Mart Prices – Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts
QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts, on August 30, sold 4137 prime and store sheep, feeding ewes and rams.
Prime lambs (650) averaged 219.1p per kg to 237p for a pen of 46kg Suffolk from Greenland Mains, Castletown and £124 gross for a 67kg Black Suffolk X from Borgie Mains, Castletown.
Ewe lambs (436) averaged £67.46 to £122 for Cheviots from Hillside, Killimster (Miller).
Store lambs (1695) averaged £78.26 to £101 for Suffolks from Curlew, Mybster.
Feeding ewes and rams (1356) averaged £82.52 to £180 for Texels from Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield.
“A very respectable 650 prime lambs were forward today at Quoybrae which were highly sought after with a full ringside of buyers present.
"Store lambs followed the exceptional trade of the last sale.
"A fantastic average was achieved in the ewe ring with many hill sorts being forward surpassing the £70 mark. A strong show of heavy continental ewes were present and many more could have been sold.”
Leading prices per head and kg:
Prime lambs: Tex – Seaview Farm, Oldwick £116, Stainland and Sibmister Farms 235.6p; Suff – East Murkle (Swanson) £114, Greenland Mains 230.4p; Chev – East End, John O’ Groats £113.50, 227p; Cha – 3 Skaill, Forss £112.50, 234.4p; Cont – Stainland and Sibmister Farms £105, Ha’ Durran 220.5p; Mule – West Catchery £105, Quoys of Reiss 207.3p; Hamp – Murza Farm £102.50, 213.5p.
Leading prices per head:
Ewe lambs: HB – Granton Mains £116, £115; Tex – Achalone Croft £102, Smithy, Haster £100; Suff – Upper Geise £101, Curlew £96; Cont – Athenty, Janetstown £100; Black – Keoltag, Reay £97; Chev – Castle Heather £95, Myrelandhorn (Mccarthy) £90.
Store lambs: Tex – Quoys of Reiss £90, North Calder Farm £89.50, Old Stirkoke £89; Black – Hilton, Latheron £88.50, Keoltag, Reay £87; Suff – Croft Cottage, Canisbay £88, 5 Forss £87.50, Balbeg £86.50; Chev – Taldale, Balbeg £81, Burnthill £80, Hillside, Wattenon Croft £78; Cont – Old Stirkoke £79, Croft Cottage £76; Chev/Mule – East End £78; Bel – Knockinnon (Henderson) £70.
Feeding ewesi: Tex – Stainland and Sibmister Farms £170, Bardnaclavan £154, Cairnside, 36 Oldhall £144; Chev/Mule – West Brims £149, Stainland and Sibmister Farms £128, Newlands of Geise, Swiney Hill £120; Suff – Quarryside, Castletwon £140, Stainland and Sibmister Farms £132; Chev – Achscrabster £136, Buldoo Latheron £116, Clyth Mains (Mackay), Braemore (Macgonigill) £110; Cont – 3 Skaill £120, Stirkoke Mains £118, Quarryside £108; SuffX – Kirkfield Farm £119; ChevX – Knockdee Farm, Halkirk £115, 2 Forss £104, Swiney Hill £101; Mule – Kirkfield Farm £95, Thurdistoft £92, Ousdale Farmhouse £89; Char – Achnamoine £92; Shet/Chev – Upper Geise £87; B/F – West Brims £84; Dor – Knockdee Farm £81; Bel – Burnlea House £72.
Feeding rams: Tex – Slickly £140, Clyth Mains (Mackay) £118; Chev – Guidibest (Macleod) £132, Wattenon Croft £128, Achscrabster £126.
