Market report
United Auctions, Islay, March 9:
The annual early spring sale of 817 grazing cattle at Islay Auction Mart. Bullocks sold to average £854.41 or 231.1 pence per kilo (+ £0.62 per head). Heifers levelled out at £736.48 per head or 208.2 pence per kilo (- £38.02 per head). With cattle in general weighing around 25 to 30 kilo’s more on the year, this resulted in less impact on the values per head whilst all classes was selling at levels around 15pence per kilo less on the year. A strong force of mainland buyers was in attendance. PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD BULLOCKS
AAx:
£1330 – Uiskentuie : £990(9) – Octomore : £950(5) – Aoradh : £950 – Craigfad : £945(7) – Octofad : £940(6) – Tallant.
BRBx: £995, £945 & £930 – Eorrabus. CHARx: £1180(2) & £1050(7) – Craigfad : £1035 – Eorrabus : £1010(5) – Tallant : £950(3) – Eorrabus : £950(5) – Aoradh : £940(8) – Eorrabus : £935(2) & £930 – Aoradh : £930(5) – Craigens : £930(5) – Octofad : £930(10) – Aoradh : £925(5) – Craigens : £910(9) – Tallant : £905 – Eorrabus.
LIMx: £1135(2) – Balaclava : £1105(4) – Lossit : £1100(2) – Craigfad : £1080(2) – Lossit : £1080 – Uiskentuie : £1075 – Ardbeg : £1075(2) – Blackrock : £1070 – Uiskentuie : £1065 – Balaclava : £1060 – Uiskentuie : £1055(6) – Lossit : £1050 – Ardbeg : £1030(3) – Uiskentuie : £1015(3) – Tallant : £1005 & £1000(3) – Blackrock. SIMx: £855(2) – Cladville : £805(3) – Carrabus.
SHx: £710 – Pairc A Chlassan LUINGx: £590(5) – Duich.
BLG
£505 – Ballymeanach. HEIFERS
AAx:
£940 – Tallant : £815 – Craigens. BRBx:
£635 – Bayview.
BAx:
£870 & £830 – Eorrabus. CHARx:
£1145 – Craigfad : £900 – Aoradh : £870(5) – Eorrabus : £870 – Tallant : £870(8) – Eorrabus.
LIMx:
£975(2) & £970(4) – Balaclava : £955(2) – Blackrock : £940 – Ardbeg : £940 – Brybruich : £905(2) – Claggan.
SIMx:
£840(2) – Cladville.
TOP PRICES PER KILO BULLOCKS
AAx:
256p(5) & 253p(8) – Tallant : 251p(11) & 250p(5) – Aoradh : 249p(7) & 236p(5) – Tallant : 236p(7) – Octofad : 233p(3) – Mansefield : 229p(9) – Octomore : 227p(5) – Octofad : 226p(2) – Uiskentuie. BRBx:
224p – Eorrabus.
CHARx:
266p(3) & 265p(5) – Tallant : 258p – Aoradh : 254p(5) – Tallant : 253p – Aoradh : 253p(4) – Tallant : 252p(7), 249p, 248p(5) & 247p(5) – Aoradh : 245p(5) – Tallant : 244p(10) – Aoradh : 244p(2) – Tallant : 244p – Eorrabus : 243p(2) – Aoradh : 241p(8) – Eorrabus : 241p(2) – Aoradh : 241p(5) – Eorrabus.
LIMx:
284p(5) – Tallant : 277p(6) – Ardbeg : 272p(4) – Lossit : 268p(7) – Tallant : 267p(2) – Ardbeg : 264p(4) – Blackrock : 264p – Grulinbeg : 263p(2) & 260p(2) – Balaclava : 260p(5) – Ardbeg : 258p(5) – Octofad : 257p(3) – Ardbeg : 249p(6) – Lossit : 248p(3) – Octofad : 248p(3) – Tallant : 246p – Ardbeg : 244p(4) – Eorrabus : 242p(2) – Blackrock : 242p(3) – Lossit : 241p – Eorrabus.
SIMx:
218p(4) – Carrabus.
HEIFERS
AAx:
216p – Craigens : 213p(6) – Aoradh. BAx:
210p – Eorrabus.
CHARx:
228p(4) – Tallant : 222p(6) & 219p(4) – Aoradh : 219p(8) – Eorrabus : 216p(5) – Craigens : 216p(4) – Tallant : 215p – Craigfad : 214p(6) – Craigens : 214p(9) – Eorrabus : 213p(9) – Tallant.
LIMx:
263p & 244p(5) – Ardbeg : 237p – Brybruich : 234p(4) – Blackrock : 232p(6) – Ardbeg : 229p – Claggan : 229p(5) – Ardbeg : 228p & 227p – Tallant : 226p(4) – Uiskentuie : 220p(2) – Grulinbeg : 220p(2) – Blackrock : 219p(9) & 217p – Ardbeg. SIMx: 204p(2) – Cladville.