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OBAN – On Tuesday October 24, United Auctions held a special sale of suckled calves and all classes of breeding stock at Oban Livestock Centre when 607 head was sold. The centre experienced an extremely large attendance of buyers from across the country as well as a large following of local customers in pursuit of breeding stock resulting in all classes of quality bred stock being keenly bid for.

PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES TOP PRICES PER HEAD BULLOCKS:

AAx: £680 – 2 Cleat, Barra. GAL: £600(4) – Erray Farm. LIMx: £800 – Ballymeanach, Mull. LUIx: £630 – 236 Bruernish, Barra. SALx: £650(9) – 8 Vatersay, Barra. SHx: £620(3) – 77 Borve, Barra. SIMx: £660(5) – Scammadale Farm: £650 – Ballymeanach, Mull. HEIFERS:

LUI: £720(2) – Ardlarach, Luing: £600(2) – Clachan.

SALx: £680(3), £640(2) – 8 Vatersay, Barra.

SHx: £740(7), £720(3), £700(4) & £680(2) – Drumachar Farm: £660 – 77 Borve, Barra.

SIMx: £820(2) – Scammadale: £800 – Saulmore: £800(4) – Ardlarach Luing: £780(3) – Cliad, Coll : £760 – Saulmore: £740 – Ardlarach, Luing: £720(2) & £700(2) – Saulmore: £700(2) – Cliad, Coll. BG: £700 – Resipole.

TOP PRICES PER KILO BULLOCKS:

LIMx: 224p(2) – Auch Estate. SHx: 235p & 233p – 77 Borve, Barra. SIMx: 250p(6) – Barachander: 244p(5) – Scammadale: 243p(7) – Barachander: 242p(5) & 231p – Scammadale. HEIFERS

AAx: 247p(2) – Ballymeanach, Mull.

BSHx: 223p – Achnacloich. LIMx: 256p – Kengharair : 250p – Laggan, Lismore : 232p – Ballygrundle 2.

LUING: 282p(2) – Ardlarach, Luing : 269p(2), 266p(2) – Clachan: 251p(2) – Slaterich : 243p(2) – Clachan: 242p(3) – Ardlarach Luing.

SALx: 235p(3) – 8 Vatersay. SHx: 342p(2), 307p(2), 296p(2), 292p(2), 290p(2) & 271p(3) – Drumachar: 253p(5) – Achnacloich: 250p – 77 Borve, Barra: 250p – Kengharair.

SIMx: 326p(4), 322p(3) & 310p(2) - Cliad, Coll: 299p – Saulmore: 297p(2) – Scammadale: 292p –Saulmore: 284p(4) & 283p(3) – Scammadale : 282p(2) – Saulmore: 282p(2) – Cliad, Coll: 277p(2) – Scammadale : 274p(2) – Saulmore: 264p(2) – Cliad Coll : 262p(2) – Saulmore: 261p(4) – Ardlarach Luing.

BG: 333p(2) & 308p(2) – Resipole. BULLING HEIFERS:

AAx: £1050(2), £1000(5), £950 – Ballymeanach, Mull.

BSHx: £800, £780 & £690 – Fiart. BRBx: £930 – Achadhbeag. GAL: £900(2) & £850(2) – Drumachar.

HERx: £820 – Tirfuir. LIMx: £920 – Laggan: £850 – Baligrundle 2 : £720 – Lochuisge: £700 – Laggan.

LUING:

£800 – Clachan : £800(2) – Slaterich.

SHx: £980 – Drumachar : £780 – Fiart: £780(4) – Auchnacraig. SIMx: £1100, £1000 & £980 – Ballymeanach, Mull.

BG: £880 – Resipole. IN-CALF HEIFERS: LIMx: £1700 – Mid Farm: £1500 – Stroneskar: £1500, £1400 & £1350 – Mid Farm.

SIMx: £2000 – Mid Farm: £1500 – Stroneskar: £1450 – Invernahyle: £1450 & £1420 – Mid Farm: £1350 – Invernahyle, Stroneskar & Mid Farm.

BG: £1500,£1450, £1400 & £1350 – Stroneskar.

IN-CALF COWS:

BSHx: £1000 – Tirfuir BRBx: £950 – Tirfuir

SIMx: £1080 & £940 – Achinrier. COWS WITH CALVES AAx: £820 – Glenfeochan Estate. GAL: £820(2) – Ulva Farms. LIMx: £1000 – Baligrundle 4: £800(3) – Ledcharrie

SIMx: £900 – Baligrundle 4: £850 & £800 – Ledcharrie. BRBx: £920 & £880 – Tirfuir. COWS RWB

GAL: £820(2) & £800(4) – Ulva Farms.

FORT WILLIAM – Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd on October 23 sold 1,687 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (901) sold to £60 for a Suffolk cross from East Croft Roy, Newtonmore.

Ewes (721) sold to £68 for a pair of Texel crosses from Blargie Farm, Laggan.

Feeding sheep (65) sold to £75 for a Cheviot ram from Market Stance, Fort Augustus. Other leading prices per head: Store lambs: Chev – East Croft Roy, £52, Loch Treig, Inverlochy, £48, Moy Farm, Banavie, £46; BF – Wood Cottage Croft, Tobermory, £49, Greenfield, Invergarry, & Keil Farm, Ardgour, £40; SuffX – East Croft Roy, £42.

Ewes: Chev – East Croft Roy, £49, Wood Cottage Croft, £40; Cross – Blargie Farm, £42, 4 Glebehill, Kilchoan, £38; TexX – Loch Treig, £49.

Feeding sheep: Chev ram – 4 Muirshearlich, Banavie, £55; Chev gmr – Ardtornish Farms, Oban, £50; BF ram – Market Stance, £50; BF gmr – Ardochy, Whitebridge, £40. ISLAY – Caledonian Marts Ltd on Friday October 20 sold 192 head of cattle, and 186 sheep at their annual autumn sale on the Isle of Islay. With regular buyers and five new customers to the island, this ensured a good trade throughout the day, and more could have been sold to sellers’ advantage.

Top price of the day went to D McMillan, Ballulive for a Limousin Bullock at £840, purchased by Brian Gilvear, Graystale, Stirling. Heifers were also topped by Mr McMillan, again for a Limousin at £720 also purchased by Brian Gilvear.

Leading prices:Bullocks:

Lim: £830 & £810, Balliemartin Lim: £800, Ardtalla Estates Lim: £800 & £790, Balliemartin Lim: £750, Ballulive

Char: £710, Ardtalla Estates AA: £670 & £650, Daill. Overall average for 104 bullocks sold £630 (+£6 on the year). Heifers:

Lim: £660 Balliemartin

AA: £600 Daill

Char: £600 & £540 Ardtalla Estates Lim: £560 Ballulive

Lim: £540 Ardtalla Estates Lim: £520 Auchnaclach. Overall average for 82 heifers sold £534 (+£27 on the year). Lambs:

Tex X: £58 Balliemartin Cross: £36 Persabus

BF: £30 Ballulive

Ewes:

Chev: £44 Balliemartin.