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Aberdeen & Northern Marts - April 2009
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20/04/09 - Over 1,000 Store Cattle Forward For Thainstone Special Sale
01/04/09 - Strong Selection Of Cattle Forward At Caithness
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Over 1,000 Store Cattle Forward For Thainstone Special Sale
Over 1,000 store cattle will head for Thainstone Centre tomorrow (Wednesday).
With a show and sale of grazing store cattle and the spring sale of organic store cattle, it looks set to be a busy day at the Centre. The show and sale will be sponsored by Panaeu Bolus of Intervet Shering Plough Animal Health in association with stocking agents Towns and Carnie.
Over 250 certified Organic cattle will be forward. 2008 saw the inaugural spring and autumn sales of Organic stock held at Thainstone and this sale follows the success of those events.
John Angus, store and breeding cattle manager for Aberdeen & Northern Marts commented: “The show and sale of store cattle will see entries from some of the leading consignors in the area with an excellent selection of grazing types and the organic sale has again attracted much interest from across the area.”
The sale will commence at 10am with over 250 organic store cattle followed by the show and sale of grazing store cattle at approximately 11.30am. The show will begin at 10am.
Fingask Trophy ‘Returns Home’ To Sandwick
Winners of the Fingask Trophy at the recent show and sale of store cattle at Thainstone Centre were Messrs Ritch of Keirford Farm, Sandwick, Stromness.
The trophy is awarded to the best animal from the Islands and is presented by George Ritch, of East Fingask, Oldmeldrum. In an unusual twist, George was born at Keirford Farm and was delighted that the trophy was “returning home”.
The show was judged by Mr W Cameron, Burnside of Edingight, Grange, Keith
The winning animal was a 568kg Belgian Blue cross steer which sold for £1,000 to Mr Cameron.
Of the Orkney and Shetland cattle, top prices were obtained by: Muir and Sons, Gorn, Balfour, with a 584kg Limousin cross steer which sold for £1,120 and a 540kg Charolais cross steer which sold for £1,040; Flett and Son, Redbanks, Tankerness with a 526kg Limousin cross heifer which sold for £970 and Oag, Brims Mains, Forss with two Limousin cross heifers, each scaling 456kg, which sold for £950 a piece.
Below: Alan Ritch being presented with the Fingask trophy by George Ritch.
Strong Selection Of Cattle Forward At Caithness
An exceptional selection of over 1,000 animals will be forward for a show and sale of store cattle on Monday (April 6) at Caithness Livestock Centre.
The event, held at Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ premises at Quoybrae, Watten, Wick will be sponsored by W&A Geddes, agricultural merchants, of River Street, Wick. The judge for the show will be David Buchan of Savock, Longside Peterhead. Prizes will include £100 and a trophy for the overall show champion with a £50 cash prize to the exhibitor of the reserve champion.
John Bremner, manager of Caithness Livestock Centre commented: “We have an excellent selection of cattle forward for the show and the sale and expect a busy day on Monday. We will have the usual annual consignments forward from respected local breeders and this, coupled with the success of our March show and sale, should generate strong interest and demand.”
Chief Executive of ANM Group, Brian Pack, who retires at the end of April, will address the audience at 12noon.
The show begins at 9am, the sale at 10am and the presentation of prizes will take place at 12noon following Mr Pack’s address.
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