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– United Auctions held their annual early spring sale of all classes of cattle at Tiree Auction Mart. A smaller entry than normal sold well at levels comparing favourably to current mainland values. Bullocks sold to average 233.55 pence per kilo while heifers levelled out at 217.87 pence per kilo. Principal lots and prices.

Top prices per head. Bullocks:

AAx: £1080 & £980 – Heylipol Farm : £920 & £800 – Whitehouse (Hayes)

BSx: £780 – 34 Balephetrish BRBx: £700 – 15 Crossapol CHARx: £1160, £1140, £1130 & £1100 – Heylipol Farm : £1100 – Salum : £1100 – Heylipol Farm : £1070 – Ardmay : £970 – Heylipol Farm. HERx: £700 – 34 Balephetrish. LIMx: £1150 – Heylipol Farm : £1100 – Salum : £1100(3) & £1090 – Heylipol Farm : £1090 - 3 Kenovay : £1060 – Heylipol farm : £1050 – Salum : £1030 – 3 Kenovay & Salum : £1020(2) & £980 – Heylipol of the lamb on supermarket shelves was Scottish or British. However, in some stores, the percentage of imported lamb on shelves was well over 50 per cent and as high as 98 per cent.

NFU Scotland believes the figures for home-produced lamb Farm : £940 – Salum : £930(2) – 3 Kenovay : £900 – Heylipol Farm. SALx: £870 – 34 Balephetrish : £830 – 8 Cornaigbeg. SIMx: £840(2) – 34 Balephetrish. Heifers

AAx: £680(3) – Whitehouse(Hayes). BRBx: £640 – Mannal. CHARx: £1040, £990 – Heylipol Farm : £980 – Salum : £970(3) – Heylipol Farm : £900 – Salum.

LIMx: £1020 – Heylipol Farm : £790(2) – Vaul. SALx: £740 – 8 Cornaigbeg.

SHx: £910 – Main Road.

SIMx: £720 – 3A Caolis.

In-calf cows

AAx: £1030 – Heylipol Farm.

BSx: £900 – 12 West Hynish.

BAx: £1060 – 6 Barrapol.

LIMx: £1060, £1040(2), £1000(2), £990, £950 &; £880 – Heylipol Farm. LUINGx: £850 – 12 West Hynish. Cows and calves £1170 & £1080 – 6 Barrapol.

In-calf heifers £1400 – 13 Moss : £1350 – Heylipol Farm : £1150 – 13 Moss. Farrow cows Presenting the Donald Pattullo Memorial Cup were, left to right, Euan Pattullo, Millhaugh; Roy Nicol, Starlyne Group; David Peters, West Bog – judge; Michelle Pattullo, Millhaugh; J Prentice, Pittentian; and George Purves, United Auctions.

£1080 – Heylipol Farm : £1050 – Croish : £1010 – 4 Heanish & Whitehouse.

Top prices per kilo Bullocks

AAx: 262p(2) & 248p(4) – Heylipol Farm.

BSx: 220p – Mainroad BRBx: 226p – 15 Crossapol. CHARx: 295p, 277p,

270p(2), 264p(2), 261p & 259p(2) – Heylipol Farm : 240p – 8 Cornaigbeg : 234p – Salum & Ardmay. LIMx: 287p – Heylipol Farm : 272p(3) – 9 Barrapol : 266p – Heylipol Farm : 265p – Salum : 259p(3) – Heylipol Farm : 258p(2) – 1 Kenovay : 257p – Salum : 256p(2) & 252p – Heylipol Farm : 252p – Hillcrest(5) & Heylipol Farm(2) : 251p – Vaul. SALx: 229p – 8 Cornaigbeg.

SHx: 241p – Mainroad. SIMx: 244p(2) & 242p(2) – Lochphuil. Heifers

BRBx: 251p – Mannal. CHARx: 287p & 285p(3) – Heylipol Farm : 282p – Salum : 248p – 8 Cornaigbeg : 244p – Heylipol Farm :

243p – Heylipol Farm : 242p & 230p – Salum. LIMx: 249p – Heylipol Farm : 234p(2) – Vaul : 233p(2) – 1 Kenovay : 232p(2) – Hillcrest. SHx: 245p – Mainroad. SIMx: 270p – Hough.

– United Auctions on Wednesday February 14 sold 1653 store cattle and young bulls, and 145 cast cows and forward cattle. Including the Aberfeldy show and sale sponsored by Starlyne Group. Bullocks (912) -averaged 243.30p to 404.30ppk for a 470kg LimX from Newton of Logierait, and to £1900 for a 470kg LimX from Newton of Logierait. B&W Bullocks

(30) - averaged 139.74p to 165.70ppk for a 356kg HFX from West Drumlemble, and to £870 for a 582kg HFX from Inchgall. Heifers (711) – averaged 236.44p to 335.90ppk for a 384kg LimX from Wester Bonhard, and to £1550 for a 532kg LimX from Pittentian. Cast cows (119) averaged 143.93p to 200.60ppk for a AAX from Lower Luthrie, and £1470 for a CHX from Mid Cambushinnie.

