Around the markets
Caledonian Marts Ltd, Monday January 18: sold 689 Store Hoggets and Feeding Ewes at their first store sheep sale of 2021.
All classes of Hoggets made record averages and sold to a top of £107 for a pen of Texel Hoggets from A & J McNicol, Pendreich, Bridge of Allan. Leading Prices
Store Lambs per Head: Char £105 Pendreich, Texel £104 Wester Tillyrie, Beltex X £104 Whitecross, Cont £103 Balcachie, Suffolk £103 Balcachie, Texel X £100 Whitecross, Suffolk X £99 Pendreich, Mule £98 Wester Tillyrie, Cheviot £89 Walton, BF £84 Doune of Glendouglass
Ewes per Head: Herdwick £60 Craigton.
United Auctions, Stirling, Thursday January 14: sold 6631 prime sheep comprising of 5374 prime hoggs selling to an average of 255.79ppk & 1257 ewes and rams.
Old Season Lambs (5374) – Doune Farms (BTex) £157.00; Harviesmailing (BTex) £156.00; Luckenburn & Doune Farms (BTex) £154.00; Auchenrivoch (Tex) £143.00; Hallhill (Tex) £139.00; Auchenflower (Tex) £138.00; North Dorlaithers (Mill Blue) £139.00, £136.00 & £134.50; North Dorlaithers (Suf) £130.00; Elmscleugh (Suf) £128.50; West Carse (Suf) £127.00; West Balgothrie (Chev) £125.50; Gilston (Chev) £123.00; Wardhead (Chev) £119.50; Merkins (BF) £123.00; Dyke (BF) £116.50; Elmscleugh (BF) £114.50; Wardhead (Mule) £117.00; Pitcairn (Mule) £116.00; Coates, Coulshill & Elmscleugh (Mule) £115.00.
Old Season Lambs (5374) – Harviesmailing (BTex) 359.00ppk; Luckenburn (BTex) 354.00ppk; Wardhead & Doune Farms (BTex) 349.00ppk; Easter Greenhill (Tex) 321.00ppk; Nether Kidston (Tex) 314.00ppk; Tay & Torridon (Tex) 314.00ppk; Airtnoch (Chev) 281.00ppk; Hallhill (Chev) 279.00ppk; Stacks (Chev) 271.00ppk; West Park (Suf) 271.00ppk; Merryhill, Wormiston & Wardhead (Suf) 265.00ppk; North Dorlaithers (Mill Blue) 259.00ppk & 250.00ppk; Penston (BF) 257.00ppk; Tay & Torridon (BF) 254.00ppk; Midhouse & Springfield (BF) 252.00ppk; West Balgothrie (Mule) 256.00ppk; Drumtee (Mule) 254.00ppk; Coulshill & Coxhill (Mule) 251.00ppk.
Ewes (1257) – East Brackenridge (Tex) £190.00; South Flanders & East Brackenridge (Tex) £168.00; East Brackenridge (Tex) £165.00; West Carse (Tex) £162.00; Lochran (TexX) £160.00; South Flanders (TexX) £156.00 & £154.00; Over Finlarg (TexX) £150.00 x2; South Flanders (Cont) £149.00; Nether Pratis (Cont) £147.00; Dyke (Cont) £144.00; Lochend (BTex) £140.00; Fintalich (Suf) £129.00; Little Raith (Suf) £124.00; Lochend & Wester Kepdowrie (SufX) £118.00; Redheugh (SufX) £115.00; Wester Moffat (SufX) £113.00; South Flanders (Mule) £120.00; Fintalich (Mule) £109.00; East Brackenridge (Mule) £103.00; Pitcairn (Mule) £100.00; Craighall (BFL) £104.00; Craighall (Chev) £98.00 x2; Invermilton (Chev) £88.00; Kinaldy (Chev) £85.00; Elmscleugh (BF) £90.00 & £85.00; Pitcairn & East Brackenridge (BF) £78.00; Coulshill (BF) £76.50; Mains of Tig & Wester Moffat (BF) £75.00.
