THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (Friday 2nd October 2020) Sold 1,129 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves.

Bullocks (474) averaged 220.5p and £1,093.94 and sold to 287.7p per kg and £1,425 gross.

West Weaned Bullocks (57) averaged 257.4p (+57.3p on the year) and sold to 331.6p per kg and £1,080 gross.

Heifers (506) averaged 223.4p and £1,010.91 and sold to 279.6p per kg and £1,305 gross.

West Highland Weaned Heifers (59) averaged 240.1p (+56.1p on the year) and sold to 342.9p per kg and £945 gross.

Bulls (8) sold to 322.2p per kg and £1,190 gross.

Young and Weaned Calves (25) sold to £680 gross.

THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (Friday 2nd October 2020) Sold 1,129 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves.

Bullocks (474) averaged 220.5p and £1,093.94 and sold to 287.7p per kg for a 212kg Simmental from Strone , Newtonmore and £1,425 gross for a pen of 698kg Charolais from Newton of Auchindoir, Ryhnie.

West Highland Weaned Bullocks (57) averaged 257.4p and sold to 331.6p per kg for a pair of 196kg Limousin from 1 , and £1,080 gross for a 480kg Simmental from Heribost, Dunvegan.

Heifers (506) averaged 223.4p and £1,010.91 and sold to 279.6p per kg for a 422kg Simmental from Tamala, Burnside and £1,305 gross for a 618kg Charolais from Lochend, Westray.

West Highland Weaned Heifers (59) averaged 240.1p and sold to 342.9p per kg for a 140kg Limousin from 1 Feorlig and £945 gross for a 450kg Aberdeen Angus from Greep, Dunvegan.

Bulls (8) sold to 322.2p per kg for a 180kg Limousin from Aird, and £1,190 gross for a 600kg Charolais from Messiegate Farm, Tankerness.

Young and Weaned Calves (25) sold to £680 gross.

"A good show of cattle met an increased demand with averages up on the week; West Highland cattle met a flying trade."

Leading Prices per Head Bullocks up to 250kg – Dunachton Farm (Sim) £610. 251-300kg – Dunachton Farm (Sim) and Assynt Mains (AA) £660. 301-350kg – Upper Onston (Lim) £870, Dunachton Farm (Lim) £800, Dyke (Cha) £735. 351-400kg – Greenfold (Lim) and Garline (Sim) £1,000, Assynt Mains (Lim) £960. 401-450kg – Messiegate Farm (Lim) £1,140, Dinnet Farms (Cha) £1,100, Drumgrain (Lim) £1,090, Hammer Greeny (Cha) and Vindon (Cha) £1,080. 451-500kg – Grutha (Blo) £1,160, Gowanwell (Lim) and Broadgreens (Lim) £1,140, Newton of Auchindoir (Cha) £1,130. 501-550kg – Barnyards (BB) £1,275, Newton of Auchindoir (Lim) £1,240, Greenfold (Cha) £1,195. 551-600kg – Muirton (Cha) £1,290, Lower Cook (AA), Killimster Mains (AA) and Feaval (Lim) £1,280. 601- 650kg – Netherton, Holm (AA) £1,390, Muirton (Cha) £1,370, Newton of Auchindoir (Lim) £1,360. 651-700kg – Greenfold (AA) £1,375. 751-800kg – Newton of Auchindoir (Lim) £1,405.

West Highland Bullocks up to 250kg – Vatten, Dunvegan (Lim) £780, (Lim) and (Cha) £700, 1 Feorlig (Lim) £650. 251-300kg – 5 Feorlig (AA) £730, Point of (Sim) £715, Drynoch (Sal) £710, Heaste (Lim) £700. 301-350kg – 9 Feorlig (AA) £860, Drynoch (Cha) £840, Greep (AA) £820, Point of Sleat (Lim) £780, Aird (LR) £685. 351-400kg – Drynoch (Cha) £1,030, Heribost (Sim) £925, (AA) £925. 401-450kg – Heribost (Sim) £1,035, (AA) £990. 451-500kg – Drynoch (Cha) £1,055.

