Mixed show at Dingwall Mart as 'outstanding Limousin Cross' grabs the spotlight
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DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd yesterday sold 874 store cattle and 73 OTM (over thirty month) cattle.
Bullocks (480) averaged 288.8p per kg and sold to 340.2p per kg for a 485kg Limousin cross from Invercharron Mains, Ardgay and £1900 gross for a 330kg Limousin cross from Teandalloch, Beauly.
Heifers (391) averaged 269.2p per kg and sold to 342.9p per kg for a 420kg Limousin cross from Lyne of Urchany Farm, Geddes and £1580 gross for a 540kg Limousin cross from Dell of Killiehuntly, Kingussie.
Young Bulls (3) averaged 216.1p per kg and sold to 236.6p per kg for a 262kg Limousin cross from Creagard, Struan and £1,070 gross for a 490kg Beef Shorthorn from Upperton, Glenurquhart.
The annual spring show and sale was sponsored by Highland Rural and judged by Tom Stewart, Gunhill. A fine show of beasts were presented to him with the bullock class being extremely competitive. In fact in this section the champion and reserve were found. An outstanding Limousin Cross bullock by the executors of the late I Logan, Teandalloch which realised £1900. Carrying on his winning streak from the night before was Mr Callum Maciver, Easter Strath, with his reserve champion bullock which realised £1600.
Outwith the shows a solid store cattle trade was had for a very mixed show for quality. The best shapely continental and heavy cattle met a fierce enquiry whilst smaller, plainer sorts would be a touch easier than previous sales this season.
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg – 5 Totarder, Struan, £700, Old Post Office, Kenmore, £620, 295.0p, Culkein, Lairg, 261.0p;251-300kg – 91 Torrobole, £700, 264.2p, Invercharron Mains, £700, 257.4p, 2 Kingsburgh, Isle of Skye, £700, 243.9p Davidson Croft, £700, 250.0p;301-350kg – Rychraggan, £1,090, 311.4p, 2 Kingsburgh, £1,050, Craiglands, Fortrose, £1,030, 308.4p, Dunain Mains, Inverness, 307.5p;351-400kg – Lochdhu, Nairn, £1,360, Raitcastle, £1,340, 320.1p, Lower Whitebog, £1,320, Achue Croft, 323.3p, New Rose Cottage, Fodderty, 321.1p; 401-450kg –Little Croy, £1,480, 332.6p, Raitcastle, £1,400, Achue Croft, £1,400, 337.3p, Lochdhu, 327.7p;451-500kg – Invercharron, £1,650, Little Croy, £1,570, 320.4p, Olrig Mains, £1,520, 323.4p, Torgorm, 314.6p;501-550kg – Burnside Croft, Jamestown, £1,700, £1,680, 320.8p, 320.0p, Olrig Mains, £1,620, 9 Ordale, 304.8p;551-600kg – Olrig Mains, £1,720, £1,670, £1,650, 311.6p, 299.5p, 299.4p;Over 600kg – Allanglach, £1,880, £1,700, £1,680, 278.5p, 263.6p, Teandalloch, 304.0p.
Heifers up to 250kg – Achterneed, £660, 275.0p, Balcraig, £650, 275.0p, Kintradwell Estate, £640, 2 Kingsburgh, 274.4p 251-300kg – Clune Farm, £830, The Haugh Farm, Ballindalloch, £750, Carrol Farm, £750, Kintradwell Estate, 270.0p, Caplich Estate, 263.4p, Sornum, Kinkell, 263.2p;301-350kg – Invercharron, £1,000, Dunain Mains, £990, £980, 289.5p, Raitcastle, 289.1p, New Rose Cottage Croft, 287.6p;351-400kg – New Rose Cottage Croft, £1,220, 305.0p, Torgorm, £1,200, Raitcastle, £1,150, 312.7p, Lower Whitebog, Fortrose, 302.5p;401-450kg – Lyne of Urchany, £1,440, Little Croy, £1,370, 318.6p, Dunain Mains, £1,310, 318.0p, 316.4p;451-500kg – 13 Nether Inshes, £1,480, £1,450, 305.8p, 297.1p, Gillock Mains, Watten, £1,460, 309.3p, 501-550kg 6 Balnabeen, £1,460, 272.9p, Badrain, £1,390, Dell of Killiehuntly, 292.6p
OTM prime & feeding cattle (73) averaged 191.9p and sold to 237.8p per kg for a 715kg for a Limousin Cross Cow from Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport and £2,260 gross for a 1,005kg Limousin Bull from 14 Port Henderson, Gairloch.
The verdict: “Cows yet again met a fierce enquiry for a very lean show forward. Anything with meat were far and few between and were a lot dearer.”
Other leading prices per head:
OTM prime and feeding cattle: 87 Torrobole, Lairg, (SimX), £1,850, 15 Achnairn, Lairg, (SHX), £1,800, Dunain Farms,
Inverness, (SimX), £1,800, Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), £1,790 & £1,700, Kilmaluag House, Duntulm, (AA), £1,780 & £1,530, 8 Acheilidh, Rogart, (HerX), £1,720, Fendom Farm, Tain, (Sim), £1,620, Lyne of Urchany Farm, Geddes, (SimX), £1,610, £1,540 & £1,480, 9 Lochussie, Dingwall, (SimX), £1,560, Penick Farm, Auldearn, (BrbX), £1,540 & £1,410, Stabunken, Muir of Ord, (CharX), £1,500 & (SimX), £1,370, Gesto Farm, Struan, (SimX), £1,490, Greenvale, Dunnet, (SimX), £1,490 & (BrbX), £1,360, Achterneed Farm House, Strathpeffer, (BaX), £1,480, Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, (LimX), £1,460, Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, (AA), £1,460, Coul of Fairburn Farm, Urray, (SimX), £1,450 & £1,350, Sunnylea, Balblair, £1,440.
Other leading prices per kg:
OTM prime & feeding cattle: Gesto Farm, (LimX), 229.1p, 218.2p & (SimX), 211.3p, 14 Port Henderson, (Lim), 224.9p, Lyne of Urchany Farm, (SimX), 224.8p, 211.8p & 209.9p, Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), 223.8p, Achterneed Farm House, (BaX), 220.9p, (CharX), 220.3p, (LimX), 215.3p, (CharX), 212.4p, (BaX), 210.7p & (LimX), 209.1p, Coul of Fairburn Farm, (SimX), 218.0p & 210.9p, 15 Achnairn, (SHX), 215.6p, Greenvale, (SimX), 214.4p, Dunain Farms, (SimX), 213.0p, Stabunken, (CharX), 212.8p & (SimX), 212.4p, 9 Lochussie, (SimX), 212.2p, Sunnylea, (SimX), 207.2p, Insh Farm, (LimX), 207.1p, 87 Torrobole, (SimX), 206.7p, 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, (LimX), 206.5p.
