Buyers and sellers descend on Dalmally prices up on year

UNITED Auctions held its annual May sale at Dalmally Auction Mart.

A catalogued entry of 447 cattle and 238 sheep from all over Argyll and Bute sold to a packed ringside of buyers from throughout the country on Saturday May 6.

Bullocks sold to an average of £825.10 per head or 271.62 pence per kilo against £802.77 or 250.93 pence per kilo at the corresponding sale last year.

Heifers sold to an average of £757.16 per head or 252.02 pence per kilo against £689.08 per head or 229.31 pence per kilo last year.

The top price for bullocks was £1,070 per head from Achnacreebeag and 329.3 per kilo from Knockderry. Heifers sold to £990 from Craig Farm whilst Kilvaree led the kilo prices in this section at 342.9 pence.

Breeding cattle from Balantyre sold to £1,070. Blackface hoggets from Woodside Croft, Mull sold to £70. Ewes with lamb at foot sold to £74 from Alavahl.

Principal lots and prices: Top prices per head: Bullocks AAx: £930 (4) and £810 (2) – Ardnacross, Mull: £890 (2) and £850 – Ardachy: £850 (2) and £800 (2) – Barnakill.

BLONDEx: £910 – Ardmaleish. CHARx: £1,040 and £900 (3) – Barnakill: £940 (8) – Auchlyne: £910 (5) and £890 (7) – Ardmaleish: £860 (3) – Tom A Bhioran.

LIMx: £1,070 (2) – Achnacreebeag: £1,050 (3) – Croftintygan: £1,050, £900 and £880 (2) – Ardachy: £1,010 (6), £1,000 (6) and £930 (8) – Tiraghoil: £1,000 – Duallin: £950 – Auchgoyle: £910 – Craignafeoch: £880 (2) – Barbreck: £870 (2) – Ardentraive.

SHx: £860 and £800 (4) – Barnakill: £800 – Cruachan.

SIMx: £1,000, £920 – Tiraghoil: £930 (3), £880 (6) – Keilator: £880 – Ardnacross: £880 (3) – Craig Farm: £860 – Ardmaleish: £860 (5) – Ellary: £860 – Tom A Bhioran.

Heifers - AAx: £720 (2) – Ardnacross. CHARx: £910 (9) – Auchlyne: £890 and £820 – Tiraghoil: £840 (2) – Barnakill. LIMx: £990 and £850 – Craig Farm: £920 – 14 West Gerinish, Uist: £920, £880 (10) and £860 (4) – Tiraghoil: £920 (5) and £890 (3) – Croftintygan: £880 (2) – Ardmaleish: £850 – Craignafeoch.

LINCx: £900 (2) – Sithean, Mull: SIMx: £930 & £840 – Keilator: £800 (2) – Dunans: £790 (2) – Tiraghoil: £790 – Duallin. Top prices per kilo, Bullocks AAx: 298.4 and 262.3 – Barnakill: 285.2 and 260.5 – Ardnacross: 260.7 – Ardachy.

SHx: 329.3, 319.2 – Knockderry. BLONDEx: 285.3 – Ardmaleish: CHARx: 307.7, 287.5, 274.7 and 262.3 – Barnakill: 300.4 and 261.1 – Tullochmhor: 285.3, 282.5 – Ardmaleish:

LIMx: 326,324.7,295 and 282 – Barbreck: 311.4 – No10 Eoligarry, Barra: 309.2 and 308.5 – No2 Kiel Crofts: 307.3 and 285.7 – Kilvaree: 307.1,293.6 and 281.3 – Aird Farm: 304.5,303.5 and 296.1 – Ardachy: 294.1 – Innisaig: 293.1 – Ellary. LUINGx: 329.3 – Knockderry: SHx: 313.4, 298.4, & 274.7 – Barnakill: 280.2 – Ardnacross: 274.1 – Ellary. SIMx: 324.1 and 299.1 – Aird: 319.2 – Knockderry: 309.5, 297.3 and 284 – Ardnacross: 309.2 and 282.2 – Tiraghoil: 288.1 – Inverfolla: 286.2 – Keilator: 280.3 – Ellary. Heifers - AAx: 252.6 – Ardnacross. CHARx: 278, 277.2 and 259, – Ardmaleish: 270.5 and 261.7 – Barnakill: 253.6 – Tullochmhor. LIMx: 304.2, 289.8 and 271.1 – Barbreck: 302.3 and 278.9 – Aird: 290 and 282.8 – No10 Eoligarry: 279.2 Innisaig: 274.8 – Achnacreebeag: 273 – Auchgoyle. LINCx: 262.4 – Sithean.

SIMx: 342.9 and 313.3 – Kilvaree: 331.3 and 303.9 – Knockderry: 289 – Blarghour: 289 and 287.1 – Ardnacross: 286 and 275.4 – Keilator: 278.9 – Aird Farm: 268.3 – Blairmore.