Around the markets
Dingwall – Dingwall and Highland Marts on August 3 sold 3393 lambs. Lambs averaged £55 and sold to £79.50 gross for a pen of Beltex crosses from Lower Geanies, Fearn. Other leading prices per head: Lambs: SufX – Balavil Estate, £76.50, 196 Lednabirichen, Dornoch, £64, 67 Balvraid, Dornoch, £63, Clynelish Farm, Brora, £62.50; TexX – Fairview, Nethybridge, £75.50, Dunlichity Farm, Farr, £69, Glenavon Estate, £67.50, Easter Bulmungie Farm, Rosemarkie, £65; BeltX – Dulsie Farm, Glenferness, £67, Ivy croft, Heights of Brae, £66; Zwb – Croft 2 and 7 Burnbank, Linside, £65; Chev - Meddat Farm, Kildary, £62, Rowanbarn, Plockton, £58, £53, CharX - Balavil Estate,
£75, Fairview, £60.50; Tex – Mountplesant, Rosemarkie, £59; Mule – Mountplesant, £59. Stirling – United Auctions on Thursday August 2 sold 3634 prime sheep comprising of 2287 prime lambs selling to an average of 176.70p & 1347 ewes and rams. Scottish Texel club show of prime lambs, Judged by Mr J Scott, Champion M/s A Cuthbertson, Wester Balgair at £104, Reserve Champion R Squair, Killernie at £92.
New season lambs (2287) – South Flanders (Suf) £100; Harviesmailing (Tex) £100; Woodhead of Aberdalgie (Bel) £96.00; Northfield (X) £84.50; Horsely (Cha) £80.00; Easterton (Mule) £78.00; Badenheath (BDM) £76.00; Dyke (Hamp) £76.00 New season lambs (2287) – Balgair (Tex) 234ppk; Woodhead of Aberdalgie (Bel) 218ppk; Woodhead of Aberdalgie (Suf) 207ppk; Northfield (X) 191ppk; Horseley (Cha) 188ppk; Badenheath (BDM) 181ppk; Dyke (Hamp) 178ppk; Bowhouse (Mule) 169ppk.
Ewes (1347) – Woodhead of Aberdalgie (Suf) £100; Wester (Tex) £138; Blegbie (Che) £107; Luckenburn (Bel) £101; Greenhill (Mule) £98.00; Lossit (X) £74.00; Assloss (BF) £56.00; Scalpsie (BFL) £55.00
Tups- Lossit (Tex) £90.00; Milton (Suf) £80.00 Stirling – Caledonian Marts on Thursday August 2 sold 142 cattle comprising 81 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls and 61 cast cows and bulls.
Bullocks sold to 252ppkg from DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill and to £1663.80 from M I Wainwright, Todhall, Cupar purchased by J Hastie Butchers, Markinch. Heifers sold to 258ppkg from Easter Ochtermuthill purchased by D Campbell Butchers, Callander and to £1613.64 from M Jack, Carriston, Star of Markinch purchased by H A Black and Sons Butchers, Stirling. Young bulls sold to 210ppkg for a Charolais from J M More, Beild, Gargunnock and to £1482.60 for the same beast.
Other leading prices: Heifers per kilo: 250p Learielaw and Easter Ochtermuthill 248p Carriston, Learielaw, Meadowend and Mains of Cultmalundie 245p Carriston 242p Meadowend and Faskine 240p Easter Ochtermuthill (twice) and Meadowend 238p Mains of Cultmalundie and Carriston Bullocks per kilo: 242p Bankhead 240p Learielaw, Mains of Cultmalundie and Balquharrage 238p Bankhead and Mains of Cultmalundie 235p Bankhead and Todhall 232p Bankhead Heifers per head: £1540 Meadowend £1523 Mains of Cultmalundie £1497 Easter Ochtermuthill £1484 Carriston
Bullocks per head: £1640 Faskine £1547 Todhall £1540 Mains of Cultmalundie £1527 Bankhead £1521 Learielaw £1510 Bankhead Also forward were 61 cast cows and bulls.