30th April 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 1st) sold 814 store cattle & 49 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (477) averaged 236.8p and sold to 304.1p per kg for a 370kg Limousin cross from Wester Tomloan, Ardclach, and £1,280 gross for a 600kg Charolais cross from Lower Gartally, Lewiston.
Heifers (330) averaged 221.1p and sold to 272.7p per kg for a 220kg Limousin crosses from Wester Tomloan, and £1,265 gross for a pair of 630kg Charolais crosses from Lower Gartally.
Young bulls (7) averaged 212p and sold to 218.2p per kg for 330kg Charolais crosses from Woodside, West Park, and £900 gross for a 435kg Limousin cross from Redfield, North Kessock.
OTM prime & feeding cows (45) averaged 152.6p and sold to 186.3p per kg for a 585kg Limousin from Kinchyle, Scaniport, and £1,610 gross for a 910kg Charolais cross from Torgorm, Conon Bridge.
OTM bulls (one) sold to 140.2p per kg and £1,290 gross for a Limousin from Auchmore, Muir of Ord.
OTM bullocks & heifers (3) sold to 197.9p per kg for a 930kg Charolais cross from Drumgask, Laggan, and £1,530 gross for a 1,075kg Limousin from Clury, Dulnain Bridge.
“An excellent show of cattle on offer met a strong demand with grazing types selling particularly well.”
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 200kg – Erchite, Dores, £790, 281.1p; 201-250kg – Drumgask, £750, 302.4p; 251-300kg – Balicherry, Balblair, £790, 281.1p; 301-350kg – Torgormack, Inverness, £900, Balicherry, 268.3p; 351-400kg – Wester Tomloan, £1,125, Torgormack, 284.4p; 401-450kg – Torgorm, £1,130, 261p; 451-500kg – Torgorm, £1,195, 256p; 501-550kg – Easter Brockloch, Rafford, £1,260, 240p; 551-600kg – 14 Baligill, Strathy, £1,260, New Cottage Farm, Lyth, 221.2p; 601-650kg – New Cottage Farm, £1,270, 204.8p.
Heifers 201-250kg – 14 Baligill, £580, Drumgask, 247.7p; 251-300kg – Wester Tomloan, £665, 252.9p; 301-350kg – Torgormack, £825, 243.4p; 351-400kg – Wester Tomloan, £980, 252.9p;
401-450kg – Meikle Geddes, Nairn, £1,050, Woodside, 238.1p; 451-500kg – Kindeace, Alness, £1,090, 229.6p; 501-550kg – Penick Farm, Auldearn, £1,220, Meikle Geddes, 231.7p; 551-600kg – Lower Gartally, £1,200, 203.3p; 601-651kg – Lower Gartally, 200.8p.
OTM other leading prices per kg
OTM prime & feeding cows: Clury, (LimX), 185.8p; Auchmore, (SimX), 179.7p; Lower Milton, Drumnadrochit, (LimX), 178.6p.
OTM other leading prices per head
OTM prime & feeding cows: Torgorm, (SimX), £1,510; Clury, (LimX), £1,390; Auchmore, (ShoX), £1,350.