‘A fantastic trade from start to finish’ – record sheep sale at Quoybrae

Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts on Monday sold 2078 sheep.

Old season prime lambs (729) averaged 324p sold to 404.2p per kg and £194 gross for a pen of two 48kg Beltexs from Brae Edge Castletown.

Old season store lambs (868) averaged £110.83 sold to £175.50 for Blue Texels from Mill House, Stainland.

Feeding ewes and rams (481) averaged £153.84 sold to £338 Texel Ewe from Kennachy, Forss.

“A larger show than expected was forwarded today and in return was met by a fantastic trade from start to finish. Ewes in particular were in serious demand with a new centre record set for a pure Texel ewe from Messrs William Bain, Kennachy, Forss which realised £338, and no fewer than 35 ewes exceeded £250.

“Hill Cheviots received the largest increase in value with many selling in excess of £140.”

Leading prices per head and kg:

Old season prime lambs:

Tex – Thura Mains, Bower £191.50, Todholes 355.7p; Taldale, Forss £185.50, Skirza Croft 353.4p; Thura Mains £181.50, Hillhead Dunnet 352.4p; Thura Mains £173.50, Oldfield 347.4p; Cruithni, Tofts £168.50, Parenoremo, Bower 345.6p; West Clyth, Occumster £166.50, Stitley, Thurso 344.9p; Glengolly, Thurso £165.50, Stitley 343p; Ivordene Janetstown, Cruithni £164.50, West Clyth, Clatequoy 339.8p; Glengolly £163.50, Stitley, Hillhead Dunnet 339.4p; Forsie, Bridge of Wesyfield £161.50, Whitefield 338.9p.

NCC – Skitten, Wick £185.50, West Watten 343.3p; Skitten £184.50, West Watten 339.3p; West Watten, Oldfield £169.50, Oldfield Thurso 308.2p.

Beltex – Thirdpart, Watten £181.50, Skirza Croft, Freswick 387.5p; Clatequoy, Thurso £175.50, 381.5p; Skirza Croft £170.50, Thirdpart 324.1p.

Suff – West Watten £169.50, Whitefield 345.6p; Hillhead Lybster, Forsie £166.50, Alterwall, Lyth 345.1p; Hunster, Bower £165.50, Roswell, Newtonhill 339.8p; Scarmclate, Halkirk £163.50, 335.1p; Kirkfield, Castletown £159.50, Scarmclate 333.7p; Kirkfield £158.50, Hillhead 333p; Scarmclate £157.50, West Watten 332.4p; Whitefield £155.50, Todholes 331.3p; Cairnside, Hunster £153.50, Kirkfield 330.2p.

Chv – Oldfield £166.50, 338.2p; East Kirk £158.80, 330.8p; West Point, Keiss £157.50, Whitefield, Reiss 327.8p, Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield £154.50, Oldfield 326.5p; East Kirk £150.50, Backlass Croft, Watten 325.6p; Whitefield £147.50, East Kirk 320.2p.

HB – Tofts of Tain, Castletown £159.50.

ContX – Barrock Mains, Lyth £144.50, Todholes, Thurso 321.3p.

Old season store lambs:

Chv – Taldale, Forss £143.50; Tigh-na-bruaich, Navidale £133.50; Tacher £132.50; Hunster £128.50; Taldale £125.50, Broomhill House, Helmsdale £121.50; Mill House, Stainland £119.50

Tex – Clachan Mid-Clyth £141.50; Cairnside, Skirza Croft £138.50x2; Latheron Mains, Thorleens £135.50; Fairview Halkirk £133.50; Post Office Dounreay £130.50; Skirza Croft £128.50; East Durran £125.50; Roswell £124.50; 3 Forss, Aghmhor £123.50; Westerloch £121.50; Old Stirkoke £119.50; Clachan £118.50.

