2007 Sales Reports
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PRIME CATTLE - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern
Marts (29th June) sold 343 store cattle and eight young calves.
Bullocks (164) averaged 126.6p (-6.7p) to 148p per kg
for a 464kg Charolais from East Lediken, Insch and £825 gross for
a 630kg Charolais from Meikle Begshill, Drumblade.
Heifers (158) averaged 122.5p (+1.7p) to 169p per kg
for a pen of 402kg Limousin from Oswie Farm and £735 gross for a
576kg Limousin from Mill of Newton, Insch.
Bulls (21) averaged 100.4p (-11.1p) to 114.3p per kg
for a 376kg Limousin from Burnside, Keith, and £550 gross for a
534kg Simmental from Upper Tomdhu, Knockando.
Young and reared calves (eight) averaged £193 per
head to £235 gross.
"With a large ringside of buyers. Quality cattle resulted in
similar rates especially heifers".
Leading prices per head and per kg
Bullocks up to 200kg -Kinclune, Glenkindie
£270, 138p;
201-250kg - Easter Tolmauds, Tornaveen £310, Helenamore,
New Aberdour 139p;
251-300kg - West Auchnavaich, Glenlivet £340, 133p;
301-350kg - Glenlea, Lumphanan £480, 145p;
351-400kg - Barnyards of Badenyoucher, Cornhill £555,
140p;
401-450kg - Hillock £645, 145p;
451-500kg - East Lediken £685, 148p;
501-550kg -North Whiteley, Keith £675, East Lediken
133.2p;
551-600kg -Meikle Begshill £755,129p;
601-650kg -Meikle Begshill £800,131p;
651-700kg - Meikle Begshill £815, 123p;
Over 701kg - Meikle Begshill £790, 112p.
Heifers up to 300kg - Hillock £460, 153p;
301-350kg - Barnyards of Badenyoucher £475, 148p;
351-400kg - Easter Tolmauds, Tornaveen £540, 140p;
401-450kg - Oswie £680, 140p;
451-500kg - Ordhill, Tarves £635, 136p;
501-550kg - Mill of Newton £695, 136p;
551-600kg - Mill of Newton £730, 129p;
Over 601kg - Mill of Newton £730, 120p.
Bulls up to 350kg - Upper Tomdhu £370, Burnside 110p;
351-400kg - Burnside £430, 114.3p;
401-450kg - Upper Tomdhu £430, 104p;
451-500kg - Upper Tomdhu £495, 103p;
Over 501kg - Upper Tomdhu £550, 103p.
Orkney and Shetland Cattle
Bullocks sold to 126p per kg for a 446kg Aberdeen Angus from Hilton, Shapinsay,
and £570 for a pen of 456kg Charolais from Redbanks, Tankerness.
Heifers sold to 129p per kg for a 434kg Simmental realising £560
from Redbanks. Young Bulls sold to £505 from Haymount, Finstown.
BREEDING CATTLE - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern
Marts (June 29th) sold 228 head of adult breeding cattle including seven
bulls.
"Overall a plain show, met a strong steady demand".
Leading Prices
Heifer with bull calf: Sim - Womblehill, Kintore £1150;
Lim - Meikle Tillyeve, Udny, Womblehill £900; Char - Womblehill
£880.
Heifer with heifer calf: BB - Wardes, Kintore £1800;
Sim - Deershill, Cuminestown £1280; Lim - New Fleenas, Nairn £1100;
AA - West Latch, Newburgh £950.
Cow with bull calf: BB - Brough, Skeld £1250; Sim
- Newlands, Fintray £1150; Lim - Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk
£1000; Her - Chapeltown, Dellavaird £820; AA - Chapeltown
£700.
Cow and heifer calf: Sim - Newlands £940; BB -
Brough £800; Lim - Mains of Frendraught, Corse £800; Her -
Chapeltown £800.
In calf heifers: BB - Lower Plaidy, Turriff £820;
Sim - North Crannoch, Keith £790.
In calf cows: Sim - March Farm, New Pitsligo £710;
Lim - Pittenkerrie, Glassel £700.
Bulling heifers: Lim - Greenfold, Bridge of Marnoch £740;
Luing - Holmhead, Cushnie £730; Sim - Greenfold £670; AA -
Greenfold £590; Her - Greenfold £570.
Bull: Lim 19mnths - Culdrain Lodge, Gartly 2150gns; Lim
4yrs - Kedron, Garlogie 1600gns; Lim 5yrs - Kedron 1450gns.
SHEEP - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern
Marts (29th June) sold 671 store, breeding and feeding sheep.
Store and Island lambs
(116) to £49 for Suffolks from Lethenty House,
Fyvie.
Ewes & lambs (60) to £31.50 for Continentals
from Stuartfield, Cornhill.
Feeding ewes and rams (495) averaged
£33.97 (-£0.01) and sold to £58.50
for Charollais from Millquoy, Stenness.
''Feeding ewes met a keen demand, more could have been sold to advantage''
Leading prices
Ewes with lambs at foot:
Singles: Suff hogg - Dipple Farm, Fochabers £31;
Cont hogg - Stuartfield £29.
Lamb and half: Chev hogg - Dipple Farm £29.
Doubles: Cont wm - Stuartfield £27.
Store lambs:
New Season: SuffX - Lethenty House £47; Tex - Stuartfield
£34.
Old season lambs: Cont - Dipple Farm £41.50; TexX
- Stuartfield £39; SuffX - West Redhill, Rothienorman £35;
GF - Pityot, Bridge of Muchalls £33.50; Suff - Dipple Farm £33.
Feeding ewes: Tex - West Knock, Mintlaw £57; Suff
- Millquoy £53; Cont - Bishopston, Porthlethen £51; DownX
- East Blairdaff, Kemnay, Bardnaclaven Farm, Bridge of Westfield £49;
Chev - Bardnaclaven Farm £47.50; Mule - Whinbrae, Bainshole £36;
BF - Newton of Crathie, Ballater £28.
Feeding rams: Tex - Stuartfield £39; Suff - West
Redhill £36; SuffX - East Berryhill, Fyvie £31.