2007 Sales Reports
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THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (30th November) sold 707 store cattle and 40 young and reared calves.
Bullocks (437) averaged 120.1p (-2.6p) to 168.4p per kg for a pen of 12 Charolais from Cairntack Farm, Belhelvie and £780 gross for a 672kg Simmental from Upper Tillenhilt, Midmar.
Heifers (238) averaged 115p (+1.8p) to 171.6p per kg for a 408kg Limousin from Crannabog, Rothienorman and £742 gross for a 622kg Limousin from The Shed, Briach, Rafford.
Bulls (32) averaged 87p (+2.1p) to 115.5p per kg for 342kg Limousin from Stirlinghillock, Whitecairns and £700 gross for a 722kg Aberdeen Angus from Glassel Farms Ltd, Glassel.
Young and reared calves (40) averaged £150 per head to £275 gross.
"All classes of cattle continued to sell at satisfactory rates to a large ringside of buyers."
Leading prices per head and per kg.
Bullocks up to 250kg - Old Balgowan, Keig £405, 162p;
251-300kg - Cairntack Farm £500, Harestone, Crathes 164.2p;
301-350kg - Leys Castle, Inverness £500, Mains of Tillymorgan,
Culsalmond 146.4p;
351-400kg - Dunmaglass Mains, Inverness £535, Leys Castle
137.6p;
401-450kg - Dunmaglass Mains £590, Leys Castle 135.7p;
451-500kg - Greystone, Peterhead £630, Persley Farms,
Woodside 134p;
501-550kg - Thurdistoft, Castletown £690, Hillfold, Kemnay
128.4p;
551-600kg - Mossend, Keith £735, 126.3p;
601-650kg - Mossend, Persley Farms £765, Mossend 122.8p;
651-700kg - Upper Tillenhilt 116.1p.
Heifers up to 200kg - Newhouse, The Point £265, 141p;
201-250kg - Parrock, Rothiemay £330, Newhouse 140.4p;
251-300kg - Cairntack £425, 142.6p;
301-350kg - Cairntack £430, 136.9p;
351-400kg - Inchmarlo Home Farm, Banchory £475, Mains
of Tillymorgan 130.4p;
# 401-450kg - Crannabog £535, Leys Castle 126.5p;
451-500kg - Broadley, Kildrummy £625, Kirkhill, Gartly
126.5p;
501-550kg - Broadley £665, Hillfold 124p;
551-600kg - Hillfold £690, 120.8p;
601-650kg - South Keithney, Burnhervie £695, The Shed
118.9p.
Bulls up to 350kg - Stirlinghillock £395, Harestone
113.4p;
351-400kg - Pittenkerrie, Glassel £340, 92.6p;
401-450kg - Harestone £495, 114.1p;
501-550kg - Carron Mains, Aberlour £545, 101.7p;
601-650kg - Groddie Farm, Logie Coldstone £640, 104.9p;
Over 701kg - Glassel Farms Ltd £660, 97p.
Orkney and Shetland Cattle
Bullocks sold to a top of 131p per kg for a pair of 488kg
Limousin from Redbanks, Tankerness, and £685 for a 568kg Aberdeen Angus
from Springvalley, Stronsay.
Heifers sold to a top of 125p per kg for a pen of 5 Limousin
from Little Hurtiso, Holm and £630 for a pair of 542kg Simmentals from
Springvalley.
Fodder
The company sold 740 bales. Barley straw sold to £4.40 per bale to average
£3.80. Hay sold at £10.20 per bale to average £9.60. Silage sold to £8
per bale to average £7.60.
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (30th November) sold
3820 breeding, store and feeding sheep.
Store lambs (2334) to £35.50 for Suffolks from East Blairdaff,
Kemnay.
Ewe lambs (78) to £33.50 for Texels from Newton of Edingight, Grange.
Island Sheep (191) to £31.20 for texel lambs from Stratheast, Holm, Orkney.
Breeding ewes (310) to £37.50 for bm Suffolks from Knowehead Croft, Muiresk.
Breeding Rams (36) to £200 for a 1 Shr Suffolk Davishill, Udny.
Feeding ewes and rams (971) averaged £24.29 (+£4.37) to £48 for Continentals
from Kirkside, Banff.
"Store lambs met a better demand, with feeding ewes also dearer on the
week."
Leading prices
Store lambs: Suff - Boig, Tarland 34.20;
Cont - Lower Drakemyres, Keith £34.20;
Chev - Lynemore, Strathdon £31.20;
TexX - Strath Farm, Watten £31.20;
Mule - Newton of Hassiewells, Rothienorman £29.80;
GF - Leith Hall, Home Farm, Kennethmont;
BF - Lynemore £28.
Ewe lambs: Cont - Glastullich, Nigg Station £29.
Island sheep: Lambs - Chev - Stonequoy, Lyness £28.80;
Ewes - Shet - Mailland, Baltasound £14.50.
Breeding ewes: Chev wm - West Bruntland, Alves £35;
Cont bm - Knowehead Croft £27.50;
BF bm - Pitreadie, Strachan £21.
Breeding rams: Suff - 1 shr - Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk £170;
Las - Cadgerford, Kingswells £130;
Tex - 1 Shr - Tullo of Garvock, Upper Kirkton, Dyce £130;
Las - Westerton, Cullerlie £160;
TexX - Las - Little Whitefield, Forglen £100.
Feeding ewes: Suff - Knockenbaird Croft, Insch £42;
Chev - Kirkside £40;
Tex - Croftbain, Tomnavoulin £37.50;
Mule - Wester Coull, Tarland £35;
GF - Knockenbaird Croft £32.50;
BF - Croftbain £26.50.
Feeding rams: Chev - Glastullich £35;
Leic - Little Tulloch, Durris £34;
Suff - Davishill, Udny £31;
Tex - Glastullich £30.
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (November 30th) sold
193 head of adult breeding cattle including two bulls.
"All classes made a very firm demand".
Leading prices
Heifer with bull calf: Sim - Monaughty, Alves £840;
AA - Oswie, Whithorn £750;
Lim - Dunmaglass Mains, Inverness £700.
Heifer with heifer calf: Sim - Monaughty £840;
Char - Wardes, Kintore £840;
Lim - Dunmaglass Mains £760.
Cow with bull calf: Char - No 11 Beinn Veiw, Conon Bridge
£700;
BB - Overhall, Premnay £600;
Sim - Redwood, Alford £580;
Blo - Overhall £580.
Cow with heifer calf: Char - Bethlin, Midmar £900;
Blo - Swanford Farm, New Deer £720;
Lim - Swanford Farm £640;
Sim - Dunveaden House, Bettyhill £580.
In calf heifers: Sim - South Lasts, Culter £1000; Lim
- South Lasts £1000; Char - South Lasts £880.
Bulls: Char - Little Millbrex, Fyvie 680gns; Sim - East
Brownhill, New Pitsligo 580gns.
Dispersal sale from G. W. Pirie & Son, Castle Auchry,
Turriff:
In calf heifers: Sim £1000; Char £920; Lim £880.
In calf cows: Char £980; Sim £820; Lim £780.
Reduction sale from C. Inglis, Burn, Edzell:
In calf cows: Sim £620; Lim £560; AA £470.
Reduction sale from D. Moss, Castle Muie, Roggart, Sutherland:
Cow with bull calf: AA £500; BB £500.
In calf cows: Sim £540; Sho £480; Here £460.
Reduction sale from P. Coutts, Mill of Allathan, New
Deer:
In calf cows: BB - £580; Char £480.