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Aberdeen and Northern Marts, Thainstone
Thursday 9th November 2006.
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern
Marts (9th November) sold 96 prime cattle and 314 prime and OTM cattle.
Prime bullocks (43) averaged 127.5p (-2.5p)
and sold to 148p per kg for a 540kg Limousin from Auchmaliddie Mains,
Maud, and purchased by Rhinds of Elgins, and £1,002 gross
for a 835kg Charolais from Tillioch, Echt. Prime heifers
(47) averaged 127.6p (+1.6p) and sold to 149p per kg
for a 520kg Limousin from Auchmaliddie Mains, and purchased by Rhinds
of Elgin, and £885.60 gross for a 615kg Limousin from Boghouse,
Tarves, and purchased by Woodhead Brothers, Turriff. Young bulls
(six) averaged 104.4p (+15.4p) and sold to 121p per kg and £792.55
gross for a 655kg Charolais from Mains of Leask, Slains.
Beef cows (248) averaged 69.53p (-0.65p)
and sold to 114p per kg for a 700kg Limousin from Keam Farms, Hopeman
and £815 gross for a 825kg Charolais from Nether Glasslaw, New Pitsligo.
Dairy cows (17) averaged 38.3p (-7.27p)
and sold to 79p per kg and £445 gross for a 560kg Friesian from
Berriedale Farms, St Margarets Hope.
Farrow bulls (14) averaged 46.07p (-4.56p)
and sold to 79p per kg and £765 gross for a 970kg Saler from
Redlands, Nigg Mains. Heifers (18) averaged 88.24p
(+5.21p) and sold to 115p per kg for a 650kg Limousin from Groam Farm,
Kirkhill and £795 gross for a 790kg Belgian Blue from Lethendry,
Cromdale. Steers (17) averaged 92.62p (+12.8p) to 106p
per kg for a 725kg Charolais from Beechbank, Fordyce and a 630kg
Blonde from North Corsegight, New Deer and £785 gross for a 800kg
Blonde from North Corsegight, New Deer.
Leading prices per kg
Prime bullocks: Whiteside, Tullynessle (Blo) 147p; New
Mains, Glenkindie (Lim), Pityot, Bridge of Muchalls (Sim) 139p; Boghouse
(Lim) 137p. Prime heifers: Auchmaliddie
Mains (Lim) 148p; Crannabog Farms, Rothienorman (Cha), Nether Glasslaw
(BB) 145p; Boghouse (Lim) 144p. Young bulls: Mains of
Leask (Cha) 112p; Rhynafiach, Archiestown (Lim) 110p; Achamore Farm, Nairn
(Blo) 90p.
Leading prices per head
Prime bullocks: Tillioch (Sim) £990; Boghouse (Cha)
£972; Pityot (Sim) £910.80. Prime heifers:
Newton of Ballunie, Kettins (Cha) £879.45; Boghouse (Cha) £877.70;
Nether Glasslaw (BB) £855.50. Young bulls: Mains
of Leask (Cha) £789.60; Rhynafiach (Lim) £709.50.
Leading prices per kg
Beef cows: North Corsegight (Blo) 112p; Burnside of Newhall,
Newtonhill (Lim) 111p; East Fingask, Oldmeldrum (Lim) 110p. Dairy
cows: Berriedale Farms (Fri) 66p; Ordens, Banff (Fri), Linday,
Sandwick (Fri) 47p; Earlsfield, Kennethmont (Fri) 44p. Farrow
bulls: Mains of Cookney, Netherley (Lim) 69p; Mains of Newton,
Craigellachie (Sim) 67p.
Leading prices per head
Beef cows: Keam Farms (Lim) £795; North Cosegight
(Cha) £785; Tillydesk, Ellon (Blo) £765. Dairy cows:
Berriedale Farms (Fri) £385; Earlsfield (Fri) £375;
Ordens (Fri), Linday (Fri) £335. Farrow bulls: Mains
of Newton (Sim) £725; Mains of Cookney (Lim) £685.
PRIME SHEEP
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern
Marts (19th October) sold 825 prime sheep.
New season lambs (825) averaged 96.8p (-2.8p) and sold
to 119p per kg for 42.5kg Texels from Veltigar, Tankerness, and £54
gross for a 61kg Texel from Auchorachan, Glenlivet.
SQQ up to kg (355) averaged 101.1p per kg (-2.1p).
Leading prices per head and kg
New Season Lambs:
Char - Berryleys, Grange, £53.50, Workwell, Orphir, 105p;
Tex - Burnside, Newmachar, Kinbroon, Rothienorman, £51.50, Largue
Farm, Forgue, 104p;
Suff - Warth, Twatt, £51.20, Drumgrain, Keith, 102p;
Cont - Veltigar, £50.50, Laighmuir, Kennethmont, Woodtown, Rothienorman,
Mosshead, Whitehouse, 102p;
DownX - North Crannoch, Crossroads, £50;
Chev - Redbanks, Tankerness, £49.50.