2007 Sales Reports
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STORE CATTLE - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern
Marts (27th July) sold 274 store cattle and one young calf.
Bullocks (122) averaged 124.9p (nc) to 145p per kg for
a pen of four 404kg Simmentals from Kedron, Skene and for a pair of 275kg
Limousin from 13 Mid St, Keith and £875 gross for a 750kg Charolais
cross from Stoneyford, Tarland.
Heifers (127) averaged 120.8p (nc) to 147p per kg for
a 350kg Simmental from Beltie Cottage, Glassel and £635 gross for
a 526kg Simmental from Nethermill, Cruden Bay.
Bulls (25) averaged 95.5p (nc) to 105p per kg for
a Limousin cross from Craigiedaff, Durris and £500 gross for a Limousin
from Boghead & Blackhills Farm, Mintlaw.
Young and reared calves (one) sold at £180.
"A mixed show with quality types still in demand."
Leading prices per head and per kg
Bullocks up to 300kg - 13 Mid St £400,
Cairnacreoch, New Aberdour 138p;
301-350kg - Cairnacreoch £495, 144p;
351-400kg - Upper Auchnagorth, New Byth £515, 134p;
401-450kg - Mains of Inkhorn, Auchnagatt £600, 143p;
451-500kg - Mains of Inkhorn £615, 135p;
501-550kg - Stoneyford £650, 125p;
551-600kg - Stoneyford £740, 127p;
601-650kg - Mill of Newton, Insch £700, 111p;
651-700kg - Nether Onston, Stenness £795, 119p;
Over 700kg - Stoneyford £845, 117p.
Heifers up to 250kg - Beltie Cottage £330,
132p;
251-300kg - Beltie Cottage £355, Upper Cook, Crudie 130p;
301-350kg - Beltie Cottage £515, Heads of Auchinderran,
Aultmore 134p;
351-400kg - Heads of Auchinderran £505, 142p;
401-450kg - Heads of Auchinderran £590, 139p;
451-500kg - Little Blackpots, Auchnagatt £600, 125p;
Over 501kg - Nethermill 121p.
Bulls up to 450kg - Boghead & Blackhill Farms £430,
103p;
450-500kg - Boghead & Blackhill Farms £390,
104p;
Over 501kg - Boghead & Blackhill Farms £500, 97p.
Orkney and Shetland Cattle
Bullocks sold to a top of 141p per kg for a pen of 418kg Luing cross from
Mucklehouse, Swannay, and £795 for a 670kg Simmental from Nether
Onston, Stenness.
Heifers sold to a top of 138p per kg for a 426kg Simmental realising £590
from Mucklehouse.
STORE SHEEP - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, at the special sale of breeding gimmers and ewes (suitable
for early lamb production) Aberdeen
and Northern Marts (27th July) sold 1,315 store, breeding and feeding
sheep.
Breeding gimmers and ewes (640) to £82 for Texel
gimmers from Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk.
Breeding tups (13) to £230 for a Suffolk ram lamb
from Newton of Balquhain, Pitcaple.
Store lambs (72) to £38 for Continentals
from 8 Gaval Court, Fetterangus.
Ewes and lambs (65) to £27 for Continental hoggs from Hill
of Frendraught, Corse.
Feeding ewes and rams (525) averaged £23.18
(-£3.02) and sold to £45 for Texels from
Ashvale Cottage, Cornhill.
“At the annual special sale of down cross gimmers and ewes
trade proved very selective with only the top lots meeting seller's expectations.
Feeding ewes also sold at reduced rates”.
Leading prices
Breeding gimmers: SuffX - Tillygreig, Udny £81;
Suff - Newton Auchaber, Corse, Mayne Farm, Elgin £77; Cont - Mayne
Farm £73.
Breeding ewes: TexX wm - Cowiehillock, Echt £59;
Cont 3yr - Cowiehillock £56; Char 2yr - Mayne Farm £53; Mule
3yr - Mains Pittrichie, Whiterashes £44; Suff bm - Nether Beanshill,
Milltimber £41.
Breeding rams: Suff ram lamb - Newton of Balquhain £220;
Tex 3shr - Cowiehillock, Echt £150.
Ewes with lambs at foot-
Lamb and a half: Cont hoggs - Cushnie Farms, Kintore
£25; Cont bm - Bogiebrae, Rhynie £21.50.
Store lambs: Cont - Stonebriggs, Rosehearty £30.
Feeding ewes: Cont - Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen, Mains of
Cowie, Stonehaven £44; SuffX - Backhill Nittanshead £43.50;
Mule - Mains of Pittrichie £33.50; BF - Mill of Fowlis, Muir of
Fowlis £23.
Feeding rams: Suff - Wester Coxton, Elgin £30.