Heifers up to 250kg – Dunachton Farm (Sim) £500, Woodend Farm (Lim) £490, Old Point (Her) £440. 251-300kg – Dunachton (Sim) £670. 301-350kg – Lower Stanger (Lim and Sim) £880 (twice), Tomcork (Lim) £840, Mains of Shevado (Sim) £830, Dyke (Cha) £805. 351-400kg – Hunchaquoy (Sal and Sim) £1,040 (twice), Woodfold Farm (Cha) £990, Scarhill (Cha) £975, Dinnet Farms (Cha) and Assynt Mains (Lim) £960, Bogie Street (Lim) £940, Mains of Shevado (Lim) £935, Lower Stanger (Lim) £910. 401-450kg – Grutha (Lim) £1,210, Tamala (Sim) and Langlanburn (Sim) £1,180, Hunchaquoy (Sim) £1,170, Garline (Sim) £1,100, Bogie Street (Lim) £1,070, Scarhill (Lim) £1,060. 451-500kg – Hunchaquoy (Sal and Sim) £1,220 (twice), Braebuster (Blo) and Grutha (Par) £1,200, Lochend (Cha) and Scarhill (Sim) £1,140. 501-550kg – Barnyards (Lim) £1,290, Craigiebrae (Lim) £1,230, Shalloch (Cha) £1,195, Langlanburn (Cha) £1,190, Newhouse (Sim) £1,180, Barnyards (Cha) and Mains of Shevado (Cha) £1,175. 551-600kg – Muirton (Cha) £1,230 (twice), Lochend (Cha) £1,220, Craigiebrae (Cha), Greenfold (AA) and Barnyards (Lim) £1,215, Shalloch (Cha) £1,195. 601-650kg – Muirton (Cha) £1,270, Shalloch (Cha) £1,255. 651-700kg – Upper (Sim) £1,180.

West Highland Heifers up to 250kg – Aird (Lim) £660, Vatten (Lim) £640, Drynoch (Cha) £635, 1 Feorlig (Lim) £630, Waterloo (AA) £620. 251-300kg – Drynoch (Cha and Sal) £790 (twice), Point of Sleat (Lim) £680, Duisdalemoire (AA) £650. 301-350kg – Heribost (Sim) £740, Drynoch (Sal) £660, HEaste (Lim) £640. 351-400kg – Drynoch (Cha) £895, Greep (AA) £820. 401-450kg – Roag (AA) £895, Greep (AA) £760.

Bulls up to 300kg – Aird (Lim) £580. 301-350kg – Ferindonald (Lim) £780. 351-400kg – Upper Duntulm (Sal) £700. 551-600kg – Moan Farm (Lim) £1,000.

Leading Prices per Kg Bullocks up to 250kg – Dunachton Farm (Lim) 284.9p, Old Point (Her) 226.8p. 251-300kg – Dunachton Farm (Sim) 259.8p, Assynt Mains (AA) 230.8p. 301- 350kg – Upper Onston (Lim) 265.2p, Dunachton (Lim) 242.4p, Dyke (Cha) 240.2p. 351-400kg – Tomcork (Lim) 252.7p, Greenfold (Lim) 251.3p, Assynt Mains (Lim) and Garline (Sim) 250p, Burn (Cha) 245.8p, Hunchaquoy (AA) 239.2p, Dyke (Cha) 234.7p. 401-450kg – Messiegate Farm (Lim) 259.1p, Langlanburn (Cha) 253.7p, Drumgrain (Lim) and Dinnet Farms (Cha) 244.4p, Hammer Grenny (Cha) 242.2p, Vindon (Cha) 241.1p, Grutha (Lim) 240.7p. 451-500kg – Gowanwell (Lim) 252.2p, Grutha (Blo) 246.7p, Broadgreens (Lim) 245.7p, Braebuster (Sim) 243.4p, Hammer Greeny (Lim) 239.2p, Muirton (Cha) 236.2p, Tamala (Lim) 236.1p. 501-550kg – Newton of Auchindoir (Lim) 245.1p, Barnyards (BB) 232.7p, Gowanwell (Lim) 232.2p, Vindon (Cha) 227.9p, Lochend (Cha) 227.5p, Lower Cook (AA) 226.1p. 551-600kg – Broadgreens (Lim) 221.1p, Muirton (Cha) 219.6p, Barnyards (Cha) 219.4p, Lower Cook (AA) 217.1p, Craigiebrae (Cha) 215.3p, Feaval (Lim) 214.8p. 601-650kg – Netherton (AA) 217.9p, Feaval (Lim) 215.2p, Muirton (Cha) 213.4p, Newton of Auchindoir (Cha) 213p, Meiklebogs (Cha) 212.3p.651-700kg – Greenfold (AA) 207.1p, Newton of Auchindoir (Cha) 204.2p. 751-800kg – Newton of Auchindoir (Lim) 195.7p.

