2007 Sales Reports

STORE CATTLE - FULL REPORT

THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (Friday 6th July) sold 170 store cattle and 14 young calves.
Bullocks (100) averaged 124.2p (+2.4p) to 157p per kg for a pen of 306kg Charolais from Battlefield, Aberchirder and £695 gross for a pair of 559kg Limousin from 14 Deveron Road, Turriff.. 
Heifers (59) averaged 121.3p (+1.2p) to 140p per kg for a 336kg Charolais from Battlefield and £660 gross for a 524kg Charolais from Scholland, Virkie, Shetland.
Bulls (11) averaged 102.35p (-2p) to 103p per kg for a 406kg Charolais from Portstown, Inverurie and a 494kg Limousin from Boghead, Mintlaw and £560 gross for a 554kg Limousin also from Boghead.
Young and reared calves (14) averaged £57.36 per head to £210 gross.
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Leading prices per head
Bullocks up to 300kg - 32 Chapelwell Drive, Balmedie £410.
301-350kg -
Battlefield £480; Knowhead Farm, Rosehearty £450; Pittenkerrie, Glassel £435; Westend, Westhill £425.
351-400kg - Lower Weachyburn, Alvah £520; Knowehead Farm £500; Pittenkerrie, Mains of Inkhorn, Auchnagatt £495; Westend £470.
401-450kg -
Mains of Inkhorn £570; Knockenbaird Croft, Insch £565; Westend, Battlefield £550; Pittenkerrie £535.
451-500kg - Knockenbaird Croft £630; 14 Deveron Road £625; Mains of Inkhorn, Buchts Farm, Lonmay £620; Pittenkerrie £610.
501-550kg - Banks, Stronsay £670; 14 Deveron Road £642; Pittenkerrie £590.
Over 551kg -
14 Deveron Road £675; Knockenbaird Croft £670.

Heifers
up to 300kg - 32 Chapelwell Drive £345.
301-350kg - Battlefield £470; Pittenkerrie £450; Westend £412; Pittenkerrie £398.
351-400kg -
Lower Weachyburn £540; Battlefield £515; Pittenkerrie £485; Blackhills, Rafford £475.
401-450kg - Scholland £558; Banks £495; Westend £485; Lower Weachyburn £480.
451-500kg -
Haycorn House, Kinellar £625; Westend £565; Banks £540.
501-550kg - Haycorn House £655.
Over 551kg - Quendale Farm, Dunrossness £575.

Bulls up to 450kg -
Portstown £420.
450-500kg
- Boghead £510.
501-550kg - Portstown £530.
Over 551kg -
Spengar, Sandwick £555.

Leading prices per kg

Bullocks up to 300kg - 32 Chapelwell Drive, Balmedie 143p.
301-350kg - Knowehead Farm 150p; Redbanks 138p; Westend 126p; Pittenkerrie 124p.
351-400kg -
Knowhead Farm 141p; Pittenkerrie 135p; Lower Weachyburn 133p; Battlefield 126p.
401-450kg - Knowehead Farm 139p; Battlefield 134p; Mains of Inkhorn 131.4p; Pittenkerrie, Knockenbaird Croft 127p.
451-500kg - Pittenkerrie 134p; Mains of Inkhorn, Knockenbaird Croft 130p; Buchts Farm 129p; 14 Deveron Road 127p.
501-550kg - 14 Deveron Road 122p; Banks 121p; Pittenkerrie 118p.
Over 551kg -
14 Deveron Road 124p; Knockenbaird Croft 120p.

Heifers
up to 300kg - 32 Chapelwell Drive 126p.
301-350kg - Battlefield 140p; Pittenkerrie 132.3p; Westend 119p.
351-400kg - Lower Weachyburn 137p; Battlefield 132p; 32 Chapelwell Drive 127p; Pittenkerrie 126p.
401-450kg -
Scholland 130p; Banks 121p; Westend 119p; Lower Weachyburn 112p.
451-500kg - Haycorn House, Kinellar 127p; Westend 115p; Banks 110p.
501-550kg
- Haycorn House 126p; Scholland 125.9p.
Over 551kg -
Quendale Farm, Dunrossness 104p.

Bulls up to 550kg -
Portstown 100p.
Over 551kg -
Boghead 101p.

SHEEP - FULL REPORT

THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (6th July) sold 579 store, breeding and feeding sheep.
Store and Island lambs (23) to £53 for Texels from Milnbank, Turriff.
Ewes & lambs (127) to £30 for Cheviots from Mannachie, Forres. 
Feeding ewes and rams
(429) averaged £28.13 (-£5.84) and sold to £62 for continentals from Fountainbleu, Newburgh.

 “Larger percentage of lightweight ewes resulted in a reduced average.”

Leading prices

Ewes with lambs at foot-
Singles: Cont hogg - Clackriach, Maud £27; Cont wm - Mannachie £27; Suff hogg - Mains of Wardhouse, Insch £24.
Doubles: Cont bm - Mannachie £26.50.
Store and Island lambs: Cont - Milnbank £40.50; Suff - Wreaton, Aboyne £38.50; Tex - Milnbank £33; SuffX - Wreaton £31.
Feeding ewes: Tex - Nether Aucharnie, Forgue £57; TexX - Mid Haddo, Fyvie £52; Suff - Burnheads, Deskford £49.50; Mule - Burnside of Idoch, Turriff £37; BF - South Farden, Newburgh £33.
Feeding rams: BF - Burnheads £35; SuffX - Seggieden, Kennethmont £29.50.



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