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QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen & Northern Marts (5th February) sold 2 Cattle and 1,837 Sheep at their Special Sale.
Prime bullocks to 120p and £1,008 gross for a 840kg Charolais from D A Budge, Brae-edge, Castletown.
Prime heifers to 125p and £600 gross for a 480kg Limousin from H Mill, Achscrabster, Westfield.
Prime lambs to 127.5p for 51 39.6kg Charollais from L P Hazel, Gansclett, Thrumster and £57 gross for a 47kg Texel from W & S McCarthy, Myrelandhorn, Kirk.
Leading prices per head:-
Tex - £56.80 Brae-edge; £56.50 Gansclett; £51.20 No 3 Braal.
Chev - £55.80 Burnside, Canisbay; £55 Field of Noss and Bardnaclavan; £54 Myrelandhorn.
Suff - £53 Stemster Farm, Wick; £49.80 Brabsterdorran Mains.
HB - £51.20 Ackergill Mains.
Char - £50.50 Gansclett.
BF - £44.50 Westerloch.
Leading prices per kg:-
Texel - 125.9p Strath Farm; 124.2p Balmore; 122.9p Brae-edge.
HB - 121.3p Ackergill Mains.
Suffolk - 119.4p Tresdale and Brabsterdorran Mains.
Chev - 116.8p Myrelandhorn; 112.5p Burnside.
BF - 115.8p Westerloch.
Ewe Lambs : Chev - £41.20 Burnside.
Store Lambs : Tex - £49 Harpsdale Mains; £47 Stainland & Sibmister Farms; £45.50 Glengolly (MacIntosh).
Chev - £45.50 Achscrabster; £44.80 Smiddyquoy; £43 Watten Farms.
Suff - £44 Tacher; £43.20 Hoy, Castletown; £41.80 Killimster Mains.
HB - £39 Ackergill Mains; £37.50 Broo.
Mule - £36.50 Westerloch.
BF - £30.50 Westerloch.
Feeding Ewes & Rams : Chev - £55 Field of Noss; £50 No 36 Oldhall; £46 Gothiegill.
Tex - £53 No 36 Oldhall; £52 Harpsdale Mains; £47 Brae-edge.
HB - £48.50 Harpsdale Mains.
Mule - £35 West Greenland; £31 Quoybrae Farm.
Grit Gimmers and Ewes : Reduction Sale from K A Campbell, Winless Mains, Wick -Mule Gimmers £66; 1 Crop Mule Ewes £60; 2 Crop Mule Ewes £60; 3 Crop Mule Ewes £53.
Fodder : 5x4 Bales Hay £14; 4x4 Bales Hay £12; 4x4 Bales Silage £10; 4x4 Bales Barley Straw £7.