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QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen & Northern Marts (8th January) sold 6 Cattle and 367 Sheep at their Special Sale.
Prime bullocks to 122p for a 590kg Aberdeen Angus from J S MacKay, Biggins, Killimster, Wick to W MacKay & Sons, Butchers, Thurso and £966 gross for a 805kg Charolais from D A Budge, Brae-edge, Castletown.
Prime heifers to 122p for a 540kg Charolais to W MacKay & Sons and £707.60 gross for a 610kg Charolais both from Messrs Martin, Charity Farm, Wick.
Prime lambs to 108.6p for four 43.7kg Texels from D A Budge, Brae-edge and £49 gross for two 50kg Texels from W & S McCarthy, Myrelandhorn, Kirk.
Leading ptices per head
Tex - £47.50 Brae-edge; £47 No 3 Braal.
Chev - £47.20 Myrelandhorn.
Suff - £47 Brabsterdorran Mains & Charleston
Cont - £41.20 Roadside, Killimster.
Leading prices per kg:
Texel - 104.7p Myrelandhorn; 96.6p Quoybrae Farm.
Suffolk - 101.6p Brabsterdorran Mains; 98.7p Charleston.
Chev - 89.5p Myrelandhorn.
Cont - 88.7p Roadside.
Store Lambs : Tex - £40 No 31 Larel; £39 Smithy House, Scotscalder; £35.20 Lower Gills.
Suff - £38.20 Tresdale; £36.50 Quoybrae Farm.
Feeding Ewes & Rams : Bel - £40 Brae-edge;
Suff - £36 West Watten (Thomson);
Tex - £36 East Mey; Chev - £32.50 No 41 Oldhall.