The Highland Cattle Society’s 134th Annual Spring Show and Sale is scheduled to take place at Oban on Sunday 9 February and Monday 10 February, with the show commencing at 10.30am on the Sunday and sale commencing at 10am on the Monday. The judge will be Iain McKay.
Programme of events
This information is all available in the show schedule. Please note the start time on the Sunday of 10.30am.
Buyers
We will add the official catalogue to this page, as soon as it becomes available.
All buyers must register to bid at the sale, whether attending in-person or bidding online, at: www.uagroup.co.uk/buyer-registration-bid-online
The sale will commence at 10am on Monday 10 February and can be viewed here: www.auctionmarts.com
Sellers
If you are a new member and/or haven’t taken your animals to the Spring Show and Sale before, please make sure you have read and understood our Sales Regulations first.
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Entries are now open, and must be completed online using the Members Database:
Scroll to the bottom of any page on this website.
Click on ‘Cattle Database’.
Enter your username and password to login, then click on ‘Sales’.
You will then find the page for the 134th Annual Spring Sale, click on the ‘pencil’ to start.
Before you can enter the animal, you must fill in the Health Declaration Form. But please read the notes in the Health Declarations section below before doing so. There is also a special note about completing Section 10 underneath this.
If you have any issues or cannot remember your login details, contact Anne-Marie Carruthers by emailing anne-marie@highlandcattlesociety.com
Health Declarations
The requirements for Health Declarations are unchanged and Health Certificates must be returned to the office at a date TBC.
Please note: it is advised that ALL entries should be tested for Myostatin and results returned to the office along with the other Health Certificates.
Males over the age of 8 months must be Pedigree registered to be entered into the Show and Sale.
Special note: Section 10
Un-Haltered; Registered Heifers or Cows under seven years must be guaranteed in calf.
You can now enter these on our online system under the heading ‘Unhaltered Section Spring Sale’. Do not enter them under the heading ‘134th Annual Spring Show’.
Young handlers
Young Handlers are the future of our Society, and the Highland Cattle Society Board of Trustees takes the Health and Safety of all our competitors, very seriously.
This is why the Society has introduced new rules and regulations, including age limits, for Society Shows and Sales.
All young handlers should fill in the entry form below and return to the office by October 31, 2025. This can either be posted into the office or you can email info@highlandcattlesociety.com.
Entries will no longer be accepted on the day of the Show.
All entries must be inline with the rules and regulations set out on the back of the form:
All entrants must be between 10 – 26 years of age.
Handling classes will be based on the young handler’s ability to prepare and show the animal in the show ring.
The young handler must have experience in handling their animal prior to competition.
All animals must be fully halter trained.
If an animal is deemed to be unsafe/dangerous, it is the Judge’s decision to eliminate the animal due to health and safety.
No children under the age of 10 years old are allowed to show at any Highland Cattle Society event.
All competitors aged between 10 and 12 years on the day of the show are required to have a responsible adult with them in the collecting ring.
Children at all Highland Cattle Society events aged between 12 and 16 years are allowed to show but must be accompanied to the event by an adult and have completed a Parental/Guardian Consent Form.
All competitors must follow the commands of the Judges or Stewards.
Should a dispute arise regarding a competitors age, appropriate identification may be requested.
The Judge’s decision is final.
United Auctions Safety Notice
Keep children safe at Highland Cattle Sales
Every year children are killed during agricultural work activities.
People often believe that farm children understand farm risks, but most children who are injured in agricultural incidents are family members.
Auction Marts like farms are not playgrounds, children though are naturally curious, and will often get into apparently inaccessible places.
Remember that although parents have a particular responsibility to prevent their children straying or trespassing into areas where they may be at risk, all adults working in agriculture – employers, employees, contractors or other visiting workers – MUST take responsibility for the safety of children and young people.
To reduce risks, we should
Prevent children and young people from playing in or around livestock areas. Animals do not need to attack to pose a danger to people
Provide adult supervision when children come into contact with livestock
Make sure everyone working in the livestock areas is aware that children may be present
Explain that you are authorised to stop work if any children are in the work area and to send them somewhere safe
Not allow children out of a vehicle until the vehicle is in a safe area and the children can be supervised. Prohibit children from walking across the loading/unloading area and do not enter or allow children to enter the crush zone when reversing vehicle up to loading/unloading ramp. Customers must ensure they supervise their children at all times in loading/unloading area.
If in any doubt you should ensure children cannot enter any yard, pen, ring or area occupied by potentially dangerous animals or vehicles.
