Cheer as ram trade buoyant at Quoybrae
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A TOTAL of 178 rams went through the ring of Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ Quoybrae centre.
In the Caithness Sheep Breeders Association section, champion Suffolk, judged by B Baillie, Sebay Farm, Tankerness, was a shearling from D. N. Campbell and Sons, Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield, Thurso. By Hillend Haka, he was sold for £800 to the judge.
Reserve was a shearling, by Lakeview Loyalist, from D. Manson and Sons, Skaill, Thurso which sold for £850 to MKD Farms, East Murkle, Thurso.
Champion Border Leicester, judged by M Shearer, Lythmore Farm, Bridge of Westfield, was a shearling, by Ditton Diamond, from A Miller and Sons, Aimster, Thurso and was unsold.
Reserve was a shearling, by the same sire, also from Aimster, which sold for £750 to Messrs D. Miller, Buckies, Thurso.
Champion Texel, judged by A Swanson, Quarryside, Castletown, was a shearling, by Langside Oscar, from C & I Angus, Oldfield Farm, Thurso and sold for £1,150 to J D and M Leitch, Feolquoy, Evie, Orkney. Reserve was a shearling, by Courthill Rambo, from Bardnaclavan which sold for £1,000 to the judge.
Leading prices and averages: Suffolk – Skaill £700 and £450 ave £666.66 for three (£400 for 1 last year). Bardnaclavan £650, £600 and £550 ave £516.66 for nine (£475 for 10). Lynegar £650, £600 and £550 ave £505.55 for nine (n/c). East Murkle £450 and £400 twice ave £416.66 for three (£350 for two). Boggie Park £350 twice ave £350 for two (n/c). A total of 26 shearling rams averaged £505.77 (£380.48 for 21 last year)
Border Leicester – Aimster £850, £800 and £750 ave £741.66 for six (£633.33 for three).
Six shearling rams averaged £741.66 (£335.71 for seven).
Texel – Aimster £800 twice, £750 and £700 ave £615 for 10 (£380 for eight).
Oldfield £800, £720 and £650 ave £614.55 for 11 (£436.66 for nine). Bardnaclavan £720, £650 and £550 ave £517.77 for nine (£450 for seven). Hawkhill £600 and £400 ave £500 for two (£416.66 for three). A total of 67 shearling rams averaged £461.34 (£421.77 for 51).
Texel cross Suffolk – Lower Reiss (S Webster) £1,000.
Leading prices outwith association sale: Suffolk shearlings – Durran Mains £800, £650 twice and £600. Thuster Mains £600. Upper Geise £550, 520 and £500. Biggins £500 and £450 twice.
Texel shearlings – Cairnside £720 and £600. Veltigar £700, £600 twice and £580. Boultach £650 twice, £600 and £550. Durran Mains £600. Myrelandhorn £600. Charollais – Quoybrae Farm (Douglas) £400. Bluefaced Leicester – Quoybrae Farm (Douglas) £350. Beltex cross Suffolk – Balnahard £280.
ANM sold 3,252 store and breeding sheep incorporating Dunbeath, Bettyhill, Forsinard and north-west Sutherland at its Quobrae centre.
The champion pen of 10 gimmers, judged by Liam Gunn, Caithness Livestock Breeders, were Cheviots from J & W MacKay, Biggins, Killimster and sold for £200 to W. Sutherland, Overton, Mid-Clyth, Lybster.
Gimmers: Cheviot/mule (14) averaged £142.14 (- £6.22 on the year) to £145 from H H & A Swanson,Tister Farm, Halkirk. Mule (148) averaged £137.89 (+ £3.56) to £150 from Ross Bros, Strichen Mains, Fraserburgh.
Cheviot (544) averaged £122.51 (- £24.64) to £380 from R & A Sutherland, Hilliclay, Thurso. Suffolk (54) averaged £113.89 (+ £5.66) to £145 from R. Sandison, Smerral, Bower.
Texel (270) averaged £110.27 (+ £9.01) to £155 from W. L. Gulloch, Hempriggs Mains, Wick. B/F (10) to £80.00 (+ £5.16) from A. M. M. Polson, Westerloch Farm, Wick.
Half-bred (1) to £60 (- £24.29) from W. Stewart, An-Cala, Gills.
Breeding ewes (927) averaged £59.55 (- £15.73) to £180 for 3 and 4 crop Cheviots from R & K Sutherland, Hilliclay.
Breeding rams (10) to £160 twice for Texel shearlings from W & I Manson, Ha’, Auckengill. Ewe lambs (346) averaged £59.37 (- £6.40) to £150 for Cheviots from W. G. Kirkpatrick & Sons, Tandou, Kirbister, Orkney.
