2007 Sales Reports
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QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen & Northern Marts ( 24th October ) sold 3,188
store and breeding sheep including Dunbeath, Bettyhill, Forsinard and
North West Sutherland areas.
Champion pen of 10 gimmers, judged by Arnott Coghill, Skinnet, Halkirk
were Cheviots from D S and M Miller, Geise Farm, Thurso and sold for £92
to C MacAdie and Sons, Skaill, Thurso.
Gimmers
Mule (186) averaged £69.04 and sold to £82 from H P Sleigh
& Sons, St John Wells, Fyvie.
Chev (305) averaged £62.73 and sold to £220 for a single
from D S & M Miller.
Tex (192) averaged £56.22 and sold to £78 from Mrs L
Munro, 19 Braal Terrace, Halkirk.
B/F (18) averaged £39.67 and sold to £41 from J T Kay,
Achnamoine.
Leading prices:
Chev - £200 St John's Wells; £74 Lower Westerdale & Geise Farm; £70 No
41 Oldhall;
Mule - £72, £71 & £70 Strichen Mains; £64 St John's Wells;
Tex - £72 Killimster Mains; £68 West Gersa; £67 Strichen Mains.
Breeding ewes: Dispersal from Mrs C C MacKenzie, Achalone
Croft - 1 crop £54; 2 crop £45; 3 crop £50. Dispersal from M Thain, Elzy
Farm - 1 crop £42; 2/3 crop £31.50; Tex ram £140; Suff ram £90.
Correct: Chev - £41 Tails of Watten and Geise Farm ;
Suff - £36 East Kirk ; Broken - £35.5019 Braal Terrace.
Ewe lambs: Mule - £29 East Kirk ; GF - £29 East Kirk ; Store lambs:
Tex - £32 Achaguie (Manson).
Leading prices per area
Halladale and Forsinard - Gmrs - £44.50 Trantlebeg (Fraser);
Correct - £39 Trantlebeg (MacKay); £38 Trantlebeg (Fraser); £35.50 Millburn.
Bettyhill - Correct - £45.50 Fiscary £41 No 28 Strathnaver;
Broken -£34 No 28 Strathnaver
Tongue - Gmrs - £38 No 31 Blandy. Dunbeath
- Gmrs- £51 Braemore (MacGonigill); £45 Braemore (Morrison) ; Correct
- £48 Hilton; £44 Tacher; £42 Braemore (MacGonigill). Broken - £36 Tacher
; Ewe lambs - £31 Hilton ; Store lambs: Suff - £31.50 Ramscraigs (Henderson)
; Chev - £26 Braehillor & Hilton; £25.20 Bulno; £24.50 Bardnatua.
Skerray - Correct - £38 No 3 Borgie.
Armadale and Strathy - Gmrs - £46 No 14 Baligill ; £42
No 59 Strathy West; Correct - £42 No 59 Strathy West ; Broken - £21 Bayview
; Ewe lambs - £26.50 No 108 Strathy Point ; Store lambs - £25 Bayview
.
Breeding rams - Tex shearling - Rose Cottage, Huna £130.
Feeding ewes and rams - Chev - £48.80 Smiddyquoy; £44.50
Overton, Mid-Clyth; £39.50 No 31 Larel; Tex - £41.80 Catchery; £38 No
3 Braal; Suff - £36.50 Thura Place (MacDonald); £35.50 No 1 Skaill; HB
- £35 Granton Mains ; Mule - £26.50 Watten Mains; £25 Bowertower.