Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 9th March 2013

9th March 2013

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts (March, 9th) sold 25 cattle, 8 horses, 9 goats, 79 sheep, 512 lots of poultry, eggs and poultry equipment at their poultry, rare & traditional breeds of livestock sale.
Cattle (25) sold to �1320 gross twice for two in calf Highland cross cows from 46 Blairmore, Rogart.
Horses (8) sold to �520 gross for a Highland gelding from Auchlethel Steading, Peterhead.
Goats (9) sold to �420 gross for a Pygmy female in kid, from Camard, Isle of Skye.
Sheep (79) sold to �310 gross for a Dorset ewe with two lambs at foot, from Smallburn Farms, Elgin.
Poultry (512) sold to �200 gross for pair of Indian Runner ducks from Cantraybridge College, Croy.
Livestock leading prices
In-calf cows & heifers: BSH � 37 & 55 Sangomore, Durness, �860; Hgh: 46 Blairmore, �700 (twice). Cow with calf at foot: Hgh � Englishtonmuir, Bunchrew, �570. Heifers: Hgh � Colaboll Farm, Lairg, �910, �780, �730, Highfield, Achterneed, �720. Bulls: Hgh � Rainbows End, Isle of Skye, �860, 22 Knockdhu, Lairg, �760.
Goats: Pygmy � Camard, �370, �260, �240. GG � 1 Malaglate, North Uist, �120, �100, �90.
Sheep: Ewes with lambs at foot: Dor � Smallburn Farms, �230 (twice). In-lamb ewes: Kry � Redpoint Farm, Gairloch, �135. Ewes: Kry � Redpoint Farm, �60; Shet � Buachaille, Fortrose, �52; Lambs: Kry � Redpoint Farm, �150; Zwa � Achlaschoille House, Balnafoich, �105; DorX � Greenlands Farm, Arabella, �69. Rams & wedders: Kry � Redpoint Farm, �72.
Poultry leading prices per section
Large Fowl: 3 Cuckoo Maran pullets, �180; 5 Cream Legbar hens, �110; 3 Rhode Island Red POL pullets, �105.
Ducks: Trio Cayuga, �130; Pair of Mandarin, �90; 2 Cayuga, �85.
Call ducks: 2 females, �85; 2 call ducks, 2 females, and 5 call ducks, �55.
Bantams: 2 Buff Plymouth Rock pullets, �65; Pair of Gold Dutch, Quintet Millefleur Barbu D�Uccle, Trio of Lemon Sable Poots, �60.
Pheasant: 2 Reeves females, �70; 2 Lady Amethyst females, �65.
Quail: 5 Texan, �45; 5 mixed Coturnix �40; 7 Chinese Painted, �35.
Geese: Pair Embden, �70; Pair Embden (twice), �65; Pair Embden, �60.
Turkeys: 2 Narangsett females, �100; Pair Bourbon Red, �55.
Guinea Fowl: Pair Pure White, �65; Pair, �45.