Livestock

STIRLING – United Auctions sold 6,649 store lambs. Averages:

Beltex cross £92.37 (+£7.14 on the week).

Mule - £77.13 (+£3.80). Cheviot/Mule - £84.50 (+£8.07).

Texel cross - £82.10 (-£0.58). Suffolk cross - £82.81 (-£0.71). Cheviot - £66.18 (-£2.75). Blackface - £58.27 (+£1.20). Leading prices:

Store lambs: Formal (BTex) £104; Greenhill (BTex) £100; Strathnafanaig (BTex) £98.50; Newbigging (BTex) £95.50 x2; Woodhall (Mule) £95.50; Blarnavaid (Mule) £87.50 & £85; Point (Mule) £78; Wester Culbowie (Chev/Mule) £84.50; Back Yetts (Tex) £112 & £105; Bogside (Tex) £100; Formal (Tex) £95; Strathnafanaig (Tex) £94 x2; Glenehervie (Suf) £99; West Mains & Drumaghinier (Suf) £93; Drumloist (Suf) £90; Clochkan (Chev) £71; Woodhall (BF) £88.50; Blarnavaid (BF) £70.50 x2; Glencorse & Ben Lomond (BF) £66.50.

QUOYBRAE – Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 4,137 prime and store sheep, feeding ewes and rams.

Prime lambs (650) averaged 219.1p and sold to 237p per kg for a pen of 46kg Suffolks from Greenland Mains, Castletown, and £124 for a 67kg Black Suffolk cross from Borgie Mains, Castletown. Ewe lambs (436) averaged £67.46 and sold to £122 for Cheviots from Hillside, Killimster (Miller).

Store lambs (1,695) averaged £78.26 and sold to £101 for Suffolks from Curlew, Mybster. Feeding ewes and rams (1,356) averaged £82.52 and sold to £180 for Texels from Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield.

Leading prices:

Prime lambs: Tex - Seaview Farm, Oldwick £116, Stainland & Sibmister Farms 235.6p; Suff - East Murkle (Swanson) £114, Greenland Mains 230.4p; Chev - East End, John O’ Groats £113.50, 227p; Cha - 3 Skaill, Forss £112.50, 234.4p; Cont - Stainland & Sibmister Farms £105, Ha’ Durran 220.5p; Mule - West Catchery £105, Quoys of Reiss 207.3p; Hamp - Murza Farm £102.50, 213.5p.

Ewe lambs: HB - Granton Mains £116, £115; Tex Achalone Croft £102, Smithy, Haster £100;

Suff - Upper Geise £101, Curlew £96; Cont - Athenty, Janetstown £100; Black - Keoltag, Reay £97; Chev - Castle Heather £95, Myrelandhorn (Mccarthy) £90 Store lambs: Tex - Quoys of Reiss £90, North Calder Farm £89.50, Old Stirkoke £89; Black - Hilton, Latheron £88.50, Keoltag, Reay £87; Suff - Croft Cottage, Canisbay £88, 5 Forss £87.50, Balbeg £86.50; Chev - Taldale, Balbeg £81, Burnthill £80, Hillside, Wattenon Croft £78; Cont - Old Stirkoke £79, Croft Cottage £76; Chev/Mule - East End £78; Bel - Knockinnon (Henderson) £70. Feeding ewes: Tex - Stainland & Sibmister Farms £170, Bardnaclavan £154, Cairnside, 36 Oldhall £144; Chev/Mule - West Brims £149, Stainland & Sibmister Farms £128, Newlands of Geise, Swiney Hill £120; Suff - Quarryside, Castletwon £140, Stainland & Sibmister Farms £132; Chev - Achscrabster £136, Buldoo Latheron £116, Clyth Mains (Mackay), Braemore (Macgonigill) £110; Cont - 3 Skaill £120, Stirkoke Mains £118, Quarryside £108; SuffX - Kirkfield Farm £119; ChevX Knockdee Farm, Halkirk £115, 2 Forss £104, Swiney Hill £101; Mule - Kirkfield Farm £95, Thurdistoft £92, Ousdale Farmhouse `£89; Char Achnamoine £92; Shet/Chev - Upper Geise £87; B/F - West Brims £84; Dor - Knockdee Farm £81; Bel - Burnlea House £72

Feeding rams: Tex - Slickly £140, Clyth Mains (Mackay) £118; Chev - Guidibest (Macleod) £132, Wattenon Croft £128, Achscrabster £126.