2007 Sales Reports

QUOYBRAE - STORE LAMB - REPORT

QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen & Northern Marts (3rd September) sold 6,133 Store Lambs at the re-sheduled first combined sale from Dunbeath, Bettyhill, Forsinard and North West Sutherland areas.

Overall average was £29.06 showing a decrease of £2.05 from Dunbeath & Bettyhill areas and a decrease of £1.24 on all other areas from last year.

Ewe Lambs (1,225) averaged £25.35 and sold to £50 for Cheviots from J & G More, Lynton Cottage, Ulbster and H Murrison, Bardnatua, Latheron.

Wedder Lambs (2,671) averaged £27.39 and sold to £38.20 for Cheviots from Mrs M Mathieson, Lower Gills, Canisbay.

Cross Lambs (2,237) averaged £33.39 and sold to £37.80 for Suffolks from W W Findlay, Kirkton, Melvich.

Leading prices per area

Dunbeath
Ewe Lambs: Chev - £44 Tacher; £34 Braemore (MacGonigill).
Store Lambs: Chev - £36 Hilton, Latheron; £33 Braemore, Knockinnon (Henderson) & Upper Dunbrae; Tex - £37 Hilton; £35 Tacher; Suff - £27.20 Torbeg.

Caithness
Ewe Lambs: Chev - £39 Lower Gills.
Store Lambs: Chev - £34.20 Nottingham Mains; £33 Lynton Cottage; £31 Balnahard; Tex - £37.50 Nottingham Mains; £36.50 West Brims; £34 Forsie; Suff - £35.20 Forsie; £35 Brawlbin; £33.20 Nottingham Mains.

Bettyhill
Ewe Lambs: Chev - £30.50 Roslyn.
Store Lambs: Chev - £32.50 No 28 Strathnaver; £32 No 118 Newlands; £31.50 Fiscary & No 72 Farr.

Skerray
Store Lambs: Chev - £30.80 No 19 Lotts.

Armadale & Strathy
Ewe Lambs: Chev - £38 Totiegan; £33.20 Aultphurst (MacKay).
Store Lambs: Chev - £33 No 184 Armadale; £32.80 Rivendell, No 117
Strathy Point & Totiegan.

Halladale & Forsinard
Ewe Lambs: Chev - £31.50 Trantlebeg (Fraser).
Store Lambs: Chev - £33.80 Millburn & Trantlebeg (MacKay); £33.50
Achumore; £33.20 Trantlebeg (Fraser); Suff - £36.80 Kirkton; Lleyn - £35.50 Kirkton.

Melvich & Portskerra
Store Lambs: Chev - £32 No 55 Melvich & Sinclair House

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