2010 Sales Reports
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STORE CATTLE - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (8th January) sold 385 store cattle.
Bullocks (239) averaged 188.3p and sold to 233p per kg for a 412kg Charolais cross from Lagavaich, Glenlivet and £1,260 gross for 714kg Charolais cross from Westerton of New Rayne, Insch.
Heifers (139) averaged 177.8p and sold to 211.8p per kg for 340kg Charolais crosses from Lagavaich and £1,200 gross for a 612kg Charolais cross from Bogentassie, Lumphanan.
Bulls (7) averaged 159.4p and sold to 164.9p per kg for 388kg Aberdeen Angus and £850 gross for a 586kg Aberdeen Angus both from Ballindalloch Home Farms, Ballindalloch.
"Due to adverse weather conditions a reduced entry mostly of forward conditioned cattle were forward and many more could have been sold to advantage to a ringside full of buyers keen to obtain stock".
Leading prices per head
Bullocks up to 250kg - Sittyton Farm, Newmacher £375.
251-300kg - Upper Baulk, Stonehaven £525; Sittyton £515.
301-350kg - Lagavaich £770; Upper Baulk £580; Sittyton £540.
351-400kg - Elsick Farms, Newhall £870; Lagavaich £840; Upper Baulk £675; West Quoscies £640.
401-450kg - Lagavaich £1,010; Elsick Farms £940; Allancreich, Ballogie £875.
451-500kg - Wellheads, Huntly £965; Lagavaich £960; Elsick Farms £940; Knockquharn Cottage, Dunecht £920.
501-550kg - Bogentassie £1,100; Allancreich £1,075; East Bogheadly £1,050; Knockquharn Cottage £1,050.
551-600kg - Bogentassie £1,180; Garchory, Strathdon £1,180; Westerton of New Rayne, Insch £1,105; Knockquharn Cottage £1,090.
601-650kg - Westerton of New Rayne £1,170; Bogentassie £1,150; East Bogheadly £1,090; The Neuk, Tarland £1,055.
651-700kg - Westerton of New Rayne £1,220.
Heifers up to 251-300kg - Sittyton Farm £510.
301-350kg - Lagavaich £720; West Quoscies £560; Sittyton £530.
351-400kg - Lagavaich £810.
401-450kg - Corskellie Farms £800; Allancreich, East Bogheadly, Rickarton, Lagavaich £790; Housebay Farms £770; Tannachie £720.
451-500kg - Bogentassie £990; East Bogheadly £940; Corskellie Farms £910; Tannachie £860.
501-550kg - Bogentassie £1,080; Corskellie Farms £990; Allancreich £960; Elsick Farms £950.
551-600kg - Housebay Farms £1,075; East Bogheadly £1,040; Waulkmill £990.
601-650kg - Bogentassie £1,090.
651-700kg - Allancreich £1,130.
Bulls up to 351-400kg - Ballindalloch Home Farms, Ballindalloch £640.
451-500kg - Ballindalloch Home Farms £770.
551-600kg - Ballindalloch Home Farms £850.
Leading prices per kg
Bullocks up to 250kg - Sittyton Farm 168.9p.
251-300kg - Upper Baulk 178.6p; Sittyton 176.4p.
301-350kg - Lagavaich 220p; Upper Baulk 175.8p.
351-400kg - Elsick Farms 227.7p; Lagavaich 216.5p; Upper Baulk 181.1p; The Neuk 176p.
401-450kg - Lagavaich 232.7p; Elsick Farms 220.3p; Allancreich 205.4p.
451-500kg - Wellheads 206.5p; Allancreich 201.3p; Lagavaich 200p; Knockquharn Cottage 186.2p.
501-550kg - Allancriech 208.3p; Bogentassie 203.1p; East Bogheadly 195.1p; Knockquharn Cottage 193.7p.
551-600kg - Bogentassie 204.9p; Garchory 198p; Knockquharn Cottage 187.9p; Westerton of New Rayne 184.2p.
601-650kg - Bogentassie 186.1p; Westerton of New Rayne 181.7p; East Bogheadly 178.1p; Knockquharn Cottage 167.9p.
651-700kg - Westerton of New Rayne 175.3p.
701-750kg - Westerton of New Rayne 176.5p.
Heifers up to 251-300kg - Sittyton Farm 183.5p.
301-350kg - Lagavaich 211.8p (x2); West Quoscies 167.7p; Sittyton 162.6p.
351-400kg - Lagavaich 207.7p.
401-450kg - Lagavaich 192.7p; Allancreich 185.4p; East Bogheadly 182.9p; Corskellie Farms 180.2p.
451-500kg - Bogentassie 202p; East Bogheadly 192.6p; Corskellie Farms 185.7p; Tannachie 183.8p.
501-550kg - Bogentassie 205.3p; Corskellie Farms 186p; Allancreich 185.3p; East Bogheadly 179.5p.
551-600kg - Housebay Farms 192p; East Bogheadly 188.4p; Waulkmill 173.1p.
601-650kg - Bogentassie 196.1p.
651-700kg - Allancreich 165.2p.
Bulls up to 351-400kg - Ballindalloch Home Farms 164.9p.
451-500kg - Ballindalloch Home Farms 154.6p.
551-600kg - Ballindalloch Home Farms 145.1p.
Orkney and Shetland Cattle
Bullocks to a top of 203p per kg for a pair of 510kg Limousins and £1125 gross for a pair of 634kg Simmental crosses both from Housebay Farms, Stronsay.
Heifers to a top of 200p per kg for a 420kg Limousin and £1075 gross for a 560kg British Blue both from Housebay Farms.
Fodder
Overall Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1870 bales of fodder. Barley straw sold to £12.60 per bale to average £10.80. Hay sold to £26 per bale to average £20.30.
Silage sold to £15 per bale to average £12.70.
STORE, BREEDING and FEEDING SHEEP - FULL REPORT
THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (8th January) sold 758 store lambs, breeding and feeding sheep.
Store lambs (203) to £75.50 for Continentals from Redbanks, Tankerness.
Feeding ewes (555) to £172.50 for Texels from Burnside of Edingight, Grange to average £95.02.
"Centre records were broken for feeding ewes, with the highest ever top prices and averages for all breeds and types".
Leading prices
Store lambs: Cont - West Quoscies, Newtonhill £75 Suff - Colinton Mains Drive, Edinburgh £73, SuffX -Redbanks £72.50; TexX - West Quoscies £71.50; DownX - Knockhall, South Ronaldsay £71.50; Char - Knockhall £71; Tex - Colinton Mains Drive £70; Mule - West Quoscies £68.50.
Feeding ewes: Tex - Hilton of Culsh, New Deer £162; TexX - Milton, Durris £147.50; Cont - Burnside of Edingight £142.50; ContX - Hilton of Culsh £141.50; Suff - Skilmafilly, Auchnagatt £138.50; SuffX - Skilmafilly £131.50; Chev mule - Hilton of Culsh £127.50; HB - Skilmafilly £126.50; Mule - Hilton of Culsh £ 125.50; Chev - Burnside of Edingight £123.50; ChevX - Mains of Landerberry, Echt £114.50; GF - Mains of Techmuiry, Fraserburgh £111.50; BF - Largie, Kinneff £85.50.
Feeding rams: Char - Largie £150.50; Suff - Redbanks £116.50; Tex -West Quoscies £103.50.