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Dingwall and Highland Marts Limited May 20 sold 129 pedigree and commercial Luing cattle at their twelfth annual spring breeding sale sponsored by Davison’s animal feeds on May 20.

Pedigree bulling heifers (82) averaged £1,650.29 and sold to 3,020gns (£3,171.00), twice for 25 month old heifers from Mr G MacRae, Kintail, 120 Newton of Ferintosh, to J C Innes & Sons, Dunscroft, Huntly.

Pedigree yearling heifers (5) averaged £848.40 and sold to 840gns (£882.00) for a 14-month-old heifer from Mr J M Haley, Lochan Farm, Kinrossie, to Meikle Farms, Darvel, Ayrshire.

Sim/Luing heifers (13) averaged £1,085.54 and sold to 1,280gns (£1,344.00) twice from Messrs J Lawrie, Tillyrie, Kinross, to Mr C Arnot, Hatton Mill, Angus.

Un-registered bulling heifers (9) averaged £933.33 and sold to 1,080gns (£1,134.00) twice from Welbeck Scottish Farms Ltd., Welbeck Estate, to Messrs Tulloch Farms, Upper Coullie, Laurencekirk.

Bulls (4)

(£6,300) for sold two to 6,000gns 25-month-old both from Messrs C C MacArthur & Co. Nunnerie Farm, Biggar, one selling to Firm of Ernest Crawford, Blarghour Farm, Dalmally, and the other to Mr A Kennedy, Mitchell hill Farm, Biggar.

'Due to the popularity of the Luing breed, with enthusiasts all over the UK, a decision was taken by Dingwall & Highland Marts, together with Luing Cattle Society, to conduct an online timed auction, with 129 head being traded throughout the UK at very acceptable prices.

Other leading prices: Pedigree bulling heifers: Culmaily Farm, Golspie, 2,960gns (twice) & 2,420gns (thrice); Kintail, 2,580gns (twice); Clashnoir, Glenlivet, 1,980gns (twice) & 1,760gns; Nunnerie (twice), Inverbroom, Ullapool (thrice) 1,700gns.

Pedigree yearling heifers: Lochan Farm (4 times) 800gns.

Sim/Luing heifers: Tillyrie Farm (twice), 1,260gns; Lochan Farm (thrice), 1,020gns.

Un-registered bulling heifers: Welbeck Estates (thrice), 1,040gns. Dingwall and Highland Marts, May 21, sold 936 sheep of all classes.

Lambs (521) sold for a pen of Texel Balnabruich, Ardgay.

Ewes (271) sold to £104 gross for a Texel cross from Wester Cairnglass, Gollanfield.

Ewes with lambs at foot (125) sold to £190 gross for a pen of Texel cross ewes with Texel cross lambs at foot from Kempfield Croft, Culbokie.

Gimmer with lambs at foot (one) sold to £198 gross for

Mule gimmer with Texel cross lambs at foot from Beldhu, Croy.

Rams and feeding sheep (18) sold to £92 gross for a pair of Cheviot rams from Balcherry, Tain.

All classes met a firm enquiry. Other leading prices per head: Lambs: Chev – Balcherry, £96, Balnabruich, £96, Kirksheaf, Tain, £94; Mule – Dalmagarry Farms, Tomatin, £92; SuffX – Earlish, Uig, £90, £88; TexX – Earlish, £89; BDM – Tighnahinch, Alcaig, £88; CHM – Dunearn, Nairn, £86; Cross – 15 Glenconon, Uig, £86, 7 Kinerras, Kiltarlity, £83; 4 Muirshearlich, Banavie, £81; BF – Dalmagarry Farms, £76.

Ewes: BFL – Beldhu, £101; BeltX – Torgorm, Conon Bridge, £97; TexX to £99 crosses gross from

– Torgorm, £90, Wester Cairnglass, £89, Balnabruich, £80; SuffX – Torgorm, £90; Suff – Drumbuie, Drumnadrochit, £90, Mariain, Evanton, £80; CHM – Fanblair Farm, Kiltarlity, £90; Chev – Gruids, Lairg, £83; Mule – Torgorm, £81.

