BREEDING SHEEP SALES
Thainstone
BREEDING sheep peaked at £202 for Mule gimmers from Kirkland, Forgue, at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 7904 ewe lambs, gimmers, ewes O and store lambs.
The sale, which included island consignments saw 660 ewe lambs sell to £145 for Texels from Rinaiten, Glenrinnes, to average £109.68, with 2043) gimmers cashing in at £154.04. Breeding ewes (623) averaged £102.46 having sold to £170 for twoyear-old Half-breds from Backmuir, Keith.
Store lambs (1983) averaged £77.89, from a top price of £110 for Dutch Spotted crosses from Craiglands, Lonmay, with Orkney and Shetland entries (2243) levelling at £77.26 with a top of £96 for Suffolks from Kjemlea, Uphouse. The 352 Lewis consigned lambs sold to £84 for Texel crosses from 41b Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, to average £64.30.
LEADING prices
Ewe lambs – Mule – Mains of Glenbuchat, Strathdon £136, £135; Scollys Cross, Strachan £132; Newton of Hassiewells, Rothienorman £125; Tex X – 14 Balloch Road, Keith £124; Belt X – 14 Balloch Road £122; Tex – Rinaiten £118.
Gimmers – Mule – Whitelums, Gartly £200, Kirkland, Whitehouse £198, Whitelums £195, Rennieshill £188, Campdalmore, Tomintoul £180; Tex – Mains of Orchardtown, Udny £195, Hilton of Culsh £190; Cont – Whitelums £192; Chvmule – Balnakyle, Carron £185, Newseat of Tolquhon, Tarves £180; Tex X – Tillylodge, Newe £182, Ardhuncart, Kildrummy £175; Suff X – Whitelums £180.
Ewes –BFL 1-crop – Newton of Hassiewells, Rothienorman £128; Mule – Backmuir £125; Tex X – Nether Toucks, Dunnottar £122; 3yr Suff X – Mains of Blairmore, Glass £122; Cont – 76 Kingsfield Road, Kintore £120; 2yr Tex X – Wardhead, Strichen £118; 2yr Tex – Backmuir £112; BM Mule – Wellheads, Huntly £108.
Store lambs – Suff – Upper Tillenhilt, Midmar £99; Cont – Todholes, Lower Cabrach, Upper Tillenhilt £96; Cont X – Bogiebrae, Rhynie £95; Tex X – Hewitts Farm, Kennethmont, Tullochcoy, Crathie £94; Tex – Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £93; Cont X – Upper Cotburn, Turriff, Upper Tillenhilt, Rinaiten £92; Suff X – Prony Farm, Ballater £90; Belt X – Alvie, Kincraig £90; Down – Upper Cotburn, Northfield, Gamrie £89; Belt – Bogiefeulach £88; Down X – Craigmancy, Bridge of Marnoch £88; Mule – Scollys Cross £67; BF – Sealladh Ard, Baleshare £63.
Orkney and Shetland store lambs – Suff – Grunnafirth, Brettabister £93; Tex – Hillview, Ringesta, Foraness, Braewick £93; Suff X – Seabreeze, Scalloway, Linga, Mossbank £92; Tex X – Foraness £91; Cont – Kjemlea, Avoca, Hillside Road, Dale, Stronsay, Foraness, Schusan, St Margaret’s Hope, Fairyknowe, Bigton £90; Cont X – Grunnafirth £89; Down – South Lea, Vidlin, Smithfield, Sandwick £88; Down X – Kjemlea, Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh, Grunnafirth, Fairyknowe £87; BF – Innhouse, Mossbank £60.
Lewis store lambs – Chev – Dell Farm, 8 Melbost £80; Tex – 22 Lower Barvas £80; Cont – Dell Farm, 38a South Galston £79; Chev X – 2 Garrabost, 14a Upper Bayble £77; Cont X – 14 North Shawbost, 41b Lower Barvas £72; Suff – 30 Borve £71; Suff X – 22 Lower Barvas £68; BF – 5 Melbost £64.
Stirling Cale
SOME 5348 store lambs, feeding ewes, gimmers and breeding ewes, were sold at Caledonian Marts’ sale to a top of £212 for Texel gimmers, from R Downie, Newton of Crathie, while Blackface draft ewes sold to £98 from W Adam and Son, Shankhead, Stirling.
Store lambs peaked at £97 for Texel lambs from G Blair, Crinan, Argyll.
LEADING prices
Ewes – BF – £85 Edentaggart; £82 Aberuchill; £80 Strongmagachan; £76 Edentaggart; £72 Carloonan. Cont – £188 Newton of Crathie (Tex); £178 Newton of Crathie (Tex); £136 Newton of Crathie (Tex)
Gimmers – BF – £102 Dukes Road; £98 Aberuchill; £95 Littleport. Cont – £200 Newton of Crathie (Belt); £180 Newton of Crathie (Tex).
Store lambs – Tex – £90.50 Mill of Ardoch; £83.50 Coldrach; £82 Valhalla (x2); £81.50 Mill of Ardoch. Chev – £71 Burnbank; £67 Stillaig; £64 Balnasuim; £61 Newcrofts (Mull). BF – £74.50 Creich (Mull); £61 Todholes; £57 Innieshewan and Edentaggart. Suff – £92 Garden House; £86 Pottie (Mull); £79 Knockvologan (Mull)
Feeding ewes – £110 Wester Shian (Tex); £84 Innergellie (Tex); £79 Daill (Chev); £63 Edentaggart (BF); £63 Dowally (Mules); £57 Mid Cragabus (BF).
Castle Douglas
DRAFT Blackface ewes sold to £260 for a pen from David Morrison, Dalwyne, Barr, at Wallets Marts’ sale, Castle Douglas, where entries levelled at £99.65 (-£8.08 on the year) for 1858 sold.
Gimmers levelled at £156.73 (+£1.71) for 1257 sold, having peaked at £450 for three from Jim and Fiona Burns, Craignell, New Galloway.
