1313 prime, store and feeding sheep sold at Quoybrae
Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1313 prime, store and feeding sheep at Caithness Livestock Centre, Quoybrae, on Monday.
Old season prime lambs (403) averaged 300.3p to 329.5p and £177.50 gross for 73kg Cheviots from Upper Hastigrow, Bower.
Old season store lambs (640) averaged £94.27 and sold to £139.50 for Texels from 5 Upper Dounreay.
Feeding ewes and rams (270) averaged £154.23 to £284.50 for a Texels from Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield.
Leading prices per head and kg:
Old season prime lambs – Dorset: 18 West Watten £169.50, 360.6p. Suffolk: Brae Edge £169.50, Longcairn 329.5p; Lower Thura £155.50, Longcairn 314.8p; Stemster, Wick £154.50, Barrock Mains 3313.8p; Olgrinmore £154.50, 323.7p; Hillhead, Lybster £149.50, Olgrinmore 310.9p; Quarryside £145, Barrock Mains 305.6p. Texel: Brae Edge £167.50, Strath Farm 323.9p; Thura Mains £164.50, Clatequoy 320.8p; 5 West Murkle £154.50, Oldfield, West Wattten 316.7p; Hillhead, Curlew £153.50, Hillhead 313.3p; Oust Farm £152.50, Cuthni 305p. Charollais: Ackergill Mains £159.50, 279.8p. Cont – West Watten £150.50, 304.7p. Mule- Oust Farm £142.50, 303.2p. Hamp- Upper Latheron £146.50, 299p. BF- Cairnauld Farm £140.50, 294.3p. Chev – Hoy Farm, Halkirk £134.50, Upper Latheron 321.8p. Bel- Oust Farm £159.50, 279.8p. NCC- Clatequoy £157.50, Hoy Farm 307.8p; Bardnaclavan £153.50, West Watten 295p; West Watten £147.50. Blk- Borgie Mains £154.50, Curlew 307p.
Old season store lambs – Cheviot: Charleston £133.50, £123.50; Achavrole, Dunbeath £123.50; Ham Farm £121.50; 37 Sangomore £119.50; Hoy Farm £118.50; Torbeg £115.50. NCC: 37 Sangomore £133.50, 110 East Kirtomy £125.50. Dorset: 18 West Watten £133.50. Suffolk: Ackergill Mains £129.50; Curlew, Mybster £125.50; Hoy Farm £117.50; Kirkfield £113.50; Riva, Upper Smerral £103.50. Texel: Curlew, Guidibest £129.50; Sibmister £127.50; Lhaid Croft £119.50; Strath Farm £111.50. Continental: Guidibest £129.50, £125.50. Charollais: Durran, Castletown £109.50. BF: Cairnald House, Swiney £117.50, £103.50. Mule- Durran £99.50.
Ewe hoggs – Cheviot: Winless Mains, Wick £131.50, Tigh-na-Bruaich £110.50.
Feeding ewes –Texel: Bardnaclavan £284.50; West Watten £259.50, £251.50; Bardnaclavan £239.50; Milton Farm, Halkirk, Bardnaclavan £219.50; Strath Farm £217.50; Sibmister £214.50; Thirdpart, Sibmister £209.50; Skitten £207.50. Suffolk: Mavsey £241.50; Achvarasdal, Reay £229.50; Thirdpart £217.50; Sibmister £211.50, £179.50; West Watten £177.50; Bardnaclavan £169.50. NCC: Overton, Mid-Clyth £237.50; Clatequoy, West Watten £219.50; Sibmister £197.50; West Watten £194.50. Cheviot: Bardnaclavan £199.50; Ham Farm £197.50; Hoy Farm £189.50, £174.50; Upper Latheron £145.50; 5 Upper Dounreay £144.50; Hoy £141.50; 110 East Kirtomy £139.50. Chv mule: Sibmister £214.50; Leadale Cottage £211.50, £174.50. Mule: Kirkfield £191.50, Ackergill Mains £127.50. Blk: Sibmister, Castletown £181.50. Continental: Sibmister £179.50. SHC: Kirkfield £107.50.
Feeding rams – Suffolk: Mavsey £267.50. Beltex: 10-11 Croft At Syre £199.50.
Cheviot: Welbeck £157.50. Chv: Welbeck Farms £157.50.