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Friday 27th March 2009

STORE CATTLE - FULL REPORT

THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (27th March) sold 1653 store cattle.

Bullocks (989) averaged 181p (+0.9p) to 229.1p per kg  for a pen of 299kg Charolais crosses from Knowehead, Aberchirder and £1130 gross for 650kg Charolais cross from Lower Cushieston, Meikle Wartle.
Heifers (632) averaged 177p (+6.6p) to 288.4p per kg for a pen of six 475kg Simmentals from Corniehaugh, Rothiemay and £1400 gross for a 632kg Simmental from Corniehaugh, Rothiemay.
Bulls (32) averaged 161.5p (+7.2p) to 222.8p per kg  for a 202kg Charolais from Hindstones, Aberchirder and £1090 gross for a 688kg Limousin cross from South Crichie, St Katherines.

In the Cydectin sponsored show and sale of store cattle judged by Bill Cameron, Burnside of Edingight, Grange, Keith  Overall champion was a 566kg home bred Limousin cross  Steer shown by Messers G and D Anderson, Brucewells, Netherley which realised £1100. Reserve Champion was a home bred 510kg Limousin cross Steer from A & J Nairn, Clashnoir, Glenlivet which sold at £1020.

Prize list
Single light bullock:  1st - Clashnoir, Glenlivet 470kg, £980; 2nd - Belnoe, Chapeltown 460kg, £970; 3rd - Clashnoir  432kg,  £860.
 Single light heifer:  1st - Exnaboe 380kg, £900; 2nd - Clashnoir 428kg, £860; 3rd - Corskellie Farms 410kg, £865.
Single heavy bullock:  1st - Brucewells 566kg, £1,100; 2nd - Clashnoir 510kg, £1,020; 3rd - Backhill of Thornton 546kg, £1,050.
Single heavy heifer:   1st - Brucewells 512kg, £980; 2nd - Clashnoir 474kg, £870; 3rd - Backhill of Thornton 464kg, £910.
 Pair of bullocks:  1st - Corskellie Farms 472kg, £950; 2nd - Culfoichmore 443kg, £910; 3rd - Exnaboe 450kg £910.
Pair of heifers:  1st - Clashnoir 434kg, £900; 2nd - Brims Mains 456kg, £950; 3rd - Clashnoir 457kg, £890.
Pen of four bullocks:  1st - Glastullich, Nigg Station; 2nd - Sunnyhill Croft, Turriff 479kg, £905; 3rd - Exnaboe, Virkie 424kg, £830.
Pen of four heifers:   1st - Brims Mains - 440kg, £920; 2nd - Corskellie Farms 332kg, £650; 3rd - Sunnyhill Croft 378kg, £675.

"A good show of strong and natural grazers were much firmer on the week".

Leading prices per head
Bullocks up to 250kg - Cobbleheugh, Dinnet £450; South Brachmont £435.
251-300kg - Knowehead, Aberchirder £685; Coilacreich Inn £635; Coxton, Cornhill £615; Mains of Draidland £600.
301-350kg - Raeffin, Keith £735; Lost Farm, Strathdon £720; Corskellie Farms £710; Meadow, Tarland £680.
351-400kg - Edintore, Keith £840; Broadwater £840; Tillyminate £835; Broughnamary £825.
401-450kg - Broadwater £905; Clashnoir £880; North Bethelnie £865; Newton, Keithhall £865.
451-500kg - Culfoichmore, Grantown £980; Clashnoir £980; Overton £980; Groddie Farm £970.
501-550kg - Backhill of Thornton, Bourtie £1050; Clashnoir £1020; Meikle Ardrone £1005; Peattie, Inverbervie £990.
551-600kg - Mains of Dellavaird, Auchenblae £1115; Brucewells £1100; Boghouse, Tarves £1100; Bomakelloch £1070.
601-650kg - Peattie £1120; Mains of Dellavaird £1120; Lower Cushieston £1100; Overton £1060.
651-700kg - Lower Cushieston £1100; Overton £1100; Peattie £1080.