LEADING prices
BF draft ewes – Dalwyne, £260, £102; Craig, £152, £115; Balgray Hill, £142, £110, £102; Drannandow, £140, £108; Cuil, £130; Clanary, £130; Knockreoch, £128, £120; High Balyett, £120; Blackcraig, £120, £110; Milnmark, £118, £1112, £105; Barlaes, Altry, £108; Barlaes, Lorg, £108; Chirmorrie, £108; Chanlockfoot, £105; Culdoach, £105; Markdhu, £102.
BF gimmers – Craignell, £450, £350, £230; Milnmark, £220, £212, £190, £182, £145; Blackcraig, £202, £190, £182, £162, £160; High Balyett, £200, £148; Larg, £195; Drannandow, £185, £175; Kirkland of Morton, £185, £152, £148; Barlaes, £180 x3; Barlaes, Lorg, £180, £175, £168, £165, £160; Gass, £175, £165, £155; Knockdon, £175; Dalwyne, £172, £170; Chirmorrie, £172; Craig, £168, £162; Barlaes, Altry, £165, £162, £160; Craig, Largs, £162, £145; Fairgirth, £160; Larg, Knockainse, £155, £150; Muil, £150; Miltonise, £150; Silloans, £145.
Dingwall
A Texel gimmer from Wester Muckernich, Conon Bridge, topped Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale of 3255 breeding and store sheep, at £200.
Breeding ewes sold to £155 for Cheviots from 13 Lochside, Lairg, with feeding ewes to £194 for a Texel from 379A Garynamonie, South Uist.
A Texel also topped the store lambs at £98 for 34 Newmarket, Laxdale, with a Suffolk cross ram lamb leading the rams and wedders at £132 for Roneval House, Leverburgh.
LEADING prices
Breeding ewes – Chev – Auchterless, Turriff, £145, £112; Wester Muckernich, £118, £100; 13 Lochside, £108; Ben Claitair House, Lochs, £104, £100; 7 Achrimsdale, Brora, £100. CHM – Culmaily Farm, Golspie, £118, £116, £98. Char X – Culmaily Farm, £116. Suff X – Mid Fearn, Ardgay, £98; Pabbay Farm, £98, £89. Tex X – 1 Obbe Road, Leverburgh, £92; 5 Stronaba, Spean Bridge, £90. ABX – West Clyne, Brora, £86. Mule – 1 Obbe Road, £80.
Feeding ewes – ABX – Culmaily, £117; West Clyne, £78. Chev – 7 Achrimsdale, £106; 83 Inchcape, Rogart, £103; Pabbay, £101; Midfearn, Argay, £92; Kirkton Farm, Melvich, £90; 283 Torboll, Dornoch, £87; 29 Portgower, Helmsdale, £83; Erchite, Dores, £82, £80; 33 Portgower, Helmsdale, £82; 40 Dunrobinglen, Golspie, £80. Suff X – Pabbay, £100; Midfearn, £89. Tex X – 6 Habost, Isle of Lewis, £82.
Gimmers – Chev – Carnoch, Strathconon, £190, £155; Wester Muckernich, £185, £165; Dalchiel, Dornoch, £180, £170; Allangrange Park, Muir of Ord, £170, £160, £155; 68 Foindle, Lairg, £170, £160, £150; 55 Spoutie, Brora, £170; 473 Fourpenny, Dornoch, £155; 165 East Clyne, Brora, £155. Tex X – Inchrory, Dornoch, £145; Wester Muckernich, £145. Mule – Inchrory, £140.
Store lambs – Tex – 379A Garynamonie, £95, £85, £69. CHM – Wester Craiglands, Fortrose, £86; Hatton Cottage, Dallas, £84. Suff X – 211 Upper Birichen, Dornoch, £71. Chev – Kilbreck, Helmsdale, £68; 21 Ardachu, Rogart, £64; 17 Knockbreck, Waternish, £64, £63; 211 Upper Birichen, £64; 34 Newmarket, £63; Scuddaburgh, £62; Poole Sheep Stock Club, £61; 156 West Helmsdale, Helmsdale, £60. Cross – 10 Northton, Isle of Harris, £61.
Rams and wedders – Chev ram – Pabbay, £130; 6 Habost, £92; 33 Portgower, £82.
Dumfries
A one-crop Texel ewe topped J Douglas and Family’s Mains of Airies production sale, staged through C and D Auction Marts’ when selling for £720 to R Stodart, Forfar.
Mains of Airies Texel gimmers peaked at £500 twice selling to WJ Boyd, Cambuslang and R Stodart.
The family’s sale of 68 stock ewes and 38 stock gimmers, averaged £254.21 and £305.56 respectively.
The firm’s annual Blackface sale included the dispersal of stock from Auchenbrack, Tynron.
LEADING prices
Texel ewes – £720, £460, £440 x2, £380, Mains of Airies
Texel gimmers – £500 x2, £420 £380 x4 Mains of Airies
Auchenbrack Blackface stock – £102 gimmers; £98, 1-crop; £92, 2-crop; £88, 3-crop; £80, 4- crop.
BF draft ewes – £94 Dryhope.
BF gimmers – £120, £112 Dryhope; £116 Laghead; £110 Glenwhargen and Henderland
Blackface ewe lambs – £63
Glenwhargen
Store lambs – Tex –£93 £90 Pilmuir; £88 Hill; £87 Sandilands. Suff – £86 Ewanston. Cross –£84 Mosside. NCC – £80 Netherton.
Tiree
ALL classes of stock sold at favourable levels with mainland centres and to sellers’ advantage at United Auctions’ sale of 27 cattle and 1436 sheep, where a top price of £1740 was achieved for an Aberdeen Angus bull from A Lamont, Croish.
The same home produced the lead priced bullock at £1430 for an Aberdeen Angus, while a Limousin from E Mackinnon, Hillcrest, attracted the lead price per kg at 250p.
