17/06/2026
🤩Wednesday's at Thainstone🤩
🐑Sold 439 Prime Sheep, Feeding Ewes & Rams, and Breeding Sheep🐑
🟡New Season Prime Lambs (70) averaged 436.5p per kg and sold to 484.6p per kg for 39kg Beltex from Connage, Rathven and £218 gross for 52kg Texels from Broomhead, Durris.
🟡New Season Prime Lambs SQQ up to 45.5kg (45) averaged 445.3p per kg.
🟡Old Season Prime Lambs (188) averaged 321.2p per kg and sold to 403.5p per kg for 43kg Cheviots from Upper Weetingshill, Maud and £216 gross for 68kg Continentals from Meikle Tillyeve, Udny.
🟡Old Season Prime Lambs SQQ up to 45.5kg (118) averaged 320.5p per kg.
🟡Feeding Ewes and Rams (117) averaged £143.59 and sold to £224.50 for Suffolks from Claybraes, South Ronaldsay.
🟡Ewes with Lambs at Foot (64) averaged £113.39 and sold to £146 for a Pen of Six Mule Hoggs with single lambs at foot from Ardgeith, Strathdon.
🎤“All classes continue to meet a very strong demand”🎤
🤩Leading Prices per Head and per Kg🤩
🟡New Season Prime Lambs: Tex – Connage £204, Thistleyhillock, Kininmonth 454.7p; TexX – Broomhead £203.50, Connage 453.3p; Suf – Thistleyhillock £201.50, 445.3p; Cont – Thistleyhillock, Connage £201.50, Connage 442p; ContX – Bellfield, Newmachar £197.50, Thistleyhillock 438p; Bel – Connage £194.50, 484.6p; SufX – Thustleyhillock £191.50, Kirkhill 437.2p;
🟡Old Season Prime Lambs: Cont – North Canterbury, Cornhill £215.50, Upper Weetingshill, Maud 361.7p; Cha – 16 Leys Drive, Crimond £192, 376.5p; ContX – New Holland, Holm £180, Meilke Tillyeve, Udny 338.2p; Chv – Upper Weetingshill £173.50, Bu of Orphir 348.7p; Cross – Meikle Tillyeve £172.50, North Canterbury 329.8p; TexX – Upper Weetingshill £170, Cowiehillock, Echt 322.6p;
🤩Leading Prices per Head🤩
🟡Feeding Ewes: Suf – Claybraes £221.50; SufX – Broomhead, Durris £204.50; Cont – North Canterbury, Cornhill £191.50; TexX – Meikle Tillyeve, Udny £189.50; Cross – 3 Conglass Walk £184.50; BF – Bruxie House, Mains of Bruxie £179.50; ContX – Braehead, Tarland £179.50; Tex – Bu, Rapness £177.50; ChvMul – Braehead £177.50; DownX – Braehead £173.50; Mule – Bruxie House £163.50; BelX – Braehead £159.50; Bel – Kirkhill, Alves £154.50; Easy – Cowford, Blairs £136.50;
🟡Feeding Rams: TexX – Braeside £199.50; Bel – Braeside £189.50; BelX – Standingstones, Durris £179.50; Suf – Braehead £169.50; Cont – Goukstone, Methlick £164.50;
🤩Leading Prices per Head🤩
🟡Single: Cont Hgts – Newton Home Farm, Old Rayne £138; TexX Mixed Ages – 3 Conglass Walk, Inverurie £114; Tex WM – Evergreen, Kininmonth £112.
🟡Lamb and a half: TexX WM – 3 Conglass Walk £92.
🟡Twins: Cont Reg Age – Evergreen £106.
🐮Sold 35 Cows and 14 Prime Cattle🐮
🟢Cast Cows (35) averaged £2074.57 or 283ppk and sold to £2890for an 938kg Limousin from West Knock Farms, Mintlaw.
🟢Under 30 Month – Prime Heifers (8) Sold to 361p per kg for a Simmental Cross and £2359 gross for a 700kg Charolais Cross both from Braeside.
🟢Under 30 Month – Prime Bullocks (6) Sold to 364p per kg for a 675kgs Limousin Cross and £2489.30 gross for a 730kg British Blue Cross from Bogfur.
🎤“Cast Cows were short of buyer’s requirements. Prime Cattle dearer on the week. The next sale is Thursday 25th June.”🎤
🤩Leading Prices per Head🤩
🟢Beef Finished Cows: Followsters Farm, Newmill (SMX) £2550; Followsters Farm, Newmill (SMX) £2330; Home Farm Longhaven (SMX) £2270; Kirkhill Alves (LIM) £2210.
🟢Beef Feeding Cows: Followsters Farm, Newmill (SMX) £1930; Leary, Marwick (AAX) £1890; Hall of Tankerness, Orkney (AAX) £1870; Hall of Tankerness (AAX), New Holland, Holm (STX) £1830.
🤩Leading Prices per Kg🤩
🟢Prime Heifers: Wairds Farm, Downies (AAX) 354p; Braeside (LMX) 349p; Bogfur (CHX) 339p.
🟢Prime Bullocks: Braeside (LMX) 351p; Bogfur (BBX) 341p.
🤩Leading Prices per Head🤩
🟢Prime Heifers: Braeside (CHX) £2339.10; Bogfur (SMX) £2256.25; Braeside (LMX) £2101.80
🟢Prime Bullocks: Braeside (LMX) £2457.00; Bogfur (SIM) £2440.80.