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OBAN – United Auctions had a catalogued entry of 115 store cattle, 20 cows and calves, 10 cast cows, 112 ewes and lambs and 452 grazing hoggs and ewes at their opening sale at Oban Livestock Centre on Tuesday June 1. A large turnout of buyers resulted in a buoyant trade throughout and sellers returned home satisfied with their day’s trading. Bullocks sold to a top of £1,080 for Limousin crosses from Achnaba and to 326 pence per kilo, also for Limousin crosses from Glencreran Estate. Heifers sold to £1180 for Simmental crosses from Ardencaple and to 347 pence per kilo for British Blue cross from Tiree. Breeding cattle sold to £1220 for cows with heifer calf from Ardmay, Tiree. Hoggs from Barguillean sold to £101. Gimmers with lamb at foot from Tiree sold to £180, whilst the same home sold ewes with lambs at £162. Principal lots and prices. Top prices per head Bullocks AAx: £890(3) – Polltalloch. LIMx: £1080(2), £1020 and £960 – Achnaba : £830 – Ardchatten HF. LUING: £970(2) – Slaterich. SIMx: £870(2) - Scammadale : £860 – Ardencaple : £820 – Muckairn : £810(5) – Ardencaple : £800 – Achnacreemore. Heifers BRBx: £750 – Tiree. CHARx: £970 & £960 - Creagan, Benderloch. LIMx: £770 – Ardchatten HF : £740 – Ledcharrie : £700(3) – Poltalloch. LUING: £690 – Ardchatten HF. SHx: £690 – Lochnell HF SIMx: £840 – Ardencapple : £760(5) & £720 – Scammadale. Bulling heifers SIMx: £1180(2) – Ardencapple : £1140(2) – Scammadale : £920(2) – Ardencapple. Cows with heifer calves £1220 and £1000 – Ardmay, Tiree : £920 – Slaterich : £900 – Lochnell HF & Ardmay. Cows with bull calves £1180 – Lochnell Hf : £1180 & £1120 – Tiree : £1000, £950 & £920(2) – Lochnell HF. Prices per kilo Bullocks AAx: 267p and 235p – Poltalloch. LIMx: 327p – Glencreran Estate : 323p – Aird Farm : 305p – Glencreran Estate : 296p – Antuim : £290p(2) – Achnaba : 287p – Strongorm : 285p & 282p – Achnaba : 267p – Poltalloch : 261p – Ardchatten HF. LUING: 271p(2) – Slaterich. SHx: 297p – Glencreran Estate. SIMx: 284p & 274p – Scammadale : 272p – Muckairn : 253p, 252p(5) & 248p - Ardencaple : 244p(2) & 243p(2) – Scammadale : 237p – Achnacreemore. Heifers BRBx: 347p – Tiree. CHARx: 225p – Creagan, Benderloch. LIMx: 316p – Aird Farm : 301p(2) – Glencreran Estate : 284p(3) – Ledcharrie : 265p – Antuim : 263p – 1 Knockvologan : 261p & 260p – Aird Farm : 254p(3) – Poltalloch : 253p & 250p – Ardchatten HF : 250p – Antuim. SHx: 238p – Lochnell HF. SIMx: 323p(2) – Ardencapple : 295p(3) & 284p – Scammadale : 262p – Tiree : 257p(2) – Scammadale. Sheep Gimmers with lambs at foot £180 & £140 – Tiree Ewes with lambs at foot SUFFx: £162 & £125 – Tiree TEXx: £152 & £128 - Tiree : £115 – Balliemore : £108 – Birchfield. BF £90 – Balliemore. CROSS: £135 – 56 Tangasdale, Barra : £111 – Brae Rd, Ardrishaig : £98 – 56 Tangasdale, Barra. Hoggs SUFFx: £80 – Homestead : £77 – Strongorm : £74 – Upper Largie : £73 – Glenshellach. BFLx: £70 – Homestead. BELx: £70 & £68 – Crinan. TEXx: £85 – Ardachy : £69 – Strongorm. CHEVx: £71 – Strongorm. CROSS: £86 – Strongorm : £82 – Portcastle. MULE: £101 – Barguillean : £76 – Balligarve. BF: £74 – Gorteneorn : £64 – Turnnault : £63 – Upper Largie. Cast ewes. SUFFx: £88 – Tiree : £74 – 56 Tangasdale, Barra : £69 – Ballimackillichan. BFLx: £78 – Barguillean. TEXx: £93 – Tiree : £80 – Balliemore : £74 – Strongorm. CHEVx: £73 – Croic Ur : £63 – Barguillean. CROSS: £93 – 56 Tangasdale, Barra : £87 – Portcastle : £85 – Glenshellach. MULE: £75 – Balnagown : £72 – Tiree. BF: £72 – Balliemore : £70 – Lochnell HF : £70 – Birchfield. Cast rams SUFF: £80 – Tiree BFL: £72 – Achalic TEX: £96 – Achnabreac Croft : £96 – Ellary Farms : £86 – Tiree. BF: £82 – Achalic. SWAL: £62 – Achalic. Wedders: CHEVx: £61 – Ellary Farms. CROSS: £88 – 56 Tangasdale, Barra. BF: £89 – Achalic.

