Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1449 sheep on Monday, January 6.
Old season store lambs (537) averaged £104.98 and sold to £150 for Beltex’s from Inkstack, Barrock.
Caithness Livestock Centre at Quoybrae.
Old season prime lambs (566) averaged 324p per kg and sold to 354.4p for 45kg Beltex Crosses from Oldfield, Thurso and sold to £175 gross for 68kg Texels from The Shiean, Hill of Forss.
Feeding ewes and rams (346) averaged £153.87 and sold to £320 for Texels from The Shiean, Hill of Forss.
“Despite the wintery weather conditions, vendors who made the trip to the ring were well rewarded. All classes were very easily cashed with best end continentals in very high demand.”
Leading prices per head and per kg
Old season prime lambs:
Pure Bel – Seater, Canisbay £171.50, Oldfield, Thurso 348.7p; Bel – Thirdpart, Watten £171.50, 347.9p; Pure Tex – Strath Farm, Watten £167.50, Sibmister, Castletown 351.1p; Tex – Newlands of Geise, Janetstown £166.50, The Shiean, Hill of Forss 343.3p; BelX – Seater £165.50, Thirdpart 343p; Chv – Cairnside, Oldhall £163.50, Bardnaclavan, Bridge of Westfield 348.9p; Suf – Bardnaclavan £163.50, Todholes, Thurso 342.4p; Cont – Forsie, Bridge of Westfield £163.50, Newlands of Geise 339.8p; ContX – Cruithni, Tofts £162.50, West Watten 339.8p; ChvX – East Kirk, Kirk £160.50, Bardnaclavan 338.4p; NCC – Oldfield £159.50, East Kirk 334.4p; Cross – Seater £158.50, 337.2p; SufX – Thirdpart £158.50, Bardnaclavan 339.3p; CharX – Quarryside £158.50, 344.6p; Down – Todholes £157.50.
Leading prices per head
Old season store lambs: Blu Tex – Inkstack, Barrock £143.50; Tex – Lhaid Croft, Occumster £136.50, Sibmister, Castletown £131.50; TexX – Hill of North, Watten £138.50, Lhaid Croft £133.50, Granton Mains, Bower, Strath Farm, Watten £132.50; Cont – Lynegar, Watten £136.50; Suff – Charleston, Barrock £128.50, Sibmister, Roadside £124.50; NCC- Lynegar £129.50; SufX – Knockdee Croft, Halkirk £132.50, Cairnside, Oldhall £123.50; Chv – Biggins, Killimster £129.50.
Feeding ewes and rams: Pure Tex – Sibmister £310; Tex – Lynegar £300; TexX – Lynegar £280; Cont – Sibmister, Quarryside £270; ContX – Lynegar, Quarryside £265; Bel – Bardnaclavan £260; Suf – Lynegar £254.50; BelX – Bardnaclavan £250; SufX – Sibmister £249.50; Down – Sibmister £247.50; DownX – Sibmister £244.50; Cross – Newlands of Geise £244.50; Chv – Lynegar £209.50; ChvX – Granton Mains, Bower £199.50; Oxf – West Clyth, Occumster £194.50; NCC – Bardnaclavan, Granton Mains £189.50; Mule – Quarryside £174.50.
Feeding rams: Tex – Lhaid Croft £249.50; Suf – Sibmister £245; TexX – Lhaid Croft £214.50; Bel – Inkstack £199.50.