2010 Sales Reports
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QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (May 3rd) sold 4 cattle and 557 sheep.
Prime bullocks (2) to162p per kg and £1,198.80 gross for a 740kg Limousin from D A Budge, Brae-edge, Castletown.
Prime heifers (2) to158p per kg and £940.10 gross for a 595kg Simmental from A H MacKay, West Greenland, Castletown.
New season prime lambs (26) averaged 190.7p per kg to 217.4p and £100 gross for three 46kg Suffolk from S Swanson & Son, Banks Lodge, Watten purchased by W MacKay and Sons, Butchers, Thurso.
Old season prime lambs (135) averaged 172.8p per kg to 185.9p for two 42.5kg Texels from Brae-edge and £95 gross for eight 57.7kg Texel from W L Gulloch, Hempriggs Mains, Wick.
Old season store lambs (140) averaged £64.28 and sold to £91 for Texels from Mrs C J Campbell, Blairbuie, Harpsdale.
Feeding ewes and rams (256) averaged £71.55 and sold to £120 for Texels from W & S McCarthy, Myrelandhorn, Kirk.
Leading prices per head and kg:
Prime bullocks - £892.70, 158p Quarryside
Prime heifers - £819, 156p West Greenland.
Leading prices per head and kg:
New season prime lambs: Suff - £94.50, 200.4p Banks Lodge; Tex - £90, 191.5p Brae-edge.
Leading prices per head:
Old season prime lambs: Chev - £85 West Watten (Thomson); £84.50 Hempriggs Mains.
Tex - £84.50 Quarryside; £82 Mossburn; £79 Brae-edge. Suff - £83 Spittal Mains; £75.50 Westerloch Farm. Jacob - £70 Westerloch Farm. B/F - £65.50 Westerloch Farm.
Leading prices per kg:
Old season prime lambs: Tex - 183.7p Quarryside; 180p Mossburn. Suff - 181.6p Spittal Mains; 174p Spittal Mains; 171.6p Westerloch Farm. Chev - 178.6p West Watten; 175.7p Westerloch Farm; 172.8p Upper Dounreay (Wilcock).
Leading prices per head:
Store lambs: Tex - £75 Mossburn; £71 Milton Farm, Halkirk. Suff - £70 Spittal Mains; £69 Hoy Farm; £63 Brabsterdorran Mains. Chev - £68 Spittal Mains; £65 Hoy Farm; £60 Miller Place, Scrabster.
Feeding ewes & rams: Chev - £118 Lower Gills; £109 Boulintogle; £105 Brabsterdorran Mains. Tex - £107 Blairbuie; £106 Balmore (Bannerman); £96 Myrelandhorn. Suff - £103 West Watten; £100 Brae-edge; £99 Upper Dounreay (Harper). Mule - £84 Inkstack (Jack); £80 Greystones, Stirkoke & Stainland and Sibmister Farms. Leic - £78 Granton Mains