West Highland Bullocks up to 250kg – Vatten (Lim) 312p, Heaste (Lim) and Drynoch (Cha) 289.3p, (Sim) 289p, Point of Sleat (Sim) 280.2p, Duisdalemore (AA) 276.8p, Waterloo (AA) 276.7p. 251-300kg – 5 Feorlig (AA) 274.4p, Drynoch (Sal) 253.6p, Heaste (Lim) 250p, Point of Sleat (Sim) 244.9p, 9 Feorlig (AA) 241.3p, Half of 13 Aird (LR) 230.9p. 301-350kg – Drynoch (Cha) 278.1p, 9 Feorlig (AA) 245.7p, Point of Sleat (Lim) 237.8p, Greep (AA) 235.6p, Aird (LR) 222.4p. 351-400kg – Drynoch (Cha) 258.2p, Heribost (Sim) 236p, Roag (AA) 234.8p, Aird (LR) 227p. 401-450kg – Heribost (Sim) 233.1p, Drumfearn (AA) 223p. 451-500kg – Drynoch (Cha) 233.4p, Heribost (Sim) 225p.

Heifers up to 250kg – Dunachton Farm (Sim) 262.2p, Woodend Farm (Lim) 224.8p, Old Point (Her) 215.7p. 251-300kg – Dunachton Farm (Sim) 224.8p. 301-350kg – Lower Stanger 252.9p (twice), Dyke (Cha) 242.5p, Mains of Shevado (Sim) 241.3p, Tomcork (Lim) 240p, Hunchaquoy (Sal) 239.3p, Assynt Mains (Lim) 235.8p. 351-400kg – Hunchaquoy (Sal) 261.3p, Dinnet Farms (Cha) and Woodfold Farm (Cha) 250p, Assynt Mains (Lim) 247.4p, Scarhill (Cha) 245p, Mains of Shevado (Lim) 244.8p, Bogie Street (Lim) 241p, Hillhead of Muirton (Lim) 240.6p. 401-450kg – Tamala 279.4p, Grutha (Lim) 276.3p, Langlanburn (Sim) 275.7p, Hunchaquoy (Sim) 263.5p, Garline (Sim) 258.2p, Bogie Street (Lim) 250p, Scarhill (Lim) 248.8p. 451-500kg – Hunchaquoy (Sal and Sim) 265.2p (twice), Braebuster (Blo) 264.3p, Scarhill (Sim) 245.7p, Bogie Street (Lim) 241.2p, Grutha (Par) 241p, Burn (Cha) 237.9p. 501-550kg – Barnyards (Lim) 237.1p, Newhouse (Sim) 234.1p, East Brownhill (Cha) 231.2p, Langlanburn (Cha) 229.7p, Shalloch (Cha) 228.9p, Craigiebrae (Lim) 225.3p. 551-600kg – Muirton (Cha) 222.8p, Lochend (Cha) 218.6p, Barnyards (Cha) 217.6p, Shalloch (Cha) 213.4p, Garland (Cha) 212.5p, Craigiebrae (Cha) 212.4p. 601-650kg – Lochend (Cha) 211.2p, Shalloch (Cha) 206.4p, Muirton (Cha) 205.5p.

West Highland Heifers up to 250kg – Feorlig (Lim) 297.2p, 6 Aird (Lim) 279.7p, 5 Aird (Lim) 279.4p, Drynoch (Cha) 271.4p, Waterloo (AA) 260.5p, Point of Sleat (Lim) 257.1p. 251-300kg – Drynoch (Cha) 268.7p, Point of Sleat (Lim) 236.1p, Duisdalemore (AA) 216.7p. 301-350kg – Heribost (Sim) 229.8p, Drynoch (Sal) 212.9p, Heaste (Lim) 202.5p. 351-400kg – Drynoch (Cha) 254.3p, Greep (AA) 208.1p. 401-450kg – Roag (AA) 219.4p, Greep (AA) 210p.

Bulls up to 300kg – Upper Duntulm (Sal) 199.1p. 301-350kg – Ferindonald (Lim) 224.1p. 351-400kg – Upper Duntulm (Sal) 178.6p. 551-600kg – Messiegate Farm (Cha) 198.3p.