2010 Sales Reports
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STORE CATTLE - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (28th May) sold 507 store cattle and one young calf.
Bullocks (214) averaged 179.9p (+3.2p) and sold to 243.2p per kg for a 370kg Blonde D’Aquitaine from Nether Glasslaw, New Pitsligo and £1,035 gross for a 666kg Simmental and a 720kg Simmental both from Bay, Stronsay.
Heifers (224) averaged 168.4p (-5.1p) and sold to 212.5p per kg for a pair of 400kg Simmental crosses from Mains of Lurg, Nethy Bridge and £935 gross for a 512kg Blonde D’Aquitaine from Nether Glasslaw.
Bulls (69) averaged 140.2p (nc) and sold to 194.2p per kg for a pen of 278kg Limousin crosses from Tillykerrie, Tarland and £810 gross for a 554kg Simmental from Coldomo, Stenness.
Young calves (one) sold for £330 gross.
“An end of season show was forward but quality cattle continued to sell at recent high rates”.
Leading prices per head
Bullocks up to 300kg - Upper Thainstone, Fettercairn £610; Pittenkerrie, Glassel £580;
301-350kg - Mains of Tulloch, St Katherines £790; Gyratesmyre, Fordoun £730; Lynemore £645;
351-400kg - Nether Glasslaw £900; Dinnet Farms, Dinnet £845; Upper Tillathrowie, Gartly £825; Wester Durris, Dualts £805;
401-450kg - Nether Glasslaw £980; Croftbain, Tomnavoulin £900; Pittenkerrie £865; New Bourtreebush £850; Auchterblair, Carrbridge £920;
451-500kg - 2 Bogie St, Huntly £1,040; Nether Glasslaw £1,000; Botary Mains, Cairnie £890; Croftbain, Pittenkerrie £880;
501-550kg - Botary Mains, Auchterblair £920; Fountainbridge, Fyvie £910; Mains of Lurg £875; Netherton, Glenlivet £830;
551-600kg - Botary Mains £930; Netherton £850;
601-650kg - Bay, Stronsay £1,015; Netherton £955;
651-700kg - Bay £985.
Heifers up to 250kg - Fleck, Dunrossness £485;
251-300kg - Moss Side, Dunphail £595; Upper Thainston £580; Pittenkerrie £575; New Bourtreebush £570;
301-350kg - West Balnakelly, Cushnie £690; Moss-side £675; Lynemore, Glenrinnes £640; Delnabo, Glengairn, Mains of Tulloch, St Katherines £600;
351-400kg - Mains of Lurg £850; Pittenkerrie £765; Moss-side £750; Nether Glasslaw £730;
401-450kg - Nether Glasslaw £900; 2 Bogie Street, Moss-side £850; West Balnakelly £820; Asleid House, Methlick £730;
451-500kg - Nether Glasslaw £890; West Balnakelly £810; Botary Mains, Cairnie £800; Dualts, Glenlivet £785;
501-550kg - Nether Glasslaw £905; Botary Mains £825; Netherton, Glenlivet £805; Mains of Fendraught £800;
551-600kg - Mulben Mains, Mulben £920; Netherton £840; Strocherie, King Edward £810.
Bulls up to 300kg - Tillykerrie, Tarland £550; Home Farm, Tornaveen £495; Deystone, Kintore £480; Glenlatterach, Birnie £280;
301-350kg - Tillykerrie £570; West Balnakelly £540; Muirden of Cranna, Aberchirder £525;
351-400kg - Muirden of Cranna £620; Meikle Cultain, Fordyce £615; Tillykerrie £590; Overhall, Fyvie £580;
401-450kg - Wester Corskie, Aberchirder £675; Overhall £675; Fountain Bridge, Fyvie £660; Kiltryknock, Alvah £645;
451-500kg - Kiltyknock £700; Meikle Cultain £650; Tillykerrie £630;
501-550kg - Muirden of Cranna £730; Kiltryknock £700; Tillyneckle £490;
551-600kg - Tillykerrie £740; Tillyneckle £570;
601-650kg - Kiltryknock £730; Tillyneckle £580;
651-700kg - Tillyneckle £650;
701-750kg - Tillyneckle £725.
