Around the markets
Dalmally – United Auctions sold 2,797 lambs and sheep at Dalmally Auction Mart on Saturday September 15. Lambs levelled out at £38.57 recording a rise of £2.38 on the year. Lambs consisted of second and third draws and sold to a good ringside of buyers. Principal lots and prices:
Top prices per head:
Lambs:
SUFFx: £64.50 – Auchnasaul. TEXx: £66.50 – Stonefield Farms: £58.50 – Barguillean.
CHEV: £56.50 – 83 Borve: £56.00 – Balnaha: £53.50 – 15 Ardmhor, Barra: £52.50 – Stonefield Farms. CROSS: £62.50 – Stonefield Farms: £59.00 – Keppochan.
MULE: £58.00 – Achalic.
BF: £50.00 – Littleport: £46.50 – 83 Borve: £45.00 – Littleport: £44.00 – Achnaba: £43.50 – Blarmafoldach: £43.00 – Barachander: £43.00 – Castles Estate: £42.50 – Ardchonnel, Connel: £42.00 – Achalic.
Ewes:
TEXx: £49.00 – Stonefield Farms. CHEV: £44.50 – Stonefield Farms: £43.50 – Rhynachulaig.
MULE: £49.00 – Stonefield Farms. HAMP: £49.00 – Hill Cottage, Colonsay.
BF: £39.00 – Castles Estate: £39.00 – Stroneskar: £37.50 – Brenchoille: £37.00 – Glenmassaon: £37.00 – Cluaran: £36.00 – Blairmore.
Rams:
BF: £550, £380(2) and £300 – Castles Estate.
Top prices per kilo:
Lambs:
SUFFx: 176p – Balnahard, Colonsay. TEXx: 181p and 179p – Brenchoille: 179p – Branault: 178p – Barguillean: 176p – Silvercraigs: 176p – Balliemeanoch, Lochgilphead. CHEV: 186p – 83 Borve: 178p – Keppochan: 176p – Castles Estate: 174p – Balnaha and Castles Estate: 171p – Balnaha: 170p – 83 Borve, Barra. CROSS: 171p – Rhynachulaig and Blarachouriunn Estate.
MULE: 170p – Achalic: 163p – Stonefield Farms.
BF: 160p and 153p – Littleport: 148p – Achnaba: 146p – Castles Estate: 144p – Blarmafoldach: 143p – 83 Borve: 141p – Meallagie and Benmore Farm: 140p – Bragleenbeg. Tiree – United Auctions sold 100 cattle at its recent sale held at Tiree Auction Mart. Bullocks sold to average 206 pence per kilo (+ 1 p per kilo) while Heifers averaged 200 pence per kilo (- 2 pence per kilo). Bullocks sold to £1,180 for Charolais Crosses from Heylipol Farm while Croish sold AA Heifers to £1,100. Principal lots and prices:
Top prices per head:
Bullocks:
AAx: £1,150(2), £1,050, £1,000(6) and £960 – Croish.
CHARx: £1,180, £1,120, £1,080(2), £1,000 and £970 – Heylipol Farm. LIMx: £960(2) – Ruaig.
SALx: £800 – 5 Balevullin. SIMx: £950 – Ardeas.
Heifers:
AAx: £1,100(2) and £1,020 – Croish. CHARx: £1,050(2) and £990(3) – Heylipol Farm: £980(2) – Ruaig: £930(2) and £920 – Heylipol Farm. GALx: £950 – Croish.
LIMx: £980 and £970 – Heylipol Farm. SALx: £820 – 5 Balevullin. SIMx: £730 – 10 Crossapol.
OTM cattle: £940 – Greenhill: £900 – Drumaglea.
Top prices per kilo:
Bullocks:
AAx: 205p(2) – Croish: 204p(3) – 31 Balephetrish and Croish(6). CHARx: 229p, 219p(2) and 216p – Heylipol Farm.
LIMx: 284p(2) – Ruaig.
SALx: 217p – 5 Balevullin.
SIMx: 233p(3) – Lochphuil: 229p – 2 Heylipol : 220p – Ardeas. Heifers:
AAx: 210p(2) and 202p – Croish. CHARx: 258p(2) – Ruaig: 230p(2) and 228p – Heylipol Farm.
LIMx: 243p – Heylipol Farm. SIMx: 200p – Ardeas.
