Robert McNee Ltd claims glory in pen of mule gimmers contest

MARKETS: Also trading from United Auctions and Caledonian Marts

Lawrie and Symington, Forfar, sold 2,115 store and breeding sheep. Incorporated in the sale was the show of pens of 20 mule gimmers. In first place was R McNee Ltd, Over Finlarg; 2 D Black, Minard; 3 Firm of DR Hood, Middlehill. Mule gimmers sold to £169 from Over Finlarg to average £134.71. Other leading prices: £146 Minard, £145 Middlehill and Margie, £140 Middlehill, £139 Newton of Inshewan. Cheviot mule gimmers – £160, £155, £145, £144, £142 (twice) Ashmore and Strone Ltd, £140 Over Finlarg and Carroch to ave £145.89. Tex and Texel X Gimmers £175, £160 and £158 Minard, £150 and £142 West Jordanstone, £140 Nether Middleton to ave £129.37. Other breeds: Belt £150 Minard, £138 Nether Middleton; Suff £135 Newton; Chev £76 Rosemount of Callange; BF £85 Hole O Clean. Ewe lambs Chev sold to £59 from Little Kenny; BF £42 Wester Lednathie. Ewes Chev x sold to £85 from Kinnaird, BF £30 Balcalk. Feeding ewes Chev sold to £47 from Little Kenny, X £42.50, BF £32.50 Lednathie. Included in the sale was the Little Kenny dispersal – Chev gimmers £102. Suff gimmers £115. Chev (three crop) ewes £87. Chev (four crop) ewes £70.

Chev (four shr) ram £400. The Crudie Acres dispersal – Mule gimmers £152. Mule (Reg. Aged) ewes £92. Char x Bel (two shr) ram £420. The Tullywhanland dispersal – Texel (one crop) ewe £160 Texel (two crop) ewe £142 Texel (three shr) ram £200 Store lambs (908) sold to a top of £71 from Beechwynd to ave £54.07. Leading prices: Tex £65 Newbigging of Craighall, £64 Beechwynd, £62 Newbigging of Craighall, £61 Hannam Rural Contractors, Beechwynd, £59 Clachnabrain and Purgavie. Suff £64 Beechwynd, £60 Runavey, £58 and £56 Laighwood, £54 Runavey, £53 Little Kenny. Chev £57 and £52 Little Kenny, £50 Clochkan. Belt £56 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £54 Hannam Rural Contr X £52.50 Balcalk, £49 Dalbog.

United Auctions, Stirling, had a catalogue entry of 9,245 store lambs and feeding sheep including Blackface Wedder Show. First prize went to M/s Bennie, Merkins for a pen of 61 realising £66.50, 2nd M/s Malcom, Cromlix – £55.50, 3rd M/s Fleming Shawhead – £50.50. Aves: BF £42.78 (+0.32) on the week. Mule £57.12 (+3.39) on the week. SuffX £60.28 (-1.71) on the week. TexX £59.13 (-0.09) on the week. BTexX £63.54 (-3.72) on the week. ChevX £51.86 (+1.38) on the week. Leading price: Knowes (Suff) £78; Balliemenach (Suff) £75; Murdiston (Suff) £74; Monzie (BTex) £66.50; Overhill (BTex) £65; Wr Culbowie (BTex) £61.50; Balnacoole (Tex) £72; Lossit (Tex) £67.50; Bogside (Tex) £67; Tulchan Croft (Chev) £69.50; Wr Croachy (Chev) £64.50; Cosyden (Chev) £58.50; Campbeltown (Mule) £66.50; Wr Croachy (Mule) £64; Lands of Drumhead (Mule) £63; (BF Out With Prize List) - Spittalhill (BF) £56; Rashiehill (BF) £55; Drumachar (BF) £54. Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 2,258 prime lambs, ewes and ewes. Overall ave for 1,413 lambs 176p (-16p on the week). Top price of the day was shared with Doune Farms, West Lundie and J McDonald, Newbigging for Beltex x Lambs at £104. Top price per kilo went to Doune Farms for a 47kg Beltex at 221ppkg. Leading prices: Lambs pounds per head: Beltex £103 and £100 West Lundie. Beltex X £99 Newbigging. Texel £96 Gelvan View. Texel X £95 Bankhead and Newbigging. Suff X £94 Claylands. Cont £92 Inchgall and Wester Ochtermuthill. Cross £90 Peterhead. Mule £74 Wester Bleaton. BF £56 West Mains.

The first prize pen of mule gimmers at Forfar from Robert McNee Ltd, Over Finlarg.