Despite a good show of Aberdeen-Angus and native-breed store cattle at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ sale at Thainstone, on Tuesday, Angus heifer averages fell by almost 10p per kg on the year, while bullock averages were unchanged.
Champion at the Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society show and sale, judged by Jon Emslie, Little Barras, was a 19-month-old bullock weighing 668kg from R Flett and Co, Howan, Dounby, which later sold for £1550 or 232p per kg to G Reid, Mill of Haulkerton, Laurencekirk.
The reserve, a similarly aged 454kg heifer from AA Foubister, Netherton, Holm, realised £1210 or 266.5p to D and V Buchan, Savoch, Longside.
Outwith the show cattle, the entry of 628 stores saw 165 Angus heifers level at 202.5p having sold to 266.5p per kg for a 454kg Aberdeen Angus from Netherthon, Holm, and £1310 for a 650kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Goval Cottage, Main Street.   
Bullocks (380) cashed in at 224.2p. Top price was 269.2p paid for three 234kg from Steall, Camagheal or £1460 gross for a 636kg Aberdeen Angus from Howan, Dounby.   
Shorthorns led the entry of 58 any other breed bullocks and 25 heifers hitting a top of 230.5p for two 308kg Shorthorn cross bullocks from Newhouse, Clestrain, and £1380 gross for a pair of 690kg Beef Shorthorn crosses from Cadbollmountm Fearn.
Other heifers peaked at 207.1p and £1050, again for Beef Shorthorns, for a 338kg entry from Woodend, Auchterless, and £1050 for a 536kg cross from Cadbollmount, Fearn, respectively.

OTHER leading prices:

Bullocks – A-A – 301-350kg – Woodend, Auchterless, Steall £770, Steall 231.9p; 351-400kg – Quoys, South Ronaldsay £895, Wester Achvochkie 227.3p; 401-450kg – Wester Arr, Nairn £1070, 237.8p; 451-500kg – How, Sanday £1,235, 247p; 501-550kg – Midtown of Haddo, Inverkeithny £1,245, Redland, Stromness 235.6p; 551-600kg – Cadbollmount £1370, Pittenkerrie 235.7p; 601-650kg – Howan £1445, Howan 229.6p; 651-660kg – Midtown of Haddo £1260, Howan 232p. Other native breeds – Up to 350kg – Woodend, Auchterless £735, Newhouse 230.5p; 351-400kg – Newhouse £805, 208.5p; 401-450kg – Deystone, Kintore £930, 216.9p; 501-550kg – Midtwon of Haddo £1150, 227.3p; 551-600kg – Cadbollmount £1265, 218.1p 601-650kg- Cadbollmount £1365, Midtown of Haddo 212.6p.

Heifers – A-A – 251-300kg – Fodderletter, Tomintoul £660, 226p; 301-350kg – Wester Achvochkie, Advie £645, 189.7p; 351-400kg – Goval Cottage £900, 229.6p; 401-450kg –Millhouse, Harray £1,000, 231.5p; 451-500kg – Howan £1,090, 219.8p; 501-550kg – Nisthouse, Evie £1,190, Howan 221.7p; 551-600kg – Goval Cottage £1,225, Messiegate, Tankerness 211.2p. Other native breeds – 350kg – Suquoy, South Ronaldsay £530, 169.9p; 351-400kg – Highwater, Premnay £510, 139.3p; 401-450kg – Ness, Sandwick £840, 191.8p; 451-500kg – Myres Widewall £1030, 206p; 501-550kg – Home Farm, Maryculter £1050, 197.4p