8th November 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts (November, 8th) sold 147 cattle, 3 horses, 25 goats, 649 sheep including 141 Zwartbles, 598 lots of poultry, eggs and poultry equipment at their poultry, rare & traditional breeds of livestock sale.
Cattle (147) sold to £1300 gross twice for an in calf Longhorn heifer and a Longhorn cow with calf at foot, both from Bogburn, Duncanston.
Goats (25) sold to £180 gross for a Pygmy billy goat, from Burnside of Tillykeira, Lonmay.
Sheep (649) sold to £300 gross for Hampshire gimmers from St Clements Well, East Lothian.
Zwartbles (141) sold to £500 gross for an in lamb gimmer from Greystone Farm, Dunblane
Poultry (598) sold to £240 gross for a pair of white call ducks from Westquoy, Orkney.
Cattle other leading prices
Bullocks: LuiX - Upper Rosemount, Tain, £630; Hgh – 8 Corntown, Conon Bridge, £620. Heifers: Hgh – Inverinate Estate, Kyle of Lochalsh, £920, £800, £780. Young bulls: Hgh – 212 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £390. In-calf cows & heifers: AAX – Reay Farms, Thurso, £900; Hgh: Arnisdale Estate, Kyle of Lochalsh, £700. Cow with male calf: Hgh – Lower Toftingall, Watten, £900. Bull: BSH – Glassnock, Kishorn, £1000; Hgh – Glen Nevis Estate, Fort William, £740.
Sheep other leading prices:
Zwartbles in lamb gimmers: Greystone Farm, £300 (twice); Lower Seafield, Portmahomack, £260, 7 Ferrindonald, Sleat, and Tardoes, Kilmarnock, £220.
Zwartbles in lamb ewes: Tardoes, £290, Greystone Farm, £200.
Zwartbles ewe lambs: Buttery Brae, Drummuir, £330, Burnside, Marypark, £260, Inver Bay, Tain, The Hollies, Dunmore, and Burnside, £240.
Zwartbles tup lambs: Speylea, Fochabers, £240, The Hollies, and Speylea, £200.
Zwartbles rams: Drummond Farm, Dores, £180, Druid Temple, Inverness, £170.
Zwartbles gimmers (empty): Hardmuir, Nairn, £150.
Sheep: Ewes with lambs at foot: Dorset X – Smallburn Farms, Elgin, £300. Gimmers with lambs at foot: Dorset – Smallburn Farms, Elgin, £300, £270. In-lamb Gimmers: Black Chev – Seafield View, Mey, £280, £250. Gimmer: Black Chev – Blackmuir, Heights of Docharty, £130; Herdwick – Stalkers Cottage, and Fair-a-Far, Kirkhill, £100; Kerryhill – Wil-o-brook, Ardindrean, and Greenlands, Arabella, £90. Ewes: Black Chev – Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe, £160, £150; Blue Texel – Leodibest, Latheron, £160; Kerryhill – Hardmuir, £110; Herdwick – Stalkers Cottage, Braemore, £100; Ryeland – Hardmuir, £80. Lambs: Dorper – 30 Old Kirkloan, £150; Ryeland – Hardmuir, £130; BFL – Greenlands, £100. Ewe lambs: Dorset – Greenlands, £110; Kerryhill – 2 Rhiroy, Lochbroom, £100; Herdwick – Stalkers Cottage, £95 (twice). Rams & wedders: Dorper – 30 Old Kirkloan, Aberfoyle, £160; Dorset – Teanluick Croft, Teandalloch, £160; Kerryhill – Old Mill Croft, Teanluick, £140; Herdwick – Ethelreda Cottage, Muir of Ord, £80.
Goats: Pgy – Rowanlea, Fort Augustus, £105, Hillberry, Stonehaven, £100.
Poultry other leading prices per section
Large Fowl: 3 Laced Wyandotte pullets, £105; 2 French Copper Maran x; £98; 2 Lavender Araucana, £95.
Ducks: Pair White Faced Whistling, £110; Pair Silver Appleyard, £80; 1 Shetland female, £75.
Call ducks: Pair White, £240; Pair Apricot, £180; Pair Silver, £150.
Bantams: Trio Silver Laced, and Pair Silkie, £110; 2 Silkie pullets, and Trio Old English Game, £70; Trio Old English Game, £65.
Pigeons: Pair Dragoon, and Pair Show Pen, £18.
Pheasants: Pair Golden, £45; Pair Lady Amhurst, £40; Pair Golden, £35.
Quail: 10 Jumbo Golden Coturnix, £50; Trio Italian, and 10 Jumbo Japanese Coturnix, £30; 10 Chinese Painted, and 5 Japanese females, £25.
Geese: Pair Brecon Buff, £210; 1 Buff Brecon, £130; Trio Embden, £80.
Turkeys: Pair Bourbon Red, £45; Pair, and 4 Bronze poults, £40; Pair, and 3 Bourbon Red x poults, £30.
Guinea Fowl: 4 as hatched, £55; 4 as hatched, £35.
Equipment: Hen house, £190; hen house, £180.