Breeding sheep peaked at £390 for a Blue Texel shearling ram from Kenneth Mackinnon, 24 Balephetrish, with gimmers to £175 for Mules from Colin Mackinnon, Greenhill, Balevullin and ewe lambs to £142 again for Mules from I and J Macarthur, Lochside, Barrapol.
Texels from IC Brown, 12 Crossapol, led the store lambs at £104 while cast ewes were topped at £150 for Texels from Kathleen Munn, The Farm, Kenovay.
LEADING prices
Store cattle – Bullocks – AA – Croish £1430. BS – Middleton £1300, 203p. Lim – Hillcrest £1050, £990; 250p, 240p. Sim – Middleton £1080, £1040. Heifers – Lim – Hillcrest £1100, £1070, £1040; Middleton £1030; Hillcrest 232p (Twice), 231p.
Store lambs – Suff – Salum £102; Scarinish £98; 2 Heylipol £97; 9 Barrapol £94; Benview £91; Scarinish £90; Croish £89; Druimisaidh £85; Garaphail, 10 Crossapol £81. Bel – Heylipol £93. Tex – Salum £91; Dunbeag House £90; Lochside, Dunbeag House £80; Chev – 9 Vaul £101, £75; Druimasaidh £70. Mule – 3 Balevullin £76. Chev/Mule – Scarinish £86.
Cast sheep – Rams – Suff – 9 Barrapol £100; Ardeas £98. Border – 3A Caolis £110. Tex – Lochphuil House £132; Garaphail £96; Dunbeag House £90. Cross – 3A Caolis £110. Ewes – Suf – 9 Barrapol £135, £114. Halfbred – Dunbeag House £98. Bel – Heylipol £149, £126, £120, £109, £106. Tex – The Farm £150; Heylipol £136; 4 Kilkenneth £128, £126; Heylipol £112; 4 Kilkenneth £111; Hillcrest, Ruaig £110; Druimasaidh, 6 Crossapol £100; Hillcrest, Lochphuil House £95. Chev – 8 Barrapol £96. Cross – 10 Crossapol £73. Mule – Heylipol £91, £82, £79; 6 Crossapol £78; Benview £73; Lochside £71. BF – 2 Heylipol £58; The Farm £54; 2 Heylipol, 4 Kilkenneth £52.
Breeding sheep – Gimmers – Suff – 2/15 Balevullin £165; Tex – Greenhill £168; 2/15 Balevullin £165, £155. Chev – Middleton £115; 2/15 Balevullin £110. Mule – Greenhill £175; 2/15 Balevullin £172; Greenhill £170, £162. Chev/Mule – 2/15 Balevullin £125; Greenhill £120. Correct ewes – Tex – The Farm £110; Dunbeag House £107. Mule – The Farm £105, £102, £100. Ewe lambs – Suf – Mannal £130. Bel – Mannal £120; Heylipol £110. Tex – Lochside £142, £138, £110. Mule – Lochside £128; Braeside, Lochside £122; Lochside £110. Chev/Mule – Mannal £110, £100.
Lochboisdale
LAMBS averaged £55.91, at United Auctions’ sale of 1624 sheep of all classes where sheep sold at similar rates to the first sale, with many second and third draws forward.
Lambs sold to £100 for Suffolks from A Macdonald, 303 Kilpheder, Lochboisdale with feeding sheep to £105 for Cheviot rams from RJ Macdonald, 475 South Lochboisdale and breeding entries to £250 for a Cheviot ram from I Macdonald, Aird Illeray, North Uist.
LEADING prices
Store lambs – Suff X – 6 Rhughasinish £96, £93, £86; 264/1 Daliburgh, 6 Rhuban £85; 269 Daliburgh £83; 303 Kilpheddar £82; Leanish £80; 6 Rhughasinish £76; 325 North Boisdale £71; 303 Kilpheddar £70. Bel – 18 West Gernish £88, £82. Tex X – 200 and 233 Stoneybridge £96; 7 Ormiclate £87; 18 West Gernish £80; 254 Daliburgh, 44 Linique £79; 6 Rhughasinish £78; 18 West Gernish £76; 6 Rhughasinish, 18 West Gernish £74; 5 Howmore £70. Chev – 1 Airidhmhuillin £94; 28 Muir of Aird £85; Doon Linique £71; 296 Kilpheder, 28 Muir of Aird £70; 7 Ormiclate, 254 Daliburgh £69; 3 Bornish, 480/481 Lochboisdale, Bornish £68; 28 Griminish, 5 Howmore £67; 2 Grenitote, 8 Peninerine, 3 Bornish, 17 Ormiclate £66. Cross – 356 South Boisdale £85; Doon Linique £75; 475 South Lochboisdale £74; 9 Gearradubh £73; 264/1 Daliburgh, Ardkenneth £71; 12 Ardveenish £70; 2 Grenitote, Ardkenneth, 1 West Kilbride, 5 Howmore £66; 5 Howmore, 6 Rhuban, 1 West Kilbride £65. BF – 28 Griminish £58; 3 Bunavullin, 319 Kilpheder £52; Aird Illeray, 476 South Lochboisdale, 4 Howmore £49; 3 Bunavullin £48; 1 West Kilbride £47; 366 South Boisdale, 2 Grenitote, 9 Gearradubh £46; 4 Caltanish £45; 1 Airidhmhuillin; 1 West Kilbride £44.
Feeding sheep – Suff – 319 Kilphedar £85. Tex – 383 Garrynamonie £85; 14 Glenkinglas Road £72. Chev – 1 Airidhmuillin £100; 49 Balgarva £84; 1 Airidhmuillin, 14 Carinish, 8 Gearradubh £80; 1 Airidhmuillin £78; 1 Liniclate £76; 1 Airidhmuillin, 1 Liniclate, 8 Gearradubh £75; 6 Milton £72; 49 Balgarva, 17 Ormiclate; 14 Carinish £69; 14 Carinish £65; 7 Hacklet, 203 Stoneybridge £62; 5 Creagorry £61. Cross – 6 Rhuban £63; 6B Gearadubh £62; 12 Ardveenish £59. BF – 7 Minish £73; 209 Stoneybridge £50; 472B South Lochboisdale £48; 475 South Lochboisdale £46; 7 Hacklet £43.