Heifers up to 250kg - South Brachmont £490; Cobbleheugh £400.
251-300kg - Mains of  Draidland £590; Cobbleheugh £540; Slack, Wardhouse £505.
301-350kg - Raeffin £730; Overton of Ardo, Methlick £690; Corskellie Farms £650; Knowehead £645.
351-400kg - Overton of Ardo £910; Groddie Farm £800; Corskellie Farms £790; Broadwater, Skene £770.
401-450kg - Corniehaugh £1050; Clashnoir £900; Broadwater £880; Corskellie Farms £865.
451-500kg - Corniehaugh £1370; Backhill of Thornton £990.
501-550kg - Corniehaugh £1350; Brucewells £980; Greystone, Fisherford £930; Overton, Fetternear £910.
551-600kg - Fordie, Torphins £1100; Mains of Dellavaird £955; Auchtertyre Farms £935; Greystone, Auchterblair £910.
601-650kg - Groddie Farm £1250; Auchtertyre Farms £945.

Bulls up to 300kg - Branchill Farm, Dallas £500; Hillhead, Newmill £480; Hindstones, New Aberdour £450.
301-350kg - Raeffin £580; Hindstones £570; Hillhead £530; Chanryhill Farm, Crimond £490.
351-400kg - Muirden of Cranna £700; Hindstones £685; Auchenbreddie £680; Raeffin £640.
401-450kg - Hillhead £760; 30 Wilson Crescent, Whitehills £710.
451-500kg - Braeside, Fordyce £730.
501-550kg - Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch £870; Bareflathills, Elgin £800.

Leading prices per kg
Bullocks up to 250kg - South Brachmont 197.7p; Cobbleheugh 192.3p.
251-300kg - Mains of Draidland 222.2p; Coilacreich Inn 216p; Coxton 209.2p; Moss Side, Rafford 198.2p.
301-350kg - Raeffin 218.8p; Lost Farm 215.6p; Shank of Glenbarry 209.4p; Coxton 207.1p.
351-400kg - Broughnamary 217.1p; Edintore 216.3p; Tillenturk 215.7p; Broughnamary 214.7p.
401-450kg -  Broadwater 207.7p; Culfoichmore 205.4p; Auchnavaird 202.7p; Tillyminate 201.2p.
451-500kg - Clashnoir 208.5p; Corskellie Farms 201.3p; Groddie Farm 198p; Overton 196p.
501-550kg - Clashnoir  200p; Backhill of Thornton 192.3p; Meikle Ardrone 188.2p; Auchnavaird 185.6p.
551-600kg - Brucewells 194.3p; Boghouse 190p; Bomakelloch 189.6p; Mains of Dellavaird 186.8p.
601-650kg - Peattie 181.8p; Lower Cushieston 176.5p; Mains of Dellavaird 173.4p.
651-700kg - Lower Cushieston 168.7p; Overton 166.2p; Peattie 159.3p; Nether Aquithie, Kemnay 157.8p.

Heifers up to 250kg - South Brachmont 205.3p; Cobbleheugh 173.9p.
251-300kg - Mains of Draidland 207.7p; Cobbleheugh 187.5p; Slack 179.7p.
301-350kg - Raeffin 219.9p; Overton of Ardo 200.6p; Corskellie Farms 195.8p; Burn of Balmakelly 189.9p.
351-400kg - Overton of Ardo 251.4p; Auchtertyre Farms 202.4p; Groddie Farm 200p; Corskellie Farms 198.5p;
401-450kg - Corniehaugh 246.5p; Corskellie Farms 211p; Clashnoir 207.4p; Fieldhead 203.4p.
451-500kg - Corniehaugh 276.8p; Backhill of Thornton 203.7p; Clashnoir 194.7p; Auchterblair 188.2p.
501-550kg - Corniehaugh 268.9p; Brucewells 191.4p; Corskellie Farms 176.6p; South Cardrum, Oldmeldrum 175.9p.
551-600kg - Fordie 199.3p; Mains of Dellavaird 169.3p; Auchterblair 162.5p; Greystone 155.3p.
601-650kg - Corniehaugh 222.1p; Groddie Farm 201.6p; Auchtertyre Farms 148.1p.

