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Friday 10th April 2009

STORE CATTLE - FULL REPORT

THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (10th April) sold 2236 store cattle

Bullocks (1251) averaged 187.7p (+1.5p) to 243.8 for a pair of 365kg Charolais from Kincragie Farms, Lumphanan and £1200 gross for a 626kg Limousin cross from Bendauch, Kinellar.
Heifers (962) averaged 179p (+1.4p) to 286.5p per kg for a 384kg  Limousin cross from East Bogheadly, Rickarton and £1180 gross for a 466kg Limousin cross from Nether Drumallochie, Glenkindie.
Bulls (23) averaged 157p (-2.2p) to 190.4p per kg for a pair of 260kg Limousin crosses from Branchill, Dallas and £1090 gross for a 692kg Charolais from Elzy, Staxigoe.
In the Norvite sponsored show and sale of store cattle judged by Mr John Bell of Kinglasser, Fraserburgh. Overall Champion was a 488kg Limousin cross bullock from Miss S Tinney, Glebe of Deishar, Boat of Garten which realised £1000. Reserve Champion was a 458kg Limousin cross steer from JG & E Thomson, Nether Muireskie, Maryculter which sold for £940.

"All classes were an excellent trade resulting in the highest averages of the season so far".

Prize List
Single Light Bullock: 1st - Nether Muirskie, Maryculter 458kg, £940; 2nd - Cairndaie, 366kg, £780; 3rd - Tullo of Garvock, 416kg, £890.
Single Light Heifer: 1st - East Bogheadly, 414kg, £800; 2nd - Leicheston, 458kg, £1000; 3rd -  Heads of Auchinderran 492kg, £970.
Single Heavy Bullock: 1st - Glebe of Deishar, 488kg, £1000; 2nd - Heads of Auchinderran, 492, £970; 3rd - Windyhills, 512kg, £960.
Single Heavy Heifer: 1st - Brucewells, 532kg, £1080; 2nd - Leitcheston, 443kg, £1080; 3rd - Leitcheston, 470kg, £890.
Pair of Bullocks: 1st - Heads of Auchinderran, 366kg, £810; 2nd - Brucewells, 470kg, £900; 3rd - Leitcheston, 500kg, £1000.
Pair of Heifers: 1st - East Bogheadly, 416kg, £1060; 2nd - Kinbroon, 466kg, £840; 3rd - Heads of Auchinderran, 405kg, £890.
Champion and Reserve Bullocks: Glebe of Deishar 488kg, £1000; Muireskie, 458kg, £940.
Champion and Reserve Heifers: Brucewells, 532kg, £1080; Bogheadly, 414kg, £800.

Above: Stacy Tinney of Glebe of Deishar, Boat of Garten, exhibited the champion animal, a 488kg Limousin cross steer which sold for 1,000 to the judge John Bell of Kinglasser, Fraserburgh. Stacy is presented with her trophy by Ed Smith, Managing Director of show sponsors Norvite.

Leading prices per head

Bullocks up to 250kg - Corskellie Farms, Rothiemay £575; Waulkmill £515; Slydie £500; Gyratesmyre £475.
251-300kg - Kennieshillock, Lhanbryde £680; Boatleys £640; Kinbroon £630; Slack £625.
301-350kg - Waulkmill £745; Kingcausie £740; Boynds £715; Brownhill £710.
351-400kg - Kincraigie Farms £890; Leys Farms £880; Mill of Balmaud £875; Boynds £860.
401-450kg - Mill of Balmaud £910; Gordonston 3910; Kincragie Farms £900; Easy Bogheadly £900.
451-500kg - Bendauch £1010; Leitcheston £1000; Essil £980; Heads of Auchinderran £970.
501-550kg - Leitcheston £1030; Rivestone £1030; Tillybrig £1010; 124 High Street, Cuminestown £1000.
551-600kg - 124 High Street £1080; Mains of Allanbuie £1070; Leitcheston £1060; Auchmore £1030.
601-650kg - Burnside, Kintore £1110; Tillybrig £1110; 124 High Street £1100; Bendauch £1100; Cluny Crichton £1065.
651-700kg - Heads of Auchinderran £1180; Crichneylade £1150; 124 High Street £1140; Burnside £1110.
Over 701kg - Cluny Crichton £1150.