Correct ewes – BF gmr – 1 Airidhmhuillin £135. Chv ewe – 17 Ormiclate £84.
Stirling
BULLOCKS (588) and heifers (499) averaged 233.17p per kg and 229.82p, respectively, at United Auctions’ sale of 1131 store cattle, young bulls and 223 out of spec cattle.
Top price was 271.10p per kg for a 570kg AberdeenAngus cross bullock from Nethertown, or £1620, for a 602kg Limousin cross from Farden.
A 457kg Simmental cross from Ormsary, led the heifers at 275.70p, with another Simmental weighing 682kg from Stoopshill, making £1640.
Dairy bullocks (42) averaged 200.98p having sold to 218.10p for a 525kg Montbeliarde cross from Knockeffrick, and to £1230 for a 574kg entry of the same cross from Nethertown.
Young bulls sold to 213.90p and £860 for a Charolais cross from The Ross, with 201 beef cows and bulls led by Limousin crosses. They peaked at 245p and £2090, from Hilton of Beath and Strawfrank, respectively, to average 189.87p.
Dairy cows (22) averaged 151.23p having sold to 178.60p for a Holstein Friesian cross from Gowston, and to £1410 for a Holstein cross from Claylands.
The 89 rearing cattle were topped by two Simmental cross stirks at £700 from Messrs Hair, East Kilbride.
LEADING prices
Store cattle – Bullocks – 301-350kg – The Firs £880, 257.30p; 351-400kg – Rannagulzion £1040, West Shawtonhill 264.40p; 401-450kg – Rannagulzion £1130, 263.40p; 451-500kg –Highpark £1245, Ashfield 263.10p; 501-551kg – Farden £1405, 263.10p; 552-601kg – Pitcairn £1610, Nethertown 271.10p; 602-651kg – Farden £1620, 269.10p; 652-701kg – Flenders £1610, 241.70p.
Heifers – 251-300kg – The Firs £570, 211.90p; 301-350kg – The Firs £780, Wintermuir 236.80p; 351-400kg – Castlehill £970, The Firs 258.20p; 401-450kg – Ashfield £1120, 248.90p; 451-500kg – Ormsary £1260, 275.70p; 501-551kg – Pitcairn £1440, 269.70p; 552-601kg – Middleton £1440, 253.50p; 602-651kg – Stoopshill £1380, 227.70p; 652-701kg – Stoopshill £1640, 240.50p.
OTM cows – Strawfrank (Lim) £2090; Saughland (AA) £1910; Athronhall ( HE) £1870; Greenshields (STX) £1810; Lochend (BS) £1790; Glenpark Farms (SH) £1710; Half Mark (Sal) £1670; Drumcross ( BF) £1630. Pence per kg – Hilton of Beath (Lim) 245.00ppk; Mountquhanie (AA) 231.50ppk; Saughland (HE) 229.30ppk; Golland (Sim) 218.80ppk; Lochend (BS) 217.80ppk; Half Mark (Sal) 214.70ppk; Hilton of Beath (BRB) 213.50ppk; Drumcross (BF) 203.20ppk.
Rearing cattle – Auchyle (BS) £620; Glenzier Fmg (A-A) £600; Lochan ( Sim) £590; Glenpark Farms ( Ch) £580 and £550; Shawhead (BS) £560. Milk prices – Rossiebank (BB) £280; Claylands (Lim) £280; Claylands ( AA) £270; Rossiebank (BB) £240.
Carlisle
CHAROLAIS cattle proved the star attraction at Harrison and Hetherington’s show and sale selling to a top of £1800 from Messrs Kyle, Spoutbank, who sold 65 bullocks of the same breed to average £1440.46.
Messrs Fisher, Lairdlaugh, Castle Douglas, sold the lead priced heifer, a Limousin at £1670.
LEADING prices
Steers – Char – £1800, £1590 (x4), £1570, £1530 (x4), £1530 (x2) Spout Bank; £1670 (x4) £1580, £1550 (x4), £1540 (x3) Lairdlaugh; £1550 (x2) Broom Hill. Lim – £1700 Rose Farm; £1580, £1470, £1360, Netherhill Farm; £1540 Old Silloth Farm; £1500 Bolton Hall £1440 £1410, £1390 Hill Farm; £1440 Chapel House; £1410 Thirlwall Castle Farm; £1400 Old Silloth Farm; £1390 (x2), Spout Bank; £1360, Netherhill Farm. BB – £1510, Netherhill Farm, £1480 (x2), £1440 Stubbyknowe; £1410, £1340, Stainton House Farm; £1390 Rigg Head; £1390 Bolton Hall; £1380 Crookdyke; £1350 Horsegills. A-A – £1390 Crookdyke; £1340 Rye Close. BS – £1265 Rye Close; £1250 Parton Farm. Hfd – £1290, £1190 Parton Farm; £1265 (x4) Rye Close. Sim – £1200 Upper Moor. HF – £1190 Crookdyke. Fr – £1170 (x4) Wavercroft. Hol –£1160 (x2); £1100 (x3) Stubbyknowe.
Heifers – Lim – £1670, £1470 Lairdlaugh; £1630 Rose Farm; £1620, Bolton Hall; £1600, £1460 £1390, £1380 Netherhill Farm; £1560, £1460 Flimby Hall; £1410 Rottington Hall; £1380 (x2) Ladyhousesteads. Char – £1555 Spout Bank; £1480 (x4), £1460 (x2), £1440 (x2), Lairdlaugh; £1440 The Square (Stobart). BB – £1460 Rose Farm; £1430 Rigg Head; £1400, £1350 Hayclose. A-A – £1350 Gimmenbie. Hfd – £1290 Parton Farm. Sim – £1180, £1150 Heatheridge. Sal – £1140 Smalmstown Farm.
