'Dingwall didn’t disappoint' say mart chiefs as cattle sale spurs 'tremendous' trade with far-flung buyers bidding on strong quality
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DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd sold 837 store cattle, 13 head of breeding cattle and 165 OTM cattle at their sale as a busy season reached a climax.
Bullocks (420) averaged 235.4p per kg and sold to 298.4p per kg for a 315kg Limousin cross from Hastain, Bayhead and £1,380 gross for a 605kg Limousin cross from Rothiemurcus Estate, Aviemore.
Heifers (373) averaged 233.2p per kg and sold to 304.6p per kg for a 440kg Limousin cross from Little Croy Farm, Croy and £1,360 gross for a 565kg Limousin cross from Rothiemurcus Estate, Aviemore.
Young Bulls (44) sold to 250.0p per kg for a 240kg Charolais cross from Bogburn Farm, Duncanston and £980 gross twice for a 420kg Limousin from Strone Farm, Banavie and for a 520kg Beef Shorthorn from 387 Elphin, Lairg.
“With the busy season coming to a climax Dingwall didn’t disappoint again with a large entry of stores forward. Strong quality calves met a tremendous trade with a competitive ringside of buyers present from as far south as the north of England.”
Breeding Cattle (13) sold to £1,700 gross for a Aberdeen Angus cow with a Male calf at foot from Cherrybank, Strathpeffer
The verdict: “With the busy season coming to a climax Dingwall didn’t disappoint again with a large entry of stores forward. Strong quality calves met a tremendous trade with a competitive ringside of buyers present from as far south as the north of England.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg – Wester Tomloan, Nairn, £630, 262.5p, Ruifour, Kiltarlity, £550, Eilean Darach Estate, 242.6p; 251- 300kg – Wester Tomloan, £820, 298.2p, Tigh Na Clett No 6, Ardendrain, £810, Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge, 277.6p; 301-350kg – Tigh Na Clett No 6, £980, 288.2p, Hastain, Lochmaddy, £940, Torran Farm, Delny, £940, Wester Tomloan, 293.6p, 288.8p; 351-400kg – Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £1,030, Wester Tomloan, £1,020, Clury Farm, £990, 278.9p, 271.2p, Tigh Na Clett No 6, 267.2p; 401-450kg – Torgorm, £1,220, £1,190, 276.6p, 276.1p, 269.4p, Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity, £1,130, 253.9p; 451- 500kg – Strone Farm, £1,290, £1,280, 275.3p, Torgorm, £1,270, 270.2p, 261.4p; 501-550kg – Rhevackin Farm, £1,350, £1,280, 238.4p, Wester Lealty Farm, Boath, £1,280, East Murkle, Thurso, 242.3p.
Heifers up to 250kg – Shewglie farmers, Glenurquhart, £600, Welbeck Scottish Farms, £600, 278.9, Eilean Darach Estate, 274.3p; 251-300kg – Hastain, £780, £730, 269.0p, Wester Tomloan, £266.7p; 301-350kg – Shewglie Farmers, £860, 260.6p, Clury Farm, £820, 248.5p, Invercharron, Ardgay, £810, Refouble, Nairn, 254.8p; 351-400kg – Torgorm, £1,120, 287.2p, Strone Farm, £1,040, 268.0p, Clury Farm, £1,010, 268.6p; 401-450kg – Little Croy, Inverness, £1,340, Torgorm, £1,180, £1,130, 270.3p, 270.0p, 269.3p; 451-500kg – Rhevackin, £1,170, £1,160, Rothiemurcas Estate, £1,100; 501-550kg – Wester Muckernich, £1,190, 225.8p, Wellhouse, Beauly, £1,190, Rhevackin, £1,180, 226.9p, East Murkle, 225.5p; Over 550kg – Rothiemurcus Estate, £1,360, 240.7p Milldam, Meikle Ussie, £1,300, 200.0p.
OTM prime & feeding cattle (165) averaged 159.0p per kg and sold to 225.9p per kg for a 735kg Limousin cow from Seaview Cottage, Gairloch and £1,800 gross for a 805kg Limousin cross cow from Strone Farm, Banavie.
Other leading prices per head:
OTM prime & feeding cattle: Easter Craggach, Kirkhill, (LimX), £1,800, (AAX), £1,410, Rothiemurcas Estate, (BshoX), £1,700, (BRBX), £1,510, Conan Mains, (SimX), £1,700, £1,540, £1,410, (Char), £1,500, Strathglass Farms, (AAX), £1,680, (AA), £1,500, Seaview Cottage, (Lim), £1,660, (BRB), £1,480, Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, (Sho), £1,640, Kindeace, (Sho), £1,620, (SimX), £1,500, £1,440, £1,420, Tomcluich, (Sim), £1,520, Udale, Poyntzfield, (LimX), £1,500, 6 Dunganichy, Benbecula, (Sal Bull), £1,480, Inshes Farm, Inverness, (Her Bull), £1,480, Shawpark, Glaickmore, (SimX), £1,420, OTM prime & feeding cattle: Strone Farm, (LimX), 223.6p, Seaview Cottage, (BRB), 217.7p, Rothiemurcas Estate, (BRB), 211.2p, (BshoX), 188.9p, Bridgend Farm, Ardersier, (BRB), 210.0p, Strathglass Farms, (AA), 208.3p, 191.2p, (AAX), 188.8p, Glenavon Estate, (BshoX), 207.8p, Easter Craggach, (LimX), 205.7p, Kindeace, (Sho), 197.6p, 2 Station road, Plockton, 196.7p, Tomcluich, (Sim), 194.9p, Udale, (LimX), 194.8p, Shewglie Farmers, (BRB), 192.5p, 3 Marrishadder, Staffin, (AAX), 190.5p, Wellhouse, Beauly, (Sim), 190.1p, Woodside, Muir of Tarradale, (LimX), 187.8p, Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, (LimX), 187.3p, 9 Lochussie, Dingwall, (CharX), 187.3p, Milldam, (LimX), 185.7p, Conan Mains, (SimX), 185.5p.
