LEADING prices
Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Obbe Road £610; Glasnakille, Elgol £600; Morile, Tomatin £580, 234.8p; Dunlichity Farm, Farr 250.0p; Ahmore, Lochmaddy 231.8p. 251-300kg – Morile £780, 264.4p; Morvich, Rogart £780, 262.6p; Shewglie, Glenurquhart £770, 261.0p. 301-350kg – Achardale, Halkirk £860, 259.0p; Shewglie £850, £840, 260.3p, 258.5p; Morile £840; Morvich £840, 271.0p; Carrol Farm, Brora 257.3p. 351-400kg – Achardale £970; Mains of Coul, Contin £960, 240.0p; Lomas Farm, Achavrole £890, 245.2p, 221.6p. 401-450kg – The Doll, Brora £1070, £1040, 241.9p, 237.8p; Achardale £1030, 242.4p. 451-500kg – The Doll £1200, 244.9p; Auchintoul, Altass £1110, 226.1p; Knockinnon, Dunbeath £910, 200.0p. 501550kg – Cloverlea, Portmahomack £1130, 220.7p. Over 550kg – Torachility £1310, 220.2p; Ballone, Abriachan £1290, 230.4p, 226.9p; Portgower, Helmsdale £1260.
Heifers – Up to 200kg – Satran, Carbost £590 (x2), 281.0p, 259.9p. 201-250kg – Shewglie £710; Borve, Isle of Harris £680; Morvich £540, 231.8p, 210.7p; Maligar, Portree 220.7p. 251-300kg – Achardale £830, 278.5p; Shop Farm, Scotscalder £750; Folly, Murkle £730, 265.5p; Borve 266.7p. 301-350kg – Shop Farm, £910; Morile £860, £800, 267.1p, 262.3p; Shewglie 251.6p. 351-400kg – Achardale £900 (x2), 253.5p, 233.8p; Balmacaan Road, Drumnadrochit £840, 224.0p. 401-450kg – Balmacaan Road £950, 223.5p; The Doll £920, 227.2p; Folly £870, 204.7p. 451-500kg – Portgower £1120, 226.3p; South Cuidreach £1080, 222.7p; Fiscovaig £1000; Lower Gartally 204.3p. 501-550kg – Fiscovaig £1080. 198.2p; Carbostbeg £1000. Over 550kg – Carbostbeg £1150, 203.5p; Fiscovaig £1130 Auchmore 212.1p.
Aberdeen-Angus cross from Goddens, and to £1590 for a 626kg Limousin cross from Gowston, to average 231.31p.
Young bulls (14) averaged 209.67p having sold to 232.10p for a British Blue cross from Pitcairn, and to £870 for an Aberdeen-Angus cross from Mosshall.
The 4117 store lambs and feeding sheep were topped at £98 for Beltex lambs from Wester Culbowie, with the section averaging £93.42 (+£0.12 on the week).
Averages fell across all other breeds with Suffolk crosses at £81.00 (-£2.14), Texel crosses and Cheviots at £84.09 (-£3.17) and £72.54 (-£0.67) respectively. Mules levelled at £73.08 (-£6.99) and Blackfaces at £47.82 (-£2.22).
Young bulls – 301-350kg – Gateside £715, 232.10p. 351-400kg – Wester Gartshore £860, 225.10p. 401-450kg – Mosshall £870, 208.60p.
Store lambs – Wester Culbowie £98; Lyleston £96; Tipperdarroch £95; Culdees £92.50; Cadogan Est £90.50; Gairdrum and Henderston £86.50; Mains of Murthly £81; Lyleston £110; Wester Culbowie £108; Balafark £102; Gairdrum £98; South Ardattie