Leading prices per head and kg
Bullocks up to 300kg - Upper Thainston 217.9p; Pittenkerrie 202.8p;
301-350kg - Mains of Tulloch 228.3p; Gyratesmyre 212.2p; Newtonhill, Clatt 205.3p; Lynemore, Glenrinnes 194.3p;
351-400kg - Upper Tillathrowie 218.2p; Dinnet Farms 213.4p; Dualts 213p; Pittenkerrie 205.1p;
401-450kg - Nether Glasslaw 222.7p; Croftbain 203.6p; Pittenkerrie 203.1p; New Bourtreebush 195.9p;
451-500kg - 2 Bogie St 219.4p; Nether Glasslaw 206.6p; Croftbain 194.7p; Botary Mains 189.4p;
501-550kg - Auchterblair 183.3p; Fountain Bridge 173.7p; Botary Mains 173.6p; Mains of Lurg 171.6p;
551-600kg - Botary Mains 156p; Netherton, Glenlivet 149.6p;
601-650kg - Bay 163.7p; Netherton 152.6p;
651-700kg - Bay 155.4p; Netherton 139.6p;
701-750kg - Bay 143.8p.
Heifers up to 250kg - Gyratesmyre, 205.6p;
251-300kg - Upper Thainston 211 .7p; Moss-side 205.2p; Iriewells, Udny 196.9p; Pittenkerrie 195.6p;
301-350kg - West Balnakelly 204.1p; Moss-side 195.1p; Mains of Tulloch 193.5p; Lynemore 183.9p;
351-400kg - Nether Glasslaw, Pittenkerrie 195.2p; 2 Bogie Street 190.8p; Moss-side 189.4p;
401-450kg - Nether Glasslaw 207.4p; Moss-side 193.2p; West Balnakelly 191.6p; 2 Bogie Street 190.6p;
451-500kg - Nether Glasslaw 185.4p; Botary Mains 167.4p; West Balnakelly 166.7p; Dualts 164.2p;
501-550kg - Nether Glasslaw 182.6p; Botary Mains 159.3p; Netherton 156p; Mains of Fendraught 146p;
551-600kg - Mulben Mains 158.6p; Netherton 144.8p Strocherie 144.1p.
Bulls up to 300kg - Tillykerrie 188.4p; Deystone 187.5p; Home Farm Tornaveen 183.3p;
301-350kg - Tillykerrie 175.9p; Muirden of Cranna 171.6p; Home Farm, Tornaveen 161.5p; West Balnakelly 159.8p;
351-400kg - Tillykerrie 163.9p; Overhall 163.8p; Home Farm Tornaveen 161.5p; Meikle Cultain 156.1p;
401-450kg - Overhall, Fyvie 164.6p; Fountainbridge 158.7p; Kiltryknock 152.8p; Wester Corskie 150p;
451-500kg - Kiltyknock 150.2p; Tillykerrie 138.8p; Meikle Cultain 137.7p;
501-550kg - Kiltyknock 137.3p; Muirton of Cranna 137.2p;
551-600kg - Coldomo 146.2p; Tillykerrie 125.9p;
601-650kg - Kiltryknock 119.7p.
Orkney and Shetland Cattle
Bullocks to a top of 216p per kg for a pen of 332kg Charolais from Norville, Norby and £1,035 gross for a 666kg and a 720kg Simmental from Bay, Stronsay.
Heifers to a top of 199p per kg for a pair of 244kg Simmentals from Fleck, Dunrossness and £835 gross for a 580kg Blonde D’Aquitaine from Dale, Stronsay.
BREEDING CATTLE - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (28th May) sold 184 head of adult breeding cattle including seven bulls.
“A mixed offering failed to reach recent high levels.”
Leading Prices
Heifer with bull calf: Sim - Glencongless, Tomintoul £2,050; SimX - Glenconglass £1,950; Lim - Hill of Fiddes, Udny £1,950; LimX - Brae of Coynach, Mintlaw, Hill of Fiddes £1,900; CharX - Bogengarrie, Ardallie £1,800; SalX - Hill of Fiddes £1,750; BBX - Glenconglass £1,550; AA - Glenconglass £1,400.
Heifer with heifer calf: Lim - Brae of Coynach £2,350; Char - Brae of Coynach £2,000; LimX - Brae of Coynach £1,900; Sim - Hindstones, Boyndlie £1,850; SimX - Towiemore, Keith, Hill of Fiddes £1,750; SalX - Hill of Fiddes £1,700; CharX - Smallburn Farms, Plewlands £1,700; BB - Brae of Coynach £1,650.
Cow with bull calf: Char - Old Crombie, Bridge of Marnoch £2,000; HerX - Old Crombie £1,900; Sim - East Lediken, Insch £1,800; SimX - East Lediken £1,750; Lim - East Lediken £1,700; LimX - Bogengarrie £1,700; CharX - East Lediken £1,550; Blonde - Castleview, Midmar £1,450; AA - Bogengarrie £1,350.
Cow and heifer calf: Sim - East Lediken £1,650; Lim - East Lediken £1,600; Char - East Lediken £1,500; SimX - East Lediken £1,500; Blonde - Castleview £1,350; AA - Luchairt, Gamrie £1,150.