Weaned bulls – Sim – £1290 Riggshields. Lim – £1290 (x2), £1170, Stubbsgill Farm; £1230, £1120,Laitha. Hfd – £1130, £1060 Braehead. Char – £1070 (x2), £1030 Woodend. Blonde – £1030, Braehead.
Heifers – Lim – £1120, £1100, £1050 (x2) Bonshawside. BB – £1000 Bulls Head. A-A – £870 Crowdieknowe. Blonde – £860 Brackenthwaite.
Steers – Char – £1110, £1080 Temple House. Lim – £1080, £1020 (x2) Burthwaite. Hfd – £995 Temple House. NRed – £875 Brackenthwaite. Sim – £790 Carsewalloch. Blonde – £790 Brackenthwaite. BB – £780 (x2) Street Gate. Mont – £760 Brackenthwaite. A-A – £680 (x3) Carsewalloch. Fr – £640 (x3) Mosside. HF – £640 (x3) Mosside.
Calves – Bulls – BB – £475, £430 (x2) Tempest Tower; £465 Moss Side House. A-A – £465 Lodge of Kelton; £440 Broomberry. Lim – £460 Auchans; £400 (x2) Windy Hill. Sim – £415 £400, East Drummodie. Fleck – £410, £400 (x3) East Bowhill. Hfd – £405 Marleycote Walls. Char – £275 Mid Whinnow. Sal – £180, £160 Blunderfield East. Ayrs – £130 (x2) Marleycote Walls. HF – £120 Mid Whinnow. Fr – £92, £85 Dockray Hall.
Heifers – A-A – £385 (x2), £370 East Drummodie; £370, Broomberry. BB – £385 (x2) Tempest Tower. Lim – £380 Broomberry. Sim – £380 East Drummodie. Fleck – £300 East Bowhill.
St Boswells
A traditional Bluefaced Leicester ram from Adam Grieve, North Cottage, Broadlaw, topped Harrison and Hetherington’s multibreed ram sale, selling for £950.
Texels were topped at £850 from S Turkington, West Lodge South.
The show and sale of Blackface wedder lambs was topped at £76.50 by the champion winners from Harehead, purchased by the judge, Grant Maxwell, Faughhill.
The second prize winners from Bothwell, made £75.00. The third prize pen from Horseupcleugh, realised £68.00.
Cattle from Messrs Douglas, Saughtree, the fortnightly sale of stores, selling Limousin cross bullocks at £1170 or 247.7p per kg and heifers to £880 or 234.7p for more of the same.
Bullocks and heifers averaged 230.79p and 220.67p per kg, respectively.
LEADING prices
Rams – BFL – £950, £500 North Cottage, Broadlaw; £550 Howden, Jedburgh; £500, £450 Corsbie Cottages (Hedley). Tex – £850 West Lodge South; £750 Harehead; £700, £650 Kypie, £550 Harehead. Suff – £700 Symington Mains; £400 Adderstonshiels (S Hunter), Symington Mains. Belt – £700 Faughhill. Char – £400 Ladyflat. BTex – £250 Wooplaw. BF – £140 Springhill,Berwick.
Breeding sheep – Tex – £132, £122 Hawksnest. Suff – £128 Hawksnest.
Store lambs – BF – £76.50, £75 Harehead; £68 Horseupcleugh; £65 Harehead; £64.50 Yett. Belt – £93 Lylestane; £90 Threeburnford. NCC – £80 Birneyknowe; £75 Bowershields. GF – £78, £75.50 Stottencleugh; £75.50 Harehead.
Store cattle – Bullocks – Lim – £1170, £1150, £1100 Saughtree. Sim – £965 South Common. Char – £1120, £1070 Adderstonshiels. Per kg – Lim – 247.7p (x2), 244.4p, 234.1p Saughtree. Char – 226.3p, 225.3p Adderstonshiels, 225p Saughtree.
Heifers – Lim – £880 Saughtree. Sim – £800 South Common. Char – £1025, £1020 Adderstonshiels. Per kg – Lim – 234.7p Saughtree; 222.2p South Common; 218.1p, Adderstonshiels
Huntly
GEORGE Parrock, Rothiemay, produced the champion and reserve winners at United Auctions’ sale of 629 store cattle, and annual weaned calf show and sale, which went on to sell for £1640 and £1340, respectively.
Judge, Stuart Forman, Fridayhill, found his champion in a 535kg Limousin cross heifer, which sold for the lead price to W Cameron, Burnside of Gight.
The reserve was a Limousin cross bullock from the same home, made £1340.
Charolais crosses weighing 508kg from Messrs McGillvray, Auchnascraw, took the champion pen of heifers and sold for £1340 to Messrs McKilligan, Mahon. The same home also produced the champion pen of four bullocks with 561kg Charolais crosses which made £1435 to W Cameron, Burnside of Edingight.
Overall, 351 bullocks sold to average 254.3p (+14p per kg on the year) having sold to 291.6p per kg for four 396kg Limousin crosses from Clinterty, Aberdour, or £1620 for a 605kg Limousin from Parks, Rothiemay.
The 263 heifers, levelled at 242.4p (+6.3p per kg) selling to 306.5p per kg or £1640 for the champion, a 535kg Limousin from Parrock, Rothiemay.
OTMS (15) sold averaged 176p per kg selling to 208.6p per kg or £1930 for a Simmental cross from Burnside, Marypark. Top gross being £1930 for the same animal.
LEADING prices
Bullocks – 301-350kg – ££810 Netherton, Knock, 240.5p Hillhead of Stevensburn, New Deer; 351-400kg – £1155, 219.7p Wyreema, New Aberdour; 401-450kg – £1245, 289.5p Wyreema, New Aberdour; 451-500kg – £1370 Keithmore, Dufftown, 280.9p Cobbleheugh, Dinnet; 501-550kg – £1410, 277.6p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet; 552-601kg – £1435, 255.8p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet; 602-651kg – £1620, 267.8p Parks, Rothiemay; 702+kg – £1550, 219.9p Burnside, Marypark.
