2008 Sales Reports

QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen & Northern Marts (11th February) sold 397 Store Cattle.



Bullocks (222) averaged 143.6p to 182p per kg for four 272kg Simmentals from J D & M McAdie, Bowertower Mains, Bower and £850 gross for a 596kg Charolais from D Swanson, Clatequoy, Thurso.


Heifers (175) averaged 138.7p to 178.4p per kg for six 269kg Limousin from J D Buchanan, Achavrole Mains, Halkirk and £800 gross for a 586kg Charolais from Messrs Younger, Hoy Farm, Castletown.


A good selection of well bred cattle were easily sold to a full ringside of buyers.


Leading prices per head -



Bullocks - 251-300kg - £520 Achavrole Mains; £495 Bowertower Mains.
301-350kg - £580 Sour Farm; £545 Granton Mains; £540 Wattenon, Ulbster.
351-400kg - £610 Sour Farm; £600 Granton Mains & Tacher.
401-450kg - £675 Clatequoy; £655 Newlands of Geise ; £650 Achscrabster & Ackergill Mains.
451-500kg - £740 Newlands of Geise; £720 Old Stirkoke; £700 Sour Farm.
501-550kg - £800 Wester, Dunnet; £795 Quarryside & Gillock Mains.
551-600kg - £840 Westerloch Farm; £820 Wester; £795 Thurdistoft.


Heifers - 201-250kg - £395 Bowertower Mains.
251-300kg - £480 Achavrole Mains; £450 Bowertower Mains.
301-350kg - £555 Achavrole Mains; £490 Granton Mains & Reiss Lodge.
351-400kg - £610 Sour Farm; £580 Clatequoy; £560 Granton Mains.
401-450kg - £635 Charity Farm & Achscrabster; £615 Granton Mains; £612 Clatequoy.
451-500kg - £730 Clatequoy; £718 Gillock Mains.
501-550kg - £750 Thurdistoft; £730 Charity Farm; £725 Gillock Mains.
551-600kg - £785 Charity Farm; £770 Brabsterdorran Mains; £765 Thurdistoft.


Leading prices per kg -



Bullocks - 251-300kg - 176.9p Achavrole Mains; 173.3p Bowertower Mains.
301-350kg - 177p Wattenon; 166.2p Sour Farm; 165p Bowertower Mains.
351-400kg - 169p Sour Farm; 162.2p Achscrabster; 161.3p Granton Mains.
401-450kg - 154.5p Quarryside; 154.2p Granton Mains; 153.1p Clatequoy.
451-500kg - 148.9p Newlands of Geise; 146.3p Old Stirkoke & Gillock Mains; 144p Sour Farm.
501-550kg - 150.8p Stainland & Sibmister Farms; 148.6p Westerloch Farm; 148.4p Brabsterdorran Mains.
551-600kg - 142.6p Clatequoy; 141.6p Wester; 141.2p Westerloch Farm.


Heifers - 201-250kg - 168.1p Bowertower Mains.
251-300kg - 161.9p Bowertower Mains.
301-350kg - 161.8p Achavrole Mains; 148.9p Reiss Lodge.
351-400kg - 169p Sour Farm; 152.6p Clatequoy; 144.7p Granton Mains.
401-450kg - 145.3p Charity Farm; 142.7p Clatequoy; 141.1p Achscrabster.
451-500kg - 148.1p Clatequoy; 144.2p Gillock Mains.
501-550kg - 142.7p Gillock Mains; 141.5p Thurdistoft.
551-600kg - 141.4p Charity Farm; 136.5p Hoy Farm; 135.9p Thurdistoft.


Top