Around the markets
ISLAY – United Auctions held their last sale of cattle for the year on November 25 at Islay Auction Mart when they sold 440 head. All classes maintained levels obtained at the corresponding sale last year with bullocks averaging 224.1 pence per kilo or £682.93 per head whilst heifers levelled out at 209.07 pence per kilo or £603.88 per head. Dunlossit Farms, Lossit, led the prices per head with a British Blue bullock selling at £1340 whilst Dunlossit Farms, Knocklearach, led this section per kilo at 267 pence. Heifers from Uiskentuie sold to £940 per head and Knocklearach heifers sold to 238 pence per kilo. Princiapl lots and prices. Bullocks
Aberdeen Angus: Uiskentuie - £1000 & £950
British Blue: Lossit - £1340 Charolais: Gartacharra £960; Knocklearach - £810; Carrabus Farm - £800; Knocklearach - £800 Limousin: Ballychatrigan - £1030; Balaclava - £1010; Uiskentuie - £1000 (5), £980 (3) & £950; Balaclava - £930 (4); Kintra - £920; Balaclava - £900 (4); Kilbride - £890; Uiskentuie - £890 (4); Ballychatrigan - £850 (2) Simmental: Corraray - £800 (2) Heifers
Aberdeen Angus: Gartacharra - £890 (7); Uiskentuie - £760 Charolais: Carrabus Farm £740; Knocklearach - £670 (6) & £640 (9) Limousin: Uiskentuie - £940; Balaclava - £910 & £900 (3); Uiskentuie - £890 (8) & £850 (4)
Simmental: Carrabus Farm - £770
Leading prices per kilo Bullocks
Aberdeen Angus: Uiskentuie – 212
British Blue: Knocklearach – 245
Charolais: Knocklearach – 267 & 245; Carrabus Farm – 243; Kinnabus – 242 & 241 Limousin: Knocklearach – 267, 258 & 254; Kilbride – 252 & 250; Kintra – 250; Kilbride & Smalladh – 245; Kintra & Cruach – 241;
Kintra – 240 Simmental: Knocklearach – 230
Heifers
Aberdeen Angus: Kelsay – 201 British Blue: Bayview – 208 Charolais: Knocklearach – 235; Kinnabus – 227; Carrabus – 224; Kinnabus 212 Limousin: Knocklearach – 238; Kintra – 235; Balaclava – 233; Kilbride & Knocklearach – 230; Bayview – 228; Kintra – 225 Simmental: Corraray - 208 FORT WILLIAM – Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd on November 24 sold 1031 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (592) sold to £67 gross for a Cheviot from Tign an Uilt, Kilchoan.
Ewes (320) sold to £38 gross for a pen Cross from Blargie Farm, Laggan. Feeding sheep (119) sold to £47 gross for a pen of Cheviot from Ardnamurchan Estate. Other leading prices per head: Store lambs: CHT – Tign an Uilt, £60; Cross – Drumbuie, Drumnadrochit, £60; BF – Invernahyle, £48.
Ewes: CHT – Arisaig Farms, Arisaig, £37; Cross – Ardtornish Farms, Morven, £36; BF – Breakachy, Laggan, £33. Feeding sheep: BF gmr – Ardnamurchan Estate, £38; BF ram – 16 Moss, Acharcle, £30;
Cross wdr – Roshven Hill Farm, Lochailort, £29; ESY gmr - Roshven Hill Farm, £27; CHT ram – Ardtornish Farms, £24.
STIRLING – Caledonian Marts sold 358 store cattle and suckled calves. Bullocks averaged 212p selling to 283p for Limousins from Craigievern, Balfron Station, and to £1150 for Aberdeen Angus’ from Rievoch, Howwood. Heifers averaged 198p selling to 226p for Charolais from Offers, Gargunnock, and to £1050 (twice) for Limousins from East Kerse, Lochwinnoch.
Bulls averaged 191p selling to 219p for shorthorn bulls from Highland Wagyu, Dunblane, and to £830 from the same home.
Black & White bullocks averaged 140p selling to 158p from Merslaugh Farm, Ervie, Stranraer, and to £560 from Cuff, Beith.
Leading prices Bullocks per head;
£1140 East Kerse £1080 Wester Carmuirs £1020 Walton (Kinloch) £1010 Wester Carmuirs £980 Ardgate Bullocks per kg;
276p Spittal (Bilsland) 269p Craigievern 260p & 244p Spittal (Bilsland) 239p Burnside 236p Easter Jawcraig Heifers per head;
£980 Rievoch & East Kerse £930 Offers £850 Easterton £830 Walton
Heifers per kilo;
224p Craigievern 222p Tarbert (Isle of Gigha) 216p Ballymeanach (Mull) & Offers
Bulls per head;
£760 Burnside of Balhaldie (twice) £750 & £720 Burnside of Balhaldie
Bulls per kilo; 215p & 213p Burnside of Balhaldie 212p & 209p Burnside of Balhaldie Black & Whites per head; £550 Wester Whitefield £470 Merslaugh Black & Whites per kilo; 138p Cuff 134p Wester Whitefield
DALMALLY – United Auctions on Saturday November 18 sold 1401 sheep of all classes at their end of season sheep sale.
A good ringside of buyers ensured all stock was cleared at satisfactory levels. Selling to a top of £63 was a pen of Texels from Balantyne Farm Partnership.
Top prices per head Lambs: Balantyre (Tex) £63; Glenshero (Cross) £44; Evanachan (TexX) £41; Inerlair & Dunans (Chev) £40; Blarmafoldach (BF) £45; Auch Estate (BF) £43.50; Garrogie (BF) £40.50; Dunloskin (BF Ewe Lambs) £40.
Ewes: Achnacreemore (Suff) £52.50; Auchnacreemore (TexX) £43.50; Garrogie (Cross) £36; Glenshero (BF) £33; Glenshero (BF) £31; Ederline (BF) £29.50; Auch Estate (BF) £29.50. Tups: Craig (Lleyn) £100; Craig (Tex) £70.