Livestock

THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 2,004 prime sheep, store sheep and feeding ewes and rams. Old season prime lambs (1,392) averaged 286.1per kg (-3.8p) and sold to 322.9p per kg and £155 for 48kg Beltex from Birkenbower, Lumsden. Old season prime lambs SQQ up to 45.5kg (737) averaged 284.8p per kg (-10.3p). Sheep over one-year-old (27) averaged £98.64 and sold to £123. Old season store lambs (17) averaged £84.09 and sold to £97.50 for Texel crosses from Moonlight, Evie. Feeding ewes and rams (568) averaged £101.13 and sold to £169 for Suffolks from Milltown of Birness, Ellon. Leading prices: Old season lambs: Suf - Bankhead, Clatt £154.50, Southbank, Skene, Kirkland, Forgue 303.2p; Bel - Whitehouse, Lumphanan £154.50, Meiklehaugh, Keig 309.6p; SufX - Welton of Creuchies, Alyth, Bankhead, Slamptonhill, Auchnagatt £153.50, Milton of Gaval, Mintlaw 300p; TexX Whitehouse £152.50, 314.4p; SufX - Lynemore, Glenrinnes £151.50, Standingstones, Dyce 301p; DownX - Whitehouse, Mains of Leask, Slains £150.50, Whitehouse 299p; Tex - Welton of Creuchie £150.50, Mill of Whitehill, New Deer 318.5p; Down Gillahill, Kingswells £150, Whitehouse 299p; Cha Hillhead, Newmachar £149.50, Mains of Leask 303.4p; BelX - Edgars Glen, Cuminestown £149.50, Largie, Kinneff 305.4p; Cont - Southbank £148.50, Wardford, Methlick 312p; Chv - Standingstones £148.50, Wardford 322.1p; ContX - Gellybrae, New Deer £148.50, 316.3p; ChaX Ledmacoy, Strathdon £147.50, Mains of Leslie, Insch 303.7p; ChvX - Southbank £147.50, Kirkhill, Alves 315.1p; Abr - Whiteley, Daviot £147.50; ChvMule - Mains of Leask £147.50, Kirkhill 296.8p; BF Stoneyfield, Fyvie, Lynemore £140.50, Stoneyfield 305.6p; Mule - Hillside £138.50. Store lambs: ChvX - Gillahill £90; SufX - Moonlight £84.50. Feeding ewes: Suf - Davishill, Udny £159; SufX - Doonbye, Cuminestown £157; Tex - Halley, Deerness £157; Down - Milltown of Birness £153; DownX - Tofthills, Clatt £147.50; Cont - Tofthills £146.50; Chv - Seafield House, Lerwick £145; TexX Redwood, Kingsford £144.50; ContX - Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk £141; ChvX Hillside Farm, Dufftown £133; Zwa - Dalbraidie, Monymusk £127.50; Mule - East Backburn, Netherley £126.50; GF - Parkhill, Greens £125; BF - Bowiebank, Banff £107.50. Feeding rams: Zwa - Dalbraidie £161; Chv - Seafield House £145; Cont - Arden House, Whiterashes £135.50; Suf Welton of Creuchies £133. THAINSTONE – Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 1,720 store cattle, young bulls and young and weaned calves. Bullocks (769) averaged 257.4p and sold to 340.1p per kg for a 294kg Limousin cross from Quoybond, South Ronaldsay, and £1,590 for a 654kg Charolais cross from Mains of Wardhouse, Insch. Aberdeen-Angus bullocks (156) averaged 254.4p and sold to 288.5p per kg for a pen of five 312kg from Tulchan Estates, Advie, and £1,525 for a 660kg from Kirkside, Banff. Heifers (699) averaged 251.8p and sold to 290.8p per kg for a pair of 282kg British Blue crosses from Quoybond, and £1,540 for a 666kg Limousin from Layburn, Rendall. Aberdeen-Angus heifers (68) averaged 244.9p and sold to 273p per kg for a pen of three 326kg and £1,330 for a pair of 572kg both from Strath Farm, Watten. Bulls (17) sold to 261.7p per kg for a 428kg Charolais and £1,255 for a 564kg AberdeenAngus both from Burnside of Whitefield, Forglen. Young and weaned calves (11) sold to £650. HUNTLY – United Auctions sold 841 store cattle and 793 sheep. Bullocks (405) averaged 259.7p (+45.2p on the year) and sold to 312p per kg from Shorthorn crosses from Roundhill, New Pitsligo, and to £1,360 for Charolais crosses from Weetyfoot, Grange. Heifers (413) averaged 257.6p (+36.9p) and sold to 348.1p per kg for Limousin crosses from East Port, Grantown, and to £1,920 Simmental crosses from Connachie, Elgin. OTMS (20) averaged 158.4p and sold to 231.7p per kg for LimX from Ballintomb Farms, Dulnain Bridge, and £1,300 for LimX from Brackens, Turriff. Cows and calves sold to £2,000 from March Farms, Bonnykelly. Leading prices: Heifers: Up to 250kg: £660 Drumdelgie Calf Unit, Cairnie, 305p Lynemore, Grantown; 251-300kg: £805 Badentoul, Portsoy, 281.8p West Auchavaich, Ballindalloch; 301-350kg: £980, 282.4p Ballintomb, Dulnain Bridge; 351-400kg: £1,360 Dundurcas Farm, Rothes, 348.1p East Port, Grantown; 401-450kg: £1,340 Dundurcas Farm, Rothes 313.3p Birselawsie, Midmar; 451-500kg: £1,680, 336p Birselawsie, Midmar; 501-550kg: £1,820, 340.2p Connachie, Elgin; 551-600kg: £1,920, 342.9p Connachie, Elgin; 601-650kg: £1,390, 220.6p Badentoul, Fordyce; 651-700kg: £1,490, 220.7p Brackens, Turriff. Bullocks: Up to 250kg: £780, 312p Roundhill, New Pitsligo; 251300kg: £875 Roundhill, New Pitsligo 303.8p Newtonbrae, Newmill; 301-350kg: £1,030, 309.3p Ballintomb, Dulnain Bridge; 351-400kg: £1,140 Ballintomb, Dulnain Bridge 305.4p Birselawsie, Midmar; 401-450kg: £1,190, 270.5p Glenlogie, Alford; 451500kg: £1,245, 261.3p Mains of Tarryblake, Rothiemay; 501-550kg: £1,360, 251.9p Weetyfoot, Grange; 551600kg: £1,310, Dunecht H/F Dunect, 236p Weetyfoot, Grange. OTMS: Blonde £1,230, 165.1p Brackens, Turriff; LimX - £1,300, 170.5p Brackens, Turriff; Sim £1,180, 166.5p Newseat, Strichen; BlueGrey - £1,240, 162.1p Badentoul, Fordyce; Shorthorn - £1,110, 158p Upper Wheedlemont, Rhynie; Her - £1,170, 179.5p Lower Farley, Beauly. Sheep: TexX Gimmers and twin lambs £100 per life Waterside, Alford; Chev - Ewes and twin lambs £92 per life Rivestone, Kinnoir; Zwarb - Ewes and twin lambs £85 per life Oakland, Elgin; Mule - Ewes (BM) and twin lambs £86 per life Haddoch, Huntly; TexX - Ewes and twin lambs £92 per life Rivestone, Kinnoir; Mule - Ewe hoggs and lambs £89 per life Floors, Grange.