Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 6 March 2010

6th March 2010

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts (March, 6th) sold 28 cattle, 15 sheep, 3 goats, 4 ponies, 4 rabbits, 432 lots of poultry, 63 lots of eggs and 14 lots of poultry equipment at their poultry and rare breeds of livestock sale.
Cattle (28) sold to �3,000 for a yearling Highland heifer from the Dunvegan Fold, Corriebheinn Farms, Portree, Isle of Skye.
Sheep (15) sold to �72 for Jacob ewe hoggs from Greenlands Farm, Arabella.
Goats (3) sold to �22 for a Togenburg wedder from Brybeg, Torridon.
Ponies (4) sold to �500 for a Gypsy colt foal from Westbank, Airntully, Perth.
Poultry (432) sold to �90 for a two White Wyandotte pullets from Willowvale, Tankerness, Orkney.

Other leading prices
Heifers: Hgh - Corriebheinn Farms, �950, �500 (twice); Muirends Croft, Munlochy, �500. Bulls: Hgh - Savalbeg Farm, Lairg, �800; Drummond Farm, Evanton, �680; Highfield, Achterneed, �600. Cow and heifer calf: Hgh - Balnafettach Estates, Cromdale, �580, �500 (twice). Cow and male calf: Hgh - Balnafettach Estates, �500 (twice). Cow in calf: Hgh - Naviedale, Helmsdale, �380.
Rams: Shet - Bogallan, North Kessock, and Buachaille, Fortrose, �20. Ewe with lambs: Dorset - Bogallan, North Kessock, �62. In-lamb ewe: Cross - Wester Cornhill, Ardgay, �52; JCB - Bogallan, �40. Ewe hoggs: JCB - Greenlands Farm, �40.
Ponies: Gypsy colt foal - Westbank, �460, �400.
Poultry leading prices per section
Large Fowl: 2 Light Sussex pullets - �85; 3 Buff Orpington pullets - �80 (twice); Trio Copper Blue Maran pullets, 2 Light Sussex pullets and 2 Buff Sussex pullets - �65.
Ducks: 2 Magpie - �70; Trio Ringed Teal, Trio Tufted, and Trio Muscovy - �60; Pair Chiloe Wigeon, and Trio Indian Runner - �55.
Call ducks: Trio - �65; Pair Silver, and Trio Call - �55; Pair Chocolate - �65.
Bantams: Quartet Old English Game - �70; Trio Mille Fleur Barbu D'uccle - �65; Trio Old English Game, and 2 Gold Sebright pullets - �55.
Pigeons: Racing - �25.
Pheasant: Pair Lady Amhurst - �40; Pair Golden - �35.
Quail: Trio White Texan - �70; Trio Californian - �65; Trio Californian - �50.
Geese: Pair Barnacle - �85; Pair Roman - �80; Pair - �50.
Turkeys: 3 Bourbon Red poults - �60; Pair Crollwitzer - �40.
Peacocks: Pair Indian Blue - �35; Indian Blue peacock - �30.
Rabbits: �18.
Eggs: Dozen Copper Blue Maran - �28; Dozen Rhode Island Red - �28.
Poultry equipment: Coup & run - �50; Corti Semi-automatic incubator - �35.