SufX – Quarryside £138.50; Post Office, Dounreay £137.50; Kirkfield £136.50; Toftcarl £134.50; Thorleens, Kirkfield £133.50; Roswell Taldale, Hunster £129.50; Midtown, Freswick £125.50; Stirkoke Mains £121.50; Roswell £116.50; Hunster £115.50; Stirkoke Mains £106.50, £105.50.

Mule – Westerloch, Wick £138.50; Thorleens £131.50; East Durran £123.50.

Chvmule – Quarryside, Castletown £137.50.

Cha – Upper Geise, Janestown £137.50, Murza Farm, Bower £132.50.

Dutch Spotted – Knockglass Watten £131.50.

ChvX – Toftcarl £131.50, Bardnaclavan £117.50, 115.50; Charleston Farm, Barrock £109.50, £106.50, £105.50, £104.50.

Blu Texel – East Durran £128.50.

NCC – Skirza Croft £128.50; Cairnside £114.50; Old Stirkoke £103.50, £95.50.

Blk – Skirza Croft £124.50.

ContX – Toftcarl £124.50; Thorleens, Thrumster, Upper Giese £115.50; Pentland View, East Mey £111.50.

Ker – Aghmhor, Station Road £123.50.

Easycare – Murza Farm £117.50.

Feeding ewes:

Tex – Midtown, Kennachy £310; Mayfield £300; Sibmister £275; Latheronwheel Mains, Clatequoy £274.50; Clatequoy £271.50; Cruthni, 3 Forss £269.50; Sordale £264.50; Latheronwheel Mains £261.50; Inkstack, Barrock (Budge) £254.50; Brae Edge £250; Mavsey £249.50; Kirkfield £239.50; Hillhead, Lybster £214.50, £211.50; Ivordene £207.50 Latheronwheel Mains £199.50.

SufX – Thirdpart 257.50; 125 Portskerra, Latheronwheel Mains £249.50; Taldale, Kirkfield £244.50; Ivordene £234.50; Taldale £219.50; Midtown Freswick £217.50; Kirkfield £204.50; Sibmister £191.50; Achvarsadal £179.50; Barrock Mains £177.50.

Chv – Kirkton Melvich £181.50; Middleton of Brims £177.50; Hollandmake, Barrock £169.50; Westerloch, Sordale, Halkirk £161.50; Inkstack (Robertson) £159.50; 5 Achina, Bettyhill, Whiteleen Ulbster £154.50; Ham Farm, Dunnet, Upper Geise £151.50.

Cont – Ivordene £229.50; 125 Portskerra £201.50; Forsie £179.50; Pentland View £131.50.

NCC – Post Office, Dounreay £244.50, £229.50; 3 Forss Thurso £237.50; East End £221.50; 3 Forss £191.50; Post Office £187.50; Thirdpart £181.50; East End, Bower £161.50.

ChvMule – Ivordene, Janestown £231.50; Sibmister £224.50; Ivordene £219.50, £191.50.

Blk – Fairview £207.50.

Mule – Kirkfield £181.50; East Durran £161.50; No 1 Forsinard £117.50.

ChvX – 3 Forss £179.50; Taldale £171.50; Stitley £167.50, £149.50; 5 Forss £147.50; Hillhead Lybster £139.50.

AberX – Forsie £149.54.

Beltex – Pentland View £147.50.

Hamp – West Clyth £144.50.

BF – No 1 Holding Forsinard £137.50; Westerloch £109.50 £89.50; Ousdale Farm £81.50.

SHC – Pentland View, Cruthni £119.50; Hillhead £89.50.

Sht – Forsie £84.50; Hillhead £67.50.

Feeding rams:

Tex – Bardnaclavan £239.50; Kirkton Melvich £169.50. Beltex – Taldale £224.50. BlueTexel – Mill House £219.50, 124 Portskerra £179.50; Clatequoy £154.50. Chv – Bardnaclavan £164.50; Kirkton Melvich, Tacher, Mill House £154.50. SufX – Tacher £197.50. NCC – Pentland View £194.50. Herd – No 1 Forsinard £109.50. Ker – No 1 Forsinard £111.50. BF – Ousdale Farm £94.50.

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