Heifer from Invercharron Mains is overall champion at Dingwall Marts annual show
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Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd yesterday sold 535 Continental cross store cattle, yearlings and weaned calves at their annual show and sale sponsored by Watson Seeds.
The judge, Mr D Budge, Brae Edge, Caithness, awarded the overall champion to a 435kg British Blue cross heifer from Invercharron Mains, Ardgay realising £1920. The Reserve Champion was then awarded to a 460kg Limousin cross from Little Croy Farm, Inverness realising £1500.
Other prizes awarded:
2nd Prize Heifer – 2 Lochend, Barrock.
2nd Prize Bullock – Little Croy Farm.
Bullocks (288) averaged 258.2p (up 23.0p on the year) and sold to 326.1p per kg and £1,500 gross for a 460kg Limousin cross from Little Croy Farm, Inverness.
Heifers (145) averaged 233.1p (up 14.4p on the year) and sold to 441.1p per kg and £1,920 gross for a 435kg British Blue Cross from Invercharron Farm, Ardgay.
Young bulls (4) averaged 221.9p and sold to 226.4p for a 530kg Aberdeen Angus Cross from Garthbeg Farms, Corriegarth and £1,260 gross for a 600kg Aberdeen angus cross also from Garthbeg Farms.
The verdict: “Store cattle were a very mixed selection of breeds, weights and quality. Well-grown and well presented lots were on fire and keenly bid for by a full compliment of buyers sold at prices above seller’s expectations. The Caithness consignments were a feature of the sale and more of these well bred and well-presented cattle could have been sold.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg – 12 Borreraig, Dunvegan, £675, Corriebhienn Farms, Achachork, 281.5p, 14 Opinan, Gairloch, £655, 278.7; 251-300kg – Thrumster Mains, Wick, £770, Invercharron, 272.7p, 61 Strathy East, Portskerra, £770, 290.6p, 65 Clashaddy, Skerry, £760, 14 Opinan, 259.3p; 301-350kg – 22 Achfrish, Shinness, £880, 251.4p, Invercharron, £855, 256.8p, Calrossie Mains, £835, Invercharron, 250.0p; 351-400kg – Hilton Farm, Tain, £1,080, 274.6p, 61 Strathy, East, £1,070, 281.6p, Bogallan, North Kessock, £1,065, 273.1p; 401-450kg – Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge, £1,230, £1,220, 306.7p, 296.8p, Murza, Bower, £1,210, Invercharron Mains, 290.2p, Ardendrain, Kiltarlity, £1,190, 284.5p; 451-500kg – Torgorm, Conan Bridge, £1,350, 290.3p, Rhevackin Farm, Kiltarlity, £1,310, 61 Strathy East, £1,280, 275.3p, Murza, £1,275, 268.9p; 501-550kg – Little Croy Farm, £1,390, £1,370, 255.1p, 252.4p, Torgorm, £1,300, 259.0p, 2 Lochend, £1,320, 246.7p; 551-600kg – Little Croy Farm, £1,420, 253.6p, Clury Farm, £1,400, 250.0p.
Heifers up to 250kg – 65 Clashaddy, £585, £575, 242.6p, 236.8p, 12 Borreraig, 210.5p, 14 Opinan, £500, 217.4p; 251- 300kg – Invercharron Mains, £775, 261.8p, Wester Lochend, £620, 227.9p, Polly Estates, Inverpolly, £590, 218.5p; 301- 350kg – Invercharron Mains, £870, 254.4p, Trein Croft, Loch Rannoch, £800, 65 Clashaddy, 247.2p, Clury Farms, £860, 245.7p; 351-400kg – Invercharron Mains, £1,060, £920, 242.1p, 236.6p, 61 Strathy East, £1,010, 2 Lochend, 238.6p, Wester Lochend, £900, Calrossie Mains, £236.2; 401-450kg – Murza, £1,100, 244.4p, little Croy Farm, £1,050, 236.0p, Clury Farm, £1,000, 242.7p, Wester Lochend, £1,000, Hilton Farm, 235.3; 451-500kg – Hilton Farm, £1,245, £1,160, 261.0p, 247.8p, Clury Farm, £1,225, £1,205, 256.4p, 252.1p, Torgorm, £1,190, 245.5p; 501-550kg – 2 Lochend, £1,220, 241.6p, Little Croy, £1,210, 226.2p, Rhevackin Farm, £1,165, 217.8p, Hilton Farm, £1,150, 222.4p, Dalreoich Farm, Strathusdale, £1,140, 211.1p; 551-600kg – Dalreoich Farm, £1,360, 226.7p; Over 600kg – Dalreoich Farm, £1,370, £1,360, 226.7p, 222.8p.
The mart sold 98 OTM feeding cattle.
OTM feeding cows (92) averaged 140.6p and sold to 193.0p for a 710kg Limousin Cross from Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport and sold to £1,520 gross for a Beef Shorthorn Cross from Braelangwell, Balblair.
OTM feeding bulls (6) sold to 121.8p per kg for a 780kg Limousin from Corriebheinn Farms, and £1,200 for a 1160kg Aberdeen Angus from Garthbeg farms.
The verdict: “OTM’s were a fiery and spirted trade with fleshy continental cows selling at increased rates to an ever-increasing number of buyers. Lean feeding older cows were also sought after. There will be opportunities to sell OTM cows every week following store cattle sales during October. We encourage vendors to notify cows for sale as we can contact prospective buyers of numbers forward.”
Other leading prices per head:
OTM feeding cattle: Ardendrain, (SimX), 31,490, 52 Craggiemore, Rogart, (LimX), £1,480, Druim Temple Croft, Gorthleck, (BRBX), £1,470, Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), £1,440, £1,370, 1 Cune Cottages, Dores, (LimX), £1,410, (SimX), £1,380, Hilton Farm, (SimX), £1,390, £1,310, (AAX), £1,320, Corriegarth Farms, £1,320, Dunain Farms, Inverness, £1,320.
Other leading prices per kg:
OTM feeding cattle: Trein croft, (BShoX), 187.8p, Ardendrain, (SimX), 184.0p, Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), 182.3p, Corriegarth Farms, (BRB), 178.8p, Hilton farm, (SimX), 178.2p, 174.6p, 171.2p, Dunain Mains, (LimX), 171.4p, 168.5, 52 Craggiemore, £171.1p, Braelangwell, (BShoX), 170.8p.