Tups – Whitehouse (Cha) £126.00; Kilmory (Tex) £120.00; Lossit (Tex) £118.00; West Carse (BFL) £114.00; West Lundie (BTex) £99.00; Lower Killernie (BTex) 93.00; Little Raith (Suf) £98.00; White House (Zwa) £96.00; Littleport (BF) £86.00; Kilmory (BF) £83.00; Achnaba (BF) £79.00.
Dingwall & Highland Marts, Thursday January 14: sold 2,968 sheep of all classes.
Lambs (1,854) averaged £74.73 and sold to £130 for a Texel cross from Midbadgrinan, Culbokie.
Ewes (578) averaged £86.12 and sold to £161 for a pair of Texels from Woodend, Killearnan.
Ewes in Lamb (54) sold to £166 for a pen of Texel crosses in lamb to Beltex from Kirkhill, Farm, Alves.
Rams (434) averaged £99.16 and sold to £172 for a Texel from 2 Ardmore, Edderton.
Feeding sheep (48) sold to £103 for a Texel cross wedder from Greenlands Farm, Arabella. Other leading prices per head: Lambs: TexX – East Croft Roy, Newtonmore, £129 & £123, Glentruim Farms, Newtonmore, £115, Woodend, £113; Mule – East Croft Roy, £122 & £103, Glentruim Farms, £113, Achnabat, Torness, £107; Chev – 1 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, £115, South Balkeith, Tain, £115 & £107, Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, Lairg, £105, Dundreggan Croft, Glenmoriston, £105; BF – Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, £105, ½ of 1 Clachan, Staffin, £95; Cross – Tomchrasky, Glenmoriston, £105 & £100, 15/16 Achvrail, Rogart, £91; Dorset – Greenlands Farm, £103; CharX – 4 Tomich Beauly, £101; Suff – Lochbuie, Newtonmore, £101; BeltX – Jackdaw Cottage, Wester Templand, £99 & £93; SuffX – Broynach, Thurso, £96, Kirkhill Farm, £96, 4 Tomich, £95;
Ewes: TexX – Pitkerrie, Fearn, £140 & £125, Woodend, £137, Craigroy, Dallas, £130, Little Kildrummie, Nairn, £121, Leanach Farm, Inverness, £117; Tex – Pitkerrie, £134; BeltX – Upperton, Glenurquhart, £138, Rosebrae Farm, Elgin, £123; Chev – South Balkeith, £135, Bogallan, North Kessock, £115, Upperton, £100, Dunain Farms, Inverness, £97; SuffX – Little Kildrummie, £134, Craigroy, £120, 9 Loaneckheim, Kiltarlity, £118; CHM – Pitkerrie, £123, Dunain Farms, £113; Cross – Rosebrae Farm, £120; Mule – Craigroy, £115, Pithogarty, Tain, £107, Little Kildrummie, £105; BF – Blackford Farm, Croy, £88, 19 Torgormack, Beauly, £80.
Ewes in Lamb: Mule – Kirkhill Farm, £152; TexX – Kirkhill Farm, £150; Rous – Kirkhill Farm, £148, SuffX – Kirkhill Farm, £136.
Rams: BFL – Blackford Farm, Croy, £168 & £124; Suff – Inverinate Estate, Kyle of Lochalsh, £155, Pitmain Farms, Kingussie, £121; Belt – Invercharron, Ardgay, £151; Chev –
2 Ardmore, £150, South Balkeith, £145, Corriebhein Farms, Portree, £140, 68 Foindle, Lairg, £135, Inverinate Estate, £131; Tex – Mid Calder, Thurso, £133, Corriebhein Farms, £133, Rowanlea, Kirkhill, £131, Balintore Farms, Fearn, £125; BF – 1 Camusluinie, Kyle of Lochalsh, £127, Clune & Corrybrough Estate, Tomatin, £127.
Feeding Sheep: Tex gmr – Leanach Farm, £100; CharX wdr – Dunain Mains, £100; Cross wdr – Tomchrasky, £91; Chev wdr – Bundalloch Sheep Stock Club, Dornie, £83; BF wdr – Bundalloch Sheep Stock Club, £75.