Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 5 November 2011

5th November 2011

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts (November, 5th) sold 124 cattle, 344 sheep, 6 goats, 9 ponies, 532 lots of poultry, 7 lots of eggs and 11 lots of poultry equipment at their poultry and rare breeds of livestock sale.
Cattle (124) sold to £780 gross for British Shorthorn bull from 38 Sangomore, Durness.
Sheep (344) sold to £280 gross for a Dorset ewe with a ewe lamb at foot from Smallburn Farms, Elgin.
Goats (6) sold to £90 gross for Golden Guernsey's from 6 Portleigh, Delny.
Ponies (9) sold to £1,250 gross for a bay Highland filly from Glenedin Highland Ponies, Isle of Skye.
Poultry (532) sold to £140 gross for a pair of Toulouss Duwlap geese from Stromolloch Farm, Strathaven.
Other leading prices
Bullocks: Hgh - 1 & 7 Ardmore, Isle of Skye, £520; Leckmelm Estate, Ullapool, £460; HghX - 1 Old Corry, Isle of Skye, £480; ShoX - 1 Old Corry, £410; Doneve, Lochcarron, £400.
Heifers: Hgh - Newmills Lodge, Balblair, £660; Doneve, £500; Long Acres, Dingwall, £490.
Young bulls: Hgh - 1 & 7 Ardmore, £280.
In-calf cows: BGX - 137 East Langwell, Rogart, £500. Hgh - 1 & 2 Ose, Isle of Skye, £450; 190 Balchladich, Stoer, £420.
Cow and male calf: Hgh - School House, Lochinver, £720.
Bulls: Hgh - South Clunes, Kirkhill, and Colaboll Farm, Lairg, £700.
Ponies: Highland filly - Glenedin Highland Ponies, £1200, £1120.
Wedder lambs: Zwa - Balnespick, Kincraig, £150; Wens - Knockandale Farm, Craigellachie, £82; Hrdw - Braehead Farm, Aberlour, £80; LLW - Broomhill Farm, Muir of Ord, £75; Jcb - Bogallan, North Kessock, £70. Ewe lambs: Zwa - Easter Glackton, and Balnespick, £180; Black Chev - The Cottage, East Mey, £160; JcbX - Greenlands, Arabella, £92; Kryh - Greenlands, £85; LLY - Knockandale, £82. Ewes: Zwa - Longoe Farm, Mey, £240; LLW - Broomhill Farm, £95; Hrdw - Achlaschoille House, Balnafoich, £90; Jcb - Greenlands, £90; Shrop - Curcabreck, Orkney, £85. Ewe with lambs: Dor - Smallburn Farms, £240, £220. Rams: Jcb - Bogallan, £160; Zwa - Balnespick, £150; LLW - Knockandale, £90; Hrdw - Balvraid, Muir of Ord, £71.
Poultry leading prices per section
Large Fowl: 2 White Wyandotte pullets, and Trio of Black Orpington, £110; 2 Barnvelder pullets, 3 Wheaten Marran pullets, 3 Copper Blue Marran pullets, £100, 2 Rhode Island Red females, £90.
Ducks: Pair of Fulvoss Whistling Tree, £110; 2 Bibbed Runner females, Pair of Indian Runners, Pair of Chiloe Teal, and Pair of Tufted, £70; Pair of White Indian Runners, £65.
Call ducks: Two Pairs, £50; Trio Chocolate, and Pair of Mallard, £40; Pair of White, £30.
Bantams: Two White Pekin hens, 3 Sussex pullets, £80; Four Blue Laced Wyandotte pullets, £65; 3 Gold Laced Orpington hens, and 3 Gold Laced Orpington pullets, £60.
Quail: Italian, £35; 4 Coturnix hens, £30.
Geese: Pair Embden, £110; Pair African, £60.
Turkeys: Pair Bourbon Red, £100; 1 Stag, and Pair White, £60; Pair, and Pair Bronze, £50.
Peafowl: 2 Indian Blue chicks, £130, Pair Indian Blue, £75.
Guinea Fowl: 4 Grey Keets, and 4 Pearl Grey, £45; 4 Grey, £35.