Heifers up to 250kg -  Corskellie Farms £530; Syldie £500; Hilton £500; Slack £495.
251-300kg - North House, Setter £615; Slydie £600; Kennieshillock £580; Blairgorm £575.
301-350kg - Seafield House £800; Kinbroon £705; Slydie £690; Mill of Balmaud £675.
351-400kg - East Bogheadly £1100; Hilton £850; Kennieshillock £830; Lynemore £820.
401-450kg - Leitcheston £1080; East Bogheadly £1060; Burnton Farms £940; Blackpark £900; Kennieshillock £900.
451-500kg - Faddenhill Farms, Millbrex £1040; 26 Burnett Street £1010; Nether Drumallochie £1000; Mill of Balmaud £955.
501-550kg - Brucewells £1080; Westerton £1000; East Bogheadly £955; Netherton £940.
551-600kg - Auchmore £1000; Bendauch £1000; Turfhillock £990; 26 Burnett Street £870.
601-650kg - Parks, Rothiemay £1170; Bendauch £1045; Carnoch £1005..

Bulls up to 300kg - Branchill Farm, Dallas £495.
301-350kg - Nether Drumallochie £630; Branchill Farm £580.
351-400kg - Kincraigie Farms, Lumphanan £720; Netherton, Whitehouse £660; Black Castle £600; Muirden of Cranna, Aberchirder £570.
401-450kg - Muirden of Cranna £605.
451-500kg - Newton of Tulloch, St Katherines £750; Branchill Farm £700; Muirden of Cranna £655.
501-550kg - Mormond Prop, New Pitsligo £740.
551-600kg - Mormond Prop, £905.

Leading prices per  kg
Bullocks up to 250kg - Corskellie Farms 233.7p; Slydie 222.2p; Waulkmill 212.8p; Gyratesmyre 210.2p.
251-300kg - Kinbroon 236.8p; Coilacreich Inn 230.6p; Kennieshillock 229.7p; Boatleys 216.2p.
301-350kg - Waulkmill 228.5p; Boynds, Inverurie 215.4p; Kingcausie 215.1p; Heads of Auchinderran 215p.
351-400kg - Boynds 230.6p; Newton Cottage 227.8p; Kincraigie Farms 224.9p; Auchorrie 223.1p;
401-450kg - Gordonston, Clatt 221.9p; Kincraigie Farms 217.1p; Leys Farm 213.9p; Tullo of Garvock 213.9p.
451-500kg - Bendauch  220.5p; Leitcheston 218.3p; Nether Muirskie 205.2p; Netherton 203.8p.
501-550kg - Tillybrig, Dunecht 198.8p; 124 High Street, Cuminestown 194.6p; Rivestone 194.3p; Leitcheston 190.7p.
551-600kg - Mains of Allanbuie, Keith 186.4p; Auchmore 183.3p; 124 High Street 181.8p; Leitcheston 180.9p.
601-650kg - Bendauch 191.7p;  Tillybrig 180.8p; Burnside 176.1p.
651-700kg - Heads of Auchinderran 172p; Tillybrig 169.7p; Crichneylade, Fyvie 169.5p; 124 High Street 169.1p.
Over 701kg - Cluny Crichton 156p.

Heifers up to 250kg -  Slydie  222.2p; Slack 215.2p; Hilton 213.7p; Corskellie Farms 212p.
251-300kg - Slydie 222.2p; Kennieshillock 221.4p; Barns 214.8p; Waulkmill 211.8p.
301-350kg - Seafield House 231.2p;  Mill of Balmaud 209.6p; Slydie 209.1p; Kinbroon 208.1p.
351-400kg - Hilton 223.7p; Lynemore 217.5p; Kennieshillock 216.1p; East Bogheadly 213.2p.
401-450kg - East Bogheadly 254.8p; Leitcheston 243.8p; Burnton Farms 221.7p; Heads of Auchinderran 219.8p.
451-500kg - Nether Drumallochie 253.2p; 26 Burnett Street 219.1p; Faddenhill Farms 211.4p; Wester Durris 203.5p.
501-550kg - Brucewells 203p; Westerton 191.6p; East Bogheadly 181.9p; Faddenhill Farms 179.3p.
551-600kg  - Turfhillock 178.7p; Bendauch 175.4p; Auchmore 166.7p; 26 Burnett Street 154p.
601-650kg - Parks 193.7p; Bendauch 168.5p; Carnoch 162.1p; North Ballearn, Kininmonth 150.5p.

