Latest mart prices at Thainstone
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THAINSTONE: Aberdeen and Northern Marts (June 26) sold 21 store cattle from Caithness, Ross-shire and Sutherland.
Store cattle (10)
Bullocks to a top of 227p per kilo and £1,110 gross per head for a 490kg Aberdeen Angus cross from L MacKintosh, Rallan, Brora.
Heifers to a top of 221.6p per kilo and £820 gross for a 370kg Limousin cross from J Billet, Kintradwell, Brora.
Leading prices per head
Bullocks: 301-350kg – Kintradwell (BSHX) £700, 212.1p.
351-400kg – Kinlochy (BSHX) £855, 213.6p.
Heifers: 351-400kg – Kintradwell (BSHX) £770, 205.9p.
Young bulls (7) sold to a top of 209.2p per kilo for a 502kg Limousin bull and £1070 for a 568kg Limousin from T Sinclair, Reaster, Lyth.
Leading prices
451kg-500kg – Reaster (LimX) £940, 204.3p.
Young calves (4) sold to £490 for a Devon cross male from M R & G S Jenkins, Ha, Bowermadden.
Thainstone: Aberdeen and Northern Marts (June 25)
A total of 112 cast cows and prime cattle and sheep were forward from Caithness, Ross-shire and Sutherland consignors with leading prices as follows:
Cast cows and prime cattle
Trade for all classes easily maintained the recent high trade experienced at Thainstone. Averages for all classes of stock showed a useful increase with the trade for cows topping at £1670 for a Charolais cow consigned by J H & S Anderson, Cloy, Fortrose, and to 202.3p per kg for a Simmental cross cow from Messrs Jack, Woodend, Muir of Ord. Beef cows averaged 149.9p (+2.9p), while dairy cows levelled at 119.4p (+3p).
Cast bulls also met a fast-selling trade, topping at £1710 for a Charolais from A Sleigh & Son, Boghouse, Tarves. Top price per kg in the bull section was 150.5p paid to S Laird & Co, The Pole, Burray, for a Limousin. Bulls averaged 123.7p (+5.8p).
The entire sale levelled at a remarkable £1040.71 per head. With nine active buyers providing serious competition round the ringside many, more cows and bulls are required on a weekly basis.
Beef cows (43) sold to 186.2p per kg for a 478kg British Shorthorn cross from M J & R J Owen, Kinlochy, Tannach, and £1670 gross for a 1060 kg Charolais from J H & S Anderson, Cloy, Fortrose.
Leading prices per head
Cloy (ChX) £1530; Cloy (LimX) £1370; Cloy (ShoX) £1255; Kintradwell, Brora (LimX) £1185; Cloy (SimX) £1170; Remiggy, Lybster (SimX), Whitebog, Fortrose (Sa) £1075; Whitebog (Sa) £1045; Ha, Bowermadden (ShoX), Thurdistoft, Castletown (AAX) £1035; 4 Sibster (BF), Thurdistoft; Borgie Mains, Castletown (Sim), Glengolly Farm (SmX) £1015; (BSH) £995; Whitebog (Sa) £985; Glengolly Farm (Sim) £965; 4 Sibster (BF) £995 x 2; Borgie Mains (LimX), Kintradwell (LimX), Remiggy (SimX) £945; Borgie Mains (LimX) £915; Remiggy (AAX) £850; Remiggy (SimX) £825; Ha (SDX) £755.
Leading prices per kg
Remiggy (AAX) 183.9p; Kinlochy (BSHX) 177.5p; Cly (LimX) 172.5p; Cloy (Cha) 160.4p; Whitebog (Sax) 159.8p; Cloy (Simx) 159.4p; Whitebog (Sa) 158.1p; Kintradwell (LimX) 158p; Whitebog (SA) 157.8p; Cloy (Cha) 157.5p; Remiggy (Sim) 155.3p; Remiggy (Sim) 151.2p; Remiggy (LimX) 154.8p; Thurdistoft (AAX) 150.9p; Borgie Mains (Sim) 150.6p; Ha (ShoX) 149.6p; Borgie Mains (LimX) 148.1p; Thurdistoft (BSH) 147.2p; Bogie Mains (Lim) 144.1p; Glengolly (Sim) 143.8p; Glengolly (Simx) 137.1p; Kintradwell (Lmx) 130.2p;
Prime cattle (1) sold to 206p per Kg ad £1,421.40 gross for a 690kg Charolais steer from D Nicolson & Son, 4 Sibster, Wick.
