2008 Sales Reports
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Friday 11th April 2008
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (11th April) sold 2,356 store cattle and seven young calves
Bullocks (1,351) averaged 152.5p (+p) to 210.2p per kg for a 352kg Limousin cross from Buchaam Farm, Strathdon and £1030 gross for a 684kg Limousin from Newbigging, Dinnet.
Heifers (969) averaged 146.6p (+p) to 322p per kg for a 264kg Belgian Blue from Sunnyhillview, Shandscross, Turriff and £930 gross for a 600kg Charolais from Ardiecow, Fordyce.
Bulls (36) averaged 133.8p (+7.2p) to 164.8p per kg for a 176kg Limousin from Salterhill, Elgin and £650 gross for a 546kg Charolais from Mains of Knockhall, Newburgh.
Young calves (seven) averaged £140 per head and £260 gross.
In the Norvite sponsored show and sale of store cattle judged by Mr Tony Thompson, 48A Markey Place, Thirsk, Overall champion was a home bred Limousin 416kg steer shown by Messers A and J Nairn, Clashnoir, Auchnarrow, Ballindalloch which realised £810 to Messers Hamilton, Bee Edge, Eyemouth. Reserve Champion was a home bred Belgian Blue 386kg steer from Messers W and N Milne, Milton of Edinglassie, Strathdon which sold at £780 to Backmuir Trading Ltd, Keith.
"An outstanding show, particularly yearlings. All classes met a superb trade".
Prize list
Single light bullock: 1st Clashnoir, 400kg, £810; 2nd Milton of Edinglassie, 386kg, £780; 3rd Clashnoir, 424kg, £800.
Single heavy bullock: 1st Sheildpark, Rothiemay, 504kg, £790; 2nd Clashnoir 476kg, £790; 3rd Brucewells, Netherley, 466kg £840.
Single light heifer: 1st Sunnyhillview, 264kg, £850; 2nd Hillhead of Barra, Inverurie 406kg, £600; 3rd Sunnyhillview, 402kg, £650.
Single heavy heifer: 1st Clashnoir, 450kg, £800; 2nd Clashnoir, 458kg, £820; 3rd Brucewells 504kg, £840.
Pair of bullocks: 1st Groddie Farm, Logie Coldstone, 470kg, £755; 2nd East Bogheadly, Rickarton, 436kg, £700, 484kg, £880; 3rd Hillhead of Barra, 492kg, £740, 484kg, £745.
Best pair: Groddie Farm, 470kg, £755.
Champion and reserve bullocks: Clashnoir, 416kg, £810; Milton of Edinglassie, 386kg, £780. Champion and reserve heifers: Sunyhillview, 264kg, £850; Clashnoir, 450kg, £800.
Leading prices per head
Bullocks
up to 250kg - Mill of Clinter, Finzean £485; Corskellie Farms, Huntly £440; Tocherford, Wartle £405.
251-300kg - Tocherford £535; Midtown, Strachan, Whinnyhaugh, Garmouth £515; Sunnyhillview, Mill of Clinter £470; Alvie Estate, Kincraig £465.
301-350kg - Groddie Farm £690; Sunnyhillview £615; Upperton Farms, Springburn £580; Crichie, Stuartfield £565.
351-400kg - Buchaam Farm £790; Auchtertyre Farms, Pluscarden £680; Kincraigie Farms, East Kincraigie £670; Bogside, Edzell £665.
401-450kg - Lethendry, Cromdale £790; Buchaam Farm £775; Milton of Edinglassie £765; Clyne Farm, Newmachar £760.
451-500kg - Newton of Struthers, Kinloss, Brucewells £830; Corse of Kinnoir, Huntly £815; Lethendry, East Bogheadly £805; Mains of Dumbreck, Udny £790.
501-550kg - Mains of Dumbreck £870; Deerhillock, Birse £855; Corsaitly Farms £845; The Glen, 69A Land Street, Keith £830.
