2006 Sales Reports
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Aberdeen and Northern Marts, Thainstone
Friday 1st September 2006.
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (1st September) sold 553 store cattle and nine young calves.
Bullocks (362) averaged 130.3p (+1.3p) to 152p per kg for a pen of 382kg Simmentals from Lower Weachyburn, Alvah and £780 gross for a 712kg Charolais from Rigifa, Nigg.
Heifers (187) averaged 126.9p (+7.2p) to 177p per kg and £790 gross for a 446kg Limousin from 2 Bogie Street, Huntly.
Bulls (4) averaged 126.5p (+16.9p) to 146p per kg for a 268kg Charolais from Invercauld Farm, Braemar and £500 gross for a 372kg Limousin from Upper Auchnagorth, New Byth.
Young and reared calves (9) averaged £70 per head to £105 gross for a Belgian blue bull and a Belgian blue heifer calf from Middleton Farms, Middleton of Rora, Longside.
"A better show for quality on offer resulting in all classes again being dearer."
Leading prices per head
Bullocks
251-300kg South Bogbain, Keith, Slack, Wardhouse £385; Upper Auchnagorth
£365.
301-350kg - Lower Weachyburn £500; South Bogbain, £490; Blackfolds,
Corse £465; Brunthall, Newmill £452.
351-400kg - Greendykes, Cornhill £570; Cairntack, Belhelvie £550;
Brunthall £540; Lower Weachyburn £530.
401-450kg - Pittenkerrie, Glassel £650; Northtown, Cullerlie £600;
Balfour Farm, Menmuir, South Bogbain £585; Mains of Inkhorn, Auchnagatt
£570.
451-500kg - Pittenkerrie £690; Commonty £680; South Crichie,
St Katherines £670; Balfour £648.
501-550kg - Commonty, New Deer £742; Pittenkerrie £725; Netherton,
Glenlivet £692.
551-600kg - Commonty £765; South Crichie £745.
601-650kg - Commonty £750; Rigifa, Nigg £720.
651-700kg - Rigifa £775.
Heifers
301-350kg - Glinburn, New Byth £468; South Bogbain £440; Cairntack
£395; Slack £382. 351-400kg - Northtown £540; West Bruntland,
Alves £520; Mains of Inkhorn £505; 7 Isla Road, Newmill £495.
401-450kg - West Bruntland £665; 2 Bogie Street £630; South
Culsh, New Deer £568; Brunthall £550.
451-500kg - South Crichie £635; 2 Bogie Street £620; Netherton
£605; South Culsh £582. 501-550kg - Netherton £715;
South Culsh £670; South Crichie £625.
551-600kg - South Crichie £725.
Bulls
up to 200kg - Cairntack £250.
251-300kg - Invercauld £390.
301-350kg - Upper Auchnagorth £355.
Leading prices per kg
Bullocks
251-300kg - Upper Auchnagorth 139p; Slack 137p; South Bogbain 133p.
301-350kg - South Bogbain 147p; Blackfolds 144p; Northtown 132p; Brunthall
130p.
351-400kg - Greendykes, Lower Weachyburn 145p; Cairntack, Upper Auchnagorth
144p; South Bogbain 143p; Brunthall 140p.
401-450kg - Pittenkerrie 148p; South Bogbain 143p; Balfour 142p.
451-500kg - Pittenkerrie 146p; Commonty 140p; South Crichie 138p; Brunthall
135p.
501-550kg - Pittenkerrie 141p; Commonty 138p; Netherton 130p.
551-600kg - Commonty 134p; South Crichie 124p; Easter Anguston, Peterculter
123p.
601-650kg - Commonty 125p; Rigifa 118p. 651-700kg - Rigifa 115p.
Heifers
301-350kg - Glinburn 134p; Cairntack, South Bogbain 129p; Slack 117p.
351-400kg - Northtown 145p; West Bruntland 136p; Lower Weachyburn 131p;
Mains of Inkhorn 127p.
401-450kg - West Bruntland 151p; 2 Bogie Street 150p; South Culsh 132p;
Brunthall 130p. 451-500kg - 2 Bogie Street 137.4p; South Crichie 135p;
Netherton 127p; Greendykes 121p. 501-550kg - Netherton, South Culsh 130p;
South Crichie 124p; Netherton 120p; Dorsincilly, Glenmuick 118p.
551-600kg - South Crichie 126p.
Bulls
up to 200kg - Cairntack 128p.
301-350kg - Upper Auchnagorth 103p.
351-400kg - Upper Auchnagorth 134p.
Top
FODDER
The company sold 1,040 bales.
Barley straw to £6 per bale to average £5.20, Hay sold to
£8.70 per bale averaging £8.10 and Silage sold to £8.20
per bale to average £8.10.
SHEEP
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (1ST September) sold 3.199 breeding, store and feeding sheep.
Store lambs (2,418) to £46.50 for Texels from Lower Weachyburn,
Alvah. Breeding sheep (193) to £59 for Continental Cross WM ewes
from Newton of Edingight, Keith.
Feeding ewes and rams (588) to averaged £27.19 (-93p) to £68
for Texels from Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen and Texels from Redbanks, Tankerness.
“A mixed quality entry of store lambs saw top lots maintaining last weeks strong demand, other types eased slightly”
Leading prices
Store lambs:
Suf - 4 Roadside, Crimond £45.50;
Tex - £45 South Bogbain, Keith; Down - Braeview, Catterline £44.50;
Cont - Westerton, Aberlour £43;
Chev - Ardhuncart, Alford £40;
BF - Corriechullie, Grantown on Spey £38.20;
Lly - Murrial, Insch £37.80;
Mule - Hewitts, Kennethmont - £34.20.
Island Lambs:
Suf - Grunnins, Ollaberry £37.20.
Breeding ewes:
Tex WM - Newton of Edingight £59;
Mul two yrs - Braeview of Catterline £40.50;
Mul WM - Poolside, Drummuir £30.50;
Mul BM - £36 Glenconglass, Tomintoul £36;
Chv BM - Glenconglass £25.
Feeding ewes:
Suf - Deystone, Kintore £64;
Down - Bogside, St Katherines £59;
Tex - Little Howes, Holm £58;
Lly - Whitehall, Insch £58;
HB - Mill of Torry, Udny £55.50;
Chv - Headiton of Ord, Cornhill £55;
Mul - Ardhuncart £34.50;
GF - North Darfash, Gamrie £34;
BF - Hewitts £28.
Rams:
Tex - Wardfold, Fetternear £39.