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.
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