2006 Sales Reports
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Aberdeen and Northern Marts, Thainstone
Wednesday 20th September 2006.
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (20th September) sold 4838 breeding, store and feeding sheep.
Store lambs (1600) to £47 for Texels from Loanhead, Arnage. Island consigned lambs & ewes (2663) to £44 for Suffolks from Islesburgh, Sullom. Ewe lambs (173) to £64 for Mules from Mains of Glenbuchat, Strathdon. Breeding sheep (271) to £82 for a pen of Texel Cross gimmers from Grange Farm, Kinneff.
Feeding ewes and rams (297) averaged £23.87 (-£1.36) to £45 for a pen of Suffolks and a pen of Texels from Ferniebrae, Meikle Wartle.
“Store lambs once again met an excellent demand, breeding sheep stiffer to cash”
Leading prices
Ewe lambs:
Mule - Newton of Hassiewells, Rothienorman £54;
Chev - Cairnton of Balbegno, Fettercairn £41.
Store lambs:
Cont - Newton of Edingight, Grange £41.50;
Suff - Roundhome, Corse £41;
Tex - Millhill Croft, Gartly £40.80;
Down x - Greystone, Fisherford £40.50;
Char - Meetings, Millbrex £40.50;
Lly - Braehead of Muirton, Whitecairns £40;
Chev - Glebe of Deisher, Boat of Garten £37.
Island consigned Lambs:
Suff - South Collafirth, Ollaberry, Anness, Cunningsburgh £42.20;
Down x - Gruting, Bridge of Walls, Midfield, Ollaberry; Grinds, Trondra;
South Lea, Vidlin £42;
Tex - South Lea £40;
Cont - Urgarth, Baltasound £39;
Chev - Haggrister, Sullom £38.20.
Island ewes:
Chev - North Gardie, Aith £27.
Breeding sheep:
Tex x gmrs - Grange Farm £81;
Mule gmrs - Grange Farm; Mill of Fowlis £66;
Lly 3 yrs old - Beechfield of Ord, Banff £51;
Suff 2 yr old - Home Farm, Maryculter £46;
Tex 4 yrs old - Beechfield of Ord £41.50.
Feeding ewes & rams:
Tex - West Maldron, Torphins £44;
Cont - Ferniebrae £40;
Chev - West Maldron £36.50;
BFL x - Inverebrie, Ellon £36;
Down x - 30 Wilson Crescent, Whitehills £35;
Mule - Logie, Gamrie £33.50;
GF - Mill of Towie Farm, Keith £33.