Livestock

QUOYBRAE – Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 50 breeding rams and gimmers. Shearling rams (40) sold to £650 for a Texel shearling from East Kirk, Wick. Breeding gimmers (10) sold to £102 for Charolais from Gansclett, Thrumster. Leading prices: Shearling rams: Tex – East Kirk, Oldfield (twice) £500; Oldfield £420; East Kirk £400; Haven View, Nipster £300; Suff – Haven View, Lower Gills £400; Norland, Lybster £380; Chev – Wester, Dunnet, Reaster, Lyth £450; Oldfield £400; Achscrabster, Bridge of Westfield £300. PORTREE – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd sold 293 rams at its annual sale. Rams (293) sold to £620 for a Blackface shearling from Newton of Crathie, Ballater. Other leading prices per head: Shearling rams: BF – 13 Peinchorran, Braes, £600 (twice), Newton of Crathie, £400, Corriebheinn Farms, Portree and 13 Peinchorran, £350; Chev – Shieldaig, Strathcarron, £500, 13 Peinchorran, £380; Tex – 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir, £500, Torgormack, Beauly, £450, Newton of Crathie and Torgormack, £350; Suff – Newton of Crathie, £300. Two-shear rams: Chev – Uiginish Farm, Dunvegan, £500 (twice), Keppoch Farm, Dundonnell & Uiginish Farm, £420, Shieldaig and Keppoch Farms, £380; BF – Newton of Crathie, £500; Tex – Strathmore, Staffin, £320. Three-shear and over: Tex – Strathmore and Keppoch Farms, £380, 2B Penifiler, Portree and Strathmore, £350; BF – Corriebheinn Farms and Braes of Ardeonaig, Killin, £300, Dall Farm, Killin, £250 (twice); Chev – 44 Borneskitaig, Kilmuir, £300, Gesto Farm, Struan, £280, Inverinate Estate, Kyle of Lochalsh and Gesto Farm, £220; Belt – 13 Ferinlea, Sconser, £200. THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 64 head of adult breeding cattle including three bulls. Leading prices: Heifer with bull calf: Sim – Glenernie, Dunphail £1,900; SimX – Glenernie £1,820; AA – Glenernie £1,550; SalX – Glenernie £1,520; AAX – Glenernie £1,520; Sal – Idlestone, Strachan £1,380. Heifer with heifer calf: Sim – Glenernie £1,680; ShoX – Auchtygall, Peterhead £1,600; AAX – Glenernie £1,520 (x2); SimX – Glenernie £1,480. Cow with bull calf: Lim – Bogenraith, Durris £2,300; Sim – Bogenraith £2,100; SimX – Broadwater, Skene £1,820; LimX – Bogenraith £1,800; AA – Douglashead, Tarves £1,700; AAX – Douglashead £1,500; SalX – Broadwater £1,300; Baz – Quarryhead, Glass £1,120. Cow and heifer calf: Lim – Bogenraith £1,650; AA – Douglashead £1,500 (x2); LimX – Bogenraith £1,400; Sim – Bogenraith £1,400; BazX – Quarryhead £1,400; SimX – Broadwater £1,320; AAX – Douglashead £1,300; SalX – Broadwater £1,280. Breeding heifer: LimX – Bogenraith £1,320; Lim Bogenraith £1,150. In-calf cow: Sim – Moonlight, Evie £1,180; SimX – Moonlight £1,050. Breeding bull: AA – Douglashead £1,600; Lim – Bogenraith £1,550; Baz – Quarryhead £880. DINGWALL, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd sold 24 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (2) averaged 211.0p (-17.0p) and sold to 214.0p per kg and £1,391 for a 650kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall, selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall. Prime heifers (22) averaged

209.1p (-1.5p) and sold to 230.0p per kg for a 505kg Limousin cross and £1,501.50 for a 770kg Limousin cross both from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall. Other leading prices per kg: Bullocks: Easter Hardmuir, Nairn, (SimX), 208.0p Heifers: Easter Hardmuir, (LimX), 220.0p, 217.0p; Bridgend Farm, (LimX), 219.0p, 218.0p, 216.0p. Other leading prices per head: Bullocks: Easter Hardmuir, (SimX), £1,258.40. Heifers: Mountrich Farm, (SimX), £1,432.80, (Char), £1,390.55, (CharX), £1,390.00, Bridgend Farm, (CharX), £1,372.80, (LimX), £1,368.75. DINGWALL – Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd sold 602 prime sheep. New season lambs (450) averaged 161.0p (+0.7p) and sold to 171.3p per kg for a pen of 40kg Texel crosses from Charleston, North Kessock, selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall, and £76.50 twice for a pen of 46kg Beltex crosses selling to Messrs John M Munro Ltd, Dingwall, and for a pen of 45.5kg Beltex crosses both from Leanach Farm, Inverness. SQQ 36.5kg to 45.5kg (304) averaged 162.6p (+0.1p) per kg. Ewes and feeding sheep (152) sold to £94.00 gross for Texel ewes from Muirton Mains, Urray. Other leading prices per head and per kg: New season lambs: TexX – Inveruglas Farm, Kingussie, £76.00, 169.1p; SuffX – Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, £75.00, Shewglie Farm, Glenurquhart, 162.6p; BeltX – Leanach Farm, £75.00, 168.1p; CharX – Ankerville, Nigg Station, £72.50, 155.7p; Mule – Alvie Farms, Kincraig, £72.00, Gorthleck Mains, Inverness, 162.5p; BF – Cor An Easan, Newtonmore, £71.00, 151.1p; Chev – Viewhill Croft, Easter Kinkell, £70.20, 159.6p. Ewes and feeding sheep: Tex ewe – Muirton Mains, £81; Suff ewe – Viewhill Farm, Gollanfield, £80; Tex ewe – Allanglach, North Kessock, £78; SuffX ewe – Inshes Farm, Inverness, £78.