Livestock

THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 516 ewes with lambs at foot, breeding ewes and store lambs. Ewes with lambs at foot (58) averaged £73.70 and sold to £74 (twice) firstly for Cheviot Cross four-crop ewes with lamb and half from Bankhead, Portlethen, and for Mule BM ewes with lamb and half from Mains of Craignell, Bridge of Don.

Breeding ewes (29) averaged £117.93 and sold to £130 for Texel cross WM from Blackhillock, Keith.

Store lambs (429) averaged £108.30 and sold to £146 for Texel crosses from Newton, Tullynessle.

Other leading prices: Ewes with twin lambs at foot: Sufx 2 Crop - Bankhead £67. Breeding ewes: Chv WM Blackhillock £125; Ker WM - Blackhillock £120; Mule WM/BM - Blackhillock £115. Store lambs: Cont - Upper Hawkhillock, Ardallie £137; Tex - Skeibhill, Aberchirder £136; Texx - Netherton, Whitehouse £131; Contx Tigh Na Giomannich, Rafford £130; Bel - Mellanbrae, Inverurie £129; Sufx - Wester Rora, Longside £125; Cross - The Haven, Blackhill £124; BFL - Wester Rora £121; Chv - Craigmancy, Bridge of Marnoch £121; Suf - Waterside, Birse, Wartle, Lumphanan £121; Down - Drodland, Newmill £120; Downx - Wester Rora £117; Chvx - Skeibhill £115; Chvmule - Wester Rora £115; Black - The Haven £115; Mule - Wartle £112; Jacob - Wester Rora £109; Chax - Upper Hawkhillock £108.

STIRLING – Caledonian Marts sold 1,378 prime hoggs, ewes and tups.

Prime hoggs averaged 285p and sold to 338p per kg for Texels from W M Bell & Sons, Craigend, Perth, and £160 for Beltex from Doune Farms, West Lundie, and for Texels from D Higginson, Braeleny. Prime hoggs SQQ averaged 289p per kg.

Heavy ewes averaged £114.26 selling to £155 for a Berrichon Du Cher from Iain Johnston, Kirkton, Falkirk.

Export ewes averaged £78.09 selling to £111 for Cheviots from D Bell, Kincraigie, Strathmiglo.

Cast rams averaged £102.12 selling to £167 for Berrichon Du Cher from Iain Johnston, Kirkton, Falkirk.

Other leading prices: Prime hoggs: 32.1kg-39kg: Texel 314p Craigend; £121 Craigend. Blackface 284p Greenford; £109.50 Claish. 39.1kg-45.5kg: Texel 338p Craigend; £142 Craigend. Beltex 325p Meikle Seggie; £136 Doune Farms. Blackface 285p Pitcairn; £129 Pitcairn. Suffolk 294p Plean; £128 Plean. Mule 288p Easter Coates; £119 Easter Coates. 45.6kg-52kg: Texel 329p Letter; £159 Letter. Beltex 336p Doune Farms; £158 Doune Farms. Cheviot 278p Coulshill; £137.50 Coulshill. Blackface 273p Ninewells; £131 Ninewells. Mule 264p Coulshill; £125.50 Coulshill. 52.1kg+: Beltex 302p Doune Farms; £160 Doune Farms. Texel X 273p St Mungo’s; £160 Braeleny. Suffolk 251p Claish; £146 Peithyll.

DINGWALL – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 1,496 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,347) averaged 285.8p (-4.4p) and sold to 312.9p per kg for a pen of 35kg Beltex crosses from 37 & 55 Sangomore, Durness, and £142 for a pen of 56kg Texel crosses from 5c Balnabeen, Conon Bridge. SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (1,072) averaged 287.9p (-5.1p) per kg. Feeding sheep (149) sold to £136 twice for a Texel cross ewe and a Suffolk cross ewe both from Cantraywood House, Croy.

Other leading prices: Old season lambs: Texx - Easter Sheep Park, £137, 5c Balnabeen, £137, Groam, Kirkhill, £136, Torgorm, Conon Bridge, 297.6p, Groam, 295.4p; Suffx - Easter Sheep Park, £136, Teawig, Beauly, 291.5p; Chev - Tighnahinch, Conon Bridge, £135.50, Fleucharry, Dornoch, 292.9p; Cross - Easter Sheep Park, £135, Druid Temple Farm, Inverness, 287.9p; Mule Groam, £132.50, Dalmagarry Farms, Tomatin, 287.8p; Beltx - Torgorm, £130, 298.9p; Llyx - South Clunes Farm, Kirkhill, £128.50, 285.6p; BF - The Cloy, Fortrose, £127.50, Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell, 294.7p; BDM - Tighnahinch, £125, 287.4p; BTL - Balnabual, Dalcross, £124.50, 292.9p.