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I wonder if some in the Highlands are regretting putting cows away?DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (January 10th) sold 620 store cattle and 109 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (376) averaged 324.1p per kg and sold to 438.8p per kg for a 237kg British Blue cross from
Shewglie, Glenurquhart and £1,900 gross for a 640kg British Blue cross from Invercharron, Ardgay.
Heifers (235) averaged 295.2 per kg and sold to 449.1 per kg for a 285kg Limousin cross from 1 East
Murkle Farm Cottage, Castletown and £2,000 gross for a 700kg Charolais from The Cloy, Fortrose.
Young Bulls (7) sold £980 gross for a 435kg Aberdeen Angus cross from South Balkeith, Tain
Breeding cattle (2) sold to £3,600 gross for a Limousin bull from Olrig Mains, Castletown
“Dingwall Marts opening sale of store cattle trade was equally spectacular as a northern light nighttime aroura.
The Cattle trade was unbelievable from start to finish, smashing vendors wildest ever expectations. The results
culminated in a new centre record of 324pp kg average or £1,410 per head for bullocks and the heifers
levelling at £1,235 per head being set. “
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg – Shewglie, £1,040, £760, £740, 323.4p, 296.0p;251- 300kg – Shewglie, £1,060,
363.0p, Invercharron, £1,020, £960, 340.0p, 336.8p, 28 Skelbo Muir, £900, 313.6p, Craigdhu, £880,
308.8p, Rhibreck, £820, Cairnurenan, 264.6p;301-350kg – Inchbae Farm, Garve, £1,050, 302.6p, 17
Englishtonmuir, £1,040, 305.9p, Balliefurth Farm, Grantown on Spey, £1,040, 305.9p, 15 Achnairn,
£1,000, 301.2p, Craigdhu, £990, 300.0p, 3 Kinbeachie, £960, 307.7p, 6 Achintyhalavin, £900, 281.3p,
Moy Farm, 287.6p, Balrobert Farm, 270.8p, Killin Farm, 267.7p;351-400kg – Torgorm, £1,440, £1,400,
£1,380, £1,360, (twice), 364.6p, 362.7p, 360.8p, 357.9p, 353.8p, 322.2p, Torran Farm, £1,400, £1,360,
£1,340, £1,280, £1,220, 356.2p, 350.5p, 348.1p, 332.5p, 322.2p, 321.1p, Raitcastle Farm, £1,390,
£1,280, (twice), 370.7p, 326.5p, Kinnahaird Farm, £1,380, £1,320, 373.0p, 332.4p, 320.7p, 1 East
Murkle farm, £1,360, 367.6p, Balliefurth Farm, 313.7p, 5 Achininver, 298.7p;401-450kg – Kinchyle
Farm, £1,600, £1,490, £1,410, 365.3p, 358.7p, Forsie, £1,580, 365.7p, Kinnahaird Farm, £1,560,
£1,500, £1,400, 352.9p, 343.2p, Dunain Mains, £1,540, £1,450, £1,360, 355.7p, 351.9p, Torran,
£1,530, £1,500, £1,480, (twice), £1,420, 355.8p, 350.7p, 344.8p, 343.4p, Shawpark, £1,500, £1,360,
361.4p, Lochdhu, £1,500, 342.5p, Upper Ardnagrask, £1,480, 336.4p, Raitcastle, £1,480, 361.0p,
Torgorm, £1,460, £1,360, £1,300, 358.7p, 356.5p, 338.3p, 17 Englishtonmuir, £1,460, 338.0p, 3
Kinbeachie, £1,370; 451-500kg – Kinchyle Farm, £1,640, £1,610, £1,600, 343.3p, 330.6p, Forsie,
£1,640, 331.3p, Kindeace, £1,640, £1,630, £1,590, (twice), £1,580, £1,500, £1,420, 355.0p, 336.2p,
332.6p, Dunain Mains, £1,630, £1,620, 347.6p, 343.2p, Sornum, Easter Kinkell, £1,610, £1,500, 332.0p,
Lochdhu, £1,600, (twice), £1,580, £1,480, (twice), 343.5p, Raitcastle, £1,600, 331.3p, Shawpark, £1,570,
Upper Ardnagrask, £1,560, Torran, £1,560, Glenside, £1,550, East Murkle, £1,520, South Balkeith,
£1,500, Charleston Farm, £1,490;501-550kg – Lochdhu, £1,680, 312.8p, 1 East Murkle Farm Cottage,
£1,680, 329.4p, The Cloy, £1,660, £1,560, 324.9p, 3 Glaick, £1,650, 319.8p, East Murkle, £1,650,
£1,560, South Balkeith, £1,640, £1,560, 305.9p, Raitcastle, £1,640, 313.6p, Charleston Farm, £1,630,
£1,590, £1,500, 312.4p, Kindeace, £1,620, 320.8p, Glenside, £1,600, Dunain Mains, £1,580, 309.8p, 17
Englishtonmuir, £1,520;Over 551kg – Lochdhu, £1,900, £1,840, £1,780, 2 Lochend, £1,740, The Cloy,
£1,720, 309.4p, South Balkeith, £1,720, £1,700, £1,670, 298.1p, Glenside, £1,700, Charleston Farm,
£1,670, 298.2p.
Heifers up to 250kg – Tigh Airigh, £700, 282.3p, Shewglie, £700, 291.7p; 251-300kg – 1 East Murkle
Farm Cottage, £1,280, Shewglie, £900, 301.9p, Craigdhu, £890, 317.9p, Invercharron, £880, 301.4p,
301-350kg – 1 East Murkle Farm Cottages, £1,340, 406.1p, Torgorm, £1,000, 287.4p, Shewglie,
296.8p;351-400kg – Forsie, £1,340, 348.1p, Raitcastle, £1,320, 330.0p, Torgorm, £1,310, £1,270,
£1,160, 360.5p, 335.9p, 327.3p, 302.9p, 1 East Murkle Farm Cottage, £1,260, £1,160, 315.0p, 303.7p,
Glenavon Estate, £1,130, 293.5p, Kinnahaird Farm, £1,120, Torran, £1,100, 292.6p, 401-450kg –
Torran, £1,580, £1,340, 379.8p, 318.3p, Dunain Mains, £1,440, £1,300, 352.9p, 313.3p, Forsie, £1,420,
£1,400, 325.7p, 320.4p, Torgorm, £1,390, 338.2p, Badrain, £1,320, Kinnahaird Farm, £1,300, 302.3p,
17 Englishtonmuir, £1,300, Sornum, £1,300, The Cloy, 300.0p;451-500kg – Fodderletter Farm, £1,620,
356.0p, 4 Glaick, £1,570, 325.7p, 1 East Murkle Farm Cottages, £1,480, 321.7p, Charleston Farm,
£1,460, £1,400, Badrain, £1,440, £1,280, 306.4p, Forsie, £1,400, 297.9p, South Balkeith, £1,330,
Kindeace, £1,320, Sornum, £1,320, Lochdhu, £1,300;Over 501kg – Borlum, £1,920, £1,780, £1,680,
£1,620, £1,480, (twice), 310.6p, 297.3p, 288.7p, 281.8p, The Cloy, £1,680, £1,520, 297.5p, 292.2p,
285.7p, East Murkle, £1,650, 301.1p, Charleston, £1,620, (twice), £1,540, £1,500, £1,440, £1,430,
South Balkeith, £1,580, £1,500, Lochdhu, £1,580, (twice), £1,530, 293.1p, 292.6p, 287.3p, 3 Glaick,
£1,550, 292.5p, Balliefurth, £1,500, Forsie, £1,490, 292.2p