Livestock

FORFAR: Lawrie & Symington, 24 prime cattle, 4 OTM’s and 1,235 prime hoggs, ewes and rams. Bullocks (6) - Sold to 260p per kg for a 614 kg Limousin from the Gask and to £1610.36 for a 634 kg Limousin from Nethermyres to average 251p. Heifers - (18) sold to 275p per kg for a 538 kg Limousin from Nethermyres and to £1639.44 for a 648 kg BB from Kinclaven to average 252p. Prime hoggs (1,159) sold to 390.7p/kg for a pair of 43kg Belt & to £176 per head for another pair of 46kg Belt all from Balbrydie. Overall Ave: 310p/kg SQQ 324p/kg. 25.5kg - 32kg - Ave: 300p/kg - £94.55 per head , 32.1kg - 39kg - Ave: 319p/kg - £119.25 per head, 39.1kg - 45.5kg - Ave: 325p/kg - £136.22 per head , 45.63kg 52kg - Ave: 304p/kg - £148.99 per head.

Leading ppk: Tex - 379p West Balhagarty, 354p Newmill of Inshewan, Ferniebrae & Glenmoy, 347p Greens of Gardyne, 340p West Balhagarty, 336p Cairncortie, 335p Newmill of Inshewan, 331p Middlehill & West Balhagarty, 328p Ferniebrae, 326p Kinclaven . Belt - 390p, 382p & 377p Balbrydie, 360p Middlehill, 357p Glenmoy. Suff - 332p Glenmoy, 315p Airlie Farms Part, 310p Glendye Farms, 306p & 300p West Balhagarty. BDM - 381p, 318p & 308p Balbrydie , Chev - 354p Plunkie, 344p Glenmoy, 342p Auchronie, 339p Auchenleish, 334p Auchenleish & Greens of Gardyne, 329p Kinrive & Green of Gardyne, BF 309p Glendye Farms, 305p Rotomohana, 304p Newmill of Inshewan , Cross - 324p Kinrive, 311p Middlehill, 306 p & 305 p Glendye Farms. Ewes: Tex - £150 Wellbank, £140 Ferniebrae, £136 Templeton, £133 Westtown of Barras, £130 Over Baldinnie, £126 Templeton, £125.50 Balconnel , Belt - £150 Over Baldinnie, £130.50 Glenmoy, Cross - £101 Over Baldinnie, £95 Westtown of Barras , Chev - £99.50 Auchronie, £90 Ferniebrae , BFL - £100 Clarks Hill , BF - £83.50 Auchronie, £80.50 Westtown of Barras Rams: Tex - £120 Balconnel, £91 Kabanga Part. Seasonal grass park lets for 2021 averaged at £221 per acre.

HUNTLY: United

Auctions sold 2,240 prime sheep. Old season lambs (1,823) SQQ averaged 312.7p and sold to a top of 343p per kg for 43kg Texels from Little Forgue, Forgue, and to £171 for 53kg Beltex consigned by Daies, Wardhouse.

Ewes (417) sold to a top of £260 for Texels from Messrs Hunter, West Cairnhill, Culsalmond. Other leading prices per head and per kg: Old season lambs: Suf - £147.50 Netherton, 326p Tacher; SufX - £147 Netherton, 324p Ardlewie, Tex - £150 Little Forgue/ Roadside Croft, 337p Inverlochy; TexX - £149.50 Newton, 335p Netherton; Cont - £148 Netherton/Roadside Croft, 336p Roadside Croft; Chev - £149.50 Daies, 331p Balavil Est/Little Forgue x 3; Mule - £138 Glencorrie, 320p Balavil Est; BF - £145.50 Daies, 320p Balavil Est/ Wester Auchnagaiden; Bel - £147.50 Roadside Croft, 333p Craighall; Zwar - £17 Glencorrie, 332p Netherton; Lleyn - £147, 320p Inverlochy; Char - £147 Auchenbreddie/ Roadside Croft, 333p Roadside Croft; CharX - £148.50 Daies, 330p Auchenbreddie; ContX - £147 Balavil Est/Bonnethill/ Newton, 334p 1 Mid Street; BFL - £148, 309p Harestone. Ewes: Suf - £177 North Dorlaithers, £175 Parrock, £171 Lynegar; SufX - £170 Craigiebank/Meikle Begshil, £169 Mains of Bognie; Tex £249, £248 North Dorlaithers, £244 GOrdonstown, £240 Auchanland; TexX - £214 Meikle Begshill, £208 Rattray Est, £204 Lynegar, £200 Meikle Begshill/Gordonstown; Cont - £197 West Cairnhill, £196 Auchanland/Lynegar, £189 Little Cantly; Chev £170 Meikle Begshill, £159 Newtonbrae; Mule - £161 Mains of Bognie/Newton of Haddo, £156 Hadtown, £155 Haddoch, £153 Burnside of Gight; ENG Mule - £148 Auchnarrow, £144 Strone/ Wester Coxton; BF - £143 Honeysuckle Cottage, £139 Greenhill/Strone, £137 Auchnarrow; Cross - £187 9 Ashgrove, £180 Parrock; CHM - £168 Parrock; HB £160 Lynegar; Bel - £244 Honeysuckle Cottage, £222 Craigiebank; Lleyn - £154 Old Town; Char - £187 Parrock; CharX - £177 x 2 Burnside of Gight; Hill Chev - £141 Wester Coxton.