Vendors rewarded for quality cattle at Quoybrae mart sale
Caithness, Aberdeen and Northern Marts on Monday sold 735 store cattle.
Bullocks (366) averaged 442.9p and sold to 529.3p for a pen of 393kg Charolais from Sibmister and sold to £2660 for a 750kg Charolais from Brae Edge, Castletown.
Aberdeen Angus Bullocks (69) averaged 412.1p and sold to 501.3p per kg for a 381kg from Sibmister and £2660 gross for a 677kg from Kirkfield, Castletown.
Heifers (266) averaged 439p and sold to 615.8p per kg for a 341kg Charolais from Sibmister and £2300 gross for a 625kg Simmental from The Farmhouse, Oust.
Aberdeen Angus Heifers (34) averaged 385.1p and sold to 417.1p per kg for a pen of 350kg from Latheron Mains and £2400 gross for a 585kg from Kirkfield Farm, Watten.
“A fantastic show of cattle from start to finish, sold to a very active ringside with vendors being rewarded for quality cattle.”
Leading prices per head and kg:
Bullocks up to 300kg – Durran Mains (BSHX) £940, 368.6p. 301-350kg – Achunabust, Reay (LimX) £1640, Winless Mains (Chax) 496.7p. 351-400kg – Sibmister Farm (Chax) £2080, 529.3p. 401-450kg – Sibmister Farm (Chax) £2110, 487.2p. 451-500kg – New House, Oust Farm (Lim) £2220, Greenvale, Dunnet (Chax) 444p. 501-550kg – Sibmister Farm (chax) £2220, 431.9p. 551-600kg – Lythmore, Bridge of Westfield (Chax) £2400, 411p. 601-650kg – Brae Edge (Chax) £2540, Brae Edge 398.7p. 651-700kg – Hoy, Castletown (chax) £2580, 379.4p. 701-750kg – Plocan, Calder (Simx) £2400, Brae Edge 354.7p.
Aberdeen-Angus bullocks up to 400kg – Sibmister Farm £1910, 501.3p. 401-450kg – Sibmister Farm £1980, 479.4p. 451-500kg – Blackpark, Watten £1950, 406.3p. 501-550kg – Blackpark £2110, 396.6p. 551-600kg – Kirkfield £2300, 400.7p. 601-650kg – Kirkfield £2450, 403p.
Heifers up to 300kg – Durran Mains (BSHX) £800. 301-350kg – Sibmister Farm (Chx) £2100, 569.7p. 351-400kg – Sibmister Farm, Quarryside (chax) £1990, 518.2p. 401-450kg – Lythmore, Bridge of Westfield, Sibmister (Chax) £2040, Sibmister 492.6p. 451-500kg – Sibmister Farm (Chx) £2060, Sibmister (Chax) 451.8p. 501-550kg – Lythmore (Chax) £2250, 436p. 551-600kg – Aimster, Thurso (Chax) £2280, South Kiess Farm, Keiss 410.1p. 601-650kg – Alterwall Farm, Lyth (Chax) £2260, 368.1p.
Aberdeen-Angus heifers up to 350kg – Latheron Mains, Latheron £1460, 417.1p. 351-400kg – Latheron Mains £1500, 389.6p. 401-450kg – West Watten, Watten £1680, Latheron Mains 393.1p. 451-500kg – Blackpark, Watten £1920, 392.6p. 501-550kg – Kirkfield Farm £2070, 386.2p. 551-600kg – Kirkfield Farm £2400, 410.3p.