Plenty of buyers at UA June sale
United Auctions held the firm’s annual June sale of all classes of cattle and sheep at Dalmally Auction Mart when 172 cattle and 902 sheep were sold.
All classes of stock sold readily to a good ringside of buyers on Saturday June 2, and at levels comparing favourably to other principal mainland centres. Principal lots and prices Cattle: Top prices per head: Store cattle: Bullocks - AAx: £840 (3) – Poltalloch. BAx: £820 (2) – 10 Eoligarry, Barra. CHARx: £880 – Barnakill : £850 – Auchlyne : £800 (5) – Barnakill. LIMx: £840 – 10 Eoligarry : £830 (2) – Poltalloch : £830 – Ardentraive : £810 – Tullochcan. SHx: £820 – Barnakill. SIMx: £830 – Ellary Estate : £820 – Barnakill. Heifers: CHARx: £820 and £790 (3) – Auchlyne. LIMx: £820 – Invernahyle : £780 – 10 Eoligarry : £760 (2) – Poltalloch. SIMx: £750(2) – Barguillean Farm. Breeding cattle: Cows and heifer calves: £1,900 – Dallachulish : £1,150 (2) – Ellary Estate.Cows and male calves: £1,720 – Scoor, Mull : £1,550 – Dallachulish : £1,300 – Scoor Farm : £1,250 and £1,220 – Dallachulish : £1,200 – Scoor Farm. Heifers and calves: £1,880, £1,750, £1700 – Barguillean Farm Incalf heifers: £1,010 and £1,000 – Invernahyle. Top prices per kilo Bullocks: AAx: 283p (3) – Poltalloch : 257p – Barnakill. BAx: 282p (2) – 10 Eoligarry, Barra. CHARx: 305p (5) – Barnakill. LIMx: 321p – 10 Eoligarry : 299p (2) – Poltalloch : 282p – Ardentraive : 278p – Kilvaree Farm : 277p – Tullochcan. SHx: 252p – Barnakill. SIMx: 305p – Ellary Estate : 252p – Barnakill. Heifers: CHARx: 258p (6) – Barnakill. LIMx: 267p (2) – Poltalloch : 263p (2) – Tullochcan : 260p (3) – Keilbeg. SALx: 231p (2) – Brenchoille. SIMx: 247p (2) and 244p – Barguillean.
Sheep: Ewes with twin lambs at foot: Cross ewes: £182 and £178 – Strathorchy : £172 – Dunans : £168 – Ellary Farm : £162 – Dunans : £148 – 8 Kilkenneth, Tiree : £142 – Maam Farm : £140 – Balantyre Farm : £135 – Tombuie.BF Ewes: £120 – 83 Borve : £114 – Dunans : £112 – Ellary Farm : £110 – Rhunacarn.
Ewes with single lambs at foot:
Cross ewes: £148 – Dunans : £135 – Strathorchy : £130 – Maam : £125 – Dunans : £118 – Strathorchy : £116 – Ellary Farms : £115 – 8 Kilkenneth, Tiree, Dunans, Tombuie and Sheiling, Barra. BF ewes: £102 – Ellary Farms : £98 – 24 Balephetrish, Tiree : £86 – Dunans : £80 – 83 Borve : £72 – Maam : £70 – Rhunacarn, 6 Leanish, Barra and Feorline farm. Hoggs: SUFFx: £60 – Corncrake Cottage, Colonsay. TEXx: £62 – Hillcrest, Tiree : £60 – Ardsheal. CHEV: £65 – Maam Farm. CROSS: £60 – Machrins Farm, Colonsay. BF: £51 – Scallasaig, Colonsay.