Bulls up to 300kg - Knockiemore, Lonmay 101.4p.
301-350kg - Nether Drumallochie 181p; Branchill Farm 175.2p.
351-400kg - Kincraigie Farms 185.6p; Netherton 165p; Muirden of Cranna 160.1p; Black Castle 155.4p.
401-450kg - Muirden of Cranna 143.4p.
451-500kg - Newton of Tulloch 159.6p; Branchill Farm 150.2p; Muirden of Cranna 136.5p.
501-550kg - Mormond Prop 144p.
551-600kg - Mormond Prop 153.4p.

Orkney and Shetland Cattle
Bullocks sold to a top of 222p per kg for a pair of 277kg Limousins from North House, Setter and £1000 gross for a pair of 605kg Limousins from Chinyan, Dounby.

Heifers sold to a top of 251p per kg and £1020 gross for a 406kg Blonde A'quitaine from Ringesta, Quendale.

Fodder
Overall Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 2043 bales.  Inside barley straw sold to £8 per bale to average £6.80. Outside barley straw sold to £4.80 per bale to average £4.20. Hay sold to £16 per bale to average £13.10.  Silage sold to £14.50 per bale to average £10.20. Turnips sold to £15.50 per tonne to average £12

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STORE SHEEP - FULL REPORT

THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (10th April) sold 2,209 store lambs, breeding and feeding sheep.

Store lambs (617) to £98 for Suffolk crosses from Tofthills, Clatt.
Island lambs (170) to £81 for Cheviot Lambs from Millhouse, Harray.
Ewe lambs (7) to £91 for Texels from Mains of Cowie, Stonehaven.
Ewes with lambs (422) to £57.50 for Cheviot/Mule Gimmers with doubles from Auchtygall, Peterhead.
Feeding ewes (993) averaged £75.68 (+£5.52) to £148 for Texel ewes from Mains of Orchardtown, Udny.

“Ewes with lambs at foot met the best trade of the season so far. Feeding ewes again sold at extreme rates”.

Leading prices
Store lambs: Suff - Tofthills £88; Tex - 15 Ferguson Crescent, Mintlaw £86.50; TexX- Netherton, Whitehouse £85; Char - Logie Durno Farm, Pitcaple £84;  Chev - Evergreen, Corse Croft £82; BF - Garvamore, Laggan £81; Mule - Backhill of Coldwells, Arthrath £79; ChevX - Wester Leochel, Craigievar £78.
Island lambs: Suff - Hammerbrake, Sanday £73.50; Tex - Redbanks, Tankerness £62.50; ChevX - Laithe, Tenston £62.50; TexX - Nistaben, Dounby £59.50; Cont - Netherhill, Tankerness £58.

Ewes with Lambs
Singles: TexX wm -Craigiebank, Insch £51.50.
Lamb and a half: Mule bm - Upper Cotburn £51;Suff bm - 6 West Balhagardy Cottage, Inverurie £46; Tex bm - Wellfold, Craigievar £44.50.
Doubles: Cont wm - Middleton of Troup, Gamrie £56; Mule 3 y/o - Middleton of Troup £54.50; Suff gmr - Auchtygall, Peterhead £51.50; TexX wm - Craigiebank £51
Triplets:  Mule bm -Upper Cotburn, Turriff £38.

Feeding ewes: Suff - Woodhead, Cairness £140; SuffX - Skelbister, Orphir £139; TexX - Woodhead £136; Cont - Skelbister £128; Char - Newton of Balquhain, Pitcaple £125; HB - Clayfolds, Alvah £108; Chev - Burnside, Keig £100; Bel - Newton of Carnousie, Forglen £99; Mule - Mains of Blackford, Rothienorman £99; GF - Ardhuncart, Kildrummy £97; Leic - Bardnaclavan Farm, Bridge of Westfield £91; BFL - South Muir, Kinellar £86; Lly - Corfeidly, Glassel £73;  BF - Tillyboy, Echt £71.
Feeding rams: Leic - Bogharvey, Turriff £126; Tex - Evergreen, Kininmonth £120; Suff - 19 Larel, Halkirk £120; Chev - Kjemlea, Uphouse £104; Char - Logie Durno, Pitcaple £94; BF - Garvamore £59.

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