Dark Diamond Suffolks top at 12,000gns

Topping the Dark Diamonds show and sale of pedigree Suffolk females at 12,000gns was a ewe lamb from John Gibb's Cairnton flock, Fraserburgh, which had been reserve champion at the Scottish Nationals. By Bridgeview Belvenie out of a home-bred daughter of Millhouse Remarkable, it sold to Messrs Theyer, Oxfordshire.

Next at 10,000gns was a gimmer by Howgillfoot Sniper out of a dam by Crewelands Kingpin from Graeme Christie, Inverurie. It sold, carrying twins to Castleisle Blackadder to Stephen Cobald, Suffolk.

Messrs Boden, Stockport, then paid 9,000gns for a ewe lamb by Rookery The King out of a Birness Freedom daughter from George Stuart's Birness flock, Ellon, and 5,500gns for a ewe lamb by  Sportsmans 5 out of a Limestone Legacy sired dam from the same home.

A gimmer by Cairness McCoy in-lamb with a single to Cairnton Ninety Nine from Jimmy Douglas' Cairness flock, Fraserburgh, sold for 7,000gns to Messrs Moir, Fraserburgh.

 Averages - 65 shearling gimmers, £1,646.07; 20 ewe lambs, £2,921.62; 1 recipient carrying a pregnancy, £1,260.

 Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.