Ewes with lambs at foot – CHM – Fanblair Farm, £174; Chev – Bogallan, North Kessock, £158, 1 Milltown, Applecross, £158 & £156, 11 Stirkhill, Inverasdale, £156; SuffX – Meall Mo Chridhe, Kilchoan, £140; TexX – Kempfield Croft, Culbokie, £140; Cross – Corvost, Ardgay, £138 & 132; Jcb – Bogallan, £125; Rams and feeding sheep: Chev ram – Badden, Kiltarlity, £89; Tex ram – Moy Farm, Banavie, £89.

United Auctions Stirling May 21 sold 713 store cattle and 102 cast cows and out of spec cattle and bulls.

Fleshed cows trading last week’s market.

Out of spec cattle which do not meet the abattoir weight limit criteria are in high demand, reaching £1370 for a 750kg LimX steer from Whitrighill.

Bullocks (364) – averaged 222.55p to 308.00p per kg for a 250kg LimX from Glenshalloch similar to (Oban), and to £1310

LimX from Dalcrue.

Dairy Bullocks (22) – averaged 167.19p to 236.80p per kg for a 266kg HFX from Holms of Caaf, and to £865 for a 492kg HFX from Craichmore.

Heifers (312)– averaged 211.34p to 271.40p per kg for a 280kg LimX from Tiraghoil (Mull), and to £1280 for a 730kg MOX from Wardpark.

Young Bulls (15)- averaged 199.93p to 222.50p per kg for a LimX from Knollhead, and to £1010 for a AAX from Gateside.

Beef Cows and Bulls (74) – averaged 131.61p to 181.20p per kg for a LimX from Whitrighill, and to £1290 for a LimX from Dyke.

Dairy Cows (15)- averaged 115.21p to 151.70p per kg for a HFX from High Langmuir, and to £985 for a HFX from Nyadd.

Out of Spec Cattle (13)- averaged 171.13p to 182.70p per kg for a LimX from Whitrighill, and to £1370 for a LimX from Whitrighill.

Bullocks: Up to 250kgsGlenshalloch £770, 308.00p; 251-300kgs- Ardtornish £790, Creich (Mull) 277.80p; 301-350kgsWardpark £870, Catslackburn 254.90p; 351-400kgs- Easter for a 710kg

Happrew £930, Glenkiln Farms 242.40p; 401-450kgs- Wester Coul £980, Easter Happrew 228.00p; 451-500kgs- Gateside £1085, Henderland 226.30p; 501-551kgsHenderland £1125, Francesfield 216.30p; 552-601kgs- Craigend £1230, High Craichmore 207.30p; 602-651kgs- Craigend £1240, 204.60p; 702+kgs- Dalcrue £1310, 184.50p.

Heifers: Up to 250kgs- Wardpark £610, Glenkiln (Arran) 271.30p; 251-300kgs- Creich (Mull) £760, 271.40p; 301-350kgs- Crosshouse £800, 245.40p; 351-400kgsBorland £880, Dyke 231.40p; 401-450kgs-Auchnacloich £1005, 224.30p; 451-500kgs- Easterton £1100, 233.10p; 501-551kgs- Braes of Grandtully £1140, 220.10p; 552601kgsEast Dron £1100, 197.80p; 602-651kgs- Starlaw £1255, Henderland 202.30p; 652-701kgsDrum £1200, 172.20p; 702+kgsDrum £1280, 175.30p.

Young Bulls: Up to 250kgsKnollhead £485, 222.50p; 301350kgs£710, Holmbyre 209.40p; 351-400kgs- Braes of Grandtully £660, 178.40p; 401-450kgsWoodhall £865, 197.50p; 501551kgsWardpark £1010, 198.80p.