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FORFAR – Lawrie & Symington sold 26 prime cattle, five OTMS, 1,280 prime hoggs, ewes and rams.

Bullocks (8) averaged 237p and sold to 246p per kg for a 615kg Lim from Nethermyres, and to £1,546.38 for a 639kg Limousin. Heifers (18) averaged 240p and sold to 258p per kg for a 570kg Limousin from Nethermyres, and to £1,592.16 for a 642kg Limousin from the Gask.

Prime hoggs (671) averaged 260p and sold to 341p per kg and £147 per head for a pair of 43kg Beltex from Balbrydie.

STIRLING – United Auctions sold 6,631 prime sheep.

Prime hoggs (5,374) averaged 255.79p/kg. Other leading prices: Old season lambs: Doune Farms (Btex) £157; Harviesmailing (Btex) £156; Luckenburn & Doune Farms (Btex) £154; Auchenrivoch (Tex) £143; Hallhill (Tex) £139; Auchenflower (Tex) £138; North Dorlaithers (Mill Blue) £139, £136 & £134.50; North Dorlaithers (Suf) £130; Elmscleugh (Suf) £128.50; West Carse (Suf) £127; West Balgothrie (Chev) £125.50; Gilston (Chev) £123; Wardhead (Chev) £119.50; Merkins (BF) £123; Dyke (BF) £116.50; Elmscleugh (BF) £114.50; Wardhead (Mule) £117; Pitcairn (Mule) £116; Coates, Coulshill & Elmscleugh (Mule) £115. Ewes: East Brackenridge (Tex) £190; South Flanders & East Brackenridge (Tex) £168; East Brackenridge (Tex) £165; West Carse (Tex) £162; Lochran (Texx) £160; South Flanders (Texx) £156 & £154; Over Finlarg (Texx) £150 x2; South Flanders (Cont) £149; Nether Pratis (Cont) £147; Dyke (Cont) £144; Lochend (Btex) £140; Fintalich (Suf) £129; Little Raith (Suf) £124; Lochend & Wester Kepdowrie (Sufx) £118; Redheugh (Sufx) £115; Wester Moffat (Sufx) £113; South Flanders (Mule) £120; Fintalich (Mule) £109; East Brackenridge (Mule) £103; Pitcairn (Mule) £100; Craighall (BFL) £104; Craighall (Chev) £98 x2; Invermilton (Chev) £88; Kinaldy (Chev) £85; Elmscleugh (BF) £90 & £85; Pitcairn & East Brackenridge (BF) £78; Coulshill (BF) £76.50; Mains of Tig & Wester Moffat (BF) £75.

THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 4,358 prime sheep and feeding ewes and rams.

Old season lambs (3,226) averaged 254.8p (+6.6p) and sold to 316.3p per kg and £136 for 43Kg Beltex from Pittenkerrie, Glassel. Old season lambs SQQ up to 45.5kg (1,772) averaged 264.2p (6p) per kg.

Feeding ewes and rams (1,132) sold to £201 for Texels from Rowland, Holm. Leading prices: New season lambs: Tex Lower House, Hillwell £135; Bridges, Kinnoir 303.8p; Bel - Newton of Carnaveron, Alford £131, East Cruichie, Drumblade 295.1p; Cont - Home Farm of Auchry, Cuminestown £130, 295.5p; Suf - Pittenkerrie £129, Ladywell, Premnay 273.8p; Texx - South Criaghead, Skelmuir £128.50, Newton of Carnaveron 291.1p; Contx - Pittenkerrie £127.50, 4 Distillery Cottages, Kennethmont 291p; Belx - Bush of Muldearie, Keith £126.50, Isla House, Barras 287.5p; Chv - Kergord, Lerwick £126, Cloves, Alves 270.2p; Sufx - South Craighead £126, Tapiken, Tyrie 270.9p; Black - Aldie, Cruden Bay £126; Cha - Shougle, Birnie £124.50, Aldie 285p; Down - South Craighead £124.50, Ledmacoy, Strathdon 269.3p; Chvx - Garth, St Margarets Hope £123.50, Cloves 268.6p; Downx - Mayfield, Rathen £123.50, Uppermill, Kintore 268.6p; BF Achdregnie, Glenlivet £122.50, Shougle 261.4p; GF - Thistleyhillock, Kininmonth £121, 263.6p; Chax - Lost, Strathdon £120, South Crichie, St Katherines 275.6p; Mule - Ladywell, Premnay £117.50, West Cruichie, Drumblade 265.9p. Feeding ewes: Tex - Home Farm of Auchry £199; Texx - Thorhaven, Thurso £189; Belx - Bush of Muldearie £180; Cont - Home Farm of Auchry £170; Bel - Vale View, Tough £169; Sufx - Tillyboy, Echt £167; Contx - Tillyboy, Elrick, Alford £161; Suf - Claybraes, South Ronaldsay £155; Down - 1 Distillery Cottage, Aultmore £141; Chax - Newton of Greeness, Turriff £141; BFL - Home Farm of Auchry £137; Downx - Overton of Ardo, Methlick £133.50; HB - St Johns Wells, Fyvie £129; Chv - Skilmafilly, Auchnagatt £125.50; Cross - Upper Sauchen, Ordhead, Brodieshill, Alves, Dorsell, Alford, Tillyboy, Home Farm of Auchry £125; Chvx - Elrick £123.50; Cha Newton of Greeness £121; Mule - Skilmafilly £116.50; GF - Bush of Muldearie £115; Chvmule - Mains of Ludquham, Longside £114.50; BF - Belnaboth, Glenkindie £77.50. DINGWALL – Dingwall & Highland Marts sold 2,968 sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,854) averaged £74.73 and sold to £130 for a Texel cross from Midbadgrinan, Culbokie.