In calf heifer: BB - Tillydesk £1,000; LimX - Tillydesk £1,000; Char - Dinnet Farms £800; CharX - Loanhead of Fedderate, New Deer £720; AA - Loanhead of Fedderate £700.
In calf cow: SimX - Brownhill, New Pitsligo £1,020; CharX - East Lediken £1,000; Sim - Brownhill £980.
Bulling heifers: Lim - Chapelpark, Methlick £1,020; LimX - Chapelpark £1,000; Sim - Mains of Tannachy, Port Gordon £940; Longhorn - Doonies, Nigg £800; BSH - Greenburn, Lyness £800.
Bulls: Lim (Black)- 2 yrs, Arnbathie, Perth 2600gn; Lim (Black) - 5yrs East Lediken 2300gn; Lim - 2yrs Culdrain Lodge, Gartly 2100gn; Lim - 2yrs Arnbathie 2100gn; Sim - 2 yrs - Culdrain Lodge 1800gn; Sim - 5yrs - Meikle Cultain, Fordyce 1200gn.
STORE, BREEDING and FEEDING SHEEP - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (28th May) sold 3,029 ewes with lambs at foot, store lambs and feeding sheep.
Ewes with lambs at foot (1680) to £83 for Mule Hoggs with single lambs from Bogiebrae, Rhynie.
Ewe lambs (57) to £76.50 for Suffolks from West Cortiecram, Kininmonth.
Store lambs (452) to £76.50 for Texels from Largie, Kinneff, and Mains of Cairnborrow, Glass.
Island lambs (41) to £70.50 for Cheviots from Gremista Farm, Gremista and Cheviots from Cauldhame, Stromness.
Island sheep (94) to £88.50 for a Charollais tup from Norville, Norby.
Feeding ewes (803) averaged £60.45 (- £5.44) to £116.50 for Suffolks from Tillyeve, Udny.
“Young and top quality ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot again met an excellent trade, other classes slightly easier on the week. Feeding ewe averages were back but trade was similar.”
Leading prices
Ewes with lambs at foot -
Singles: Mule bm - Mains of Druminnor, Ryhnie £58; Shet Chev bm - Little Tulloch, Durris £54; Shet Chev wm - Bogiefuelach, Torphins £52; Llyn 3 y.o - Parkhouse, Maud £51.
Lamb & half: Chv 2/3 y.o - Balnakyle, Aberlour £72; Chev wm - Bridgend, Hatton £71; Suff wm - Mains of Druminnor, Rhynie £63; Chev wm - Greenhaugh, Ordie £61.50; Mule bm - Manachie, Forres £60.50; GF bm - Mains of Druminnor £60.
Doubles: Mule hogg - Bogiebrae £75; Mule bm - Manachie £58; Shet Chev bm - Little Tulloch £52;
Ewe lambs: Lly - Corfieldy, Glassel £74; BF - Auchorachan, Glenlivet £61.
Store lambs: Suff - Whitelums, Gartly £75.50; Mule - Berefold, Ellon £74.50; Tex - Cuttyhill Croft, Rora £73; TexX - Inverlochy, Tomintoul £72.50; Chev - Inverlochy, Knockanrioch, Knockando £68.50; GF - 104 Abbotswell Cres, Aberdeen £68.50; Cont - Bogengarrie Croft, Ardallie, Redbrae Farm, Nether Kinmundy £68.50; SuffX - Little Forgue, Forgue, Bogengarrie Croft £67.50; BF - Inverlochy £65.50.
Island lambs: Chev - Cauldhame £62.50; Suff - Gremista Farm £57.50; SC - Barnafield, Ollaberry £57.50; SuffX - Tirvister, Ollaberry £56.50.
Feeding ewes: Suff - Mains of Tollo, Turriff £115; SuffX - Mains of Tollo £114.50; Down - Newton Auchaber, Corse £111; HB - Newton Auchaber £103; Tex - Meadow, Tarland £95.50; TexX - Backley, Pitcaple, Knockenbaird Croft, Insch £91.50; Cont - Overton of Ardo, Methlick £90.50; GF - Manachie, Forres £89.50; Leic - Bareflathills, Elgin £86.50; Chv - 3 Skaill, Forss £86.50; Belt - Knockiemore, Lonmay £84.50; Mule - Towie Farm, New Aberdour, Dykenook, Netherley £83.50; BFL - West Mains, Maud £78.50; Zwart - Skitten, Wick £78.50; BF - Dalbog, Edzell £76.50.
Feeding rams: Chev - Bogencaber, Drumlithie £94.50; Llyn - Pineview, Fowlershill £85.50; Tex - Sunnyside, Dudwick £83.50; Belt - Knockiemore £80; Suff - Mill of Clinter, Finzean £75.50; BF - Glen O’ Dye, Finzean £72.50.