Caithness sellers earn respected return at busy Quoybrae sheep sale
Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts on Monday sold 2841 sheep.
Old season prime lambs (1233) averaged 309p or £143.37 per head which sold to 341.2p per kg for a pen of six 40kg Continentals from Lower Thura, Bower and £164.50 gross for a pair of 53kg Beltex lambs from Brae Edge, Castletown.
Old season store lambs (1009) averaged £106.33 and sold to £147.50 for a pen of three Beltex ewe lambs from Lochside, Reay.
Feeding ewes and rams (549) averaged £114.03 sold to £277.50 for a Blue Texel Ram from East Durran, Castletown.
“Much larger than expected sheep entry forward received a respected return, prime lambs followed the national trend with 48kg plus proving more difficult to cash.”
Leading prices per head and kg:

Old season prime lambs: Chv – Achscrabster, Bridge of Westfield, Reiss £158.50, Lynegar, Watten 339.7p; Lynegar £156.50, Lower Thura, Bower 332.9p; Glengolly £154.50, Whitefield 328.4p. Tex – Buckies Farm, Thurso £156.50, Ackergill Mains, Ackergill 335.4p; Sibmister Farm £155.50, Thura Mains, Bower 334.4p; Thirdpart, Watten £154.50, Keiss Mains, Keiss 329.8p; Newlands of Geise, Janetstown, Buckies £153.50 Glengolly, Thurso 333.7p; Newlands of Geise £152.50, Keiss Mains 329.8p; Rose Cottage, Banniskirk Mains £151.50, Lhaid Croft 327.4p; Thura Mains £150.50, Seatter 325.6p; Achaguie Farm, Keiss Mains, Isauld Farm £149.50, Lhaid Croft 323.7p; Newlands of Geise, Thura Mains £148.50, 322.8p; Lhaid Croft, Keiss Mains, The Farm House Oust Farm £147.50, The Farm House, Oust Farm 313.8p; Rose Cottage, Newlands of Giese £145.50, Rose Cottage 323.3p. Suff – Brae Edge, Castletown, Hoy Farm, Halkirk £154.50, Keiss Mains 329.1p; Norland, Lybster £148.50, Whitefield 326.1p; Banniskirk Mains £149.50, Wester, Dunnet 322.6p; The Farm House, Oust Farm £147.50, 320.7p; Lower Thura, Barrock Mains £140.50, Whitefield 320.2p; West Clyth £139.50, Lower Thura 319.3p. Cont – Cruithni Tofts £156.50, Baillie Farm, Bridge of Westfield 337.8p; Tofts of Tain, Castletown £154.50, Baillie Farm, 332.1p. ChvMule – Killmster Mains, Wick £157.50.
Prices per head:
Old season store lambs: Tex – Brickigoe, Thrumster £145.50; North Calder, Thurso £141.50; Olrig Mains, Castletown £137.50; Sibmister, Castletown £131.50; Castle Heather, Smerlie £129.50. Cont – Oldfield £143.50; Armadale Farm, Armadale £137.50; Isauld Farm £127.50; Seater, Canisbay £124.50; Gerston, £121.50; Olrig Mains, Castletown £120.50; Golval, Forsinard £119.50. SufX – Sibmister £138.50; Oldfield £129.50; Kirkfield Farm £128.50; Milton Farm £122.50; Baillie Farm, Alterwall, Lyth £121.50; West Greenland £120.50. Chv – Hoy Farm, Halkirk £133.50; Lower Westerdale, Westerdale £130.50; Roadside, Kirk £129.50; 4 Hempriggs Row, Wick £128.50; Isauld Farm £126.50; West Greenland £125.50; Knockdee Croft £120.50. Cha – Murza, Bower £131.50. TexX – Brickigoe, £129.50; Toftcarl, Thrumster £127.50; West Brims, Forss £122.50; Oldfield, Thurso £122.50; Castle Heather £121.50; Baillie Farm £121.50. Suff – Milton Farm, Halkirk £128.50; West Greenland, Castletown £127.50, Toftcarl, Thrumster £127.50; Gerston £127.50; Kirkfield Farm, Castletown £123.50. BF – 4 Hempriggs Row £126.50. ChvX – Tofts of Tain £124.50; Oldfield, Thurso £124.50; East Kirk £119.50.
Feeding ewes: Tex – Achvarasdal £249.50; Buckies Farm £239.50; Milton farm £234.50; Keiss Mains £219.50; Scarmclate, Brae Edge £214.50; Clatequoy, Norland £204.50; Sibmister £199.50; Cruithni £191.50; Oldfield £189.50; Atlast North Calder £181.50. Blk – Castle Heather £229.50. Suff – Achvarasdale Farm £219.50; Buckies £209.50; Thirdpart £194.50; Lynegar £191.50; Ochnigh £189.50; Slickly £169.50; Sibmister £149.50. BluTex – Castle Heather, Quarrybrae, Braal £199.50. NCC – Overton, Mid-Clyth £199.50; Sibmister £169.50; Damside £167.50. Mule – Gerston £197.50; Buckies £189.50; Slickly £187.50; Ackergill Mains £184.50. Cont – The Shein £197.50; Gerston £149.50. Chv – Castle Heather £189.50; Keiss Mains £181.50; Hilton, Latheron £174.50; Upper Gelshfield £147.50; Thistle House, Portskerra, Gerston, Mill Farm £139.50; The Shein, Torrish Farms £137.50; Norland, Newton Swiney £131.50; No2 Holding Forsinard £127.50. Bel – Lochside, Reay £187.50, Inkstack, Barrock £174.50. Chvmule – Gerston, Buckies £147.50. Easy Care – Murza Farm £117.50. SHC – Slickly £99.50. BF – 18 West Watten £85.50, Slickly £79.50. Sht – Keiss Mains, Forsie £44.50.
Feeding rams: Bel – Murza Farm £274.50. NCC – Achscrabster Farm £219.50. Cha – Achscrabster Farm £209.50. Tex – Newton £199.50, Wesy Clyth £184.50. Tex – Newton £199.50; West Clyth £184.50. Chv – Lower Westerdale, Armadale Farm £174.50; Torrish Farms £149.50. Hamp – West Clyth £169.50. West Catchery £124.50.