THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (6th October) sold store
2304 cattle and 23 young calves.
Bullocks (1,287) averaged 129p (-3.09p) to 182p per kg for a 340kg
Charolais from Spyhill, Durris and £875 gross for a pair of
689kg Charolais from Muirton, Corse.
Heifers (971) averaged 125.6p (+0.7p) to 188p per kg for a 436kg
Belgian Blue from Shiel, Alford and £840 gross for a 558kg
Belgian Blue from Backmuir, Keith.
Bulls (46) averaged 116.5p (-11.5p) to 155p per kg for a 304kg Limousin
from Braehead Farm, Drummuir and £670 gross for a 550kg Simmental
from Culdrain Lodge, Gartly.
Young and reared calves (23) averaged £180 per head to £310
gross.
"Quality strong and yearling cattle met a similar trade while
plainer sorts eased in value"
Leading prices per head
Bullocks
251-300kg -Cairntack £485; Whiteside Farm, Lonmay £435;
Overhall, Fyvie, Craignetherty, Turriff £410.
301-350kg - Spyhill £620; Daleigh Farm, Advie £555;
Moss-side of Gight £530; Cairntack £525.
351-400kg - Craigton, Lumphanan £605; Knowehead, Aberchirder
£590; Whitehouse Farms, Whitehouse £585; Shoemakers
Croft, Skelmuir, Haugh Farm, Aberchirder £575.
401-450kg - Spyhill £705; Croftbain, Tomnavoulin £640;
Upper Glasslaw, New Pitsligo, Craigton, Flowerybrae, Memsie £625;
Rhuarden, Grantown-on-Spey £620.
451-500kg - Craigton, East Lediken, Insch £690; Spyhill, Lower
Broomhill, Tornaveen £685; Aulton of Boharm, Craigellachie
£675; Midtown, Glass £670.
501-550kg - Milton of Noth, Rhynie £750; East Cairnorrie,
Methlick, Backley, Pitcaple £740; East Fingask, Oldmeldrum,
Lower Broomhill £735; Shiel, Muir of Fowlis; Home Farm, Rothienorman,
Newland, Fintray, East Lediken, Sunnyside, Meikle Wartle £725.
551-600kg - Milton of Noth £790; Conzie, Forgue £785;
Muirton £775; Milton of Noth, Backley £770.
601-650kg - Muirton £860; Backmuir £830; Waterside,
Cuminestown, Hillside, Insch £805; East Cairnorrie £800.
651-700kg - Hillside £835; Wester Invery, Strachan £800;
Greenacres, Gamrie £750.
Heifers
251-300kg - Braehead Farm £415; Craignetherty £385;
Overhall, Fyvie £360; Greenpark, New Aberdour £330.
301-350kg -Yonder Bognie £455; Strocherie, King Edward £435;
Shoemakers Croft, Backhill of Coldwells, Daleigh Farm, Rhuarden
£420; Haugh Farm £410;
351-400kg - Shiel £690; Tombain £555; Backmuir £550;
Auchterblair, Carrbridge £540.
401-450kg - Shiel £820; Spyhill, 2 Bogie Street £700;
Backhill £680; Daleigh £675.
451-500kg - Shiel £800; Lyne of Linton, Sauchen £770;
Newton of Auchindoir, Rhynie £665; New Bourtreebush, Newtonhill,
Brownhill, New Pitsligo £660.
501-550kg - Muirton £765; Brownhill £760; Lyne of Linton
£750; Little Haddo Farm, Newburgh, Backmuir £720.
551-600kg - Newton of Auchindoir £780; Brownhill £775;
Lyne of Linton, Turfhillock £760; Home Farm Rothienorman £720.
601-650kg - Brownhill £755.
651-700kg - Backmuir £835.
Island Cattle
Bullocks (179) to 148p per kg for a pen of 383kg Charolais' from
Hunchaquoy, Swannay and £780 gross for a 652kg Limousin from
Russland, Westray.
Heifers (171) to 151p per kg and £690 gross for 458kg Charolais'
from Bu, Westray.
Young bulls to £695 gross for a 638kg Limousin from Stonehall,
Deerness.
Fodder
The company sold 1,130 bales. Barley straw to £6.70 per bale
averaging £6.20. Rape straw sold at £3.40 per bale.
Hay to £10 per bale to average £8.60. Silage sold at
£8 per bale.
SHEEP
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (6th October) sold 3,364
Island consigned sheep.
Store lambs to £42.80 for Suffolk lambs from Findlins Farm,
Hillswick. Breeding ewes to £42 for Suffolk Cross ewes from
1 Hillock, Dunrossness.
Leading prices
Store lambs: Suff x - Mousland, Stromness £41;
Downs x - South Collafirth, Ollaberry £40.80;
Chev - Findlins Farm £39.80;
Tex x - Scatsta, Brae £38.50;
Cont - Scatsta, Brae £38;
Shet - South Collafirth £31.50.
Ewes: Chev - 1 Hillock £41;
Chev x - South Collafirth £40
