2007 Sales Reports
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QUOYBRAE - Aberdeen & Northern Marts (11th December) sold 142 Cattle and 1,263 Sheep at their Christmas Show & Sale.
Young Farmers Champion in the Johnston Carmichael sponsored Show & Sale of Prime Cattle judged by A Cumming, Tillydesk, Ellon was a 555kg Limousin heifer from Jamie Henderson, Murrayfield, Castletown and sold for £1,600 to Balfour Baillie, Sebay, Tankerness, Orkney. Reserve was a 510kg Limousin bullock from Kevin Ross, Golval, Forsinard and sold for 144p per kg, £734.40 gross to Scotch Premier Meats, Inverurie.
Open Champion was a 675kg Charolais heifer from G M Henderson, Murrayfield, Castletown and sold for £2,400 a new centre record price to Murray Lamont, Mackay’s Hotel, Wick.. Reserve was a 625kg Limousin bullock from W & A Oag, Brims Mains, Forss and sold for 155p, £968.75 gross to the judge.
Champion pen in the Jasmine Gunn sponsored Show & Sale of Prime Lambs were two 42kg Texels from Stainland & Sibmister Farms, Castletown and sold for £200 each to MacKay’s Hotel.Reserve were two 40kg Texels also from Stainland & Sibmister Farms and sold for £95 each to Blair Duffton, Bogie Street, Huntly.
Leading prices per kg:
Prime bullocks - 155p Brims Mains; 148p Brae-edge & No 5 West Murkle; 145p Mossbank, Burray, Orkney.
Prime heifers - 280p Clyth Mains (MacKay); 170p Brims Mains; 152p Whitegate, Tresdale.
Leading prices per head:
Prime bullocks - £999 Brae-edge; £962 No 5 West Murkle; £951.40 Bardnaclavan.
Prime heifers - £1,834 Clyth Mains; £1,105 Mossbank; £866.40 Whitegate, Tresdale.
20 Prime bullocks averaged 137.5p per kg and £851.80 gross.
22 Prime heifers averaged 168.7p and £941.61 gross.
Leading prices per kg:
Prime lambs - Tex - 100p East Durran; 93p Milton Farm, Halkirk; 88p Brae-edge.
Suff - 85.6p Tresdale; 84.2p Upper Dounreay; 81.7p No 3 Braal.
Leading prices per head:
Prime lambs - Tex - £40 Brae-edge; £38.50 East Durran; £37.80 Achalone.
Suff - £36.20 Upper Dounreay; £36 Catchery; £35.20 Tresdale.
Awards - Young Farmers section.
Light bullock 1.Kevin Ross (Reserve) 2. John Swanson, Framside 132p, £699.20.
Heavy bullock 1. John Swanson 132p, £851.40.
Light heifer 1. Kevin Ross 140p, £658.
Heavy heifer 1. Jamie Henderson (Champion) 2. Kenneth Sutherland 140p, £805.
Best Daily Liveweight gain 1.28kg John Swanson.
Best Homebred - Jamie Henderson.
Best Paraded Animal & Best Opposite Sex to Champion - Kevin Ross
Open Section - Haltered
Light bullock 1.W & A Oag (Reserve) 2. Messrs Swanson, Quarryside 143p, £843.70
3. G M Henderson 142p, £873.30.
Intermediate bullock 1. A J Laird 148p, £865.80 2. W & A Oag 3. A J Laird 145p, £804.75.
Heavy bullock 1. W & A Oag 145p, £906.25 2. D N Campbell & Sons 142p, £951.40
3. W & A Oag 144p, £943.20.
Light heifer 1. W & A Oag 152p, £820.80 2. D Swanson, Brae of Gills 130p, £708.50
3. W & A Oag 142p, £745.50.
Heavy heifer 1. G M Henderson (Champion) 2. R MacKay, Clyth Mains 280p, £1,834
3. A J Laird 170p, £1,105.
Open Section - Unhaltered
Light bullock 1. W & A Oag 137p, £732.95 2. D Coghill & Sons, Skinnet 136p, £734.40
3. W & C Allan, Cairnfield 122p. £628.30.
Intermediate bullock 1. A & W Campbell 148p, £962 2. D A Budge 131p, £858.05
3. W & C Allan 129p, £786.90.
Heavy bullock 1. J A Morris 137p, £924.75 2. D A Budge 148p, £999
3. D A Budge 114p, £974.70.
Light heifer 1. A J Laird 135p, £661.50 2.A Morris 128p, £640
3. H Mill, Achscrabster 130p, £663.
Heavy heifer 1. D Kennedy 152p, £866.40 2. W & A Oag 134p, £757.10
3. A & W Campbell 146p, £861.40.
Best Opposite Sex to Champion & Best Homebred - W & A Oag.
Pen of Two Light lambs
1.& 2. Stainland & Sibmister Farms (Champion & Reserve ) 3. D A Budge.
Pen of Two Heavy lambs
1. A S Budge, Milton Farm 2. D A Budge 3. D MacMillan, East Durran.
Store bullocks averaged 119.4p to 143.9p for ten 278kg Simmentals from Welbeck Farms, Ousdale Farm, Berriedale and £612 gross for a 524kg BB from D J & M Allan, Durran Mains, Castletown.
Store heifers averaged 97.3p to 119.8p for a 342kg Limousin from J Banks, The Broo, John O’ Groats and £485 gross for a 440kg Simmental from Durran Mains.
Ewe lambs - Chev - £30 Dounreay Post Office
Store lambs - Tex - £34 Achunabust; £33 Brabsterdorran (Sutherland); £32.50 West Watten (Thomson).
Suff - £33.50 Brabsterdorran; £33.20 Knapperfield; £32.20 Hoy, Castletown.
Chev - £33 Knapperfield; £31 No 19 Braal Terrace; £30.50 West Watten.
Feeding Ewes & Rams - Tex - £55 No 21 Castle Street, Thurso; £42.50 Brae-edge; £36.50 Brabsterdorran.
Suff - £46 Upper Geise; £43 Brae-edge; £38 Catchery.
Chev - £39 Smiddyquoy; £31 Swiney Hill; £30.50 Gothiegill.
Mule - £27.50 Killimster Mains.
HB - £25 No 1 Skaill.
In lamb gimmers - Tex - £300 & £200 Oldfield Farm.
In lamb ewes - £75, £70 (three times) Nybster, Auckengill.