Store lambs in real demand at Quoybrae auction mart in Caithness
Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts on Monday sold 3320 prime, store, breeding and feeding sheep.
Prime lambs (1051) averaged 280.3p and sold to 328.4p per kg for 44kg Beltexs from Ackergill Mains, Wick, and £153.50 gross for 56kg Texels from New Road, Clyth.
Store lambs (1528) averaged £88.39 and sold to £127 for Texels from West Brims, Forss.
Breeding sheep (93) sold to £350 for Blue Faced Leicester Ram from Killimster Mains.
Feeding ewes and rams (668) averaged £86.59 and sold to £240 gross for a Pure Suffolk from East Murkle, Murkle (Swanson).
“All classes very easily cashed with store lambs in real demand. Two lambs were very kindly donated by W & I Gunn, Murza and David Pottinger, East Murkle to the QMS Donate a Lamb for St Andrew’s Day.”
Leading prices per head and kg
Prime Lambs: Tex – Sibmister £148.50, Pentland View 305.3p; Sibmister, West Watten (Campbell) £146.50, Cruithni 292.6p; West Watten (Campbell), Newlands of Giese, Pentland View £143.50, Achunabust 291.9p; Hillhead, Dunnet £142.50, West Watten (Thomson) 290.4p.
Suf – Scarmclate, Halkirk £148.50, 291.2p; East Murkle (Swanson) £147.50, Bardnaclavan 290.2p; Upper Gelshfield £145.50, Newton 285.6p; Sibmister £144.50, Pentland View 284p; East Murkle (Swanson) £139.50, Balbeg 283.7p; Quarryside £137.50, Achunabust 283.3p; Alterwall £137.50, West Watten, Brickigoe 283p.
ChvMule – Newlands of Geise £147.50, 275p; Newlands of Geise £137.50, Oldfield, East End 269.8p; Upper Geise £134.50, Upper Geise 269p.
Bel – Lynegar, Watten £146.50, Bardnaclavan 288.5p; Ackergill Mains, Sibmister £144.50, Thirdpart 288p; Bardnaclavan £138.50, Lynegar 280.2p.
NCC – East End £145.50, Bardnaclavan 276.5p; Bardnaclavan £141.50, West Watten (Thomson) 274p. Black- Oldfield £144.50, 289p; 19 Castlehill Av £138.50, 282.7p.
Chv – Rose Cottage £144.50, Armdale farm 291.7p; Armadale Farm £122.50, Rose Cottage 294.2p.
Cha – Upper Geise, Janetsown £144.50, Quarryside 298.9p; Quarryside £136.50, Upper Geise 281p.
Cont – Thirdpart £127.50, 275.6p.
HB – Myrelandhorn £124.50, 270.7p. Dor- 3 Crown Square, Murkle £114.50, 286.2p.
Leading prices per head
Store Lambs: HB – Hunster, Bower £119; Lythmore £103, £99, £98. SufX – 19 Castlehill Av £117; Balbeg, Newton, Mill Farm £116; Stirkoke Mains £115, £109; Cairnside £113; Old Stirkoke £112; Ulbster Mains £108; Lonach £107; Curlew £99; East Murkle £97; Kirkton £92.
Tex – Swiney Hill, Newton £117; Braehill, 5 West Murkle, Swiney Hill, Cairnside £115, £105; Newton £114; 5 West Murkle £113, £110; West Brims £112; Lythemore, Swiney Hill £106; New Road £104.
NCC – Lynton Cottage, East End £114; Lynton Cottage £105; Old Stirkoke £98, £97.
Chv Mule – East End £113; Braehill £106.
Hill Chv – Ulbster Mains £109, £102, £98; Sunray Cottage £107; Hillcrest £103; Brackside £99; Guidibest £96; Blingery Farm £94, £82; Crofthouse £88; Watten Croft £87; Stroma Island £86; Armadale 385; Upper Achies £84.
Blk – Kirkton, Melvich £111; Curlew £102; Lonach, Curlew £94.
NCC – Balbeg £110.
Cont – Sunray Cottage £105; 3 Crown Square £100.
Easycare – Murza £100, £97.
Dors – 3 Crown Square £99; 18 West Watten £97.
Mule – Lythmore £98; Sunray Cottage £90.
Bel – Mill Farm, Durran £96.
Herd – No1 Holding, Forsinard £50.
Cha – Murza Farm £106, £99.
BF – No 1 Holding £66, £54.
Feeding Ewes: Tex – Lynegar £214.50; Skitten £187.50; Thirdpart £181.50; Pentland View £179.50; Hill of Dunn £164.50. Suf – Brickigoe £179.50; Lynegar, Brickigoe £147.50; West Watten £139.50.
NCC – Skitten £167.50, £127.50; West Watten £144.50; Bardnaclavan £137.50.
Blk – New Road £159.50, Sibmister £111.50. Chv – Brickigoe £149.50, Lynegar £144.50; Kilmster Mains, Upper Catchery, Greenvale £139.50; Milton Farm £107.50.
Mule – Killimster Mains £147.50; Mayfield £114.50; 5 West Murkle, Slickly £109.50; Stirkoke £104.50.
Chv mule – Sibmister, Quarryside £139.50; 5 West Murkle £124.50; Brabsterdorran, Quarryside £109.50.
Cont – Swiney Hill £119.50, East Murkle £87.50, £81.50; Thirdpart £69.50.
BF – Slickly £59.50, Fairview £39.50.
Feeding Rams: Suf – East Murkle £184.50; Bardnaclavan £147.50.
Tex – Seaview £174.50; Bardnaclavan £157.50; Sibmister £129.50.
NCC – Bardnaclavan £141.50, £134.50.
Chv – Torrish Farms £121.50; Welbeck Farms £119.50; 3 Crakaig £114.50.
Blk – 3 Crakaig £114.50.
