Dingwall Mart witnesses 'one of the best shows of store cattle' at sale in county town

DINGWALL and Highland Marts sold 831 store cattle, 99 adult head of breeding cattle and 129 OTM cattle yesterday.

Bullocks (528) averaged 242.9p and sold to 300.0p per kg for a 270kg Limousin cross from Shewglie, Glenurquhart and £1,340 gross for a 640kg Simmental from 17 Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew.

Heifers (288) averaged 232.7p and sold to 286.8p per kg for a 265kg British Blue cross from Shewglie, Glenurquhart and £1,380 gross for a 650kg Simmental cross from Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge.

Young Bulls (15) sold to 253.5p per kg for a 355kg Charolais cross from Kindeace, Alness and £1,050 gross for a 420kg Limousin cross from Braelangwell, Balblair.

In calf cows (87) sold to £1,640 gross twice for Simmental cross cows from the dispersal of the Easter Urray Farm, Muir of Ord herd.

In calf heifers (12) sold to £1,700 gross for a Beef Shorthorn cross from the dispersal of the Easter Urray Farm, Muir of Ord herd.

The auctioneer's appraisal: “One of the best shows of store cattle was witnessed today in Dingwall. Quality from start to finish. Credit must go to the vendors for putting such a great show forward releasing a trade to watch.”

Other leading prices per head and per kg:

Bullocks up to 250kg – 1 Drummuie Farm, Golspie, £700, 285.7p, Corriebheinn Farms, Achachork, £630, Cairnurenan, Mulbuie, 290.9p; 251-300kg – Westburn, Castletown, £840, 284.8p, Shewglie, Glenurquhart, £810, 269.0p; 301-350kg – Clury Farm, £960, 284.9p, 282.3p, 280.6p, 278.7p, 274.6p, Westburn, £940, 25 Camult Muir, Kiltarlity, £940, Bayhead, Munlochy, 269.7p, Wester Lochend Farm, Inverness, 269.7p; 351-400kg – Lochbuie, Newtonmore, £1,090, 274.6p, Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £1,090, 285.3p, Granish Farm, Aviemore, £1,040, 262.6p, Easter Craggach Farm, Kirkhill, £1,040, 25 Camult Muir, 263.9p, Tomcluich, Nairn, 262.6p; 401-450kg – Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £1,180, 284.3p, Kinchyle Farm, £1,170, Clury Farm, 284.0p; 451-500kg – The Cloy, Fortrose, £1,250, 256.0p, Kindeace, £1,235, 258.9p; 501-550kg – Shorecroft, Culbokie, £1,240, 233.7p, The

Cloy, £1,210, Kindeace, 239.5p; 551-600kg – Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, £1,220, 215.9p, Seafield, Portmahomack, £1,140, 200.0p; 601-650kg – 17 Englishtonmuir, 209.4p.

Heifers up to 250kg – 1 Drummuie Farm, £540, Burnside, Achachork, £530, 231.3p, Cairnurenan, 233.1p, 251-300kg – Westburn, £830, 281.4p, Braepark, Duncanston, £800, Achnabat, Dores, 280.8p; 301-350kg – Glebe Farm, Kiltarlity, £850, Clury Farm, £850, Lochend Farm, £850, Westburn, 261.9p, Beehive, Duncanston, 258.2p, Lochbuie, 254.7p; 351-400kg – Raitcastle Farm, £970, 243.7p, Granish Farm, £930, 244.1p, Westburn, £930, 244.7p; 401-450kg – Lochdhu, Nairn, £1,150, 264.4p, The Cloy, £1,110, Kinchyle Farm, 259.7p; 451-500kg – Shorecroft, £1,200, 250.0p, Lochbuie, £1,180, 253.8p; 501-550kg – The Cloy, £1,340, £1,280, 243.6p, 242.9p, Shorecroft, £1,260, 233.3p; 551-

600kg – Raitcastle Farm, £1,280, 229.4p, Culrain Mains, Ardgay, £1,190, 205.2p; Over 600kg – Clury Farm, 212.3p.

OTM prime & feeding cattle (129) averaged 146.9p and sold to 206.8p per kg for a 590kg Aberdeen Angus cow from Culrain Mains, Ardgay and £1,700 gross for a 1045kg Charolais cow from Tore Mains, Tore.

Other leading prices per head:

OTM prime & feeding cattle: Tore Mains, (SimX), £1,540, £1,420, (Sim), £1,350; Kinchyle Farm, (SimX), £1,500; Hilton Farm, Tain, (CharX), £1,500, (BRB), £1,320; Culrain Mains, (AA), £1,460; Auchmore Farm, Muir of Ord, (SAX), £1,380; Meadle, Struan, (LimX), £1,360; Hillside, Killimister, (LUI), £1,340; Corriemoillie, Garve, (CharX), £1,320; Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell, (BRB), £1,320; Shewglie, (BRB), £1,300.

Other leading prices per kg:

OTM prime & feeding cattle: Ose Farm, Struan, (BLG), 203.7p, (LuX), 178.6p; Hilton Farm, (SimX), 193.1p, 180.7p, 171.0p, (BRB), 187.2p; Shewglie, (BRB), 183.1p; Culrain Mains, (AA), 177.0p; Keppoch Farm, (LimX), 175.9p; Tore Mains, (SimX), 174.2p; Kinchyle Farm, (SimX), 172.4p; Borowston Mains, Thurso, 169.2p.

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