Heifers – 251-300kg – £620, 217.5p Hillhead of Stevensburn, New Deer; 301350kg – £960, 274.3p Wyreema, New Aberdour; 351-400kg – £1000 Wyreema, New Aberdour, 264.9p Haddoch, Rothiemay; 401-450kg – £1150 Keithmore, Dufftown, 261.4p Haddoch, Rothiemay; 451-500kg – £1320 Auchnascraw, Glenlivet, 268.1p Cobbleheugh, Dinnet.
Thainstone
WEANED calves met a buoyant demand at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale, selling to a top of £1900 for a 694kg Limousin cross from Quoy Belloch, Deerness, or 292.6p per kg for a pair of 458kg Simmental crosses from Lochend.
At the show and sale, judged by Melvin Stuart, Milltown of Birness, Ellon,
overall champion was a 534kg Limousin cross steer scaling 534kg from Michael Robertson, Fodderletter, Tomintoul, which sold to Ian Sim, Kincraig, Brechin for £1500.
Mr Robertson also picked up the reserve with a 462kg Limousin cross heifer that later made £1640 to D Lumgair and Sons, Gask, Letham.
John and Ewan Gordon, Wellheads, Huntly, landed the award for the best pair of Charolais with two 448kg heifers which later made £1280 to Charles Proctor, Mains of Tollo, Turriff.
Overall, 339 bullocks averaged 266.4p per kg and 345 heifers cashed in at 254.3p.
Outwith the show and sale, a further 218 store bullocks averaged 244.2p having sold to 305.7p for a 484kg Limousin cross from Keldra, Firth and £1790 for a 660kg British Blue cross from Appieteen, Sandwick, while 42 bullocks levelled at 240.5p, selling to 282.2p for a 450kg from Lochend, Westray and £1670 for a pair of 686kg from Brunthouse, Flotta.
The 315 store heifers were topped at 292.6p for 458kg Simmental crosses from Lochend and £1900 for a £694kg Limousin cross from Quoy Belloch, Deerness, to balance out at 246.4p.
Aberdeen-Angus heifers (68) averaged 231.1p having sold to 241.6p for 478kg entries from Lochend and £1380 gross for a pair of 594kg.
Bulls (8) sold to 202.4p for a 578kg Aberdeen Angus from Skiddy, Rendall and £1400 for a 820kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Brunthouse.
On Tuesday, some 4473 store and breeding sheep including west island and island consignments, were sold to a top of £130 for Mule ewe lambs from Mains of Glenbuchat, Strathdon and for a pen of store lambs from Midtown, Strachan.
Island consigned store lambs (2090) averaged £76.05 having sold to £103 for Texels from Glenisla, Gulberwick, with the 225 west island lambs cashing in at £70.39 and to a top of £97.50 for Suffolks from Barvas, Glebe.
Breeding sheep (293) averaged £124.64 and sold to £176 for Texel gimmers from Rennieshill, Newmachar.
LEADING prices
Weaned cattle – Bullocks – Up to 400kg – Haugh (Lim) £1160, 294.4p. 401-450kg – Wellheads (Char) £1330, 317.1p. 451-500kg – Wellheads (Char) £1365, Whitehouse Farm (Char) 289.6p. 501-550kg – Auchorachan (Char) £1420, 275.2p. 551-600kg – Campdalmore (Char) £1425, 254.5p.
Heifers – Up to 400kg – Wellheads (Char) £1160, Fodderletter (Lim) 293.4p. 401-450kg – Wellheads (Char) £1280, Fodderletter (Lim) 301.2p. 451-500kg – Wellheads (Lim) £1420, Fodderletter (Lim) 355p. 501-550kg – Belnoe (Lim) £1430, 279.3p. 551-600kg – Campdalmore (Char) £1310, 227.4p.
Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Crichie (Lim) £540, 281.3p. 251-300kg – Newton (Sho) £600, 234.4p. 301-350kg – Tillenturk (Char) £870, 284.3p. 351-400kg – Burndyke (Sho) £1040, 262.6p. 401-450kg – Reaster (Lim) £1140, 257.9p. 451-500kg – Tillyfour (Lim) £1310, 265.2p. 501-550kg – Tillyfour (Lim) £1370, Braebuster (Char) 264.7p. 551-600kg – Appieteen (Sim) £1670, 280.2p. 601-650kg – Netherton (Lim) £1690, Appieteen (Char) 271.2p. 651700kg – Tillybrig (Lim) £1780, Appieteen (BB) 271.2p. 701-750kg – Netherton (Sim) £1760, 248.6p.
Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 400kg – Charleston Farm £940, 250p. 401450kg – Lochend £1270, Charleston Farm 240.3p. 451-500kg – Quoy Belloch £1280, 261.2p. 501-550kg – Lochend £1380, 250.9p. 551-600kg – Lochend £1405, 243.1p. 651-700kg – Brunthouse 243.4p.
Heifers – Up to 250kg – Burnside of Edingight (Lim) £550, 277.8p. 251-300kg – Tillenturk (Char) £670, 265.9p. 301-350kg – Cairntack Farm (Char) £830, 244.1p. 351-400kg – Glencoe (Lim) £1050, 263.8p. 401-450kg – South Law (BB) £1190, 288.8p. 451-500kg – East Massater (Lim) £1440, 291.5p. 501-550kg – Treeton (Lim) £1510, 289.3p. 551-600kg – Braebuster (Sim) £1640, 286.7p. 601-650kg – East Cairnorrie (Sim) £1640, Braebuster (Sim) 263.2p. 651700kg – Quoy Belloch (Lim) 273.8p.
Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 400kg – Charleston Farm £925, Charleston Farm, Little Kenny Farm 233.9p. 401-450kg – Little Kenny Farm £990, 235.1p. 451-500kg – Little Kenny Farm, Quoys £1165, 239.7p.
Bulls – Up to 600kg – Skiddy (AA) £1170.
