2007 Sales Reports
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QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (20th October) sold 104
Texel, Suffolk and Border Leicester rams and ram lambs under the auspices
of the Caithness Sheep Breeders Association
Champion Texel a shearling by Stockhill Kasper from R
MacKay, Clyth Mains, Lybster sold for £620 to J Munro, Pitkerrie, Fearn.
Reserve was a ram lamb by Miller's Miles from C and I
Angus, Oldfield Farm, Thurso and sold for £350 to A Webster, Lower Reiss
Farm, Wick.
Champion Suffolk a shearling from B Swanson, East Murkle,
Thurso sold for £500 to the judge J Brims, Thuster Mains, Wick.
Reserve was a ram lamb from J Simpson, Pentland View,
Barrock and sold for £500 to Messrs Sutherland, Stainland and Sibmister
Farms.
Only entry in the Border Leicester section was a shearling from B Swanson,
East Murkle and sold for £100 to A and C Cormack, Mid-Keiss, Wick.
Leading prices and averages
Texel - Top price was £720 for a shearling by Knock Longbow from W and
M Miller, Aimster to J Munro, Pitkerrie also selling at £550 and £500
twice to average £433.84 for 13 (£246.25 for 8 last year)
Ha' of Bowermadden sold to £700 & £550 for a shearlings to average £422
for 5 (£200 for 6)
Oldfield sold to £650 & £620 for a shearlings and £300 for a ram lamb
to average £382 for 10 (£317.69 for 13)
Clyth Mains sold to £520 twice for shearlings to average £460 for 4 (£612.50
for 4)
Bardnaclavan sold to £500 for a shearling to average £360 for 2 (£156.66
for 3)
Carran(A Sutherland) sold to £420 for a shearling to average £260 for
2 (n/c)
Carran (L Sutherland) sold to £380 & £300 fro shearlings to average £340
for 2 (n/c)
East Kirk sold to £350 for a shearling to average £240 for 5 (n/c)
42 shearlings averaged £375.95 against £263.50 for 40 last year.
11 ram lambs averaged £182.72 (£200 for 2)
1 aged ram £60 (£500 for 1)
Suffolk - Top price was £650 for a ram lamb by Slackadale Suprano from
J Simpson to W Barnetson and Son, Lynegar, Watten to average £344 for
5 (£255.71 for 7)
Skaill sold to £420 , £400 & £380 twice for shearlings to average £328.75
for 8 (£325 for 4)
Bardnaclavan sold to £420 , £380 & £350 twice for shearlings to average
£271.33 for 15 (£343.33 for 9)
Tails of Watten sold to £350 for a ram lamb.
Murrayfield sold to £350 for a ram lamb to average £285 for 2 (n/c)
31 shearlings averaged £245.16 (287.89 for 19) 17 ram lambs averaged £251.17
(£276 for 10)
1 aged £300 (n/c)
The company also sold 96 Multi Breed Rams, Ram Lambs & Females
Texel - Top price was £500 for a shearling from N NacKay and Son, Howe,
Lyth to J Munro, Pitkerrie.
Shearlings - £480 Veltigar and 36 Oldhall ;£420 Howe, Lyth; £350 Ha' Auckengill
.
Ewe lambs - £32 Viewfirth ; Gmrs - £46 Viewfirth ; 1 crop ewe - £36 Viewfirth
.
Suffolk - Top price was £420 for a shearling from D J and M Allan, Durran
Mains, Castletown to W & A Oag, Brims Mains, Forss
Shearlings - Upper Geise and Durran Mains £400.
Border Leicester - Top price was £600 for a shearling from D N Campbell
and Sons, Bardnaclavan to A & T Rosie, Hunster, Bower.