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The Highland’s Premier Auctioneers

At Dingwall and Highland Marts livestock sales are the heart of our business and our success is measured by the benefits enjoyed by our customers. We offer a range of quality services and facilities designed to support local businesses. It is important to us that we are working together with the farming community.

There are many reasons to visit Dingwall Auction Mart – from our in-person auctions of livestock and furniture to online sales of farm implements and machinery. Every Friday we host a sale of antiques, furniture and jewellery in Frasers Auction Room. Our Drover’s Rest Café serves an array of hot and cold meals and delicious baking. Upstairs we have our Drover’s Exhibition on display plus we have conference, event and exhibition facilities available to hire out and with added benefit of the ample free parking. Our team is also able to offer a wide range of valuations across the agricultural sector.

Building strong relationships within the farming community through trust and knowledge since 1884

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Valuations

All types of agricultural, farm and land valuations are carried out by our qualified valuers as well as household valuations for insurance and probate purposes.

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Our History

July 10, 1884

Dingwall Town Council discuss proposal for an auction mart by Mr D. Mackintosh of Inverness, on a site adjacent to Gas Works and Shambles.

August 5, 1884

First auction sale in new mart built by D. Mackintosh and advertised in the Ross-shire Journal dates July 17, 1884.

December 10, 1884

First Christmas show and sale

July 10, 1891

Announcement by D. Mackintosh that Mr P. W. McCallum, who had worked for him for the past three years, no longer represents him.

July 15, 1891

Announcement by P. W. McCallum that he and his brother, G. McCallum, have leased land known as Drynie Park at rear of Commercial Hotel, Dingwall for the purpose of conducting weekly sales.

July 17, 1891

First weekly sale of livestock in McCallum’s Auction Mart.

Pre 1904

Site of McCallum’s transferred to area of land at bottom of Church Street. Sales now advertised as McCallum Brothers Ltd.

December 1918

Takeover of McCallum Brothers Ltd by Hamilton’s Auction Marts, Inverness.

1924

D. Mackintosh & Co. taken over by Reith and Anderson Ltd., Aberdeen, under the management of D. McCallum.

1928

Dingwall operation of Reith and Anderson formed in to separate company called Reith and Anderson (Dingwall and Tain) Ltd.

1947

Reith and Anderson (Dingwall and Tain) Ltd. formed in to local farmer's co-operative.

March 1992

Amalgamation of Reith and Anderson (Dingwall & Tain) Ltd. and Hamilton's Auction Marts in to one company, Dingwall Auction Mart Ltd.

May 1, 1995

Further amalgamation to form Dingwall & U. A. Partnership Ltd. following closure of mart in Inverness.

2000

Dingwall Auction Mart purchase United Auction's 50% shareholding in Dingwall & U. A. Partnership Ltd.

2002

Dingwall & U. A. Partnership Ltd. becomes Dingwall & Highland Marts Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dingwall Auction Mart Limited.

July 2003

Move from Tulloch Street/Church Street premises to new auction complex at Humberston Farm on the south side of Dingwall.

January 2007

Fraser's Auction Rooms relocates from Tulloch Street to the sales hall at Humberston.

July 23, 2008

Highland Livestock Heritage Society  "Drover Exhibition" opened on the upper concourse of the mart by HRH The Princess Royal.

April 21, 2011

Highland Livestock Heritage Society Drover statue by Perthshire sculptress Lucy Poett depicting a drover, Highland bull and dog is unveiled by Janet Bowen, Lord- Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochalsh.