‘Outstanding heifer’ turns heads at Dingwall Mart anniversary sale as hammer falls at £2300
DINGWALL and Highland Marts Ltd sold 1287 store cattle and 129 OTM cattle at its 21st Anniversary Sale.
The event was sponsored by Conanvet.
It was judged by Mr W. Purdon, Stravenhouse, Carluke, Lanarkshire.
A strong entry of bullocks and heifers greeted the judge with the champion ticket being awarded to Miss Tilly Munro, Invercharron with her 1st prize British blue cross heifer.
This outstanding heifer scaled 620kgs with the hammer falling at £2,300 to Mr Angus Greenlaw who ventured along the A96 to attain her for his suckler herd.
Reserve champion was awarded to Mr Callum MacIver, 9 Ordale, with his 2 nd prize Charolais cross heifer which scaled 665kgs realising £2,200 to Dingwall stalwart Mr Macdonald.
The AMR young Bunchrew Trophy for the best pair of heifers with breeding potential was awarded to Messrs Mackintosh, Lyne of Urchany for pair of Limousin crosses which realised £1,700 selling to the judge.
Prize List:
Best Bullock
1st Prize – W J Jack & Son, Woodend, Killearnan.
2nd Prize – C Maciver, 9 Ordale, Muir of Ord.
3rd Prize – W & I Gunn, Murza, Bower.
Best Heifer
1st Prize – T Munro, Invercharron, Ardgay.
2nd Prize – C Maciver, 9 Ordale, Muir of Ord.
3rd Prize – W J Mackintosh, Lyne of Urchany, Geddes.
Overall Champion & 1st Prize heifer - T Munro, Invercharron, Ardgay.
Reserve Champion & 2nd prize heifer - C Maciver, 9 Ordale, Muir of Ord.
The A M R Young, Bunchrew Trophy for the best pair of heifers with breeding potential was awarded W J Mackintosh, Lyne of Urchany, Geddes.
Bullocks (758) averaged 302.4p per kg and sold to 417.4p per kg for a 230kg Limousin cross from Lochdhu, Nairn and £2080 gross for a 670kg Limousin cross from 9 Ordale, Muir of Ord.
Heifers (523) averaged 285.8p per kg and sold to 389.0p per kg for a 365kg Limousin cross from Lochdhu Farm, Nairn and £2300 gross for a 620kg British Blue cross from Invercharron, Ardgay.
Young Bulls (5) sold to £1,010 gross for a pen of 360kg Limousin crosses from Caplich Estate, Oykel Bridge.
The mart verdict was fairly upbeat: “Store cattle trade on the whole was extremely brisk, despite the recent doom and gloom of weather conditions and the prime trade being stagnant these last number of weeks.
“Another full company of buyers ensured all classes sold well in excess of last year’s prices which saw the bullocks levelling at over £3 per kg.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg – Lochdhu, £960, Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell, £760, 345.5p, 14 Port Henderson, Gairloch, £710, £680, 346.3p, 295.7p, Corslet Farm, Fortrose; 251-300kg – The Arr, Nairn, £1,060, £760, 359.3p, 9 Lochussie, Dingwall, £1,020, 377.8p, 1 Port Henderson, £980, 337.9p, Keppoch Farm, £930, 341.9p, Corslet Farm, £930, 318.5p, Milton Farm, Aberarder, £800 Nottingham Mains, Latheron, £780,172 Strathenbeg, Skerry, £770, Kincardine Croft, Ardgay, £760; 301- 350kg – Seaview Cottage, £1,240, £1,200, £1,160, 354.3p, 342.9p, 341.2p, 1 Drummuie Farm, Golspie, £1,200, 375.0p, 14 Port Henderson, £1,160, 362.4p, Craigiebank