2007 Sales Reports

THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (10th October) sold 4810 breeding, store and feeding sheep.

Store lambs (1815) to £33.80 for Continentals from 4 Roadside Croft, Crimond and Continentals from Brownhill, Aberchirder.
Ewe lambs (47) to £49 for Mules from Mains of Glenbuchat, Strathdon.
Island Sheep (2072) to £32.50 for Suffolk lambs from 14 Rayburn Road, Mossbank.
Breeding gimmers and ewes (509) to £69 for Mule gimmers from Wardhead, Strichen.
Feeding ewes and rams (367) averaged £19.80 to £38.50 for Suffolks from Nether Contlaw, Milltimber.


"All classes of sheep were once again hard to sell at this difficult time for the sheep industry"

Leading prices
Store lambs:
DownX - Tillenturk, Torphins, Hayhillock, Ellon £33.50, Leic - 2 Darra Cottages, Turriff £33.50;
Suff - Delnabo, Glengairn £32;
Tex - Birkford, Strathdon £31.80;
SuffX - Wester Coryhoul, Corgraff, £31;
Mule - Mains of Auchriachan, Tomintoul £25.20.

Island consigned lambs:
Suff - Tremayne, Bridge £32.20;
Tex - Gillarona, Muckle Roe £30.50;
Chev - Kilkahoul, Muckle Roe £22.50.

Island ewes:
Chev - Pobis Geo, Muckle Roe, St Clair Cottage, Graven, Scatsta, Brae £26; Shet - Kilkahoull £22.

HB ewes from Mains of Clackriach, Maud:
2/3yr £54; wm £43; bm £38;

Rams:
Suff wm £200; Tex wm £190.

Breeding gimmers:
Gf - Wardhead £68;
Mule - Bogiebrae, Rhynie, Bruntyards, Banff £60.

Breeding ewes:
Mule bm - Bogharvey, Turriff £32.

Breeding rams:
Lly shr - Easttown, Tarland £90;
BFL wm - Brownhill, £90.

Feeding ewes:
Suff - Burn of Pheppie, Muchalls £37;
Cont - Dams of Craigie, Whitecairns £36.50;
Tex - Drumfrennie Farm, Banchory £36:
Chev - Burn of Pheppie £35.50.

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