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Aberdeen and Northern Marts, Thainstone
Thursday 7th December 2006.
PRIME CATTLE - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (7th December ) sold
60 prime cattle, prime and 218 OTM cattle.
Prime bullocks (39) averaged 123.9p (-2.0p) and sold
to 133p per kg for a 730kg Limousin from Newton of Deershaw, Alvah, and
£1,020.70 gross for a 865kg Charolais from Newton of Ballunie, Kettins.
Prime heifers (19) averaged 127p (-0.5p) and sold to
144p per kg for a 585kg Charolais from Caskieben, Kinellar, and purchased
by Rhinds of Elgin, and £995.40 gross for a 790kg Charolais from
Newton of Ballunie.
Young bulls (two) averaged 105.5p (-2.2p) and sold to
107p per kg and £1,037.90 gross for a 970kg Charolais from Inverlochy,
Tomintoul, and purchased by C Anderson, Lockerbie.
Beef cows (162) averaged 72.25p (-0.05p) and sold to
111p per kg for a 750kg Charolais from Blelack, Dinnet, Aboyne and £955
gross for a 960kg Charolais from Blelack, Dinnet.
Dairy cows (25) averaged 42.1p (+8.84p) and sold to 77p
per kg and £545 gross for a 705kg Friesian from Newton of Ballunie,
Kettins.
Farrow bulls (six) averaged 62.52p (-2.43p) and sold
to 80p per kg for a 960kg Limousin from Nether Tillygarmond, Finzean and
£795 gross for a 1100kg Charolais from Quoymorhouse, Balfour .
Heifers (21) averaged 85.22p (+19.07p) and sold to 99p
per kg for a 600kg Limousin from Netherton, Forres and for a 630kg Limousin
from Towiemore, Keith and £745 gross for a 795kg Charolais from
Newton of Ballunie.
Steers (four) averaged 66.53p (-23.93p) to 87p per kg
for a 590kg Limousin from Pitgair, Fisherie and £615 gross for a
775kg Simmental from Netherton, Forres.
Leading prices per kg
Prime bullocks -
Muirhill, Longhaven (Sim) 132p; Caskieben (Sim) 131p; Newton of Ballunie
(Cha) 130p.
Prime heifers:
Wbiteside, Tullynessle (Lim) 138p; Mill of Buckie, Buckie (Cha) 135p;
Caskieben (Cha) 133p.
Leading prices per head
Prime bullocks:
Newton of Ballunie (Cha) £995.40; Aldie, Cruden Bay (Lim) £984.25;
Muirhill (Sim) £983.40.
Prime heifers:
Delnabo, Glengairn (Lim) £913.50; Caskieben (Cha) £891.10;
Newton of Ballunie (Cha) £871.20.
Leading prices per kg
Beef cows -
West knock, Stuartfield (Lim) 103p; Tombain, Dunphail (Lim) 102p;
Blelack (cha) 100p.
Dairy Cows -
Orden Farms, Boyndie (Fri) 64p; West Leschangie, Kemnay (Fri) 61p;
Meikle Urchany, Nairn (Fri) 56p. Farrow bulls - Quintfall, Lyth (Lim)
75p; Quoymorhouse (Cha) 72p; Mains of Hatton, Techmuiry, Strichen (Sim)
57p.
Leading prices per head
Beef cows -
Blelack (Cha) £865; West Knock (Lim) £745;
Balquhindachy, Methlick (Sim) £735; Groddie, Logie Coldstone (Cha)
£725.
Dairy cows -
Orden Farms (Fri) £455; West Leschangie (Fri) £445.
Farrow bulls -
Nether Tillygarmond (Lim) £765;
Quintfall (Lim), Mains of Hatton, Techmuiry (Sim) £585.
PRIME SHEEP
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (7th December) sold 690 prime
sheep.
New season lambs (690) averaged 101.5p (+2.2p) and sold
to 114p per kg for 39.5kg Texels from Cova, Weisdale and £53 gross
for 53kg Texels from Cairnadailly, Ellon.
SQQ up to kg (256) averaged 106p per kg (-6.2p).
Leading prices per head and kg
New Season Lambs:
Cont - South Easterton, Hatton £52.20, Laighmuir, Wardhouse, Appiehouse,
Stenness, 107p;
Suff - Mains Orchardtown, Udny, £50.50, Chapelton, Drumblade, 108p;
Tex - Laighmuir, Cairnadailly, £50.50, Nethermill of Turnerhall,
Ellon, Blairmaud Croft, Cornhill, 17 Cairn Rd, Kemnay 106p;
DownX - Mains of Duncanstone, Insch, Pittenkerrie, Glassel, Maryfield,
£50, Maryfield 107p;
HB - Cairnadailly, £49.50, 100p;
Char - Appietown, Rendall 106p.