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.