Store lambs – Pure Tex – Glenisla £100; Tex – Midtown, Strachan £94; Suff – Midtown £94; Tex X – Mill of whitehill, New Deer, Kirkton, Mintlaw £93; Cont – Prony Farm, Ballater, Stonefolds, Fyvie £92; Suff X – Glencuie, Glenkindie £91; Cont X – Home Farm, Dunecht, Strathfern, Overbrae, Meikle Haddo, Newburgh £91; Down – Cairnglass Croft, Fraserburgh £90.50; Down X – Prony Farm £88.
Island consigned store lambs – Pure Suff – Hillwell, Quendale £99; Suff – Kirkhoull, Cullivoe £97; Suff X – Smithfield, Sandwick £96; Tex – Parkview, Bigton, Hillwell; Down – Mail Ayre, South Voxter £93; Bel X – Scatsa, Brae £93; Down X – Hillwell £92; Black – Roesound, Muckle Roe £91; Tex X – Kirkhoull £90; Cont – Parkview £87
West island consigned store lambs – Pure Suff – Glebe, Barvas £85; Suff – Glebe Farm £82.
Breeding sheep – Mule – Wardhead, Strichen £165; Tex X gmr – Newmill, Cothal £164; Cross gmr – Wardhead £160; Mule 1-crop – Wardhead £140.
Quoybrae
CAITHNESS consignors were rewarded for quality and presentation resulting in strong returns at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale of 910 store cattle.
Bullocks (370) averaged 242.5p having sold to 279.3p for a 487kg Charolais cross from Gerston, Halkirk and £1750 twice for a 737kg Charolais cross and 705kg Limousin cross from Brae Edge, Castletown.
Heifers (382) averaged 232.4p, peaking at 280.5p and £1470 for a 524kg Limousin cross from Vauldale, Nybster.
Aberdeen Angus and native-bred bullocks were topped at 251.1p for three 476kg entries from Backlass Croft, Watten, or £1450 for three 604kg stots from Stemster Mains, Halkirk. The 60 head averaged 236.1p.
Similarly bred heifers were topped at 241.8p for a pair of 521kg entries from Backlass Croft, and £1300 for two 586kg heifers from 5 Lochend, Castletown.
LEADING prices
Bullocks – Up to 350kg – Myrelandhorn (Sim X) £780, 224.8p; 351-400kg – Killimster Mains (Lui) £990, Haster Farm, Wick (Sim X) 252p; 401-450kg – Aimster, Thurso (Lim X) £1200, 267.3p; 451-500kg – Gerston (Char X) £1360, Lower Thura, Bower (Lim X) 274.9p. 501-550kg – 7 Skaill, Dounreay (Char X) £1390, Gerston (Char X) 254.4p; 551-600kg – Tarool, Watten (Lim X) £1440, Strathcool (Lim X) 250p. 601-650kg – Tarool (Lim X) £1500, 7 Skaill (Char X) 236.3p.
Heifers – Up to 350kg – Myrelandhorn, Bower (Sim X) £730, 215.3p; 351-400kg – Mavsey, Lybster, Gerston (Sim X), £850, Mavsey (Sim X) 226.1p; 401-450kg – Hilhead, Lybster (Lim X) £1200, Gerston (Char X) 272.7p; 451-500kg – Upper Latheron, Latheron ( Char X) £1300, 265.8p; 501550kg – Dunn Farm, Watten (Char X) £1360, 262.4p; 551-600kg – Upper Latheron (Lim X) £1425, 247.4p; 601-650kg – Strathcool, Harpsdale (Lim X) £1400, 229.9p.
Aberdeen-Angus bullocks – Up to 400kg – Killimster Mains £880, 237.2p; 401450kg – Latheron Mains £1020, 245.8p; 451-500kg – Backlass Croft £1195, Stemster Mains 243.2p; 501-550kg – Backlass Croft £1295, 246.2p; 551-600kg – New House, Oust Farm £1410, Stemster Mains 240p; 601-700kg – Stemster Mains £1445, 240.1p.
Aberdeen-Angus heifers – Up to 400kg – Killimster Mains £805, 206.9p; 401-450kg – Hillhead, Lybster £1010, 227p; 451-500kg – Stemster £1060, Backlass Croft 218.2p. 501-550kg – Backlass Croft, £1260, 5 Lochend 221.7p; 551-600kg – Midtown, Freswick £1260, 5 Lochend 221.8p; 601650kg – Burnthill, Thrusmter £1280, 211.9p.
Lochmaddy
AT Dingwall and Highland Marts’ sale, 2343 sheep of all classes were forward where Mule gimmers from 90-110 Upper Borve, Castlebay, topped the trade at £140, with the same price paid for a Cheviot ram from Borve View, 18 Liniclate.
Store lambs peaked at £95 for Texels crosses from Seaview, Knockline with ewes to £134 for a Texel from 4 Knockline, Bayhead.
LEADING prices
Store lambs – BF – 1 Howbeg, Lochboisdale, £90, £68; Failte, Bernery, £68. Chev – 3 Calddach, Kirkibost, £89, £74; North Uist Estates, £86, £82; 17 Knockintorrin, Bayhead, £86; 1b Ardnastruban, Grimsay, £79; 1 Torlum, Balivanich, £78, £73; 2/3 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, £74; 22 Torlum, Benbecula, £73.50; Truimsgarry, Lochmaddy, £73, £70; 13 Uachdar, Benbecula, £71.50. Suff X – Failte, £89; 12 Locheport, Carinish, £87; 5 Peninerine, Lochboisdale, £85; 18 Rushgarry, Bernery, £85, £73; No 1 Clachan Farm, Lochmaddy, £83.50; 3 Claddach, £82; Truimsgarry, £80, £70.50; 6 Tigharry, Lochmaddy, £80, £73; 9 Malaglate, £79; 2/3 Clachan Sands, £79; 18 Borve, £74; 9 Clachan Sands, Lochmaddy, £73; 3 Sollas, £72; 16a Baleshare, North Uist, £70. Tex X – 383 Garrynamoine, Lochboisdale, £89; Seaview, £85.50, £84, £72; 5 Peninerine, £84; 1 Howbeg, £82; 17 Knockintorrin, £71. Cross – 25 Balemore, £85, £78; 1 Howbeg, £84; 7 Sollas, £79; 17 Knockintorrin, £78; 86 Bualdubh, Eochar, £77; 4 Hacklett, £75; Truimsgarry, £73; 19 Illeray, Clachan, £71. Mule – 32 Liniclate, Benbecula, £82.
