2010 Sales Reports
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STORE CATTLE - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (6th August) sold 197 store cattle and 26 young calves.
Bullocks (120) averaged 162.2p and sold to 204.5p per kg for a pair of 330kg British Blue from Cairntack and £880 gross for a 588kg Charolais from Cairntack.
Heifers (59) averaged 158p and sold to 184.2p per kg for a pen of 304kg Charolais from East Comalegy, Drumblade and £950 gross for a 696kg Limousin from Tannachie, Stonehaven.
Bulls (18) averaged 120.4p and sold to 139.8p per kg for a 440kg Charolais from Culdrain Lodge, Gartly and £700 gross for 548kg Simmental from Hammer, Skelwick.
Weaned calves (26) averaged £399 and sold to £600 gross.
'There was a mixed show forward for quality but were keenly bid for'
Leading prices per head
Bullocks
up to 300kg - Cairntack £395;
301-350kg - Cairntack £675;
351-400kg - Pittenkerrie, Glassel £735; Blairindinnie, Gartly £600;
401-450kg - Pittenkerrie £820; Tannachie £795; Cairntack £680;
451-500kg - Upper Hobbister, Stenness, Pittenkerrie £800; Cairntack £790; Dualts, Glenlivet £700; 501-550kg - Pittenkerrie £825; Upper Hobbister £810;
551-600kg - Cairntack £880; South Fordtown, Kintore £860;
601-650kg- Broadgreens, Banchory-Devenick, South Fordtown £870.
Heifers
up to 300kg - Appietown, Rendall £470; Bogmore £420; Cairntack £415;
301-350kg - Highlands, Craigmancy £570; East Comalegy £560; Tannachie £490; Blairindinnie £465; 351-400kg - Appietown £690; Pittenkerrie £660; East Comalegy £635.
401-450kg - Bogforlea, Strathdon £695; Appietown £690;
451 -500kg - Nether Auqhollie, Rickarton £750;
501-550kg - Appietown £895; Upper Hobbister, Nether Auquhollie £800;
551-600kg - Nether Auquhollie £800;
601-650kg - Upper Hobbister £850.
Bulls
up to 350kg- Westburn Croft, Balmedie £390;
351-400kg - Westburn Croft £335;
401-450kg - Culdrain Lodge £615;
451-500kg - Hammer £640; Culdrain Lodge £620; Westburn Croft £595;
501-550kg - Hammer £670;
551-600kg - Westburn Croft £665.
Leading prices per kg
Bullocks
up to 300kg - Cairntack 181.2p;
301-350kg - Cairntack 204.5p;
351-400kg - Pittenkerrie 197.6p;
401-450kg - Pittenkerrie 186.4p; Tannachie 178.3p; Cairntack 166.7p;
451-500kg - Upper Hobbister, Pittenkerrie 169.5p; Cairntack 158.6p;
501-550kg - Pittenkerrie 160.5p; Upper Hobbister 156.4p;
551-600kg - Cairntack 155.5p; South Fordtown 145.3p;
601-650kg- South Fordtown, 142.6p; Broadgreens 133.8p.
Heifers
up to 300kg - Appietown 174.1p;
301-350kg - Highlands, Craigmancy 165.7p;
351-400kg - Appietown 180.6p; Pittenkerrie 176.5p; East Comalegy 164.5p;
401-450kg - Bogforlea, Strathdon 169.5p; Appietown 163.5p;
451 -500kg - Nether Auqhollie, Rickarton 157.9p;
501-550kg - Appietown 162.7p; Nether Auquhollie 150.9p;
551-600kg - Nether Auquhollie 140.4p;
601-650kg - Upper Hobbister 138p.
Bulls
up to 400kg- Westburn Croft, Balmedie 125p;
401-450kg - Culdrain Lodge 139.8p;
451-500kg - Hammer 137.9p; Culdrain Lodge 135.4p;
501-550kg - Hammer 127.7p;
551-600kg - Westburn Croft 113.9p.
Orkney and Shetland
Bullocks sold to 168p per kg for a 475kg Charolais from Upper Hobbister, Stenness and £810 gross for a 515kg Simmental from Upper Hobbister.
Heifers sold to 182p per kg for a 550kg Aberdeen Angus from Appietown, Rendall and £895 gross for a pair of 380kg Limousin from Appietown.
STORE, BREEDING and FEEDING SHEEP - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (6th August) at the special sale of breeding gimmers and ewes (suitable for early lamb production) sold 1238 breeding, store and feeding sheep
Breeding gimmers and ewes (585) to £172 for Beltex cross gimmers from Backhill, Castle Fraser. Breeding rams (seven) to £140 for a Texel two shear from Bogiefeulach, Tornaveen.
Store lambs (152) to £77.50 for a Texel from Newton of Edingight, Grange.
Feeding ewes and rams (494) averaged £55.19 (-£12.34) and sold to £103 for a Texel from Auchenbreddie, Insch.
"Quality well bred Suffolk Cross and Continental gimmers were keenly bid for, older ewes and plainer sorts met a more selective demand. A lighter show of feeding ewes were easier on the week."
Leading prices:
Breeding gimmers: Suff - Stonyford, Tarland £168; Tex - 2 Bogie Street, Huntly £152; SuffX - Westerton, Auchleuchries, Greenfield, Cuminestown £150; Bel - 2 Bogie Street £122; TexX - Westerton £120; BDM - Mains of Duncanstone, Insch £112.
Breeding ewes: Suff 2yr - 2 Bogie Street £112; Suff 3yr - Middlehill Rothienorman £112; SuffBM - Nether Beanshill, Milltimber £87; Cont 3yr - Westerton £95; Cha 2yr - 2 Bogie Street £122; ChaWM - Westerton £122; HB 3yr - Oldtown £106; Cont WM - Oldtown Peterculter £95; Cont bm - Mains of Duncanstone £88; BDM 3yr - Mains of Duncanstone £90; BelWM - Mains of Duncanstone £94; Mule 3yr - Mains of Pitrichie, Whiterashes £96; MuleBM - Nether Beanshill £71.
Breeding rams: Tex Shr - Oldtown Farm, Peterculter £130; SuffWM - Tillenturk, Torphins.
Store lambs: Tex - Bogiefeulach £74; Suff - Wester Coxton, Elgin £69; Cont - Upper Auchnagorth, New Byth - £65; TexX - Newton of Edingight £64.50; SuffX - Newton of Edingight, Upper Auchnagorth £62;
Feeding ewes: Cha - 2 Bogie Street £100.50; Suff - Wester Coxton, Tillyboy, Echt £98.50; TexX - Mains of Landerberry, Echt £97.50; DownX - Nether Beanshill, Brae of Coynach, Mintlaw £94.50; Cont - Brae of Coynach £91.50; Oxf - Place of Tillyfoure, Monymusk £83.50; Mule - Mains of Pitrichie, Mains of Landerberry, Brae of Coynach £78.50; Chev - £76.50 Quarryhead, Rosehearty; GF - Upper Meft, Elgin £76.50; BF - Tillyboy £54.50.
Feeding rams: Oxf - Monkshill Croft, Fyvie £88.50; Tex - Hope Farm, Bonnykelly £66.50; Cha - West Funach, Durris £65.60; Cont - Hope Farm £65.50; Lly - Dunecht Home Farms £64.50