Knockline 395kg, £1,040

2nd prize heifer

Mr E. MacDonald, Old Inn, 415kg, £840

Bullocks (189) averaged 197.3p and sold to 235.1p per kg for a 370kg Limousin cross from 15 Tigharry, Lochmaddy and £1,030 gross for a 560kg Simmental cross from 22 & 10 Balemore, Bayhead.

Heifers (125) averaged 192.3p per kg and sold to 263.3p per kg and £1,040 gross for a 395kg Limousin cross from 1Knockline, Bayhead.

Breeding cattle (6) sold to £840 gross for a Limousin cross cow with a calf at foot from 12 Sollas, Lochmaddy.

OTM cattle (30) sold to 112.7p per kg for an 825kg Aberdeen Angus cross from 3 Creagorry, Benbecula and £1,020 gross for an 1075kg Shorthorn cross from 9 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy.

Other leading prices per head & per kg:

Bullocks 251-300kg - 15 Tigharry, £690, 233.9p; 301-350kg – 7 Tigharry, Lochmaddy, £790, 5 Nunton, Benbecula, 228.1p; 351-400kg – 3 Hosta, Lochmaddy, £910, 230.4p; 401-450kg – Old Inn, £970, 231.0p; 451-500kg – Old Inn £1,010, 222.0p; 501-550kg – 2 Sollas, Lochmaddy, £950.

Heifers up to 250kg – 10 Borve, Berneray, £490, 15 Liniclate, Creagorry, 204.7p; 251-300kg – 13 Hougharry, Lochmaddy, £610, 15 Tigharry, 218.5p; 301-350kg – 15 Tigharry, £730, 1 Grenitote, Sollas, 229.5p; 351-400kg – 8 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, £910, 246.0p; 401-450kg – 8 Clachan Sands, £900, 222.2p; 451-500kg – 2 Sollas, £740, 157.5p.

Other leading prices per head:

OTM cattle: 3 Creagorry, Benbecula, (AA), £930; 4 Newton, Lochmaddy, (AAX), £860; 6 Borve, Berneray, (Lui), £860; 8 Balranald, Tigharry, (LimX), £800.

Other leading prices per head:

OTM cattle: 10 Borve, Berneray, (LimX), 104.0p; 1 Knockline, Bayhead, (Lui), 103.7p; 4 Newton, Lochmaddy, (AAX), 100.6p.