Gimmers – Mule – 323 Liniclate, £135. BF – 23 Liniclate, £105, £95. Tex X – 90-110 Upper Borve, £100. Cross - 6 Tigharry, £95. Chev – 2 Newton Lochmaddy, £90.
Ewes – Tex – 4 Hacklett, £96; Seaview, £86. Chev – 2/3 Clachan Sands, £91, £90, North Uist Estates, £88, 4 Ahmore, £88; 17a Liniclate, £88, £81; 5 Uachdar, £87; 24 Balemore, £83; 3 Claddach, £82, £76; 2 Newton, £79; 4 Paiblesgarry, Bayhead, £77; 24 Muir of Aird, Benbecula, £76; 7 Sollas, £75; 10 Malaglate, £75. Suff X – 15 Liniclate, £88. BF – 18 Rushgarry, £84; Failte, £78. Cross – 3 Claddach Kyles, £76.
Feeding sheep – Chev ram – North Uist Estates, £140; 1 Howbeg, £90; Templeside, Carinish, £85; 4a Machair, Baleshare, £84; 13 Uachdar, £82; Cross wdr – 25 Balemore, £82; 18 Borve, £76; Chev wdr – 10 Hougharry, £78, 17a Liniclate, £76.
Lockerbie
HEIFERS sold to £1410 for a 17-month-old Limousin from Messrs Taylor, Little Redhall Farm, with bullocks to £1340 from Messrs Wright, Hunthills, at Harrison and Hetherington’s fortnightly sale.
Top prices per kg were 280p for British Blue bullocks from Messrs Robson, Laverockhall and 265p for Limousin heifers from Little Redhall.
LEADING prices
Steers – Lim – £1340, £1240, Hunthills; £1300 Hopsrig. A-A – £1220 Maxwellbank, £1220, Newbigging. Sim – £1120 (x2), £1090 (x2), Justenlees, £1110 Newfield. BS – £1080 Gillenbie. Char – £1070 Gillenbie. Per kg – BB – 372p Laverockhall. Lim – 264.7p, 261.1p Laverockhall; 252.7p, 250.6p, 250p Terrona; 245p, Mosshead Farm. A-A – 261.5p, 245.4p, 240.5p, Newbigging, 247.7p Darnlawhill. Char – 254.6p, 237.6p, Gillenbie. Sim – 232.7p Kimmeter Green.
Heifers – Lim – £1410, £1300, £1280 Redhall Farm, £1290, Hunthills. A-A – £1120, Maxwellbank, £1100 Corriemains, £1010 Bridge End. Char – £1110, £1080, Greenfield. Sal – £930 Greenfield. BB – £910 Justenlees. BS – £890 Greenfield. Per kg – Lim – 256p (x2), 256.9p Redhall Farm; 263.3p, 253.2p, 238.5p, Hunthills. Char – 231.3p, 229.3p, 226.6p Greenfield. A-A – 220.9p Corriemains; 215.4p, Maxwellbank. BS – 212.9p, 206.6p Greenfield; 208.7p Justenlees. Sal – 210.5p, 210.4p Greenfield.
Longtown
ON Tuesday, C and D Auction Marts had 7249 store lambs and feeding ewes forward which sold to £118 for Beltex from Whitstone Hill, Tundergarth.
Breeding sheep sold to £238 for Millennium Blue gimmers from N Holliday, Brow Top
LEADING prices
Store lambs – Belt – £118, Whitstone Hill, Tundergarth; £117 Middlefoot. Tex – £105 Powheads; £101, £100 East Foreshield; £100 The Hagg. Suff – £106 Grindom Hill. GF – £91 Balmore; £87 The Hagg; £86 Crookston. Leic – £97 Hesley Well. Beul – £75 The Hollies. Hill Chev – £86 Priesthaugh; £82 The Dodd; £81 Bradley; £84 Glendinning and Langhope; £80 Carterton and Langhope. BF – £66, £65 Sewingshields; £63 Roan; £61 Drumlangrigg Mains.
Feeding ewes – Tex – £113, The Newton. Belt – £99 Carrawbrough. GF – £69 The Newton. Leic – £77 Hesley Well. BF – £79, Corrylorn; £70 Sewingshields.
Cast rams – BF – £100, Corrylorn.
Breeding sheep – Gimmers – MB – £238, Brow Top. Tex – £210 Bingfield; £210 Langshaw; £198 Itonfield; £182, £172, £168 Bingfield; £160 Woodfoot. Belt – £188, £180 Mains of Machermore. Chev Mule – £172, £170, £168 Bingfield. Suff – £160 Langshaw; £150 Bingfield; £148 Woodfoot and Bingfield. Lln – £155, £145, £140, £138 (x2) Raperlaw. DS – £150 The Flatt. Tex X Lln – £140 (x2) Raperlaw.
Ewes – Tex – £142 The Flatt and Itonfield; £140 Middle House and The Flatt; £138 Meikle Dykes and Itonfield, £132 The Flatt. Mule – £138, £134 The Flatt; £130 Fell House; £128 The Paddocks.
Ewe lambs – Hb – £142 Cronklea. DS – £132 Frankstown. Tex – £126, £125 Frankstown. BFL – £125 Frankstown. Mule – £110 Lawston; £108 High House; £106 Clonrae; £102 Brieredge; £100 Bingfield. Chev Mule – £107, £100 Gall; £99 Bradley.