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Caithness Livestock Centre - Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 49 cattle
and 1208 sheep at their special sale at Quoybrae
Prime cattle sold to a top of 102p per kg for a 555 kg Blonde cross
bullock from D A Budge, Brae-edge, Castletown
Top gross price was £596.90 for a 635 kg Limousin cross also from
Brae-edge.
Heifers sold to 89p for a 605 kg Charolais cross from J W Sinclair
& Co, Clachan, Mid-Clyth.
Top gross price was £544 for a 640 kg Charolais cross also from
Clachan.
Leading prices per kg:
Bullocks - 94p Brae-edge; 91p (twice) Upper Milton.
Heifers - 86p Tongside & Clachan; 83p Upper Milton.
Leading prices per head:
Bullocks - £596.85 No4 Sibster; £591.50 Upper Milton; £548.25 Backlass.
Heifers - £538.45 Clachan; £492 No4 Sibster; £473 Tongside.
Prime lambs sold to 110.2p per kg for seven 43.1kg Cheviots from D G
Kennedy, Tresdale, Canisbay to average 105.4p and to £52 a head for two
48kg Texel crosses from D A Budge, Brae-edge, Castletown.
Leading prices per kg:
Suffolk - 109.5p No5 Upper Dounreay; 109.3p Achnamoine; 108.6p Backlass.
Texel - 108.8p No5 Upper Dounreay; 108.3p Brae-edge.
Cheviot - 104.7p Westerloch; 104.4p Backlass; 102p Granton Mains.
Leading prices per head:
Suffolk - £51.50 No5 Upper Dounreay; £49 Roadside, Kirk.
Cheviot - £51 Granton Mains; £47.50 Tresdale; £47 Backlass
Texel - £43.50 Brae-edge.
Half-bred - £40.80 Granton Mains.
Ewe lambs:
Cheviot - £39.50 Sunray Cottage, Huna.
Suffolk - £38.50 Gersa (Oag).
Store lambs:
Suffolk - £43 East Durran; £42.50 Gersa; £41.20 Thrumster Mains.
Texel - £43 No5 Upper Dounreay; £41 Marleston; £39 Myrelandhorn (McArthy)
Cheviot - £42.50 Torrabus; £41.50 Victoria Cottage; £41 Myrelandhorn.
Feeding Ewes & Rams
£56 Harpsdale Mains; £51 Durran Mains; £50 Lynegar
Store cattle:
Bullocks to £490 and 169.6p per kg from G E Hilton, Wattenon, Ulbster
£420 and £400 New Road, Mid-Clyth.
Heifers to £422 New Road and 125p per kg Hilton
Breeding cattle:Cow with heifer calf at foot £580 Thrumster Mains.
Cow in calf £500 Thrumster Mains. |