Dingwall and Highland Marts - Rare breeds and poultry - 5th March 2016

6th March 2016

DINGWALL, Dingwall and Highland Marts (March, 5th) sold 2 cattle, 3 horses, 8 goats, 91 sheep and 538 lots of poultry, eggs and poultry equipment at their poultry, rare & traditional breeds of livestock sale.
Cattle (2) sold to £250 (twice) gross for Shetland heifers from Fair A Far, Kirkhill.
Horses (3) sold to £800 gross for a Gypsy cob from Nicholson Park, Fordyce.
Goats (8) sold to £300 gross for a Pygmy cross nanny with a nanny kid at foot from Stepend Farm, Airdrie.
Sheep (91) sold to £370 gross for a Dorset gimmer with a single ewe lamb at foot from Smallburn Farms, Elgin.
Poultry (538) sold to £160 gross for 2 Rhode Island Red females from Wood Cottage Croft, Tobermory.

Sheep other leading prices:
Zwartbles ewes with lambs: Carn Raineach, Applecross, £125.
Zwartbles in lamb gimmers: Carn Raineach, £73.
Zwartbles ewe lambs: Balnespick, Kincraig, £95, £80 (twice).
Zwartbles rams: Balnespick, £73, £70.

Sheep: Lambs: Kerryhill - 2 Rhiroy, Lochbroom, £62; Herdwick - Bogallan, North Kessock, £58; Jacob - Bogallan, £42; Dorset - Smallburn Farms, £41.

Ewes: Shetland – 4 Columba Court, Laide, £46; Jacob – Bogallan, £40.

Rams: Dorset – Quarry Croft, East Kilcoy, £88; Jacob – Bogallan, £77; Poll Dorset – Quarry Croft, £72.

Hoggs with lambs at foot: Smallburn Farms, £180.

Ewes with lambs at foot: Dorset – Smallburn Farms, £275; Jacob – Bogallan, £116.

In-lamb ewes: Black Cheviot – Cuilaneilan, Kinlochewe, £155, £140, £122.

Goats: Pygmy (with kid) – Upper Rosemount, Tain, £260, Leodibest, Latheron, £104.

Poultry other leading prices per section:
Large Fowl: 4 Light Sussex pullets, £130, Trio of White Crested Poland, £120, 2 Australorp hens, £100.
Ducks: 2 Appleyard females, £120, 2 Chocolate Bali females, £110, 2 Indian Runner females, £90.
Call ducks: 1 White Female and Pair of Apricot, £110, 2 Females and Pair of Silver Appleyard, £90, 1 Female, £85.
Bantams: 3 Sussex pullets, £100, Trio of Golden Seabright, £90, Pair of Lavender Pekin, £80.
Pheasants: Pair Silver, £100.
Quail: 6 Jumbo Japanese Coturnix females, £45, Sextet Jumbo Japanese Coturnix, £40, Quartet Range Coturnix, £40.
Geese: Pair of Brecon Buff and Trio of Pilgrim, £50, 1 Embden Female and 1 Brecon Buff, £45, 1 Embden Female, £40.
Guinea Fowl: 5 Lavender, £60, 5 Coloured, £40.
Pea fowl: 2 Indian Blue Females, £65, 1 Peahen, £60, Pair of Indian Blue, £45.
Turkey: 1 Royal Palm Stag and Pair of Norfolk Bronze, £32, Pair of Norfolk Bronze, £30.
Eggs: 12 Cream Legbar, £30, 6 Appenzeller, £28, 6 Speckled Sussex, £25.
Equipment: Chicken coup, £300, 1 carry box, £85 (twice), hen house and run, £80.