Farm, Keith, £1,140, 340.3p, Lochdhu, £1,140, 337.3p, Conan Mains, Conon Bridge, £1,130, 337.0p, Balmacaan Farm, Drumnadrochit, £1,130, £1,100, 343.5p, The Arr, £1,120, 355.6p, Kennachy, Forss, £1,100, 333.3p, 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £1,100, Keppoch Farm, £1,100, 345.9p, Wester Tomloan, £1,100, 358.3p, 9 Lochussie, £1,100, 338.5p, Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, 335.4p; 351-400kg –Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £1,520, £1,240, £1,200, 380.0p, 337.9p, 326.0p, 320.0p, 4 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, £1,400, £1,230, 354.4p, Coldhome Farm, Fortrose, £1,360, £1,280, 345.9p, 344.3p, The Arr, £1,320, 330.0p, Balmacaan Farm, £1,310, 27.5p, 323.6p, Lochbuie, Newtonmore, £1,300, £1,280, £1,240, 361.1p, 335.1p, 332.5p, 9 Lochussie, £1,300, 342.1p, Seaview Cottage, £1,280, 332.5p, Conan Mains, £1,270, 352.8p, Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, £1,270, 324.8p, 3 Glaick, Ardross, £1,260, 324.7p, Dunain Mains, £1,260, £1,250, 322.3p, 320.5p, Kinchyle Farm, £1,260, 331.6p, Druid Temple Farm, £1,240, East Murkle, Thurso, £1,230, Easter Springfield, Balblair, £1,200, Hilton Farm, Tain, 324.0p, Kennachy, 323.5p, Abersky, Torness, 320.1p, Craigiebank Farms, 320.0p; 401-450kg – Craigiebank Farms, £1,510, £1,300, 347.1p, Kinchyle Farm, £1,500, £1,400, 370.4p, 329.4p, Lochdhu, £1,500, 364.1p, 357.1p, Upper Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, £1,480, 359.2p, Invercharron, £1,470, 354.2p, Hilton Farm, £1,440, £1,400, 324.8p, 320.0p, Tigh Na Clett, Ardendrain, £1,430, £1,400, 321.3p, Murza, Bower, £1,380, Nottingham Mains, £1,370, Abersky, £1,370, 35.8p,Culnaha Farmhouse, Nigg, £1,360, Milton Farm, £1,340, 326.0p, East Murkle, £1,320, 3 Glaick, £1,320, 199 Lednabirichen, £1,300, Kinnahaird Farm, £1,300, Wester Craiglands,
321.7p;451-500kg – Invercharron, £1,750, 353.5p, Rattar Mains, Thurso, £1,650, £1,530, £1,460, 332.7p, 322.1p, Hilton Farm, £1,610, £1,580, £1,480, £1,470, £1,450, 325.0p, 319.8p, 3 Glaick, £1,580, 322.4p, Ardjachie, Tain, £1,580, £1,540, 329.8p, 319.2p, 3 Dounie, £1,580, 335.5p, Milton Farm, £1,560, 319.0p, Druid Temple Farm, £1,540, £1,520, 334.8p, Aldie Farm, Tain, £1,540, Craigiebank Farms, £1,540, £1,450, 320.8p, 318.7p, Rhevackin Farm, £1,510, 330.4p, Upper Ardnagrask, £1,500, Culmaily Farm, Golspie, £1,480, Achvaneran Farm, Inverness, £1,470, £1,450, Lyne of Urchany, Geddes, £1,460; 501-550kg – Woodend, Killearnan, £1,800, £1,750, £1,650, £1,640, 333.3p, 329.6p, 325.4p, Murza, £1,780, £1,720, £1,700, £1,680, £1,650, 342.3p, 334.0p, 318.8p, Hilton Farm, £1,680, Lyne of Urchany, £1,640, Rhevackin Farm, £1,640, £1,620, £1,520, 324.8p, Rattar Mains, £1,620, 322.1p, 322.0p, Culnaha Farmhouse, £1,580, Ferryfield Farms, £1,580;551-600kg – Woodend, £1,850, £1,690, Lyne of Urchany, £1,800, £1,730, Ardjachie, £1,800, 4 Glaick £1,760, 314.3p, Culnaha Farmhouse, £1,740, £1,700, 312.4p, Hilton Farm, £1,680, 311.7p, Murza, £1,610, Rattar Mains, £1,600, Allanglach, £1,540;Over 600kg – Woodend, £2,020, £1,860, 315.6p, Murza, £1,960, £1,880.