551-600kg - Bishopston, Kinellar, Burnside, Kintore, Groddie Farm £890; Stonyford, Tarland £865; Newbigging £850; Brotherton Mains, Johnshaven £840.
601-650kg - Corsaitly Farms £940; Burnside, Kintore £910; Clyne Farm £905; Woodbank, Drumblade £870.
651-700kg - Corse of Kinnoir £985; Jacks Croft, Kingswells £970; Auchorrie, Midmar £900. Over 701kg - Jacks Croft £1,000;
Heifers
up to 200kg - Tocherford £300; Salterhill £265.
201-250kg- Tocherford £450; Corskellie Farms £390; Sunnyhillview £345.
251-300kg - Whinnyhaugh £590; Tocherford £500; Lethendry £465; Sunnyhillview £460.
301-350kg - Sunnyhillview £620; Northton, Cullerlie £565; Mains of Arnage, Ellon £550; Lethendry £545.
351-400kg - Braigiewell, Echt £800; Buchaam Farm £675; Overton of Ardo, Methlick £670; Wester Leochel, Craigievar £645.
401-450kg - Belnoe, Chapeltown £780; Mains of Arnage £760; Clashnoir £720; Braigiewell £705.
451-500kg - Milton of Edinglassie £855; Mains of Auchriachan, Tomintoul £825; Salterhill £770; Killyquharn, New Aberdour, Northton £765.
501-550kg - Netherton, Whitehouse, Ardiecow £815; Groddie Farm, Corse of Kinnoir £810; Langlanburn, Deskford £800; Clyne Farm £770.
551-600kg - Langlanburn £825; Mains of Auchriachan £790; Clyne Farm £710; High Conifers, 35 Delgaty Crescent, Turriff £640.
601-650kg - Ardiecow £915; Langlanburn £860.
Bulls
up to 200kg - Salterhill £290.
201-250kg - Salterhill £350.
251-300kg - Meetlaw, Fordoun £400; Mains of Knockhall £385; Salterhill £350.
301-350kg - Tocherford £495; Salterhill £440.
Leading prices per kg
Bullocks
up to 250kg - Mill of Clinter 194p; Tocherford 189.3p; Corskellie Farms 178.9p.
251-300kg - Tocherford 187.1p; Sunnyhillview 183.5p; Midtown 182p.
301-350kg - Groddie Farm 197.1p; Sunnyhillview 183.5p; Tocherford 174.8p; Upper Mill Farms, Kintore 173.9p.
351-400kg - Buchaam Farm 204.7p; Milton of Edinglassie 202.1p; Auchtertyre Farms 178.9p; Home Farm, Rothienorman 175.2p.
401-450kg - Clashnoir 194.7p; Lethendry 192.7p; Kincraigie Farms 182p; Clyne Farm 181p. 451-500kg - East Bogheadly 181.8p; Brucewells 108.3p; Lethendry 169.8p; Corse of Kinnoir 168.7p.
501-550kg - Corsaitly Farms 168p; Mains of Dumbreck 158.8p; Sheildpark 156.7p; Deerhillock 156p.
551-600kg - Upper Mill Farms 156.7p; Bishopston 153.4p; Groddie Farm 152.4p; Burnside 152.1p.
601-650kg - Corsaitly Farms 156.1p; Burnside 147.7p; Clyne Farm 146p; Woodbank 137.7p. 651-700kg - Newbigging 150.6p; Corse of Kinnoir 143.2p; Jacks Croft 141.4p; Auchorrie 137.7p.
Over 701kg - Jacks Croft 140.8p.
Heifers
up to 200kg - Tocherford 157.1p; Salterhill Elgin 135.9p.
201-250kg- Tocherford 180p; Corskellie Farms 162.9p; Sunnyhillview 139.1p;
251-300kg - Sunnyhillview 244.9p; Whinnyhaugh 212.9p; Lethendry 166.7p; Corskellie Farms 162.4p.
