2008 Sales Reports
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THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (1st February) sold 3,650 Store lambs and feeding sheep.
Store Lambs (1,760) to £55 for Suffolks from Bareflathills, Elgin.
Ewes lambs (28) to £47 for Leicesters from Bareflathills Breeding Ewes (eight) to £60 for Texel ewes from Pitfour Partnership, Carnoustie.
Ewes and lambs (19) to £49 for Continentals from Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen.
Island Sheep (468) to £42 for Continentals from Braebuster, Deerness.
Feeding ewes (1,367) averaged £24.86 (-£4.80) to £56 for Suffolks from Davishill, Udny.
"Store lambs once again were an excellent trade. Feeding ewes at similar rates."
Leading prices
Store Lambs: Cont - Mill of Whitefield, New Deer £54.50;
Lly - Burnside Croft, Fyvie £48;
SuffX - Pitfour Partnership £47.50;
TexX - Mosshead, Alford £47;
BF - Muckerach Farm, Nethybridge £33.50.
Breeding Sheep: HB gmr - Pitfour Partnership £52.
Ewes with single lambs - Cont - Bogiefeulach £46.
Ewes with twin lambs - Cont - Chapel of Elrick, Newmachar £39;
DownX - Auchtygall, Peterhead £32.
Island Lambs: Cont - Braebuster £38;
TexX - Cauldhame, Stromness £37.80.
Feeding ewes: Suff - Davishill £53;
Char - Mains of Leask, Slains £52;
TexX - Mains of Leask £49.50;
Leic - Bareflathills £44.50;
Chev - Wester Allathan, New Deer £40. Mule - Jacobshall £39;
GF - Milton of Migvie, Aboyne £39;
BF - Coldhome, Dallas £29.50,
Feeding rams: TexX - Croftbain, Tomnavoulin £36;
Tex - Jacobshall, Gamrie £35;
BFL - Croftbain £30.
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (1st February) sold 1,232 store cattle.
Bullocks (762) averaged 138p to 178.6p per kg for a pair of 280kg Limousins from Garline, Ballindalloch and £980 gross for a 772kg Simmental from 3 Clyth Mains Occumster.
Heifers (449) averaged 133p to 169.4p per kg for a pair of 242kg Simmentals from Garline and £820gross for a 612kg Charolais from Strathmore, Coull.
Bulls (21) averaged 109.9p (+3.9p) to 136p per kg for a 386kg Charolais from Bigton Farm, Bigton and £700 gross for a 582kg from Newton of Tulloch, St Katherines.
"Store cattle easily continued to sell at last week's rates and strong heifers dearer."
Leading prices per head and kg
Bullocks - 251-300kg - Garline £520, 173.3p;
301-350kg - Dallas Broughty, Dunphail £565, Mains of Tillymorgan, Culsamond 170.3p;
351-400kg - Scatca, Brae £620, Drums, Newburgh 168.9p;
401-450kg - Nether Balfour Farms £705, 164.7p;
451-500kg - Auchorachan, Glenlivet £740, Nether Balfour Farms 153.2p;
501-550kg - Guise, Tough £775, Groddie Farm, Logie Coldstone 145.1p;
551-600kg - Guise £830, Turfhillock, Keith 143.8p;
601-650kg - Broombrae, Kincardine O' Neil £855, 139.7p;
651-700kg - Broombrae £870, 133.4p;
701-750kg - 3 Clythe Mains 126.9p.
Heifers - up to 250kg - Garline £410;
251-300kg - Mains of Skeith, Deskfork £435, 53.2p;
301-350kg - Auchorachan £520, 155.7p;
351-400kg - Auchorachan £625, 157.8p;
401-450kg - Spyhill, Durris £670, 152.3p;
451-500kg - Knockothie Farms, Fetterletter £745, Mains of Pitlurg, Keith 150.2p;
501-550kg - Haycorn House, Kinnellar £750, Knockothie Farms 141.2p;
551-600kg - Leucher, Skene £770, Turfhillock 136.3p;
601-650kg- Broombrae £760, Strathmore134p.
Bulls up to 350kg - Mains of Drumdollo, Drumblade, Broombrae £390, Broombrae 118.2p;
401-450kg - Litte Milbrex, Fyvie £525, 125.6p;
451-500kg - Midtown, Milbrex £495, 109.5p;
551-600kg - Newton of Tulloch, St Katherines 120.3p;
601-650kg - Old House, Thrumster £685, 110.8p.
Orkney and Shetland Cattle
Bullocks sold to a top of 157p per kg for a pair of 420kg Limousin from Gorn, Shapinsay, and £840 gross for a 624kg Limousin from Wartle, Birsay.
Heifers sold to a top of 146.3p per kg for a pen of 369kg Charolais from Scatsta, Brae and £715 gross for a 505kg Charolais from West Brough Farms, Sanday.
Bullocks up to 300kg - Haymount £465, 155p;
351-400kg - Scatsta £620, 156.2p;
401-450kg - Gorn £660, Hammerbrake, Sanday 138p;
451-500kg - Gorn £680, 147.8p;
501-550kg - Gorn £770, 154p;
551-600kg - Gorn £800, 139.1p;
601-650kg - West Brough Farms £810, 132.3p.
Heifers up to 400kg - Scatsta £540, Hammerbrake 125p;
401-450kg - Bigton Farm £635, 141.4p;
451-500kg - West Brough Farms £690, 144.9p;
501-550kg - West Brough Farms 141.6p.
Fodder
The company sold 2,050 bales. Inside Barley straw sold to £5.40 per bale to average £4.60. Outside barley straw sold to £3 per bale to average £2.60. Hay sold to £9.80 per bale to average £6.80. Small bale hay sold at £1.00 per bale. Silage sold to £8.10 per bale to average £6.80. Turnips sold at £300 per acre. Draff sold at £25 per tonne.