Livestock

THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 4,232 prime sheep and feeding ewes and rams. Old season lambs (3,492) averaged 235.4p and sold to 322.5p per kg for 40kg Beltex and £129 for 40kg and 42kg Beltex all from 4 Largue Cottages, Forgue. Old season lambs SQQ (1,513) averaged 244.1p. Feeding ewes and rams (740) sold to £179 for Texels from Veltigar, Tankerness. Leading prices: Old season lambs: Texx - Collieston, Fordoun £126.50, Peattie, Inverbervie 277.1p; Tex - Wester Auchnagallan, Grantown on Spey £125.50, Ardarg, Ellon 272.5p; Bel - The Bothy, Rivehill £124, 4 Largue Cottages 307.1p; Suf - Berefold, Ellon £124, Ledmacoy, Strathdon 254.8p; Cont West Balhagardy, Inverurie, Braeside, Thainstone, Christianhall, Turriff £123, South Crichie, St Katherine’s 272.1p; Belx - Foggieley, Craigievar £120.50, 4 Largue Cottages 274.5p; Contx Smiddyburn, Rothienorman, Whitebog, New Deer, Hillhead, Newmachar, Meikle Whiterashes, Turriff £120, Ledmacoy 272p; Sufx - Berefold £119.50, Tapiken, Tyrie 251.2p; Cross - Smiddyburn £119.50, Ardarg 263.4p; Cha - Boganlea, New Byth £118.50, Whitebog 266.7p; Downx - Iriewells, Udny, Braeside, Tough £117.50, Home Farm Pitmedden, Dyce 250p; Mule - Freefield, Old Rayne, Boganlea £113.50, Craskins, Tarland 244.3p; BF - Achdregnie, Glenlivet £113.50, Shougle, Birnie 233.3p.

STIRLING – Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 179 cattle. Prime heifers averaged 232p and sold to 268p per kgforalimfrom ds&rc Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill, and to £1,563 for a Limousin from J & N Kerr, Bankhead, Aberdour. Prime bullocks averaged 232p and sold to 262p per kg for a Lim from A Pettigrew, Faskine, and to £1,607 for a Lim from M Orr & Sons, Penston, Tranent. Bulls (Under 30 Months) sold to 225p per kg and £1,719 for a Lim from W & R Thomson, Cairnbog, Kilsyth. OTMS averaged 134p selling to 167p per kg for a Hereford from Goldenlea Farmers, Gryffewraes, Bridge of Weir, and to £1,240 for a Lim from W Dick, Mains of Throsk. Dairy cows averaged 99p selling to 118p per kg from G W Paterson, Barbeth, Cumbernauld, and to £840 from A Mckenzie, Ardgate, Gartocharn. Young calves sold to £680 for a Lim bullock from J & J Findlay, Kibryde, Islay.

THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 68 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (15) averaged 203.1p (-12.9p) and sold to 233p per kg and £1,449.50. Prime heifers (34) averaged 220.6p and sold to 249p per kg and £1,526.50. Young Bulls (11) averaged 174.8p (+6.9p) and sold to 191p per kg and £1,537.20. 30 to 48 month: Bullocks (3) averaged 171.8p and sold to 191p per kg and £1,375.20. Heifers (5) averaged 190.3p (+1p) and sold to 207p per kg and £1,428.25.