2009 Sales Reports

Tuesday 10th February 2009

QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (February 10th) sold 9 prime cattle and 2,195 prime and store sheep.

Prime bullocks to 160p and £1,168 gross  for a 730kg Limousin from D A Budge, Brae-edge, Castletown.
Prime heifers to163p for a 450kg Limousin purchased by W MacKay & Sons, Butchers, Thurso and £843.70 gross for a 590kg Simmental both from A H MacKay, West Greenland, Castletown.

Leading prices:
Bullocks - 158p, £1,082.30 Brae-edge.
Heifers - 158p, £774.20 Tister Farm; 152p, £798 West Greenland; 151p, £815.40 Charity Farm.
Prime  lambs (538) averaged 153.3p to 175.5p for three 43.3kg Texels  from Brae-edge and £78.50 gross for three 50kg Suffolks from R Campbell, Thirdpart, Watten.

Leading prices per head:
Tex - £77 No36 Oldhall; £76 Brae-edge; £74.50 Tongside.
Suff - £76.50 Winless Mains; £75 Stainland & Sibmister Farms; £73.50 Knapperfield.
Chev - £76 Myrelandhorn (McCarthy); £75.50 Achscrabster; £73 Smiddyquoy.
Char - £74.50 Ackergill Mains.
HB - £73 Osclay, Francis St; £72.50 Overton, Mid-Clyth (Sutherland).
Mule - £68 Lochside Farm.

Leading prices per kg:
Tex - 168.3p Ackergill Mains; 166.7p Brae-edge; 166.3p No36 Oldhall.
Suff - 167.8p Knapperfield; 164.7p No36 Oldhall; 162.8p The Crofts, North Watten.
Chev - 159.9p Knapperfield; 154p Achscrabster.
Char - 149p Ackergill Mains.
HB - 159.1p Thirdpart; 152.6p Overton, Mid-Clyth.
Mule - 157p Lochside Farm.
Store lambs (1,233) averaged £47.68 and sold to £69 for Texels from G & K MacKenzie, Pentland View, East Mey.

Leading prices:
Tex - £66.50 Stainland & Sibmister Farms.
Bel - £65.50 Stainland & Sibmister Farms.
Chev - £60.50 Tister Farm; £54.50 Blacklass Croft & Clachan, Mid-Clyth; £54 Tails of Watten.
Suff - £60 Tacher; £58 Blackpark, The Leens & Stainland & Sibmister Farms.
HB - £50 Lythmore.
Mule - £50 No3 West Murkle; £49 Tister Farm.
Feeding ewes & rams (424) averaged £47.32 and sold to £85 for Suffolks from R & J More, Ulbster Mains.

Leading prices:
Chev - £81 Smiddyquoy; £76 Harpsdale Mains; £73 Achscrabster.
Tex - £75 Balnahard; £68 Brae-edge; £67 No2 Hallum.
Leic - £66 Brae-edge.
Suff - £66 No10 Clayock.
Mule - £59 Charleston; £54 MKD Farms; £52 Greenland Mains.
Char - £46 Brae-edge; £45 The Leens.
BFL - £44 Stainland & Sibmister Farms.
BF - £43 Stainland & Sibmister Farms.
Fodder: 5x4 Bales Hay £48; 4x4 Bales Hay £33

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