Wednesday 18th October

THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (18th October) sold 10,691 breeding, store and feeding sheep.

Store lambs (5,135) to £44 for Suffolks from Heads of Auchinderran, Aultmore and for Texels from Lethenty House, Fyvie. Ewe lambs (430) to £60 for half bred lambs from North Fornet, South Auchronie.

Island Sheep (1,753) to £41.20 for Suffolks from Briarlea, Sullom. Breeding gimmers and ewes (1,919) to £75 for Mules from Tollo, Turriff.

Breeding rams (131) to £300 for a Suffolk lamb from Davishill, Udny. Feeding ewes and rams (1,323) averaged £28.52 (+£5.06) to £53 for Texels from Tillenturk, Torphins.

"With a very mixed show of store lambs on offer, quality lots easily maintained recent rates"

Leading prices

Store lambs:
Down x - Hayhillock, Ellon, £43.80;
Cont - Evergreen, Kininmonth, £43;
Brownhill, Aberchirder, £42.20;
Lly - Mains of Pronie, Tarland; £40.80;
Beltex - Dorsincilly, Glenmuick, £40.20;
HB - Hillhead of Denend, Strichen, £39.50;
GF - Deecastle, Dinnet, £39.20.

Ewe lambs:
HB - Percyhorner, Fraserburgh, £54;
Mule - Whitehouse Farm, Lumphanan, £52;
GF - Brownhill, £50;
Lly - Garchory, Strathdon;
Tex - Drymuir, Maud, £48;
Cont - Evergreen, £46.

Island consigned lambs:
Suff - Tremayne, Bridge End, £40.50;
Down x - Ellister, Bigton, £39.50;
Chev - Briarlea, £37;
Tex - Briarlea, £30.50;
Chev x - Brough, Hanavoe, £35.

Island ewes:
Chev - Nolcrest, Virkie, £26.50

Breeding gimmers:
Mule - Westerton, Auchleuchries, £73;
Tex - Greystone, Alford, £71;
SC - Newpark, Cornhill, £61;
Chev - Tillygreig, Udny, £60.

Breeding ewes:
Chev/Mule 2yr - Westerton, £65;
Chev bm - Tillygreig, £57;
HB 2yr- Tillygreig, £51;
Suff WM - Newton Edingight, Grange, £51;
Tex wm - Tillygreig, £50;
Cont wm - South Balquhindachy, Turriff, £49;
Char 3yr - Clochtow, Slains, £47;
Lly 4yr - 8 Balgownie Crescent, Bridge of Don, £45;

Breeding rams:
Suff 1 Shr - Coldomo, Stenness, Lendrum, Turriff, £260;
Tex 1 Shr - 2 Wood Cottages, Kingseat, £210;
Tex Lamb - Milltown, Birness, £150;
Lly 1 Shr - Blackpots, Auchnagatt, £120.

Dispersal sale off Tillyskukie, Corse:
Mule 2yr - £63;
Mule 3yr - £54;
Mule wm - £49;
Mule bm - £40.

Dispersal sale off Bogengarrie, Ardallie:
Lly 3yr - £53;
Mule wm - £38.50.

Dispersal sale off Hillock, Cabrach:
SC 3yr - £55;
SC 4yr - £50;
SC gmrs - £50.

Feeding ewes:
Tex - Rinaiten, Glenrinnes, £51;
Cont - Milton of Noth, Rhynie, £50.50;
Lly - Redbanks, Tankerness, £49;
Suff - Redbanks, £46.50,
Chev - Skaill, Forss, £44.50;
Downs x - Wardhead, Strichen, £42;
HB - Woodtown, Rothienorman, £38.50;
BF - Lost, Strathdon, £33.

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