Arnicle ewes are top at Dalmally breeding sale
UNITED Auctions had a catalogued entry of 9,983 sheep at the firm’s annual breeding sheep sale at Dalmally Auction Mart. A busy ringside of buyers was presented with a selection of quality stock in all sections.
The lead price of the day went to Messrs McArthur, Arnicle, for a pen of six at £680 per head.
The sale averages in the various sections were: Cross bred gimmers £96.86 (-£3.01 on year); Blackface gimmers £97.30 (+£0.93); Cross bred ewes £45.84 (-£8.36); Blackface ewes £48.05 (-£5.27); Cross bred ewe lambs £50.05 (-£5.18); Blackface ewe lambs £54.77 (+£8.45). Principal lots and prices
Ewe lambs:
BF: £300 – Crunachy : £104 – Burnbank : £102 – Ballachlaven : £95 – Crammie : £90 – Tay and Torridon : £90 – Crammie : £85 – Kerrknock : £80 – Crunachy, Invernahyle, Saulmore and Clachan Farms : £78 – Millpark, Burnbank, Invernahyle, Crunachy and Lurignish.
MULE: £75 – Saulmore and Slatich : £70 – Achalic and Duallin.
CHEV: £54 – 2 Kiel Crofts.
Gimmers:
BF: £290 – Arnicle : £200 – Succothmore : £190 – Achnamara : £190 – Arnicle : £170 – Lephinchapel : £160 – Tay and Torridon : £150 – Luss Estate, Lephinchapel & Arnicle : £145 – Arnicle & Pole : £130 – Balliemeanoch : £125 – Pole, Balliemeanoch and Lephinchapel.
SWALE: £95 – Duncroisk : £90 – Achalic.
MULE: £140 and £135 – Achalic : £132 – Glenshellach : £118 – Silvercraigs : £115 – Achalic : £100 – Saulmore. CHEV MULE: £115 – Barguillean.
CHEV: £105 & £98 – Brackley : £90 – Garvachy.
Warranted ewes:
BF: £680 – Arnicle : £400 – Pole : £300 and £130 – Arnicle : £120 – Pole : £110 – Tay and Torridon, Arnicle and Balliemeanoch : £82 – Maam : £78 – Littleport and Maam : £75 – Roromore : £74 – Littleport : £72 – Corrylorn and Auchnashul : £70 – Acharonich, Luss Estate and Bragleenmore : £69 – Gobagrennan : £66 – Auchnashul : £64 – Eden Taggart : £62 – Luss Estate : 60 – Glenturret, Roromore and Ronachan Farms.
CHEV: £68 – 2 Kiel Crofts : £64 – Glenkiln. CROSS: £60 – Strathoich. MULE: £54 – Strathoich. SWALE: £58 – Strathoich.