ISLAY – United Auctions sold 289 grazing cattle at their sale held at Islay Auction Mart on Friday June 9. A superb entry of quality stock sold to a strong force of mainland buyers. Bullocks sold to average 249.15 pence per kilo or £918.74 per head against 230.9 pence or £836.90 at the corresponding sale last year whilst heifers averaged 243.58 pence per kilo or £820.69 against 222.9 pence per kilo or £761.25 per head last year. Bullocks from M/s Epps, Ardnave sold to £1,120 and heifers from the same home sold to £1,030. Ardnave again led the prices per kilo for bullocks at 331 pence as well as M/s Wood, Octofad and heifers from Ardnave sold to 284 pence per kilo. Principal lots and prices. Top prices per head Bullocks AAx: £880(2) and £860(3) – Keppols. BRBx: £800(3) – Octofad. BAx: £1120, £1090(2), £1060 and £1050 – Ardnave. CHARx: £1090(5), £1060, £1030 – Ardnave : £1010(3) – Tallant : £1000 – Ardnave and Tallant : £990(3) – Octofad : £960 – Ardnave(2), Tallant(3) & Octofad : £940(2) – Tallant : £930(3) – Ardnave : £920 – Blackrock. LIMx: £1060 & £1050(2) – Ardnave : £1050(8) – Balaclava : £1040(2) – Ardnave : £1020(6) –Balaclava : £1000 – Tallant and Ardnave(6) : £990 & £950(2) – Octofad : £950 – Gartmain(5) & Balaclava(3) : £940(7) – Octofad. SIMx: £960 and £920(2) – Gartmain. Heifers AAx: £960 – Gartmain. BAx: £930 and 810(3) – Ardnave. CHARx: £1030(5) & £1000 – Ardnave : £950(2) – Tallant : £940(4) – Octofad : £910 – Blackrock : £900(2) – Ardnave. LIMx: £1020 – Ardnave : £1000 – Starchmill : £970(3) – Ardnave : £960(7) – Gartmain : £940 Ardnave : £920 – Gartmain : £910 – Balaclava(2) & Carrabus. Top prices per kilo Bullocks AAx: 251p(3) – Keppols : 245p(2) – Tallant : 242p(2) – Keppols. BAx: 256p, 253p, 245p & 235p – Ardnave. CHARx: 302p – Carrabus : 290p(3) – Tallant : 280p – Ardnave : 272p(3), 268p(2) & 263p(2) – Tallant : 262p(3) – Ardnave : 258p – Octofad : 245p(5) – Ardnave : 242p(3) – Octofad. LIMx: 331p – Ardnave(3) & Octofad : 330p – Carrabus : 310p – Ardnave : 306p(2) and 302p – Carrabus : 299p(2) – Ardnave : 293p(2) – Carrabus : 292p(2) & 278p(2) – Tallant : 272p(5) – Octofad : 269p – Ardnave : 269p and 268p(4) – Balaclava : 267p(2) and 266p – Octofad : 266p(2) – Ardnave : 263p(3) – Balaclava : 254p – Octofad. Heifers AAx: 245p(4) – Keppols. BAx: 284p – Ardnave. CHARx: 280p(2) and 261p – Carrabus : 259p(4) – Tallant : 257p(2) – Carrabus : 253p – Ardnave : 251p(2) – Tallant : 248p – Ardnave(2) & Octofad(2) : 240p(4) – Octofad : 238p(5) – Ardnave: 234p – Gartmain. LIMx: 280p(2), 273p(4), 268p(4) and 261p – Carrabus : 257p – Tallant(2) and Carrabus : 255p(4) – Keppols : 254p(2) & 253p(2) – Ardnave : 252p(3) & 249p(3) – Octofad : 249p – Balaclava(9) & Lossit : 248p(2) – Ballychattrigan : 247p – Carrabus : 246p and 245p(3) – Ardnave : 244p – Gartmain. BG 276p and 257p – Carrabus.