Livestock

THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1,510 store and island lambs. Store lambs (970) averaged £79.09 and sold to £96 for Charollais cross ram lambs from East Cairnton Farm, Drumoak.

Island consigned lambs (540) averaged £77.65 and sold to £99 for Texel crosses from Bretta, Dunrossness. Leading prices:

Store lambs: Suf - East Thunderton, Longside £95.50; Cont - East Thunderton, Tullochcoy, Crathie, Balnault Farm, Crathie £95; TexX - Bogiebrae, Rhynie, Fortrie Farm, Turriff £94; Tex - North Retannach, Rothiemay, Balnault Farm £92; ContX - Hewitts Farm, Kennethmont, Tullochcoy £90; SufX - Kepplecruick, Rhynie, North Rettanach £88; BluTex - North Rettanach £86; Down - Kepplecruick £86; DownX - Panninach, Ballater, Prony Farm, Ballater £83; BelX Glendye Farms, Strachan £82; Zwa - Cowley, Rothienorman £82; Chv - East Thunderton £78;

Island consigned lambs: TexX Burnbank, Sandwick £98; Tex - South Breck, Burray £98; Suf - Mail Ayre, South Voxter £97; Bel - Little Howes, Holm £96; Cont - Burnbank £95, Bretta £91; ContX - Mail Ayre £90; SufX - Mail Ayre £85, Firva, Scousburgh; Mule - Brencher House, Birsay £82.

FORFAR – Lawrie & Symington sold 24 prime cattle, 3 OTM’s and 962 prime lambs, hoggs, ewes and rams. Bullocks (5) sold to a top of 2.82ppk for a 560 kg Limousin Cross from the Gask and to £1,702 for a 660 kg Limousin from Nethermyres to average 2.66p. Heifers (19) sold to a top of 2.94ppk and £1,728.72 for a 588 kg Limousin from the Gask to average 2.53p. New season lambs (701) sold to a top of 279ppk from Mains of Dalrulzion and to £127 from Townhead, Marykirk, Fallaw and Mains of Dalrulzion. Overall Ave. 220p per kg. SQQ Ave. 218p per kg. Leading prices: Tex. 270p Townhead, 269p, 267p & 265p Mains of Dalrulzion, 264p & 261p Fallaw, 259p Mains of Dalrulzion, 258p Meikle Tullo, 255p Govals.. Belt. - 270p Govals, 265p & 262p Clochie, 256p Govals (twice). Suff. 240p Clochie, 223p Shandford, 222 Glensaugh, 220p Clochie. Ewes (261) Char. £126 West Pitcorthie, Tex. £125 & £118 Wardmill, £112 Barnton, £110 Wardmill, Suff. £106 Wardmill & West Pitcorthie, Mule £90 Middle Drimmie (twice), £85 Wood of Auldbar, B.F. £67 & £57 Nether Drumheads STIRLING – Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 3,333 store lambs and feeding ewes.

1,213 Texel Cross Lambs aver £81.65. Blackface lambsaged ave £54.10 for 1,594 sold. Top price of the day went to Craigluscar for a pen of Texels at £96.

Leading Lamb prices: Texel £95 & £93 Knowehead. Cross £92 Knowehead. Continental: £90 & £88 Craigluscar, £89 Thorn. Texel X £88 & £85.50 Ardnacross. Suffolk £87 & £85.50 Easter Jawcraig. Suffolk X £82.50 Pottie, Isle of Mull & Claylands. Continental X £82 Newcrofts, Isle of Mull. Mule £82 Craigannet £79.50 Pendreich £76 South Achinduin, Isle of Lismore . BF £71.50 Edentaggart £66.50 Garrows £65.50 Craigannet. BF Ewe Lambs £76 Lurg. Cheviot £70 Stillaig Feeding Ewes BF Ewes £55 Edentaggart £52 Newcrofts, Isle of Mull £42 South Achinduin, Isle of Lismore Cross £54 Knockvologan, Isle of Mull £48 Iochdar, Isle of Mull £44 Newcrofts, Isle of Mull £43 Isle of Erraid, Isle of Mull

HUNTLY – United Auctions sold 1,544 prime sheep. New season lambs (711) averaged 214.5ppk to 265ppk for 35.5kg Beltex from Mains of Skeith, Deskford, and to £140 for 68.5kg Tex from Dunscroft, Huntly.

Ewes (833) sold to £210 for a pair of Texels from Dunscroft, Huntly. NSL - Suf £121 Dunscroft, 230p Lower Lynemore; Suff - £112 Mains of Newton, 216p Dunscroft; Tex - £140, 249p Dunscroft; TexX - £127 Dunscroft, 232p Allaloth; Cont - £126 Dunscroft, 232p Spring Garden Cottage; Mule - £107, 202p Deskie; Bel - £112, 262p Redwood; Blue Tex £116 Meikle Begshill, 232p Redwood; Char - £113.50, 226p Littlewood; CharX - £120 Smithy Croft, 228p Braehead.