OTM: 166p – Greenhill: 163p – 5 Balevullin: 130p – Middleton Farm: 124p – Drumaglea. United Auctions also sold 1,363 sheep at its recent sale on Tiree. The sale incorporated the annual breeding sheep sale. A feature of the sale was a Texel cross gimmer which was sold for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation which realised a fantastic £420. Lambs averaged £46.21 (+ £4.19). Cast ewes averaged £50.20 (+ £1.05). Gimmers averaged £106.78 (+ £4.78). Ewe lambs averaged £72.36 (+ £7.77). Principal lots and prices:
Top prices per head:
Ewe lambs:
SUFFx: £140 - Mannal
MULE: £100 – Mannal: £100 – Braeside: £85.00 – Mannal TEXx: £85.00 and £75.00 – Lochside: £75.00 – 7 Balinoe and Heylipol Farm. Gimmers:
MULE: £150 – 2/15 Balevullin: £130 – Greenhill: £120 – 2/15 Balevullin. TEXx: £140 – 2/15 Balevullin: £120 – 5 Kilmoluaig: £110 – Drumaglea: £110 – 5 Kilmoluaig: £100 – Middleton Farm. SUFFx: £100 – 5 Kilmoluaig. CHEVx: £120 – 10 Kilmoluaig: £120 and £110 – Middleton Farm. CROSS: £120 – Middleton: £110 and £100 – 10 Kilmoluaig.
BF: £85 – Mannal: £80 – 2/15 Balevullin.
Breeding rams:
SUFF: £360 – 2/15 Balevullin. BELTEX CROSS: £400 – Drumaglea Lambs.
SUFFx: £78.00 – 4 Kilkenneth: £75.00 – 4 Gott: £68.00 – Braeside: £67.00 – 4 Kilkenneth: £63.00
– Scarinish Farm: £61.00 – Whitehouse: £61.00 – Croish: £61.00 – Garaphail.
TEXx: £73.00 and £70.00 – 2/15 Balevullin: £68.00 – 8 Kilkenneth: £63.00 – 3 Middleton: £63.00 – Benview: £62.00 – Salum. CHEV: £71.00 – Vaul.
CROSS: £58.00 – 4 Gott MULE: £44.00 – 3 Balevullin.
Cast ewes:
SUFFx: £81 – Garaphail: £71 and £61- Lochphuil.
BELT: £94 and £78 – Heylipol Farm. TEXx: £106 – 2/15 Balevullin: £87 and £82 – Heylipol Farm: £81 – Dunbeag: £73 – 6 Crossapol:
£72 – Heylipol Farm: £70 – 2/15 Balevullin: £68 – Druimasaidh: £66 – Braeside: £64 – 15 Crossapol and Hillcrest: £63 – Ruaig: £62 – Heylipol Farm and 4 Kilkenneth: £61 – Braeside and Benview: £60 – Garaphail. CHEVx: £97 and £90 – 6 Crossapol: £81 – 4 Heanish: £80 – Braeside. CROSS: £77 – 4 Gott: £75 and £69 – Drumaglea: £63 – 2/15 Balevullin and 6 Barrapol: £61 - Cnoc Gorm. MULE@ £73 – Hillcrest: £68 and £64 – Heylipol Farm: £63 – Sandaig. ZWA: £65 – Braeside. Fort William – Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd on September 15 sold 513 weaned calves and store cattle, six OTM cattle and one adult head of breeding cattle. Bullocks (295) averaged 249.8p (-27.8p on the year) and sold to 319.1p per kg for a pen of 235kg Charolais crosses from Dunlichity Farm, Farr, and £990 gross for a pair of 440kg Limousin crosses from Fersit, Roy Bridge. Heifers (216) averaged 221.7p (-40.5p on the year) and sold to 275.0p per kg for a pen of 200kg Simmental crosses from Kilfinichen Farms, Mull, and £880 gross for a 435kg Limousin cross from Fersit. Young bulls (2) sold to £620 gross for a 325kg Limousin cross from Dunlichity Farm.
Breeding cattle (one) sold to £1,050 gross for a Luing cross cow with a male calf at foot from Culmill, Kiltarlity. OTM cattle (6) sold to 100.8p per kg and £670 gross for a 665kg Luing cow from Isle of Muck Farms, Isle of Muck.