DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 19th) sold 801 store cattle, 48 adult head of breeding cattle and 72 OTM cattle. Bullocks (386) averaged 233.7p, and sold to 287.9p per kg for a 330kg Charolais cross from Pitmain Farm, Kingussie and £1,295 for a 620kg Charolais cross from Pitmain Farm and for a 595kg Charolais cross from Easter Sheeppark, Balblair. Heifers (399) averaged 222.0p, and sold to 268.5p per kg for a 365kg Shorthorn from Breakachy, Inverness and £1,280 for a pair of 622kg Simmental crosses from Hilton Farm, Tain. Young Bulls (14) averaged 173.1p and sold to 266.0p per kg for a Limousin cross from Garthbeg Farms and £970 for an Aberdeen Angus from Stonehouse, Brora. Heifer in calf (5) sold to £1,100 for a Galloway from Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, Durness. Heifer with male calf (one) sold to £1,200 gross for a Limousin from Kirkhill Farm, Alves. Cows in calf (35) sold to £1,400 (twice) for Shorthorn crosses from Keoldale Sheep Stock Club. Cow with male calves at foot (2) sold to £1,400 for a Galloway from Keoldale Sheep Stock Club. Cows with heifer calves at foot (3) sold to £1,600 gross for a Simmental Cross from Edderton Farm, Edderton. Bulls (2) sold to £1,140 gross for a Blonde from Penick Farm, Auldearn.

“A tremendous show of cattle met a firm enquiry.”

Other leading prices per head and per kg: Bullocks up to 250kg – Keppoch Farms, Roy Bridge, £630, 267.0p; 251-300kg – 3 Kinbeachie, Culbokie, £775, 283.9p; 301-350kg – Pitmain Farm, £950, Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, 274.4p; 401- 450kg – Glaick, Ardross, £1,125, 255.7p; 451-500kg – Glaick, Ardross, £1,190, 261.5p; 501-550kg – Easter Aberchalder Estate, Inverness, £1,215, Kindeace, Alness, 226.6p; 551-600kg – Pitmain Farm, £1275, Easter Sheep Park, Balblair, 217.7p. Heifers up to 250kg – Keppoch Farms, £600, 245.9p; 251- 300kg – Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge, £740, Garthbeg Farm, 267.2p; 301-350kg – Wester Craiglands, £880, 266.7p;351-400kg – Breakachy, £980, Lochbuie, Newtonmore, 245.0p;401-450kg – Dunain Mains, Inverness £1040, Lochbuie, 248.1p;451- 500kg – Raitcastle Farm, Nairn, £1080, Altyre Estate, Forres, 229.5p;501-550kg – Muirends Croft, Munlochy, £1055, Clury Farm, 216.5p; 551-600kg – Hilton Farm, Tain, £1235, Hilton Farm, 212.9p. Heifer in calf – ShoX – Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, £1,050. Cow in calf – LimX – Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, £1,180; ShoX – Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, £1,150; SimX – Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, £1,020. Cows with heifer calves at foot – ShoX – Rootfield West, Muir of Ord, £1,080; Gal – Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, £1,000. Bulls – Lim – Kirkhill Farm, £1,120.

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 19th) sold 72 OTM cattle. OTM cattle (66) averaged 126.9p and sold to 200.0p per kg and £1,190 for a 595kg Limousin cross from Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge. OTM feeding Bulls (6) sold to 190.2p per kg for a Shorthorn from Todholes, Weydale and £1,090 for a Simmental from Shawpark, Glaickmore and Balvullich Farm, Muir of Ord.

Other leading prices per head: OTM cattle: Clury Farm, (LimX), £1,170; Alterwall, Lyth, (ShoX), £1,130; Auchmore Farm, Muir of Ord, (SalX), £1,130; Calrossie Mains, Tain, (RomX), £1,050; Inchindown, Invergordon, (CharX), £1,030; 199 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, (SimX), £1,010. OTM bulls: Achterneed Farm House, Strathpeffer, (BaX), £990; Todholes, (ShoX), £970.

Other leading prices per kg OTM cattle: Braefindon Farm, Culbokie, (ShoX), 186.6p; Charleston Farm, Barrock, (AAX), 172.7p; Inchindown, (CharX), 167.5p; Corrachie, Avoch, (BRB), 155.9p; Lower Whitebog, Fortrose, (LimX), 153.7p; Charleston Farm, (SimX), 152.8p. OTM bulls: Achterneed Farm, (BAX), 132.0p; Achterneed Farm (ShoX), 122.2p; Shawpark & Balvullich, (SimX), 107.9p.