Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 16 March 2019

17th March 2019

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts (March 16th) sold 1 adult head of cattle, 12 goats, 120 adult head of sheep and 443 lots of poultry, eggs & poultry equipment at their, rare & traditional breeds of livestock sale.

Cattle (1) sold to £920 gross for a Highland young bull from Tordarroch Estate, Farr.

Goats (12) sold to £70 gross for an Anglo Nubian from Bogallan, North Kessock.

Sheep (120) sold to £295 gross for a Dorset hogg with a lamb at foot from Smallburn Farms, Duffus.

Poultry (443) sold to £500 gross for a pair of black swans from Kirtledene Cottages, Lockerbie.

Sheep other leading prices:

Goats: Sannen - Black Myre, Dallas, £55; Anglo Nubian - Ackron Farm, Forsinard, £45.

Lambs: Border Leicester - Rebeg, Kirkhill, £180; Zwartbles - 7 Ferrindonald, Sleat, £130; Jacob – Carn Raineach, Applecross, £110; Blue Faced Leicester – Blackford, Croy, £90; Black Cheviot – West Syall, Ardgay, £70 (twice); Llanwenog – Burnfield, Rothiemay, £68; Herdwick – Burnfield, £50. ebride

Ewes: Black Cheviot – Dunmore House, Beauly, £45.

Wedders: Hebridean – Eagle Brae, Strathglass, £40.

Ram: Herdwick – 2 Achbeg, Achmore, £60.

In lamb ewe: Blue Faced Leicester – Croft 2 & 7, Invershin, £60; Shetland – Upper Meadows, Dornoch, £55.

In lamb gimmer: Black Cheviot – Carn Raineach, £90 & £70.

Hoggs in lamb – Dorset - Croft 2 & 7, £160

Ewes with lambs at foot: Dorset – Smallburn Farms, £200; Jacob – Carn Raineach, £110.

Gimmers with lambs at foot: Dorset – Smallburn, £230; Zwartbles – Croft 2 & 7, £180; Jacob – Carn Raineach, £175.

Hoggs with lambs at foot: Dorset – Smallburn, £250.

Poultry other leading prices per section:

Large Fowl: Trio Cream Legbar, £155, 3 Salmon Faverolle pullets, £140, 2 pullets, £125.

Ducks: Pair Rouen, £105, 2 Saxony, £90, 2 Saxony, £85.

Call Ducks: Pair White, £105, Pair Abacot, £85, 2 Pied females, £75.

Bantams: 2 Partridge Wyandotte pullets, £200, 2 White Crested Poland females, £150, 2 Lavender Araucana pullets & 2 Lemon Pekin pullets, £140.

Pigeon: 10 White Doves & 10 Coloured Fantails, £50.

Pheasants: Trio Reeves, £75, Trio Golden, £60, 1 Gold, £50.

Quail: Pair Californian, £45, 15 Japanese, £40, Pair Mexican Speckled, £30.

Egg: 12 Copper Black Maran, £50, 12 French Copper Blue Maran, 12 Welsummer & 12 Blue Laced Wyandotte, £40, 12 Cream Legbar, £38.

Geese: 2 Toulouse females, £85, 1 Pomeranian female, £70, 2 Chinese females, £60.

Turkey: Pair Crollwitzer, £60, Trio American Bronze, £50, 1 Norfolk Black male & 2 Wirral Supreme females £42.

Guinea Fowl: 3 mixed, £100.

Pea Fowl: Pair Black Shoulder, £150, 1 Indian Blue hen & Pair, £90.

Equipment: Hen House, £360, 6/7 long sheets for enclosure, £130, 8/9 gates for enclosure & 1 carry crate, £50.