The Scottish Farmer

LEADING prices

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In-calf cows – BB – £1720, £1420, £1400, £1320, £1250 Greenburn. Lim – £1680, £1600, £1580 (x2), £1520, £1420, £1400 Greenburn. A-A – £1680, £1580, £1520, £1480, £1450, £1420, £1400 Greenburn. Hfd – £1580 Greenburn. Luing – £1550 Greenburn. Stab – £1450 Greenburn.

Bulls – Char – £4500, £3200, £3000 Greenburn.

Store lambs – Tex – £114 High House; £104 Midtown. Belt – £100 Powhead. Suff – £95 High House. Blue Tex – £86 Greenrigg. GF – £86 The Hagg. Chev Mules – £87 Felton Demense. Leic – £81 Branthwait­e. Dors – £86 Greenrigg. Swale – £65 Sundaysigh­t. KHill – £78 Newbiggin Bush.

Feeding ewes – Tex – £134 Felton Demense; £132 Halfway House. Suff – £98 Felton Demense. Chev Mules – £104 Felton Demense. GF – £87 High Croach. KHill – £70 Newbiggin Bush. Chev –£88 Hawthornba­nk; £84 Boreland. BF – £58 Raeshaw, Gibbs Hill, Low Old Shield. Swale – £47 Hesley Well.

Ewes – Tex – £160 Kirkhouse. Lleyn – £140 The Height. Belt X – £128, £118 The Height. Mule – £116 Dyke. Suff – £98 Hillfield. Chev – £75 Windyhaugh. BF – £56 Low Greenley Cleugh.

Gimmers – Tex – £115, £112 High House. BFL – £100 Branteth.

Ewe lambs – Tex – £145 Southwoodh­ead. Mule – £98 Balmurrie. Chev Mule – £82 Aimshaugh.

Aged rams – Tex Southwoodh­ead.

– £320 a 536kg Simmental cross sold at £1140.

Breeding sheep sold to £1000 for Texel shearling from Veltigar, Tankerness.

Overall, 946 cashed in at £63.18 with 654 feeding ewes and rams at £76.95

Weaned calves – Bullocks – Up to 250kg – Upper Dounreay £690, 305.3p. 251300kg – Brawl £810, 293.5p. 301-350kg – Vauldale, Nybster £1010, 276.2p. 351-400kg – Tacher, Latheron £900, 233.8p. 401-450kg – Lower Milton £930, 229.1p. 451-500kg – Lower Milton £1155, 233.3p.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – Kirtomy £670; Brawl, Strathy 254.4p. 251-300kg – Kirtomy £730, 266.4p. 301-350kg – Cairnside, Oldhall £820, 235p. 351-400kg – The Antlers, Occumster £800, 217.4p. 401-450kg – Lhaid Croft £970, 221p.

Store cattle – Bullocks – Up to 450kg – South Keiss, Wick £950; Granton Mains, Bower 229.8p; 451-500kg – Lower Milton£1100.

Heifers – Up to 300kg – Meadow Croft, Dunn £720, 240p. 301-350kg – Meadow Croft £800, 250p. 451-500kg – Lower Milton £1060, 216.3p. 501-550kg – Lower Milton £1060, 207p.

Breeding cattle

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