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THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (7th November) sold 7197
breeding, store and feeding sheep.
Store lambs (3,363) to £32.50 for Texels from Waulkmill, Strachan.
Ewe lambs (111) to £40 for Texels from Balmaleedie House, Laurencekirk.
Island Sheep (1,279) to £33 for Suffolks from Housegarth, Quoyloo, Stromness.
Breeding gimmers and ewes (964) to £67 for Texel Gimmers from Greystone, Alford.
Breeding Rams (177) to £220 for a Lleyn shearling from Blackpots, Auchnagatt.
Feeding ewes and rams (1303) averaged £22.59 (+£1.27) to £44 for Texels from Veltigar, Tankerness and Feurdies, Fraserburgh.
"Store lambs again sold well, well fleshed feeding ewes were a good trade, other lean and light ewes more difficult to sell. "
Leading prices
Store lambs: Suff - Home Farm, Wardhouse, Tullochcoy, Crathie, An Airidh, Cuminestown £32.20; Cont - An Airidh £32; Tex - Wellfold, Craigievar £31.20; BF - West Mains, Nethermuir, Maud £30.50; Lly - Whitehall Farm, Insch £30.50; Cha - Newmill Cothal, Dyce £30.20.
Ewe lambs: Mule - Wartle, Lumphanan £38; Suff - LittleTulloch, Durris £37; Lly - Cluny Crighton, Banchory £30.
Island sheep: Lambs - Suff - Bonehouse, Clousta £32.50; Cont - Redbanks, Tankerness £32; Blk - Midhouse, Harray £28; Leic - Tandou, Kirbister £26; Chev - Bonehouse £24.50.
Breeding gimmers: Mule - Wardhead, Strichen £64; Tex - Greystone £59; Cont - Wardhead £55; Suff - Stonyford, Tarland £54; Chev - Wardhead £44.
Breeding ewes: Mule 2yr - Milton of Migvie, Tarland £53; Tex wm - Greystone £48; Mule bm - Dunecht Home Farm £38; Cont wm - Tillyskukie, Corse £37; Chev wm - 107 Strichen Road, Fraserburgh £33; Suff bm - South Burnhead, St Fergus £31.
Breeding rams: Bel - 1 shr - Bishopston, Portlethen £190. Suff - Ram lamb - Davishill, Udny £180; 1 shr - Bogfon, Maryculter, Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk £170. Tex - 1 shr - Muirfield, Cuminestown £190; Ram lamb - Sunnyside, Meikle Wartle £160. Lly - 1 shr - Blackpots £130; 2 shr - Blackpots £90. BFL - 1 shr - West Mains Nethermuir, Maud £120(x2). Leic - 1 shr - Knowehead, Oyne £100. Char - 2 shr - East Lediken, Insch £70(x2); 1 shr - Parkhouse, Maud £70; Ram lamb - Parkhouse £70.
Feeding ewes: Tex - Redbanks, Tankerness £40; Chev - Tandou £37; TexX - Veltigar and Milnbank, Turriff £37; Cont - Wester Craiglands, Fortrose £36.50; GF - Balnakyle, Carron £32; Lly - Blackpots £30; Mule - Gellan Farms, Balnagowan £29.50; BFL - Durran Mains, Castletown £27; BF - Lynemore, Strathdon £22.
Feeding rams: Chev - Midhouse, Harray £37.50; Tex - East Holmdale, Turriff £30.
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