2nd November 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts (November, 2nd) sold 222 cattle, 12 goats, 452 sheep, 525 lots of poultry, eggs and poultry equipment at their poultry, rare & traditional breeds of livestock sale.
Cattle (222) sold to £2,050 gross for an in calf Highland heifer from Culnaha, Nigg.
Goats (12) sold to £160 gross for a Pygmy female, from Rowanlea, Jenkins Park.
Sheep (452) sold to £400 gross twice for Hampshire shearling rams from Pinkie Mains, Mussleburgh.
Poultry (525) sold to £310 gross for Pair of Becon Buff geese from Bracken, Dunnet.
Livestock leading prices
Bullocks: Hgh: Brough, Thurso, £720: HghX: Leckmelm Estate, Ullapool, £580. Heifers: BSho – Woodend Croft, Westhill, £2000, Hgh: Culnaha, Nigg, £1150, £1000. In-calf cows & heifers: Hgh – Culnaha, £900; Sho: 7 Halistra, Waternish, £580. Cow with calf at foot: Hgh – Culnaha, £1600, £1000, Sho: 7 Halistra, £600. Bulls: Hgh – Culnaha, & Brough, £1000.
Goats: Anglo Nub. Billy – Bulno, Caithness, £125. Pygmy – Rowanlea, £120, Allt A’Bhonich, Braeintra £80.
Sheep: Ewes with lambs at foot: Dor – Smallburn Farms, £230 (twice).
In-lamb ewes: Kry – Redpoint Farm, Gairloch, £135. Ewes: Kry – Bogburn Farm, Duncanston, £160, £120; HDW – Barnyards, Rosehearty, £95; GotX: Wester Cornhill, Ardgay, £90; Cotswold: Larkins, Upper Lybster, £80; JCB: Durcha, Rosehall, £70 Gimmer: Kry: Bogburn Farm, £160; Drst: Fassiefern, Top Street, £120; JCBX: Durcha, £110; HDW: Fair-a-Far, Muir of Clunes, £100; Zwart: Balnespick, £100. Lambs: Zwart – Buttery Brae, Drummuir, £300; Hamp – Pinkie Mains, £300; Chev – Seafield View, Mey, £120; JCB: The Haugh Farm, Ballindalloch, £120; Kry: Greenlands Farm, Arabella, £110HHHaugh .
Rams & wedders: Kry – 31 Strath, Gairloch, £200; Herdwick: Fair-a-Far, £180; Chev: Knockinnon, Dunbeath, £180; Zwart: Hillhead, Lybster, £150.
Gimmer in lamb: Zwart: Greystone Farm, Dunblane, £300; Chev: Seafield view, £210,JCB: Bogallan, North Kessock, £120.Ewe in lamb: Zwart: 7 Ferrindonald, £280.
Poultry leading prices per section
Large Fowl: Trio of Araucana, £80; 2 Faverolle pullets, & 2 Vorwerk, £75; 3 Wheaten Maran Pullets, 3 Barnvelder pullets, 2 Speckled Sussex pullets, Trio Black Orpington, 3 Splash Orpingtons, £70.
Ducks: Trio Indian Runner, £50; 4 Females, £42; Pair Mandarin, 3 Cherry Valley Females, 4 Dark Campbell Females, Pair White Runner, 4 Khaki Campbells, Pair Black East Indian, 4 Cherry Valley, & 2 Indian females, £40.
Call ducks: Pair White, £100; Pair Blue Fawn, & Pair White, £55; 2 Drakes, & Pair Silver Apricot, £42.
Bantams: 2 Pekin hens, £115; 2 Pekin hens, £90; 2 Gold Laced Wyandotte pullets, & 1 Black Mottled Frizzle Pekin pullet, £80.
Pigeons: 30 Old Kirk Loan, Aberfoyle, £90.
Quail: 6 White females, £40; 8 Females, £32.
Geese: Brecon Buff, £160; Pair Pilgrim, £80.
Turkeys: 4 Bronze poults, £60; 4 Bronze poults, & a pair, £55.
Guinea Fowl: Four, £40.