2007 Sales Reports
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THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (14th December) sold 391 store cattle and 15 young calves.
Bullocks (212) averaged 120.7p (-0.5p) to 149p per kg for a pen of 255kg Continentals from Cluny Home Farms, Cluny and £785 gross for a pair of 569kg Charolais from Mowatseat, Craigievar and a pair of 662kg Charolais from South Croft, Cornhill.
Heifers (163) averaged 116.6p (-0.4p) to 138.5p per kg for a 462kg Charolais from Biggins, Toab and £690 gross for a 568kg Charolais from Bogentassie, Lumphanan.
Bulls (16) averaged 101.5p (-2.9p) to 127.2p per kg for a pair of 224kg Simmentals from Mossside of Gight, Fyvie and £450 gross for a 496kg Limousin from Whinnyhaugh, Elgin.
Young and reared calves (15) averaged £113 per head to £165 gross.
"With a large ringside of buyers present at the last sale of store cattle for 2007, all classes continued to sell to satisfactory rates."
Leading prices per head and per kg
Bullocks up to 300kg - Cluny Home Farms £390, Braehead,
Elchies 139p;
301-350kg - Burn of Balmakelly, Laurencekirk £490, 148.4p;
351-400kg - Corriechullie, Granton on Spey £485, Burn
of Balmakelly 130.6p;
401-450kg - Scotston, Insch £575, 133.7p;
451-500kg - Biggins £665, 134.1p;
501-550kg - Biggins £695, Mowatseat 134.6p;
551-600kg - Wester Coull, Tarland £765, Mowatseat 138p;
601-650kg - Wester Coull £780, 125.4p;
651-700kg - South Croft £780, 188.6p.
Heifers up to 250kg - Cluny Home Farms £300, 122p;
251-300kg - Burn of Balmakelly £340, 123.2p;
301-350kg - Corriechullie £455, 133.8p;
351-400kg - Tullyglens, Dunphail £480, 122.1p;
401-450kg - Glenconglass, Tomintoul £540, 125p;
451-500kg - Biggins £640, Glenconglass 128.7p;
501-550kg - Hammerbrake, Sanday £630, Mowatseat 119.7p;
551-600kg - Spring Valley, Stronsay £680, 123.4p.
Bulls up to 250kg - Mossside £285, 127.2p;
251-300kg - Nether Drumallochie, Glenkindie £365, 125p;
301-350kg - Nether Lenshie, Rothienorman £350, 107.4p;
351-400kg - Nether Lenshie £425, 119.3p.
Orkney and Shetland Cattle
Bullocks sold to a top of 134p per kg for a pair of 796kg Charolais from
Biggins, Toab, and £735 for a pen of 595kg Charolais also from Biggins.
Heifers sold to a top of 138.5p per kg for a 462kg Charolais from Biggins,
and £680 for a pair of 551kg Aberdeen Angus' from Spring Valley, Coweshouse.
Fodder
The company sold 775 bales. Inside barley straw sold to £5.40 per bale
and outside barley straw sold to £4.20 per bale.
Hay sold at £11.60 per bale.
Silage sold to £8 per bale to average £7.40.
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (14th December) sold 3821 breeding, store and feeding sheep.
Store lambs (1988) to £35 for Texels from 2 Corse Croft,
Kininmonth.
Ewe lambs (33) to £32.50 for Greyfaces from Dinnet Farms,
Aboyne.
Island Sheep (345) to £36 for Cheviot Ewes from Unigarth,
Sandwick.
Breeding ewes (48) to £80 for 3yr old Suffolks from St
Johns Wells, Fyvie.
Feeding ewes and rams (1407) averaged £22.58 (-£0.80)
to £50 for Suffolks from North Essie, St Fergus.
"Store lambs were easier on the week, feeding ewes similar"
Leading prices
Store lambs: Suff - Crossburn Farm, Keith £33.20;
Cont - Towie Farm, New Aberdour £32.80;
GF - Dinnet Farms £29.50;
Chev - 5 West Murkle, Thurso £28.50;
BF - Lynemore, Strathdon £25.50.
Island Sheep: Suff - Lower Ellibister, Rendall £31.80;
Tex - Moonlight, Evie £31;
Cont - Moonlight £31.
Breeding ewes: Suff 4 yrs - St Johns, Fyvie £80;
Chev wm - Uyea House, North Roe £39.
Feeding ewes: Cont - Cairndaie Croft £41;
Tex - Parrock, Rothiemay £39.50;
SuffX - Dykenook, Netherley £38;
Chev - 35 Main Street, New Deer £37;
HB - Cranfield, Bridge of Don £37;
Mule - Towie Farm £34.50;
BF - Newton of Hassiewells, Rothienorman £21.
Feeding rams: Suff - Newton, Greeness £44;
DownX - Newton £39.
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (December 14th) sold 68 head of adult breeding cattle including one bull.
Leading prices
Heifer with bull calf: Lim - Nether Lenshie, Rothienorman
£780.
Heifer with heifer calf: Sim - Leyshade, Tealing £650.
Cow with bull calf: Lim - Nether Lenshie £920;
Sim - Ballinluig, Aviemore £680;
BB - Nether Lenshie £490;
AA - Dell Farm, Glenlivet £400.
Cow with heifer calf: Sim - Blackhill Farm, Blackhills
£600;
AA - Dell Farm £440.
In calf cows: Lim - Nether Lenshie, Greenfold, Bridge
of Marnoch £660;
Char - Mill of Allathan, New Deer £500.
In calf heifers: Sim - Kedron, Garlogie £860;
Char - Kedron £800;
Lim - Gask £780.
Bulls: Sim - Crossburn, Keith 700gns;
Dispersal sale from Lower Plaidy, Turriff:
Cow with bull calf: BB - £620;
Char - £620.
Cow with heifer calf: Char - £580.
In calf cows: BB - £710;
Char - £600.
In calf heifers: Her - £680.
Bulling heifers: Her - £640.
Bull: Sim - 480gns.