High demand for well finished hoggs at Quoybrae

Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts on Monday, April 8, sold 942 prime, store and feeding sheep.

Old season prime lambs (372) averaged 366.2p to 401.1p for 47kg Suffolks from Bullechauch, Harpsdale, and £220 gross for 63kg for Black Texels from Cruithni, Tofts.

Old season store lambs (335) averaged £95.32 and sold to £147.50 for Texels from Fairview, Halkirk.

Feeding ewes and rams (235) averaged £114.64 to £225 for a Texels from Kennachy, Forss.

“Well finished hoggs were in high demand, whilst leaner sorts were less favoured. Ewes followed national trend and were keenly bid for.”

Leading prices per head and kg

Old season prime lambs: Suff – Murza, Bower £216, Murza, Lower Thura £199.50, Hoy Farm 376.5p; Tex – Brae Edge, Castletown £210, Keiss Mains 381.4p; Chev – Torrish Estate £210, Bardnaheigh 376.5p; TexX – Strath Farm, Watten £204.50, 385.8p; ChevX – Hoy Farm, Halkirk £204.50, Thistle House 371.9p; Chv – Inkstack, Barrock £203.50, Lower Thura 370.2p; NCC – Seaview Cottages, Dunnet £197.50, Wester Loch 386.7p; NCC – Cruithni, Tofts £195.50, Westerloch 373.4p; Blk – Westerloch £194.50, Cruithni 367.6p; Cont – Keiss Mains, Tacher £194.50, Thura Mains 372.8p; SufX – Keiss Mains £194.50, Hoy Farm 382.7p; DownX – Westerloch £191.50. Ackergill £189.50, Keiss Mains 367p; Cont – Westerloch £189.50, Lhaid Croft 368.9p; BF – Bardnaheigh, Harpsdale £145.50.

Old season store lambs: Suff – Bullechach £129.50; TexX – Strath Farm £126.50; Blue – Bardnaheigh £119.50; Chev – Hoy Farm £115.50; Cont – 4 Hempriggs Row £114.50; Tex – Keiss Mains £114.50; SufX – Upper Gelshfield, Halkirk £109.50; Cross – Inver, Dunbeath £109.50; Cha – Murza Farm £109.50; ChvX- – Hoy Farm £99.50; NCC – Achairn, Stirkoke £95.50; Sufx – Winless Mains £94.50.

Ewe Hoggs: Tex – Fairview £138.50; Chv – Bardnaheigh, Harpsdale £122.50, Hoy Farm £115.50, Tacher £114.50, Burnside £109.50; BF – Bardnaheigh £104.50.

Feeding Ewes: Tex – Bardnaclavan £215, Mavsey £211.50, Kennachy £200; Tex – Lynegar, Sibmister, Kennachy £159.50; Suff – Lynegar, Watten £187.50; NC Chev – Bardnaclavan £167.50; Black – Mavsey £164.50; SuffX – Lynegar £161.50; NCC – Osclay £154.50; Cont – Strath Farm £152.50; DownX – Sibmister £147.50; ChvMule – Sibmister £143.50; Chv – Skinnet £139.50; Mule – 167 Armadale £132.50; Mule – Skinnet £119.50; Chv – Achairn, Burnside £119.50, Sordale £118.50; BF – Bardnaheigh £107.50 Zwa – Mavsey £99.50.

Feeding Rams: Tex – Skinnet £200, £174.50; Bel – Skirza Croft £167.50; Suf – Murza Farm, Bower £164.50; NCC – 3 Upper Dounreay £157.50.

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