2008 Sales Reports

 

Monday 12th May 2008

QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (12th May )  sold 578  store and breeding  cattle.


Bullocks (262) averaged 160.1p to 209p per kg for five 189kg Limousins  from N G O’Brien, No 4 Skelpick, Bettyhill and £810 gross for a 506kg Limousin  from A & D Oliphant,West Lyth Farm, Wick.


Heifers (283) averaged 149.3p to 183p per kg for two 317kg Simmentals from W L Ross, Cruives, Shebster, Thurso and £790 gross for a 483kg Charolais from M & E Munro,Upper Milton Farm, Wick.


Bulls (11) averaged 150.1p to 161.7p per kg for five 303kg Shorthorns from C E MacKay, Manu Forti, Talmine and £540 gross for two 392kg Simmentals from W L Ross.


Leading prices per head

Bullocks -

Up to 200kg - £400 No 5 Skelpick; £395 No 4 Skelpick.
201-250kg - £445 No 5 Skelpick; £425 Robertson Cresc, Keiss; £400 No 4 Skelpick.
251-300kg - £550 Lower Westerdale; £525 Westerloch Farm; £480 Lower Milton.
301-350kg - £665 Clatequoy; £635 North Lyth; £630 Alterwall.
351-400kg - £670 Latheron Mains; £655 Sour Farm; £650 Westerloch Farm.
401-450kg - £725 West Lyth Farm; £720 West Watten (Thomson); £715 Clatequoy.
451-500kg - £775 Hillhead, Lybster; £770 Upper Milton Farm; £745 Blackpark, Watten.
501-550kg - £775 Greenvale; £710 Upper Milton Farm.
551-600kg - £780 West Lyth Farm.


Heifers
201-250kg - £350 Beil of Duncansbay.
251-300kg - £485 Lower Milton; £455 Roadside, Auckengill; £450 Hoy Farm, Halkirk.
301-350kg - £610 Winless Mains; £580 Cruives; £555 Sour Farm.
351-400kg - £650 Upper Milton Farm; £635 West Watten; £630 Thuster Mains.
401-450kg - £680 Upper Milton Farm; £665 Charleston; £650 Catchery.
451-500kg - £740 Clatequoy; £685 Broynach Farm; £675 Thuster Mains.
501-550kg - £775 Thuster Mains; £750 West Watten; £735 Upper Milton Farm.
551-600kg - £775 East Murkle (Swanson).


Leading prices per kg

Bullocks

Up to 200kg - 206.2p No 5 Skelpick.
201-250kg - 196.9p No 5 Skelpick; 193.8p No 2 Hallum; 173.5p Robertson Cresc.
251-300kg - 197.1p Lower Westerdale; 176.2p Westerloch Farm; 175.8p Lower Milton.
301-350kg - 205.9p Alterwall; 190.5p Clatequoy; 189.4p Sour Farm.
351-400kg - 177.8p Latheron Mains; 174.2p Broynach Farm; 173.8p Westerloch Farm.
401-450kg - 177.8p West Watten; 172.8p West Lyth Farm; 168.2p Clatequoy.
451-500kg - 157.8p Hillhead; 156.8p Upper Milton Farm; 151p West Watten.
501-550kg - 160.1p West Lyth Farm; 143.5p Greenvale; 139.8p Upper Milton Farm.
551-600kg - 140p West Lyth Farm.


Heifers -
201-250kg - 155.6p Beil of Duncansbay.
251-300kg - 171.6p Lower Milton; 167.3p Lower Westerdale; 164.3p Roadside, Auckengill.
301-350kg - 177.3p Winless Mains; 172.2p Lower Westerdale; 165p Alterwall.
351-400kg - 172.3p Latheron Mains; 165.8p West Watten; 162.9p Upper Milton Farm.
401-450kg - 159.3p Upper Milton Farm; 151.4p No 19 Larel; 150.5p Charleston.
451-500kg - 163.6p Upper Milton Farm; 150.7p Clatequoy; 148.3p Broynach Farm.
501-550kg - 152.9p Thuster Mains; 145.9p West Watten; 144.1p No 6 Skaill.
551-600kg - 136.9p East Murkle.


Breeding cattle : Part Dispersal from J & J Bain, 38 Oldhall, Watten - Cows with bull calves £1,200 and £1,050; Cows with hfr calves £1,000 and £900; Cows with twin calves £880 and £820.

Others - Heifer with hfr calf - £1,350 No 5 Upper Dounreay .


Bulls - Charolais 16 m.o. £2,000 Quoynee ; Charolais 2 y.o. £1,300 East Kirk (Sutherland) ; Limousin 2 y.o. £1,000 Linkmoor, Lower Warse .


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