301-350kg - Sunnyhillview 197.4p; Northton 165.7p; Lethendry 163.7p; Buchaam Farm 163p. 351-400kg - Braigiewell 201.1p; Buchaam Farm 176.8p; Lethendry 174.6p; Wester Leochel 172.5p.
401-450kg - Mains of Arnage 186.7p; Belnoe 182.6p; Clashnoir 177.8p; Buchaam Farm 172.4p.
451-500kg - Clashnoir 179p; Milton of Edinglassie 177.4p; Mains of Auchriachan 171.2p; Salterhill 160.4p.
501-550kg - Brucewells 166.7p; Groddie Farm 155.7p; Langlanburn 154.4p; Netherton 150.9p. 551-600kg - Ardiecow 155p; Langlanburn 141.8p; Mains of Auchriachan 140p; Clyne Farm 124.5p.
601-650kg - Ardiecow 152p; Langlanburn 142.4p.
Bulls
up to 200kg - Salterhill 164.8p.
201-250kg - Salterhill 164.3p.
251-300kg - Meetlaw 143.4p; Mains of Knockhall 136p; Salterhill 130.1p.
301-350kg - Tocherford 155.7p; Meetlaw 139.9p.
351-400kg - Salterhill 133.3p.
451-500kg - Mains of Knockhall 119p.
Orkney and Shetland Cattle
Bullocks sold to a top of 163.3p per kg for a pair of 355kg Charolais from Newan, Birsay and £955 for a pair of 626kg Charolais from Bay, Stronsay.
Heifers sold to a top of 160.2p per kg for a 390kg Charolais from Haybrake Farms, Lyness and £640 for a 464kg Aberdeen Angus from Haybrake Farms
Fodder
The company sold 2,090 bales. Inside Barley straw sold to £4.40 per bale to average £4.02. Hay sold to £10.60 per bale to average £7.40. Silage sold to £8.60 per bale to average £7.80.
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (11th April) sold 1,581 store lambs, breeding and feeding sheep.
Store lambs (467) to £71 for Suffolks from Deldonald, Carron.
Ewes and lambs (384) to £55 for wm Suffolks with single lambs from Achavelgin, Nairn. Feeding ewes (730) averaged £38.56 (+£3.22) to £79 for Texels from Milton of Noth, Rhynie.
“Ewes with lambs at foot sold well and were short of requirements. Feeding ewes dearer on the week”
Leading prices
Ewes with lambs at foot-
Singles:
Tex wm - Achavelgin £54;
Suff gmr - Achavelgin £51;
Tex gmr - Achavelgin £40.
Lamb and a half:
Suff wm - Mill of Glanderstone, Wardhouse £44.
Doubles:
Suff wm - Achavelgin £50;
Cont wm - Mill of Glanderstone £39.
Store lambs:
Tex - Gladhill, Garmouth £63;
Cont - 8 Wester Manbeen Farm Cottages, Elgin £60;
BF - Achdregnie, Glenlivet £58.50;
Suff - Heads of Auchinderran, Keith £55.50;
SuffX - Home Farm Fintray, Durran Mains, Thurso £53;
TexX - Gellybrae, New Deer £48.
Feeding ewes:
Tex - Gladhill, Clinterty, New Aberdour £75;
Suff - Woodhead, Cairness £74;
SuffX - The Rectory, Lonmay £71;
Cont - Broom of Moy £70;
HB - Woodhead £65;
Chev - Clayfords, Stichen £58;
Leic - Woodhead £54;
GF - Middlehill, Rothienorman £49;
Mule - Clayfolds, Alvah £48;
BF - Edintore, Keith £42.
Feeding rams:
Suff - Durran Mains £64;
Tex - Woodhead £52;
Chev - Durran Mains £51.
Fodder
The company sold 2,090 bales.
Inside Barley straw sold to £4.40 per bale to average £4.02.
Hay sold to £10.60 per bale to average £7.40.
Silage sold to £8.60 per bale to average £7.80.