Livestock

THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 3,572 ewe lambs, store lambs, island sheep and breeding sheep. Ewe lambs (182) averaged £84.28 and sold to £105 for a pen of Cheviot Mules from North Garmond, Turriff. Store lambs (1,440) averaged £69.91 and sold to £84.50 for a pen of Beltex lambs from Wellfold, Craigievar. Island lambs (1,424) averaged £66.39 and sold to £82 for a pen of Suffolks from Parkview, Bigton. Island ewes (132) to £81 for Cheviot ewes from Parkview. Breeding sheep (394) to £160 for a pen of Texel Cross gimmers from West Maldron, Torphins. Leading prices: Ewe lambs: Mule - Alvinn, The Brae £98 . store lambs: Bel - Tannachie, Stonehaven £84; Lleyn - North Garmond £82; BelX - Tannachie £81.50; TexX - Braeside £80.50; Tex - Midtown, Strachan, Black Castle, Gollanfield £80; SufX - Midtown £79; Cont - Smiddyburn Cottage, Rothienorman £79; ChvX - Grandview, Heughhead £78.50; ContX - Wester Micras, Crathie £78; Chv - Grandview £76; Suf - Ardgeith, Strathdon £76; ChaX - West Cranloch, Ythanwells £76; DownX - Denhead, Boyndlie £75.50; Zwa - Mill of Strachan £75.50; Cross - Grandview, Home Farm, Wardhouse £75; Mule - Denhead £70; BF - Tillypronie Farms, Allargue Estates £67.50; BFX - Mains of Lurg, Nethy Bridge £67. Island lambs: Tex - Skelbister, Orphir £80; Bel - Gorfield, Cunningsburgh £78; TexX - Skelbister £78; Suf - Parkview £75; Cont - Trondheim, Rendall £74; ContX - Parkview £73; SufX - Gorfield £71; Chv - Langskaill, Rousay £69; High - Fersness, Eday £68; ChvX - Swinister, Ollabery £64; BF - Scatsta Brae £52; Sht - Stenness, Eshaness £50. Island ewes: Suf - Parkview £75; Cont - Parkview £74; Shc - Parkview £55. Breeding Gimmers: Tex - West Maldron £152; TexX - Cloak, Lumphanan £150; Mule - Wardhead, Strichen £150; GF - Bogharvey, Turriff £135; SufX Bogharvey £118.

DINGWALL – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 11 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (3) averaged 209.3p and sold to 210.0p per kg twice for a 590kg Hereford and a 605kg Hereford and £1,320.80 gross for a 635kg Hereford all from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall. Prime heifers (8) averaged 212.6p (-2.4p) and sold to 220.0p per kg for a 580kg Limousin - cross and £1,354.50 gross for a 645kg Limousin cross both from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall. DINGWALL – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 573 prime sheep. New season lambs (292) ave 181.2p (-4.4p) and sold to 193.4p per kg for a pen of 45.5kg Beltex crosses from Lochdhu, Nairn and £91 for a pen of 47.5kg Texel crosses and for a pen of 50kg Texel crosses from Inveruglas Farm, Kingussie. SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (149) averaged 181.1p (-6.3p) per kg. Feeding sheep (281) sold to £105 gross for a Texel ewe from Teanluick, Beauly. Other leading prices: New season lambs: TexX – Lochdhu, £90, Inveruglas Farm, 191.6p; SuffX – Lochdhu, £90, 187.5p; BeltX – Lochdhu, £88, Inveruglas Farm, 191.6p; Tex – Teanluick, £87.50, 180.4p; BF – Milton Farm, Aberarder, £79.50, 174.7p; Mule – Abersky, Torness, £79, 181.8p. Feeding sheep: Suff ewe – Ashton Farm Cottage, Inverness, £90; TexX ewe – The Dell of Killiehuntly, Kingussie, £87, Ord Farm, Invergordon, £70, South Clunes, Kirkhill, £70; SuffX ewe – the Dell of Killiehuntly, £86; Chev ram – Belmaduthy, Munlochy, £71.

FORT WILLIAM – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 1,719 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (873) sold to £70.50 gross for Cheviots from South Laggan, Spean Bridge. Ewes (796) sold to £68 gross for Blackfaces from Moy Farm, Banavie. Feeding sheep (50) sold to £74 gross for Cross gimmers from Ockle, Achateny. Other leading prices: Store lambs: BF – Moy Farm, £68.50, Ockle, £58.50, Bohuntin Sheep Stock Club, Roy Bridge, £56; TexX – Ardtornish Farms, Morven, £67.50, Moy Farm, £60.50, Fersit, Roy Bridge, £57; Cross – Tigh Seonaid, Onich, £63.50, Torlundy Farm, Fort William, £63, Glenfintaig Estate, Spean Bridge, £57; Chev – Ardtornish Farms, £58, Achateny, Acharacle, £55.50, 6 Easter Mandally, £54; Mule – Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, £57; SuffX – Ardtornish Farms, £50. Ewes: Chev – South Laggan, £65, Achateny, £55, Glenfintaig Estate, £51; Cross – Larchwood, Roy Bridge, £60, Sanna, Kilchoan, £56, Ardtornish Farms, £55; BF – 19 Blarmafoldach, Fort William, £56, Larchwood, £53, Fersit, £50; Lleyn –2 Achnaphubuil, Fort William, £54.