Bulls up to 300kg - Branchill Farm 188p; South Brachmont 182.2p; Hillhead 170.2p;
301-350kg - Hindstones 188.7p; Raeffin 173.7p; Hillhead 169.9p; Chanryhill Farm 150.3p.
351-400kg - Auchenbreddie 183.8p; Hindstones 181.2p; Muirden of Cranna 175p Hillhead 173.2p.
401-450kg - 30 Wilson Crescent 171.5p; Hillhead 168.9p.
451-500kg - Braeside 158p.
501-550kg - Sheep Park 171.9p; Bareflathills 152.7p.
651-700kg - South Crichie 158.4p.

Orkney and Shetland Cattle
Bullocks sold to a top of 208.8p per kg for a pen of three Charolais crosses from Exnaboe, Virkie and £1120 gross for a 584kg Limousin cross from Gorn, Shapinsay.

Heifers sold to a top of 236.8p per kg for a 380kg Charolais from Exnaboe and £970 gross for 525kg Limousin cross from Redbanks, Tankerness.

Fodder

Overall Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 2505 bales.  Inside barley straw sold to £9.60 per bale to average £7.40. Outside barley straw sold to £3.80 per bale to average £2.80. Hay sold to £18 per bale to average £14.20.  Silage sold to £12.50 per bale to average £10.60. Turnips sold to £15 per tonne to average £11.40.

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STORE SHEEP - FULL REPORT

THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (27th March) sold 1,773 store lambs, breeding and feeding sheep.

Store lambs (864) to £100 for Beltexs from Muirfield, Everton of Auchry.
Ewe lambs (47) to £114 for Texels from Muirfield.
Island lambs (91) to £102 for Beltexs from Halley, Deerness.
Ewes and Gimmers with Lambs (149) to £72 for Texel Gimmers from Muirfield.
Feeding ewes (622) averaged £72.92 (+£17.09) to £140 for Suffolks from Bareflathills, Elgin.

Leading prices
Store lambs: Suff - Lower Wanford, Banff £86; SuffX - Garvelside, New Pitsligo £84; ChevX - Fraser Farms, Glenernie £80; Tex - Skeibhill, Aberchirder £78; BF - Mains of Lurg, Nethy Bridge £77.50; Mule - Sibmister, Castletown £75.50; TexX - Wester Clune, Finzean £75.50; Cont - Garvelside £75.50; Chev - Mains of Lurg £74.
Ewe Lambs: Bel - Muirfield £100; Mule- Keepers Cottage, Ury £88; Leic - Little Tulloch, Durris £73.
Island Lambs: Tex - Halley £93; TexX - Overhouse, Harray £88; Char - Halley £85.
Ewes and Gimmers with lambs:
Singles: Cont wm - Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen £55; Mule - Cruats Farm, Portknockie £30.50.
Lamb and a half: SuffX wm - Muirfield £50.50; Clun wm - Muirfield £50; Cont wm - Bogiefeulach £46.
Double: Tex gmrs - Muirfield £58; Suff 3 y/o - Middleton of Troup, Gamrie £53.
Triplet: Suff wm - Middleton of Troup £49.
Feeding ewes:  Suff - Woodhead, Cairness £136; Tex - Woodhead £130; Cont -  Woodhead £128; SuffX - Mosshead, Burray £128; TexX - Halley £118; Char - Hillhead of Cannahars, Whitecairns, Logie Durno Farm, Pitcaple £100; HB - Woodhead £96; BFL - Little Howes, Holm £94; Chev - Culfork, Alford £94; Mule - Upper Wheedlemont, Rhynie £89; Leic - Little Tulloch, Durris £88; Lly - Rinnaha, Strathdon £83; Bel - Halley £75; BF - Little Muddie, Lumphart £70.
Feeding rams: Tex - Muirfield £106; Suff - Bareflathills £100; Leic - Bareflathills £97; Chev - Laxfirth, Gott £95; Char - South Crichie, St Katherines £92; Lly - Nether Coullie, Kemnay £88; BF - Burnfoot, Forest of Birse £79.

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