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THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (December 6th) 60 prime cattle, and 312 OTM cattle.
Prime bullocks (20) averaged 117.7p (-2.5p) and sold to 135p per kg for a 600kg Limousin from Forbes Arms Stud, Tullynessle, and for a 590kg Limousin from 10 Sunnyside Drive, Alford, both purchased by Rhinds of Elgin Limited, Elgin, and £904.40 gross for a 680kg Limousin from Forbes Arms Stud. Prime heifers (40) averaged 120.9p (-0.7p) and sold to 135p per kg for a 655kg Charolais from Mains of Elrick, Auchnagatt, and purchased by Woodhead Brothers, Turriff, and £912.50 gross for a 730kg Charolais also from Mains of Elrick.
Beef cows (251) averaged 68.73p (-3.43p) and sold to 108.1p per kg for a 680kg Limousin from Parkfield, Oldmeldrum and £845 gross for a 810kg Limousin from Clinterty, New Aberdour. Dairy cows (16) averaged 50.72 (-7.38p) and sold to 61.4p per kg and £445 gross for a 725kg Friesian from Overton of Keithfield, Methlick.
Farrow bulls (16) averaged 36.6p (-3.37p) and sold to 59.8p per kg for a 610kg Limousin Crownhead, Keith-hall and £565 gross for a 1150kg Charolais from Midhouse, Harray.
Heifers (23) averaged 89.3p (+6.67p) and sold to 118.6p per kg for a 645kg Limousin from Clochtow, Slains and £795 gross for a 760kg Belgian Blue from Shiel, Muir of Fowlis. Steers (6) averaged 96.58p (+9.58p) to 105.1p per kg and £615 gross for a 585kg Simmental from Upper Tillathrowie, Gartly.
Leading prices per kg
Prime bullocks: 10 Sunnyside Drive (Lim) 134p; Forbes Arms Stud (Lim) 133p; Milton, Durris (Lim) 127p.
Prime heifers: Sunnyside, Meikle Wartle, (Lim) Mains of Elrick (Cha) 133p; Whiteside, Tullynessle (Cha) 132p; Whitehouse Farm, Lumphanan (Cha) 127p.
Leading prices per head
Prime bullocks: Foggieley Croft, Craigievar (Cha) £876.90; Milton (Lim) £831.85; Forbes Arms Stud (Lim) £810.
Prime heifers: Whitehouse Farm (Cha) £890.60; Mains of Elrick (Cha) £884.25; Milton (Sim) £849.40.
Leading prices per kg
Beef cows: Clintery (Lim) 104.3p; Shiel (Lim) 103.5p; Bruceland, Elgin (Lim) 102p.
Dairy cows: Overton of Keithfield (Fri) 56p; Redbanks, Tankerness (Fri) 54.4p; Rockhill, Wick (Fri) 48.7p.
Farrow bulls: Crownhead (Lim) 54p; Midhouse (Cha) 49.1p; Redbanks (Cha) 44.8p.
Heifers: Clochtow (Lim) 113.4p; Redbanks (Lim) 109.7p; Shiel (BB) 104.6p.
Steers: Loanhead of Fedderate, New Deer (Sim) 99.1p; Balaldie, Fearn (AA) 96.1p; Durran Mains, Castletown (Cha) 95.6p.
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (6th December) sold 995 prime sheep.
New season lambs (995) averaged 80.4p (+4.7p) per kg and sold to 97.1p per kg for 42kg Texels from Monkshill, Undy and £44 gross for 55kg Charollais from Coralhill, Lonmay and also 54kg Suffolks from Burnthill, Fraserburgh.
New season SQQ up to 45.5kg (540) averaged 82.6p per kg (+3.7p).