Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 1 October 2014

1st October 2014

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 1st) sold 418 store cattle at their annual show and sale of native and continental store cattle, kindly sponsored by Gareth Vaughan, (NFU Mutual), Dingwall, (including an Aberdeen Angus section).

The judge, Mr J Ross, Wester Cullicudden Farm, Conon Bridge, awarded the continental champion to a 550kg Limousin cross bullock from Messrs J Munro & Son, Invercharron, Ardgay, realising £1,350. The continental reserve was a 455kg Limousin cross bullock from Mr D. Dalgetty, Cabrich, Kirkhill, realising £1,210. In the Aberdeen Angus section, the champion prize went to a 480kg bullock from Messrs E. L. M. Laing, Wester Fearn, Ardgay, realising £1,080, and the reserve to a 470kg bullock also from Wester Fearn, realising £1,000.
Other prizes awarded:
Aberdeen Angus heifer
1st prize - Messrs E. L. M. Laing, Wester Fearn, Ardgay
2nd prize - Messrs E. L. M. Laing, Wester Fearn, Ardgay
Continental cross heifer
1st prize - Messrs J Munro & Son, Invercharron
2nd prize - Messrs J Munro & Son, Invercharron

Continental bullocks (166) averaged 240.3p and sold to 386.7p per kg for a 300kg Limousin cross from Dunmaglass Estate, Dores, and £1,350 gross for the 550kg continental champion from Invercharron, Ardgay.
Continental heifers (157) averaged 219.2p and sold to 263.4p per kg for a 205kg Charolais cross from Bogburn, Duncanston, and £1,240 gross for a 630kg Simmental cross from Dalreoich Farm, Strathrusdale.
Aberdeen Angus and native bred bullocks (70) averaged 222.5pand sold to 267.7p per kg for a 254kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Armadale Farm, Sleat, and £1,320 gross for a 685kg Aberdeen Angus from Wester Fearn, Ardgay.
Aberdeen Angus and native bred heifers (25) averaged 204p and sold to 235.1p per kg for 302kg Luing crosses from Croft of Clune, Newtonmore, and £1,030 gross for 505kg Aberdeen Angus from Cragganvallie, Abriachan.
"A good show of cattle met a very firm enquiry."
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Continental and other bullocks up to 301kg – Dunmaglass Estate, £1,160, Shewglie, Glenurquhart, 267.9p; 301-350kg – Invercharron, £890, 259.5p; 351-400kg – Balmaglaster, South Laggan, £1,010, Dell Farm, Whitebridge, 271.7p; 401-450kg – Clury, Dulnain Bridge, £1,140, 267.6p; 451-500kg – Invercharron, £1,220, 21 Cabrich, 265.9p; 501-550kg – Gorthleck Mains, Gorthleck, £1,250, 249p.

Continental and other heifers up to 300kg – Bogburn, £630, Shewglie, 254.6p; 301-350kg – Balmaglaster, £800, 246.2p; 351-400kg – Dell Farm, £940, 240.1p; 401-450kg – Invercharron, £1,170, 260p; 451-500kg – Kirksheaf, Tain, £1,200, 244.9p; 501-550kg – Dalreoich, £1,150, Fiddlefield, 211.9p.

Aberdeen Angus and native bred bullocks up to 300kg – Culbin, Dingwall, £700, Armadale, Sleat, 235.2p; 301-350kg – 3 Glen, Dunvegan, £790, 238p; 351-400kg – Foxlea, Conon Bridge, £820, 224.7p; 401-450kg – Wester Fearn, £1,020, 242.3p;
451-500kg – Wester Fearn, £1, 080, 225p; 501-550kg – Grianan, Ramscraigs, £1,150, 209.1p; 551-600kg – Muirton Mains, Urray, £1,250, 224p.

Aberdeen Angus and native bred heifers up to 300kg – Croft of Clune, Newtonmore, £295, 213.6p; 301-350kg – Croft of Clune, £710, 252.2p; 351-400kg – Wester Fearn, £870, 220.3p; 401-450kg – 1 Rychraggan, Drumnadrochit, £770, 185.5p; 451-500kg – Cragganvallie, 204p.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 1st) sold 22 OTM feeding cattle.
OTM cows (17) averaged 119.7p and sold to 140.3p per kg for a 620kg Limousin cross from Clury, Dulnain Bridge, and £1,110 gross for an 870kg Simmental cross from Blairnafade, Nairn.
OTM clean heifers (3) averaged 145p and sold to 195.6p per kg and £1,330 gross for a 680kg Aberdeen Angus from 3 Glen, Dunvegan.
OTM bulls (2) sold to 86p per kg and £750 gross fro a 830kg Beef Shorthorn from Torachilty, Contin.
Other leading prices per head
OTM cows: Wester Fearn, Ardgay, (AA), £1,070; Upper Duntulm, Kilmuir, (Saler), £1,030; Upper Duntulm, (LimX), £910.
OTM clean heifers: 250 Rearquhar, Fleucharry, (SimX), £890.
Other leading prices per kg
OTM cows: Upper Duntulm, (Saler), 139.2p; Rhannich Farm, Edderton, (SimX), 137p; 3 Glen, (LuX), 136.4p.
OTM clean heifers: 250 Rearquhar, (SimX), 139.1p.