2006 Sales Reports
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Thursday 24th August 2006.
PRIME CATTLE - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (August 24th) sold 103 prime cattle,
175 prime and OTM cattle.
Prime bullocks (48) averaged 127.9p (+5.9p) to 149p per kg for a 565kg Blonde D'Aquitaine from Pityot, Muchalls to Rhinds of Elgin and £993.30 gross for 770kg Charolais from Pityot.
Prime heifers (55) averaged 127.3p (+4.9p) to 150p per kg for a 535kg Limousin from Millhill, Longside to Rhinds of Elgin and £882 gross for a 700kg Charolais from Dalriach, Kemnay.
Beef cows (145) averaged 81.99p (+8.59p) to 115p per kg and £1045 gross for a 910kg Charolais from Chapelpark, Methlick. Dairy cows (17) averaged 63.57p (+10.28p) to 88p per kg for a 620kg Fresian from Corrachie, Avoch and £705 gross for a 890kg Fresian from Fairburn, Longmanhill.
Farrow bulls (7) averaged 54.13p (+8.36p) to 68p per kg and £795 gross for an 1170kg Charolais from Bogloch, Lumphanan. Heifers (9) averaged 74.75p (-3.29p) to 106p per kg and £795 gross for a 750kg Belgian Blue from Whiteside, Tullynessle. Steers (3) averaged 58.21p to 66p per kg and £485 gross for a 735kg Charolais from Invercauld Farm, Braemar.
Leading prices per kg
Prime bullocks:
Pityot (Sim) 142p;
Easter Tolmauds, Tornaveen (Lim) 139p;
Laighmuir, Wardhouse (Lim) 138p.
Prime heifers:
Milton of Campfield, Glassel (Lim) 148p twice;
Nether Glasslaw, New Pitsligo (Blo) 147p;
Monlettie, Methlick (Lim) 145p.
Beef cows:
South Fornet, Skene (Lim) 112p;
Harestone, Crathes (Cha) 109p;
Mains of Woodstown, St Cyrus (Cha), Easter Tolmauds (Lim) 108p.
Dairy cows:
Corrachie (Fre) 87p;
Fairburn (Fre) 79p; Mains of Woodstown (Fre) 74p.
Farrow bulls:
Home Farm Haughton, Alford (lim) 67p;
South Keithney, Burnhervie (Cha) 60p;
Harestone (Sim) 56p.
Leading prices per head
Prime bullocks:
Caskieben, Kinellar (Sim) £972;
Whiteknowes, Craigievar (Lim) £953.60;
Pityot (Lim) £917.
Prime heifers:
Glasslaw, Stonehaven (Cha) £844.20;
Monlettie (lim) £829.60;
Milton of Campfield (Lim) £828.80.
Beef cows:
Harestone (Cha) £965;
Bogloch (Cha) £915;
Mains of Woodstown (Cha) £875.
Dairy cows:
Corrachie (Fre) £595;
Fairburn (Fre) £575; Overton, Memsie (Fre), Mains of Woodstown (Fre)
£495.
Farrow bulls:
Home Farm Haughton (Lim) £685;
South Keithney (Cha) £585;
Harestone (Sim) £495.
PRIME SHEEP
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (24th August) sold 645 prime
sheep.
New season lambs (645) averaged 104.4p (+0.8p) to 114p per kg for 44kg
Texels from Foggiley, Craigievar and £57.50 gross for 57kg Continental
from Wester Rora, Longside.
SQQ up to kg (467) averaged 105.6p per kg (+1.1p).
Leading prices per head and kg
New Season Lambs: Suff - Wester Rora £57, Bridgend, Hatton 109p;
Tex - Mill of Balmaud, King Edward £54.50, Christianhall, Turriff
109p; Cont - Ardfork, Oldmeldrum £53, Bridgend 108p; Down X - Mill
of Balmaud £52.80, Upper Crimmond, Keith-hall 107p.