End of season sale at Islay Auction Mart

United Auctions held its annual end of season sale of all classes suckled calves and store cattle at Islay Auction Mart on Saturday, November 24. A catalogued entry of 384 sold in keeping with current market trends with bullocks selling to an average of £670 per head or 220 pence per kilo – £12 per head or four pence per kilo. Heifers levelled out at £628 per head or 208 pence per kilo, + £25 per head or – 1 pence per kilo. Bullocks from Dunlossit Estate, Lossit, sold to £1,180 per head and this section per kilo was led by Ardtalla Estate at 258 pence. Heifers from Octofad sold to £980 per head and Dunlossit Estate, Knocklearach, sold their consignment in this section to 238 pence. Principal lots and prices: Top prices per head: Bullocks: AAx: £960 Octomore; £930 Keppols. BRBx: £720 Bayview. CHARx: £1,060 (2) and £970 (3) Eskinish; £860 (5) and £810 (3) Octofad. LIMx: £1,180 and £1,160 Dunlossit Estate; £1,000 (3) Eskinish; £970 Coillabus; £960 Kilchiaran. SIMx: £710 Glenegedale Lotts. Heifers: AAx: £840 (4) Keppols. BRBx: £850 Bayview. CHARx: £640 (6) Dunlossit Estate. LIMx: £940 (4) and £850 (8) Octofad; £830 Kintra; £800 Coillabus. SIMx: £630 Glenegedale Lotts. Top prices per kilo: Bullocks: AAx: 236p (6) Rockside; 234p (4) Scarrabus; 225p (10) Kelsay. BRBx: 252p Dunlossit; 235p Bayview. CHARx: 242p (5), 242p (4), 235p (2) and 234p (4) Dunlossit. LIMx: 258p Ardtalla Estate; 255p (6) Kilbride; 254p (7) and 252p (9) Dunlossit; 245p Bayview; 244p Dunlossit & Kilbride; 241p Kilbride; 240p (2) Woodend; 238p (6) Kilbride; 238p (4) Dunlossit; 235p (13) Kilbride; 234p Octofad; 231p Kintra; 230p Ardtalla Estate. Heifers: AAx: 222p (7) Kelsay. CHARx: 238p (3) and 227p (6) Dunlossit. LIMx: 228p (6) Kilbride; 223p Dunlossit (12) and Woodend (4); 222p (5) Kilbride.