Livestock

HUNTLY – United Auctions sold 500 cattle at their opening sale for 2021. Bullocks (248) averaged 239p (+24.2p on year) selling to 294.6p per kg for 387kg Limousin crosses from Coleburn, Elgin, and to £1,520 for a 715kg Limousin cross from Glasslaw, Fraserburgh. Heifers (224) averaged 228.5p (+23.3p) selling to 264.9p per kg for 385kg Limousin crosses from Cobbleheugh, Dinnet, and to £1,350 for 574kg Simmental crosses from Braehead, Glens of Foudland, and for 635kg Charolais crosses from Gunnhill, Inverurie.

OTMS (28) averaged 124.4p selling to 186p per kg for a Limx from Lythebrae, Aberchirder, and to £1,390 for a Simx from Wester Elchies, Aberlour.

Other leading prices: Heifers: 251-300kg - £760, 259.4p Boradland, Cairnie; 301350kg - £830, 244.8p Meikle Northburn, Cuminestown; 351-400kg - £1,020, 264.9p Cobbleheugh, Dinnet; 401-450kg - £1,080, 257.1p Cobbleheugh; 451-500kg - £1,155 Gunhill, Inverurie, 248.9p Auchnascraw, Glenlivet; 501-550kg - £1,230 Upper Glasslaw, 239p Myreton, Insch; 551-600kg - £1,350, 235.2p Braehead, Colpy; 601-650kg - £1,350, 217.2p Gunhill, Inverurie. Bullocks: 251-300kg - £790, 233.3p Broadland, Cairnie; 301-350kg - £930, 288.8p Cobbleheugh, Dinnet; 351400kg - £1,140, 294.6p Coleburn, Elgin; 401-450kg - £1,165, 277.9p Cobbleheugh, Dinnet; 451-500kg - £1,220 Auchnascraw, Glenlivet, 256.5p Cobbleheugh, Dinnet; 501-550kg - £1,275 Upper Blairnain, Aberlour, 243.1p Whinbrae, Huntly; 551600kg - £1,335 Birselawsie, Midmar, 233.4p Mains of Tarryblake, Rothiemay; 601-650kg - £1,360, 224.8p Upper Glasslaw, New Pitsligo; 651-700kg - £1,430, 205.5p Upper Glasslaw, New Pitsligo; 701kg+ - £1,520, 212.6p Upper Glasslaw, New Pitsligo.

THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1,225 store cattle, young bulls, young and weaned calves and bulling heifers. Bullocks (616) averaged 238p and sold to 302.2p per kg for a pair of 364kg Charolais from Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen, and £1,520 for a 776kg Charolais from East Mains, Lumphanan. Heifers (497) averaged 228.7p and sold to 286.7p per kg for a 450kg Limousin from Achdregnie, Glenlivet, and £1,490 for 602kg Simmentals from Ranna, Tarland. Bulls (six) sold to 227.5p per kg for a 378kg Charolais from Burnside of Whitefield, and £1,190 for a 676kg AA from Messiegate Farm, Tankerness. Young and weaned calves (11) sold to £430.

Bulling heifers (95) averaged 371p and sold to 694p per kg and £3,900 for a 562kg Limousin cross from Home Farm, Cairness, Rathen. Leading prices per head and per kg: Bullocks up to 350kg - Burnside of Whitefield (Cha) £990, Midtown of Buchromb, Dufftown 287.9p; 351-400kg - Burnside of Whitefield (Cha) £1,140, Mains of Tillymorgan, Culsalmond (Cha) 300p; 401450kg - Burnside of Whitefield (Cha) £1,180, 282.3p; 451500kg - Meikle Geddes, Nairn (BB) £1,250, Kennieshillock, Lhanbryde (Cha) 261p; 501550kg - Meikle Geddes (Lim) £1,320,261.9 p ;551-600 kg - Bogentassie, Lumphanan (Cha) £1,400, 243.1p; 601-650kg - Clunycrichton, Banchory (Lim) £1,440, 227.7 p ;651-700 kgClunycrichton (AA/SIM) and Uppermill Farms, Kintore (Cha) £1,440, Clunycrichton (Sim) and Uppermill Farms (Cha) 216.2p; 701-750kg - Clunycrichton (AA) £1,510, 199.2p. Heifers up to 350kg - Lagavaich, Glenlivet (Cha) £930,270.3 p ;351-400 kgBurnside of Whitefield and Harestone, Crathes (Cha) £1,020, Burnside of Whitefield (Cha) 276.5p. 401-450kg - Achdregnie (Lim) £1,290, Harestone (Cha) 280.6p; 451500kg - Kennieshillock (Cha) £1,200,255.3 p ;501-550 kgKnowehead, Kildrummy (Sim) £1,360,250 p ;551-600 kg - Knowehead (Lim) £1,420, Midbigging, Toab (Sal) 248.2p; 601-650kg - Knowehead (Lim) £1,460, Ranna (Sim) 247.5p; 651-700kg - Bogie Street, Huntly (AA) £1,480, 224.2p; 701-750kg - Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk (Sim) £1,320.