Dairy cows (19) averaged 118.17p to 148.70ppk for a HFX from Meikle Camoquhill and to £1010 for a HFX from Broughmore. Forward cattle (9) averaged 166.92p to 202.10ppk for a SimX from Ancaster Est and to £1370 for a SimX from Ancaster Est. Bullocks: Up to 250kgs – Gartness £580; Hartside 264.8p; 250-300kgs- Sorn Mains £810; 297.8p; 301-350kgs- Newton of Logierait £990; 290.3p; 351-400kgs- Newton of Logierait £1280; 323.2p; 401-450kgsNewton of Logierait £1360; 335.8p; 451500kgsNewton of Logierait £1900; 404.3p; 501-551kgsBallechin £1300; Pittentian 247.5p; 552-601kgs – Hilton of Beath £1330; 232.1p; 602-651kgs – Stanley £1400; 220.6p; 652701kgs – Pitsundry £1380; 207.8p. Heifers: Up to 250kgs- Sorn Mains £620; 263.8p; 251300kg – Balachallan £750, 250.9p; 301-350kg- Strathnafanaig £1020; 294.8p; 351-400kgs- Wester Bonhard £1290, 225.9p; 401-450kgs- Ballechin £1280; 298.0p; 451500kgsBallechin £1500; 311.9p; 501-551kgs- Pittentian £1550; Ballechin 296.9p; 552-601kgStanley £1320; Wester Bonhard 230.5p; 602-651kgs- Stanley £1400; 231.0p. OTM cows:

£ per head – Drummond Est (AA) £1250; Goodockhill (BS) £1170; Traprain (BRB) £1170; Goodockhill (BA) £1370; Mid Cambushinnie (CH) £1470; Millhaugh (HE) £1130; Broughmore (HF) £1010; Bridgehouse (Lim) £1390; Meikle Camoquhill (MO) £1050; Traprain (Sal) £1130; Ancaster Est (SH) £1170; Shawsmill (Sim) £1190; Newton of Arbirlot (Cont) £1090. PPK- Lower Luthrie (AA) 200.6p; Goodockhill (BS) 145.2p; Wester Bonhard (BRB) 152.7p; Wester Lochgreen (BA) 171.3p; Mid Cambushinnie (CH) 185.6p; Millhaugh (HE) 174.9p; Meikle Camoquhill (HF) 148.7p; Bridgehouse (Lim) 181.5p; Meikle Camoquhill (MO) 173.2p; Traprain (Sal) 151.1p; Ancaster Est (SH) 182.8p; Lower Luthrie (Sim) 156.6p; Newton of Arbirlot (Cont) 155.7p. OTM bulls:

£ per head- Balhelvie (AA) £1390; Burnhead (CH) £1610; Grassmainston (Lim) £1350. PPK-East Memus (AA) 115.8p; Burnhead (CH) 191.2p; Grassmainston (Lim) 189.9p. Aberfeldy Show prize list Champion: J Prentice, Pittentian 532kg £1550. Reserve: J Robertson, Newton of Logierait 492kg £1280 Single Blk: 1st J Robertson, Newton of Logierait 402kg £1350, 2nd J Robertson, Newton of Logierait 414kg £1200, 3rd Ballechin Farms 536kg £1300

Single Hfr: 1st J Prentice, Pittentian 532kg £1550, 2nd J Robertson, Newton of Logierait 492kg £1280, 3rd J Robertson, Newton of Logierait 388kg £1210 Champion pen of 4: J Robertson, Newton of Logierait (Blks) 423kg £1360 Pen of 4 Blks: 1st J Robertson, Newton of Logierait 423kg £1360, 2nd J Robertson, Newton of Logierait 459kg £1300, 3rd R Simpson, Mains of Creuchies 465kg £1250 Pen of 4 Hfrs: 1st Ballechin Farms 481kg £1500, 2nd W Thomson, Hilton of Beath 470kg £1210, 3rd J Robertson, Newton of Logierait 427kg £1150

– Report for plant and equipment sale held at Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling on Friday February 16. Caledonian Marts Ltd sold 768 lots at their February sale of plant, tractors and machinery with a clearance of 89 per cent throughout. Items sold to £7,200 for a Massey Ferguson 135. Other leading prices: £6,800 Toyota Hilux (10 Reg) £6,500 Premier Unistock Cattle Handling System £4,200 JCB Sitemaster (H Reg) £4,200 JCB Digger (2004) £3,600 John Deere 1565 Mower £3,500 Marshall Bale Trailer Prices of interest: £2,000 Ifor Williams HB510 £2,000 Hudson Livestock £1,600 Ifor Williams Flat Trailer £950 Major Grass Topper £900 Portequip Tombstone Feeder £500 Snow Plough £31 per Bale for Wheat Straw £30 per Gate for Sheep Gates

The next implement sale will be Friday April 13. For more information please contact Oliver Shearman 07730 046252, Laura Bailey 07561 305922 or David Erskine 07900 435700.