Store lambs (417) averaged £50.64 (+ £4.01) to £72 for Texels from J B & A C Martin, Seaview Farm, Oldwick.
Feeding ewes and rams (511) averaged £61.88 (+ £5.03) to £118 for Texels from N & J Erridge, Spittal Mains, Halkirk.
Leading prices: Gimmers: chev – St Johns Wells £360; Newbigging £250; Upper Cornquoy £200. Tex – Lower Westerdale £150; Geise Farm £145; Smerral and Hempriggs Mains £135. Mule – Tister and Strichen Mains £145; Westerloch Farm £130. Suff – Blairbuie £140; Balnahard £135. Chev/mule – Tister £135.
Dispersals: R & K Sutherland, Hilliclay, Thurso: Chev gimmers £98 & £90. Chev ewes – 1 crop £150 & £110; 3 crop £115; 5 crop £110. S Hilton, Wellback Farm, Burn Road, Scarfskerry – Chev gimmer £80; Ewes – Chev – 1 crop £62; 2 crop £68; 3 crop £56; Mule - £47; Tex rams £82.
Part Dispersal E & S D Wilcock, 5 Upper Dounreay, Thurso: gimmers – Chev £180 & £100; Tex £120. Chev ewes – 2 crop £90; 3 crop £100. WM ewes: Chev – Hilliclay £180; Brackside £110.
BM ewes: Chev – Hilliclay £80.
Ewe lambs: Tex – 31 Larel £90; Chev – Tandou £75; Thura Place (MacDonald) £74; Hillside (Miller) £70; Mule – Reiss Lodge £74; 19 Larel £70.
Store lambs: Chev – Thura Place £69; Hillside (Miller) £64; North Keiss £63. Suff – North Keiss £67.50; Hummer Croft £63. Tex – Brabsterdorran £64; Milton, Banniskirk £63.50; Hoy Farm, Halkirk £62. Char – Bowertower Mains £63.
Leading prices per area: Skerray – WM ewes – 265 Tubeg £57. BM ewes: 265 Tubeg £24. Ewe lambs – Clashaidy £45. Store lambs – Clashaidy £54.
Halladale and Portskerra – part dispersal from D. MacKay, Trantlebeg – ewes - 2 crop £104; 3 crop £100; WM £110; BM £80.
WM ewes – Trantlemore £92; 50 Dalhalvaig £75; Achumore £68. BM ewes – Trantlemore £60; Thistle House £56. Fdrs: 41 Criock £79; Trantlebeg £69; Thistle House £63. Ewe lambs: 51 Dalhalvaig £50. Store lambs – 55 Melvich £59; Achumore £52; 51 Dalhalvaig £51.
Armadale and Strathy – WM ewes: 104 Strathy Point £75; 184 Armadale £74; Rivendell & 58 Strathy West £66. BM ewes – Laidnagullen £65; Rivendell £58; 104 Strathy Point £50. Fdrs – 184 Armadale £66; 97 Strathy Point £64; 72 Strathy West £58. Ewe lambs – 128 Totiegan £61; 58 Strathy West £50; 104 Strathy Point £49. Store lambs – 128 Totiegan £62.50; 97 Strathy Point £57; Aultiphurst £55.
Dunbeath – dispersal from D Ross, Torbeg – Shet/Chev WM ewes £71 & £67; BM £40.
From R. A. Sutherland, Landhallow – Chev gimmers £100.
Gmrs – Chev - Braemore (Macgonigill) £80. WM ewes – Braemore (Macgonigill); £90; Hilton £84; Braemore ( Morrison) £72. BM ewes – Boultach (Black) £41. Fdrs – Cullen View £65; Torbeg & Boultach £64; Braemore (MacGonigill) £60. Ewe lambs – Braemore (MacGonigill) £58; Grianan £53; Torbeg £52. Store lambs – Chev – Cullen View £59; Braemore (MacGonigill) £52; Grianan £50; Tex – Braemore (Morrison) £53; Upper Dunbrae £49.
Bettyhill – WM ewes – 13 Achneiskich £65; 72 Farr £60. BM ewes – Fiscary £39. Fdrs – 56 Farr £59; Fiscary £48. Ewe lambs – 13 Achneiskich £52. Store lambs – 120 Newlands £55; 72 Farr & 98 Kirtomy £50; 13 Achneiskich £49.50.
Feeding ewes and rams – Chev – Buldoo, Latheron £102; Spittal Mains £96; Scarmclate £93. Suff – Scarmclate £96; Hillside (Bain & Spence) £80. Cont – Scarmclate £95. Char – Quoybrae Farm £92. Zwa – Skitten £90. HB – An-Cala £70. Leic – Whiteleen £70. Mule – Quoybrae Farm £68.
