Livestock

THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1,682 store cattle, young bulls and young and weaned calves. Bullocks (896) averaged 254.1p and sold to 326.2p per kg for a pen of three 302kg Limx from Waterside, Forbes, and £1,570 for a 730kg Simx from Chapelford, Buckie. Aberdeen-angus bullocks (92) averaged 247.6p and sold to 291.5p per kg for a 386kg from Windywalls, Westray, and £1,460 for a 620kg from Little Blackpots, Auchnagatt. Heifers (636) averaged 252.3p and sold to 351.9p per kg and £1,520 for a 432kg Limousin cross from Norville, Norby. Aberdeen-angus heifers (33) averaged 236.5p and sold to 251.5p per kg for a pen of five 342kg from Mill of Inverarity, Forfar, and £1,230 for a 606kg from Blairindinnie, Gartly. Bulls (23) sold to 270.4p per kg for four 280kg AAX from Horndoyne, Oyne, and £1,130 for a 492kg Limousin cross from Meikle Aucheoch, Maud. Young and weaned calves (two) sold to £490. Leading prices: Bullocks up to 250kg: Dale, Stromness (Sho) £730, Waterside (Cha) 297.5p. 251-300kg: Dale (Cha) £915, 313.4p. 301350kg: Ledmacoy (Lim) £1,025, 308.7p. 351-400kg: Norville (Lim) £1,210, 305.6p. 401-450kg: Norville (Lim) £1,330, 295.6p. 451-500kg: Norville (Cha) £1,380, 280.5p. 501-550kg: Cairdhillock, Kingswells (Cha) £1,385, Sheep Park Farms (Lim) 256.8p. 551-600kg: Farewell, St Margaret’s Hope (Sim), Cranna, Rothienorman (Lim) £1,410, Feaval (Cha) 243.9p. 601-650kg: Chapelford, Buckie (Lim) £1,545, 255p. 651-700kg: Chapelford (Sim) £1,560, 224.1p. 701-750kg: Chapelford (Sim) 215.1p. Aberdeen-angus bullocks up to 400kg: Windywalls £1,125, Waterside 269.6p. 401-450kg: Smallburn Farms £1,160, Leys of Dummuie, Huntly 274.8p. 451-500kg: Sheep Park Farms £1,225, 248p. 501-550kg: Dunecht Home Farms, Westhill £1,310, Cowford, Blairs 245.1p. 551600kg: Dunecht Home Farms £1,335, 228.6p. 601-650kg: Little Blackpots 235.5p. Heifers up to 300kg: Waterside (Lim) £840, 300p. 301-350kg: Waterside (Lim) £1,005, 295.6p. 351-400kg: Ledmacoy, Strathdon (Lim) £1,260, 326.4p. 401-450kg: Smallburn Farms, Duffus (Lim) £1,340, 314.6p. 451-500kg: Crossburn Farm, Keith (Sim) £1,380, 278.2p. 501-550kg: Braeside, Leochel-cushnie (Cha) £1,355, Waterside (BB) 259p. 551-600kg: Feaval, Birsay (Cha) £1,420, 243.2p. 601650kg: Feaval (Cha) £1,455, 240.1p. 651-700kg: Mains of Gollachy, Buckie (Cha) £1,310. Aberdeen-angus heifers up to 300kg: Culfoichmore £610, 219.4p. 301-350kg: Mill of Inverarity £860. 351-400kg: Cowford £995, 248.7p. 401450kg: Blairindinnie £1,020, Mill of Inverarity 246.3p. 451-500kg: Sheep Park Farms, Bridge of Marnoch £1,100, Clunycrichton, Banchory 238p. 601-650kg: Blairindinnie 203p. Bullocks up to 300kg: Horndoyne (AA) £560, 200p. 301-350kg: Culfoichmore, Grantown-on-spey (AA) £850, 267.3p. 351-400kg: Whinnyhaugh, Garmouth (Lim) £1,060, Nottingham Mains, Latheron (Sim) 250p. 401450kg: Lochdhu Farm, Nairn (AA) £1,020, 244p. 451-500kg: Meikle Aucheoch (Lim) 229.7p. THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1,741 gimmers and ewes with lambs at foot.

Gimmers and ewes with lambs at foot (1,741) averaged £77.03 and sold to £108 for Texel ewes with singles from Craigroy, Dallas.

Other leading prices: Single Mule WM/BM - Craigroy £100; Texx Gmr - Coldhome, Alvah £94; Tex WM - Coldhome £88; Mule Gmr - Coldhome £82; Sufx Gmr - Coldhome £82; Mule BM - Upper Cotburn, Turriff £82; Tex BM - Edgars Glen, New Deer £80. Lamb and Half - Sufx WM/BM - Craigroy £98; Suf 4 Crop - Caskieben, Kinellar £92; Mule 2 Crop - Caskieben £88; Tex Gmr - Edgars Glen £87; Mule WM/BM - Craigroy £86 (Twice); Mule BM Cairnton, Fordyce £83; Tex WM - Craigroy £80; GF BM Kirkton £78; Chvmul WM/BM - Burnside of Whitefield £77; Shc 4 Crop - Meikle Haddo, Newburgh £76; Shc BM Lythebrae Croft, Aberchirder £70.