Cattle sale prices today at Dingwall and Highland Marts
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DINGWALL and Highland Marts today sold 670 store cattle, five adult head of breeding cattle and 111 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (441) averaged 242.3p and sold to 287.7p per kilo for a pen of 285kg Limousin crosses from Cambusmore Estate, Dornoch and £1,300 gross twice for a pen of 583kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from South Balkeith, Tain, and for a pair of 605kg Simmental crosses from Braelangwell, Balblair.
Heifers (222) averaged 232.1p and sold to 334.4p per kilo for a 305kg British Blue cross from Shewglie Farmers, Glenurquhart and £1,600 gross for a 505kg Limousin cross from The Antlers, Occumster.
Young bulls (7) sold to 220.9p per kilo for a pair of 335kg Limousin crosses from Cambusmore Estate, and £800 gross for a pen of 371kg Aberdeen Angus from Strathglass Farms, Cannich.
Cow with calf at foot (3) sold to £1,850 gross for a Simmental cow with a male calf at foot from Bogburn, Duncanston. Bulls (2) sold to £1,600 gross for a Beef Shorthorn from Culkein, Lochinver.
OTM prime and feeding cattle (111) averaged 119.9p and sold to 178.0p per kilo for a 410g Saler cross from Altyre Estate, Forres and £1,390 gross for a 1,150kg Limousin Bull from Torgorm, Conon Bridge.
It was decsribed as “a highly satisfactory trade for all classes".
Other leading prices per head and per kg: Bullocks up to 250kg – Cambusmore Estate, £690, 276.0p; 251-300kg – Cambusmore Estate, £820, Wester Craiglands, Fortrose 281.0p; 301-350kg – 4 Drumloan, Drumnadrochit, £870, Altyre Estate £870, Cambusmore Estate 275.1p; 351-400kg – Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, £1,020, 272.0p; 401-450kg – Druid Temple Farm, £1,160, 264.2p; 451-500kg – Kindeace, Alness, £1,220, Torgorm, 257.1p; 501-550kg – Kinchyle Farm, Scaniport, £1,245, Braelangwell, 240.2p; 551-600kg – South Balkeith, £1,290, 228.7p.
Heifers up to 250kg – Strathglass Farms, £530, Pitmain Farm Kingussie, 235.0p; 251-300kg – 15 Achnairn, Lairg, £700, 248.2p; 301-350kg – Shewglie Farmers, £1,020, Pitmain Farm, 262.8p; 351-400kg – The Cloy, Fortrose, £980, Pitmain Farm, 256.2p; 401-450kg – Alterwall, Lyth £1,090, 253.5p; 451-500kg – Forsie, Thurso £1,120, 237.3p; 501-550kg – Altyre Estate, £1,125, The Antlers 316.8p; 551-600kg – South Balkeith, £1,210, 208.6p.
Other leading prices per head – OTM prime & feeding cattle: Torgorm, (Char), £1,310; Kindeace, (AAX), £1,230; Torgorm, (Sim), £1,200; Kindeace,
(CharX), £1,190; Kintail, Mulbuie (Lui), £1.170.
Other leading prices per kg – OTM prime & feeding cattle: Altyre, Estate, (AAX), 165.6p; Kinchyle Farm, (LimX), 157.5p; Torgorm, (BRB), 153.7p,
(SimX) 151.0p; Balnabual, Dalcross, (Lim), 149.6p; Kindeace, (BRB) 148.7p, (AAX), 143.9p.