Ewes (578) averaged £86.12 and sold to £161 for Texels from Woodend, Killearnan. Ewes in-lamb (54) sold to £166 for Texx inlamb to Beltex from Kirkhill, Farm, Alves. Rams (434) averaged £99.16 and sold to £172 for a Texel from 2 Ardmore, Edderton. Feeding sheep (48) sold to £103 for a Texx wedder from Greenlands Farm, Arabella. Other leading prices: Lambs: Texx - East Croft Roy, Newtonmore, £129 & £123, Glentruim Farms, Newtonmore, £115, Woodend, £113; Mule - East Croft Roy, £122 & £103, Glentruim Farms, £113, Achnabat, Torness, £107; Chev - 1 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, £115, South Balkeith, Tain, £115 & £107, Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, Lairg, £105, Dundreggan Croft, Glenmoriston, £105; BF - Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, £105, ½ of 1 Clachan, Staffin, £95; Cross - Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, £105 & £100, 15/16 Achvrail, Rogart, £91; Dorset - Greenlands Farm, £103; Charx

- 4 Tomich Beauly, £101; Suff - Lochbuie, Newtonmore, £101; Beltx - Jackdaw Cottage, Wester Templand, £99 & £93; Suffx - Broynach, Thurso, £96, Kirkhill Farm, £96, 4 Tomich, £95. Ewes: Texx - Pitkerrie, Fearn, £140 & £125, Woodend, £137, Craigroy, Dallas, £130, Little Kildrummie, Nairn, £121, Leanach Farm, Inverness, £117; Tex - Pitkerrie, £134; Beltx - Upperton, Glenurquhart, £138, Rosebrae Farm, Elgin, £123; Chev - South Balkeith, £135, Bogallan, North Kessock, £115, Upperton, £100, Dunain Farms, Inverness, £97; Suffx - Little Kildrummie, £134, Craigroy, £120, 9 Loaneckheim, Kiltarlity, £118; CHM - Pitkerrie, £123, Dunain Farms, £113; Cross - Rosebrae Farm, £120; Mule Craigroy, £115, Pithogarty, Tain, £107, Little Kildrummie, £105; BF - Blackford Farm, Croy, £88, 19 Torgormack, Beauly, £80. Ewes in-lamb: Mule - Kirkhill Farm, £152; Texx - Kirkhill Farm, £150; Rous - Kirkhill Farm, £148, Suffx - Kirkhill Farm, £136. Rams: BFL - Blackford Farm, Croy, £168 & £124; Suff - Inverinate Estate, Kyle of Lochalsh, £155, Pitmain Farms, Kingussie, £121; Belt - Invercharron, Ardgay, £151; Chev - 2 Ardmore, £150, South Balkeith, £145, Corriebhein Farms, Portree, £140, 68 Foindle, Lairg, £135, Inverinate Estate, £131; Tex - Mid Calder, Thurso, £133, Corriebhein Farms, £133, Rowanlea, Kirkhill, £131, Balintore Farms, Fearn, £125; BF - 1 Camusluinie, Kyle of Lochalsh, £127, Clune & Corrybrough Estate, Tomatin, £127.