Livestock

THAINSTONE – Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 637 head of adult breeding cattle. Heifer with bull calf (four) sold to £3,250 for a Limousin cross from East Mains of Carseburn, Forfar.

Heifer with heifer calf (10) sold to £3,200 for a British Blue from East Mains of Carseburn. Cow with bull calf (five) sold to £1,300 (twice) firstly for a Limousin cross and finally for a Hereford cross both from North Chapelhouses, Oldmeldrum.

Cow with heifer calf (two) sold to £2,400 for a Limousin cross from East Mains of Carseburn. In-calf heifers (615) sold to £4,300 for a Limousin cross from Edendiack, Gartly. Breeding bulls (1) sold to £1,300 for a Limousin cross from Fersness, Westside. “A tremendous show of in-calf heifers was present with buyers present from Lauder to Orkney and with active support of the online bidding system which resulted in a fantastic trade throughout.” Leading prices: Heifer with bull calf: East Mains of Carseburn (Lim) £2,700, Mains of Hatton Techmuiry, Strichen (SimX) £1,950, Upper Sauchen, Ordhead (Sim) £1,500. Heifer with heifer calf: East Mains of Carseburn (BB) £2,850, East Mains of Carseburn (Lim) £2,800, East Mains of Carseburn (LimX) £2,250, East Mains of Carseburn (BBX) £2,200, Mains of Hatton Techmuiry (Sal) £1,600, Mains of Hatton Techmuiry (SimX) £1,600. Cow with bull calf: North Chapelhouses (AA) £1,280. Cow with heifer calf: Fersness (BBX) £1,450. In-calf heifers: Edendiack (BB) £3,100, Edendiack (BBX) £2,800, Edendiack (Lim) £2,750, Edendiack, Tamala, Whitecairns and Inchbruich, Cornhill (LimX) £2,550, Hillocks Farm, Keig and Southbank, Skene (Sim) £2,320, Tamala, Edendiack and New Noth, Gartly (ChaX) £2,250, Upper Sauchen, Ordhead and Backhill of Seggat, Auchterless (SimX) £2,200.

STIRLING – Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 2,207 prime lambs, ewes and tup.

Prime lambs (1,536) averaged 188.65p (+6.1p on the week and +21.6p on the year) and sold to 246p per kg for Beltex from RA Campbell & Son, Meikle Seggie, Milnathort, and £110 for 47kg Beltex from Harold Greer, Gelvan View, Fossoway.

SQQ lambs (874) averaged 192.4p per kg (+6p on the week).

Cast ewes and rams (671) averaged £107.31 for heavy ewes, which topped at £150 for a Texel from E Robertson, Skeoch, East Kilbride. Export ewes averaged £60.78 selling to £78 for Cheviots from JAC Stewart, Kininmonth, Ceres, and cast rams sold to £118 for a Texel from E Robertson, Skeoch.

Leading prices, lambs: Beltex £107, £105 and £104 West Lundie; Texel £105 Heights; Beltex X £104 Blairmore; Continental £102 Finmont; Continental X £100 Braco Castle & St Mungo; Texel X £100 Redhall; Suffolk £95 & £93 Heights; Cheviot £89.50 Kinninmonth; Mule £85 Middleton, £83.50 Inverdunning; Blackface £82 Middleton, £80 Remony Estate.Cast ewes and rams: Texel £141 and £139 East Gormyre, £138 Easter Dullatur, £130 Kininmonth & Easter Dullatur, £129 East Gormyre; Continental £120 Skeoch, £117 East Gormyre, £116 Bankhead Farming, £109 Newbigging; Suffolk £110 and £104 Lochend; Beltex £96 Lephinchapel; Mule £76 Bankhead Farms, £72 Ballingry & Claylands, £70 Claish & Cretlevane; Cheviot £74 Carden, £73 Naemoor, £71 Carden; Blackface £65 Carden, £59 Lephinchapel. DINGWALL – Dingwall & Highland Marts sold 23 prime cattle and 498 prime sheep. Prime heifers (23) averaged 214.6p (+2.0p) and sold to 239.0p per kg for a 580kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, and £1,445.60 gross for a 695kg Charolais cross from Craigroy, Dallas. New season lambs (294) averaged 182.4p (+1.2p) and sold to 191.5p per kg and £90 for a pair of 47kg Texel crosses from Inveruglas Farm, Kingussie.

SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (170) averaged 185.1p (+4p) per kg. Feeding sheep (204) sold to £88 for a Cheviot ewe from Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell.