MARKET ROUND UP

ABERDEEN and Northern Marts sold 16 lots of Single Farm Payment Entitlements, comprising 407.67 units, for an average multiplier of 1.8 at the Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, on Friday.

Top bid on the day was £1060 per unit for 10 units with a Euro value of 623.14 per unit, which gave the top multiplier of 2.1.

Wallets Marts sold 335 store bullocks in Castle Douglas yesterday to a top of 262.2p per kg and an average of 226.5p, while 235 store heifers peaked at 239p and levelled at 208.5p.

In the rough ring 60 cows averaged 138.2p and 3 bulls levelled at 146.7p. Eight OTM heifers averaged 189.8p.

Harrison and Hetherington sold 11 prime heifers in Carlisle yesterday to a top of 237.5p and an average of 210.9p (+6.5p on the week), while 19 prime bullocks peaked at 246.5p and levelled at 210.6p (+9.4p). Thirty-one prime, beef-bred bulls sold to 243.5p and averaged 209.6p (+17.9p), and 26 prime, dairy-bred bulls peaked at 209.5p and levelled at 173.4p (+7.6p).

In the rough ring 118 beef cows averaged 155.2p (+9.1p), and 123 dairy cows levelled at 122.4p (+5.1p). Ten bulls averaged 156.3p (+1.2p).

The firm also sold 1585 prime hoggs to a top of £122 per head and 277.3p per kg to average 182p (+3.5p). The 116 cast sheep forward saw ewes sell to £110.5o for Texels and £26.50 for Swaledales.