Livestock

FORFAR – Lawrie & Symington sold 25 prime cattle, four OTMs and 368 prime hoggs, ewes and rams. Bullocks (6) averaged 242.5p and sold to 254p per kg for a 616kg Limousin from Nethermyres, and to £1,568.60 for a 682kg Limousin from the Riggs. Heifers (19) averaged 242p and sold to 260p per kg for a 532kg Limousin from Nethermyres, and to £1,478.64 for a 606kg Limousin from Pityot. OTMs (4) sold to £1,030 for a British Blue cross from Newton of Fotheringham. Prime hoggs averaged 275p and sold to a top of 369p per kg for a 42kg Beltex and to £160 per head for 45kg Bleu Du Maines both from Balbrydie.

SQQ lambs averaged 281p per kg.

Leading prices per kg: Prime hoggs: Tex. - 324p, 320p & 317p Newmill of Inshewan, 310p Middlehill, 309p Hatton of Cargill (twice), 307p & 302p Hatton of Cargill, 300p Middlehill, 297p Hatton of Cargill, 295p Heatherstacks, 294p Southtown of Melgund & Newmill of Inshewan. Belt. - 361p, 353p, 350p Balbrydie, 311p Middlehill (twice). Suff. - 289p Southtown of Melgund, 281p Greenford, 280p Hatton of Cargill. BDM - 355p Balbrydie, 297p Hatton of Cargill. Chev. - 304p Middlehill, 302p Newmill of Inshewan. B.F. - 236p Afflochie.

HUNTLY – United Auctions sold 1,699 prime sheep.

Old season lambs (1,081) sold to 315p per kg for 36kg Cheviot from Shenval, Glenlivet, and to £153 for 59kg Beltex from Logie Durno, Pitcaple.

Ewes (618) sold to £200 for Texels from Logie Durno, Pitcaple.

Leading prices per head and per kg: Old season lambs: Suf - £139 x 2 Nether Blairmaud, 298p Badentoul/18 Richmond Gardens; SufX

- £138 Bogenhilt/Gunhill/ Netherton, 294p Bogenhilt; Tex - £139 Bogenhilt/Nether Blairmaud, 305p Sordale; TexX - £138.50 Bonnethill/ Bogenhilt, 304p Balnakyle; Cont - £138 Dies/Netherton/14 Bin Avenue/Auchinleve/

Bonnethill, 302p Netherton/ Upper Backieley; Chev - £139 Bonnethill,304p Drumwhindle Mains/Tombreackachie; Mule - £133.50 Daies, 302p Tombreackachie; BF - £134.50 Daies, 305p Corshelloch/ Tombreackachie; Bel - £140 Daies, 310p Woodbank; Zwar - £138 14 Bin Avenue, 291p Badentoul; Lleyn - £138 Bonnethill/14 Bin Avenue, 302p Tombreackachie; Char £138 Netherton/Home Farm, 300p Netherton x2/Home Farm x 2; CharX - £136.50 Sordale/Home Farm, 299p Home Farm; ContX - £137.50 Aulton/18 Richmond, 314p Shenval; CHM - £138 Woodbank, 300p Badentoul. DINGWALL – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 576 store cattle, 34 adult head of breeding cattle, and 47 OTM cattle.

Bullocks (320) averaged 263.5p and sold to a top of 327.7p per kg for a pen of 235kg Limousin crosses from 14 Opinan, Gairloch, and £1,330 twice for a pair of 482kg Charolais crosses from Kindeace, Alness, and for a 530kg Limousin cross consigned by Castlecraig Farms, Nigg.

Heifers (252) averaged 263.2p and sold to a top of 375.0p per kg for a 240kg Limousin cross from Westburn, Thurso, and £1,450 twice for a 575kg Charolais cross from Torgorm, Conon Bridge and for a 545kg British Blue from The Arr, Lethen.

Young bulls (4) averaged 253.8p and sold to 284.0p per kg for a pair of 257kg Limousin crosses from 2 Kingsburgh, Portree, and £1,010 for a 415kg Limousin cross from 10 Melvaig, Gairloch.

In-calf heifers (31) sold to a top of £2,000 twice for Simmental crosses from Tister, Halkirk.

In-calf cows (2) sold to a top of £1,060 for a Limousin cross from Craigton, Bonar Bridge. Cow with calf at foot (1) sold to £1,580 for a Shorthorn cross with heifer calf at foot from 15 Balnadelson, Lairg. OTM cattle (47) averaged 151.6p per kg and sold to a top of 189.1p per kg for a 640kg Limousin cross from Croft Martin, Kingussie, and £1,340 for an 830kg Shorthorn from Castlecraig Farms.