Heifers up to 300kg – Keppoch Farm, £910, 323.8p, Lochbuie, £860, 318.5p, Caplich Estate, £850, Kennachy, £840, 14 Port Henderson, £800, The Arr, £770, £700, Dunachton, £740, Corslet Farm, £740, Wester Tomloan, £700; 301 350kg – Balmacaan, £1,280, £1,000, Alvie Estate, Kincraig, £1,100, 318.8p, Invercharron, £1,080, 27.3p, 9 Lochussie, £1,050, 2 Glaick, £1,030, Upper Ardnagrask, £1,020, Corslet Farm, £1,020, 319.7p, Abersky, £1,020, The Arr, £1,010, Lochbuie, £1,000, Kennachy, £1,000, 310.6p, 309.7p,; 351-400kg – Lochdhu, £1,420, £1,200, 324.3p, Invercharron, £1,300, 333.3p, 3 Glaick, £1,300, 325.0p, Balmacaan, £1,280, Conan Mains, £1,270, 325.6p, Druid Temple Farm, £1,240, 317.9p, Alvie Estate, £1,220, Craigiebank Farms, £1,210, 310.3p, Kennachy, £1,200, 323.3p, Abersky, £1,200, Lochbuie, 320.7p, Upper Ardnagrask, £1,170;401-450kg – Lyne of Urchany, £1,560, 354.5p, Craigiebank Farms, £1,510, £1,420, £1,410, £1,300, 347.1p, 330.2p, 322.7p, Lochdhu, £1,500, 364.1p, 311.1p, Rhevackin, £1,440, £1,400, 331.0p, 316.7p, Torran Farm, Delny, £1,430, 351.4p, Belladrum Mills, £1,420, 324.9p, Kinchyle Farm, £1,360, 311.9p, Hilton Farm, £1,360, £1,340,£1,320, Invercharron, £1,320, Aldie Farm, £1,320, £1,310, 4 Glaick, £1,300, The Arr, 318.4p;451-500kg – Hilton Farm, £1,540, £1,470, £1,450, 319.6p, 314.5p, 314.3p, Ferryfield Farms, £1,500, £1,400, 315.1p, Juniperbank, £1,480, £1,450, Tomchrasky, £1,480, Aldie Farm, £1,500, £1,460, 300.0p,Lyne of Urchany, £1,440, Kennachy, £1,430, Druid Temple Farm, £1,380, Achvaneran Farm, £1,360; 501-550kg – Murza, £1,620, 320.8p, Hilton Farm, £1,580, 309.2p, Lyne of Urchany, £1,580, Rhevackin, £1,560, Ferryfield Farm, £1,530, £1,500, Juniperbank, £1,520, Longoe Farm, Mey, £1,510, Raasay Home Farm, £1,510, Achvaneran, £1,480, 199 Lednabirichen, £1,480; 551-600kg – Ferryfield Farm, £1,780, £1,640, 309.6p, Lyne of Urchany, £1,700, £1,580, Longoe Farm, £1,690, Juniperbank, £1,520; Over 600kg – 9 Ordale,£2,200, 330.8p, Cadbollmount, £1,670, OTM prime & feeding cattle (129) averaged 202.9p per kg and sold to 293.8p per kg for a 565kg Saler cross from Dunain Mains, Inverness and £2,250 gross for a 1000kg Charolais from The Cloy, Fortrose.
“The OTM ring saw an increased ringside of buyers present whom battled vigorously to attain numbers. Both lean and meated sorts were keenly sought after and many more could easily have been sold.”
Other leading prices per head:
OTM prime & feeding bulls:, Greenland Mains, Castletown, (AA), £2,080, Muirton Mains, Urray, (Lim), £1,780, 1 & 2 Conon, Uig, (BSH), £1,620, Achnamoine, Watten, (BSH), £1,280, Benview, 155 Morness, (SHX), £1,080, OTM prime & feeding cows: Burnside Croft, (SimX), £1,980, Balnacuile, (CharX), £1,980, £1,920, Torgormack, (AAX), £1,900, (SimX) £1,820, (SalX), £1,800, (CharX), £1,600, 3 Dounie, (SHX), £1,880, The Old Point, (AAX), £1,880, Auchmore Farm, (BSH), £1,840, Upper Blairnain, (SimX), £1,820, Ospisdale, £1,800, Tigh Na Clett, (SimX), £1,780, 4 Glaick, (SimX), £1,780, 199 Lednabirichen, (CharX), £1,760, Upperton, (BSHX), £1,740, Shoreton, (SimX), £1,740, Lower Whitebog, (LimX), £1,740, Milton Farm, (SimX), £1,720, Ardjachie, (AAX), £1,700, Culmaily Farm, (Lui), £1,700, Kinchyle Farm,(LimX), £1,660, Fodderletter Farms, (Lim), £1,660, The Cloy, (SHX), £1,660, Dunain Mains, (SalX), £1,660, Hatton Cottage, (SimX), £1,640, Nottingham Mains, (LimX), £1,620, (LuiX), £1,600, Cadbollmount, (AAX), £1,620, Chapeltown, (BLG), £1,600.
Other leading prices per kg:
OTM prime & feeding cows: Balnacuile, (CharX), 270.4p, 232.9p, Tomchrasky, (LimX), 259.5p, 240.7p, Spittal Mains, (StabX), 253.1p, 251.4p, 249.5p, 229.2p, 227.3p, 226.3p, Shoreton Farms, (SimX), 248.6p, Fodderletter Farms, (Lim), 247.8p, 199 Lednabirichen, (CharX), 239.5p, Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), 238.8p, 220.6p, Lower Whitebog, (LimX), 233.6p, The Old Point, Strath, (AAX), 233.5p, 4 Glaick, (SimX), 231.2p, Invercharron, (BRBX), 230.5p, Culbo Mains, (SimX), 229.0p, Rhindhu Farms, (BLG), 228.6p, Torgormack, (AAX), 227.5p, (SimX), 224.7p, 223.5p, (CharX), 227.0p, (SalX), 226.4p, The Cloy, (Char), 225.0p, Upper Blairnain, 224.7p, 3 Dounie, (SHX), 222.5p, Boganfiddoch, (HighX), 221.1p.
