Strong entry as sheep keenly bid for at Quoybrae mart
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Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 76 store cattle and 1207 prime, store and feeding sheep on Monday.
Bullocks (37) sold to 356.1p for a pen of 337kg Limousin Crosses from Boulintogle, Scotscalder and £1550 for a pair of 565kg Simmental Crosses from Roadside, Kirk.
Heifers (57) sold to 341.3p for a 252kg Limousin Cross from Vauldale, Nybster and £1800 gross for a 555kg for Simmental Crosses from Oust Farm, Bridge of Westfield.
New season lambs (4) sold to 398.8p per kg for 42kg Dutch Spotted Lambs from Westerloch, Wick and sold to £239.50 for 63kg Suffolks from East Murkle, Murkle (Swanson).
Old season prime lambs (298) averaged 342.6p and sold to 379p for 50kg Texels from Newlands of Giese, Janestown and £221.50 gross for a 55kg Texel from Cruithni, Tofts.
Old season store lambs (399) averaged £99.33 and sold to £191.50 for Park North Country Cheviots from Old Inn, Roadside.
Feeding ewes and rams (506) averaged £121.28 sold to £267.50 for a Suffolk Ewe from East Murkle, Murkle (Swanson).
“With a mix show forward, cattle were cashed at recent rates. A strong entry of 1207 sheep were very keenly bid for.”
Leading prices per head and kg:
Bullocks up to 350kg – Lhaid Crofy (Limx) £1230, Boulingtogle (Limx) 356.1p; 351-400kg – West Watten (Simx) £1180, Lhaid Croft (Chax) 315.p; 401-450kg – Bluwhin, Borrowston (Limx) £1400, 344.8p; 451-500kg – Hunster, Bower (Limx) £1400, 299.8p; 501-550kg – Burnside, Canisbay (AAx) £1400; 551-600kg – Roadside, Kirk (Simx) £1550.
Heifers up to 300kg – Vauldale (Limx) £860, 341.3p; 301-350kg – Vauldale (Limx) £1080, 328.3p; 351-400kg – Bluewhin, Borrowston (Limx) £1090, 307p; 401-450kg – Bardnaclavan (Chax) £1330, 328.4p; 451-500kg – West Watten (AAx) £1320, Bluewhin 271.3p; 551-600kg – Oust Farm, Bridge of Westfield £1800, 324.3p.
Leading prices per head and kg:
Old season prime lambs:
Tex – Bardnaclavan £207.50, Cruithni 366.3p; Suf – Seaview Cottages £198.50, Lhaid Croft 358p; ChvMule – Ackergill Mains £194.50; TexX – Brickigoe, Thrumster £193.50, Skitten 361.8p; Cha – Ackergill Mains £191.50, 360.6p; Tex – Ivordene, Newlands of Geise £189.50, 377.7p; HB – West Watten £189.50, Tofts of Tain 343.5p; HB – Aimster £188.50, Tofts of Tain £185.50, West Watten 364.4p; Cont – Skitten, Wick £184.50, Hoy Farm 363.35p; NCC – Wester, Dunnet £182.50, Old Stirkoke 358.5p; SufX – Ackergill Mains £169.50, Seaview Cottage 367.6p; Blk – Lhaid Croft £169.50, 360.6p; Chv – Wester Dunnet £160.50, 370p.
Leading prices per head:
Old season store lambs:
NCC – Old Inn, Roadside £171.50, Lynton Cottage £168.50, West Catchery £164.50; Chv – Old Inn £169.50; Blk – West Catchery £167.50; ChvX – Hoy Farm, Halkirk £140.50; Tex – Balnahard £149.50; Dor – Lhaid Croft £144.50; BF – North Keiss, Keiss £137.50; Cont – Sibmister, Larkins £135.50; TexX – Upper Clayock Cottage £134.50; SufX – West Canisbay, Canisbay £129.50; Mule – Fairview, Halkirk £129.50; Tex – Mossgiel, Achalone £109.50; Chv – Ousdale Farm £109.50; Cont –.Mossgiel, Achalone £109.50.
Feeding ewes
Tex – Cruthni, Tofts £234.50; TexX – West Catchery, Watten, Swiney, Lybster £224.50; Sufx – Achvarsdale, Reay £209.50, Milton Farm, Halkirk, Balnahard, Halkirk £207.50; Suf – East Murkle £217.50, £214.50; Cont – 5 West Murkle £204.50; Cont – Sibmister, West Watten £194.50; Liec – Granton Mains, Bower £191.50; Blk – Skinnet, Halkirk £189.50; NCC – Granton Mains, Seaview Cottages £184.50; HB – Hunster, Bower £169.50; ChvMule – Achvarasdale £169.50; Chv – West Catchery £161.50; Mule – Kirkfield Farm £159.50; ChvMuleX – Newlands of Giese £157.50; Mule – 5 West Murkle £157.50; BFL – West Catchery £129.50; Ker – Westerloch £124.50.
Feeding rams
Cont – Upper Geise £231.50; Tex – Murray House £184.50; NCC – West Catchery £154.50.
