Trade reached £2600 at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ 30th anniversary show and sale of store cattle at Thainstone

The sale leader was a 21-month-old British Blue cross heifer from brothers William and David Moir of Moir Livestock, Newmill of Rathen, Fraserburgh, who sold 69 heifers to average a whopping 280p per kg.

Weighing 610kg, their sale best was an unshown heifer bred by A MacDonald, The Ess, Carrbridge, which sold to Gordon Cameron, Newton Cottage, Acharacle, Fort William.

Two other Limousin cross heifers from Moir Livestock made £2050 apiece when selling to Gary Bell, Haaside, Lockerbie, while another sold for £2000 to A and E Neachell and Son, Shrubbery Farm, Aldridge, Staffordshire.

The champion at the pre-sale show, was a 24-month-old Limousin cross heifer from Steven Smith, The Byre, Sunnyhill Croft, Turriff. Tapped out by judges Gavin and Stuart Ross, Wardhead, Strichen, was a 668kg heifer bred by George Jack, Woodend, Killearnan, Muir of Ord, which later made £1600 to J Gordon and Co, Waterside of Forbes, Alford.

The reserve honours went to a 21-month-old Charolais cross heifer weighing 654kg from Moir Livestock. She was bred by A Smith, The Leys, Tarland, Aboyne, and made £1700 when purchased by Mark Baxter, The Bungalow, Troup Home Farm, Gamrie, Banff.

Also forward were 736 old season store lambs, which sold to £92 twice for Texels from Malt Croft, Kildrummy, and secondly for Bluefaced Leicester crosses from Blairindinnie, Gartly.

LEADING awards

Bullock – Junior – 1, £1135 AC Fotheringham, Ballinloan, 486kg; 2, A and A Wright, Lagavaich, Glenlivet, 346kg; 3, A and A Wright, Lagavaich, 426kg. Senior – 1, £1310 Moir Livestock, Newmill, Rathen, Fraserburgh, 656kg; 2, £1290 W and D Moir Livestock, 586kg; 3, £1350 W and D Moir Livestock, 620kg. Heifer – Junior – 1, £1240 AC Fotheringham, 488kg; 2, £1480 W and D Moir Livestock, 562kg; 3, £820 R Wright, Woodend Croft, Clovullin, Ardgour, Fort William, 234kg, £820. Senior – 1, £1600 S Smith, The Byre, Sunnyhill Croft, Turriff, 668kg; 2, £1750 W and D Moir Livestock, 654kg; 3, £1950 W and D Moir Livestock, 604kg.

Pairs –Bullocks – 1, £1090 Uppermill Farms Ltd, Springburn, Kintore, 460kg; 2, £1275 Alexander Farms Ltd, Clunychrichton, Banchory, 602kg; 3, £1140 C Smith, Bongentassie, Lumphanan, 512kg. Heifers – 1, £1600 W and D Moir Livestock, 598kg; 2, £1130 AC Fotheringham, 492kg; 3, £1780 W and D Moir Livestock, 528kg.

Pen of four – Bullocks – 1, £1290 Alexander Farms, 638kg; 2, £1050 Uppermill Farms,462kg; 3, £1150 Alexander Farms, 540kg. Heifers – 1, £2175 W and D Moir Livestock, 590kg; 2, £1200 C Smith, Bogentassie, 558kg; 3, £1035 AC Fotheringham, 408kg.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – Up to 250kg – £760 Woodend Croft; £520 Burnside of Whitefield; £510 Upper Forgie. 251-300kg – £750 Woodend Croft. 301-350kg – £1000 Lagavaich; £900 Burnside of Whitefield; £880 Cairntack; £850 Balfour Castle; £830 Meikle Coull; £820 Achdregnie. 351-400kg – £1060, £1030 Lagavaich; £980 South Byebush; £970 Meikle Coull, Belnoe; £940 Tillyfour. 401-450kg – £1085, £1050 Lagavaich; £1070 Springburn; £1040 Kennieshillock, South Byebush; £1020 Meikle Coull. 451-500kg – £1170 Lagabvaich; £1145 Croftbain; £1135 Ballinloan; £1125 Bogentassie, Mains of Newton; £1120 Springburn; £1110 Braemorlich. 501- 550kg – £1190 Kennieshillock; £1185 Braemorlich; £1180 Campdalmore; £1175

Appiehouse; £1170 South Keithney; £1155 Trondheim, Wellheads. 551-600kg – £1290 Newmill; £1260 Clunycrichton; £1120 Feolquoy; £1210 North Crannoch; £1205 Lower Cushieston; £1200 Poolside. 601-650kg – £1320 Lower Cushieston; £1315 Clunycrichton; £1310 Pittenkerrie; £1250 Tillenturk; £1205 Springburn. 651-700kg – £1315 Clunycrichton; £1310 Newmill; £1295 Tillenturk; £1275 Newpark; £1250 Lower Cushieston. 701-750kg – £1330 South Crichie; £1310 Tillenturk.

Heifers – Up to 250kg – £820 Woodend Croft. 251- 300kg – £680 Auchorachan; £640 Balfour Catle; £630 Milton; £610 Woodend Croft. 301-350kg – £1250 Achdregnie; £900 Burnside of Whitefield; £780 Hareshowe; £745 Winless Mains; £740 Balgreen. 351-400kg – £970 Auchorachan; £950 Burnside of Whitefield; £940 Bruckles, Belnoe; £920

Lagavaich. 401-450kg – £1090 Lagavaich, Tullo of Garvock, Croft Bain; £1050 Ballinloan; £1040 Kennieshillock; £990 Wellheads, Achdregnie; £980 Auchorachan. 451-500kg – £1300 Newmill; £1240 Ballinloan; £1140 The Byre, Tullo of Garvock; £1120 Springburn; £1100 Trondheim. 501-550kg – £1780 Newmill; £1170 Bogentassie; £1160 Garvelside; £1145 Feolquoy; £1140 Raich. 551-600kg – £2050 Newmill; £1245 Shougle; £1215 Gunhill; £1215 Bogentassie; £1190 South Keithney. 601-650kg – £1950 Newmill; £1260 Gunhill, Tillenturk; £1220 Lower Cushieston; £1190 Newpark, Glencuie; £1185 Shougle. 651-700kg – £1900 Newmill; £1320 Newpark; £1260 Gunhill; £1200 South Keithney.

Old season store lambs – Tex – £89 Malt Croft. Suff – £87.50 West Davoch, Tarland. Down – £86 Blairindinnie. Dorset – £86 Aldinnie, Rhynie. Suff X – £85 Malt Croft. Belt – £85 Whiteinches, Pitcaple. Tex X – £84.50 West Davoch, Tarland. Down X – £83.50 West Davoch. Chev – £82 Blairindinnie. Cont – £80 Wester Rora, Longside. Belt X – £79.50 Balcriech Cottage, Ballater. Cont X – £78.50 Grandview, Heughhead. GF – £76 Blairindinnie. BF – £68.50 Drum Croft, Maud. Mule – £68 West Quoscies, Newtonhill.