Around the markets
United Auctions, Dalmally, Friday October 23: sold 2059 sheep of all classes. Lambs sold to £72.50 for Texel crosses from Ardbeg to average £53.10 (+£13.95). A good following of buyers in attendance ensured all classes of stock on offer was easily sold. Blackface lambs were in keen demand and sold beyond sellers’ expectations.
Leading Prices Per Head Lambs – SuffX - £70.00, Achnacone. TexX - £72.50, Ardbeg; £69.00, Dunans; £67.00, Ormsary Farmers; £66.50, Maam Farm; £65.50, Ellary Farms; £65.50, Ardbeg; £62.00, Ederline Estate; £60.50, Maam Farm; £60.00, Bragleenmore. Chev - £71.00, £68.50, Bunlarie; £66.00, Tigh Airidh; £64.00, Ellary Estate; £64.00, Maam Farm; £61.00, Birchfield. Cross - £68.00, Brackley; £67.50, Kilvaree Farm; £65.00, Bunlarie; £63.00, Brackley; £61.00, Laggan Barguillean; £60.00, Acharonich. BF - £70.50, High Balantyre; £68.00, Acharonich; £66.00, Raera; £66.00, Duncroisk; £65.00, Achnacone; £63.00, Castles Estate; £62.00, Auchreoch; £61.00, Laggan Barguillean; £60.50, Brackley; £60.00, Duncroisk; £59.00, Cuiluaine; £59.00, Acharonich; £57.00, Castles Estate; £57.00, Auchlyne; £57.00, High Balantyre; £56.00, Tigh Airigh; £56.00, Corrylorn.
Ewes – TexX - £75.00, Dunans. Chev - £60.00, £58.00, Castles Farms. Mule - £66.00, £65.00, Ormsary Farmers; £57.00, Duncroisk. BF - £60.00, £50.00, £51.00, Castles Estate; £50.00, Dunans.
Correct Ewes
Cross - £57.00, Colquhalzie; £50.00, High Balantyre. BF £66.00, Laggan Barguillean; £60.00, Eden Taggart; £59.00,
Cuiluaine; £58.00, Duncroisk.
Ewe Lambs – BF - £63.00, Raera; £59.00, Castles Estate; £56.00, Saulmore; £56.00, Achnaba; £50.00, Bragleenmore.
Leading Prices Per Kilo Lambs – TexX – 218p, Ellary Estate; 216p, Maam Farm; 214p, Bragleenmore; 214p, Ederline Estate; 198p, Ardbeg; 195p, Ederline Estate; 191p, Ormsary Farmers; 190p, Maam Farm; 190p, Ederline Estate. Chev – 208p, High Balantyre; 207p, Birchfield; 206p, Ellary Farms; 204p, Tigh Airidh; 200p, Maam Farm; 199p, 194p,Tigh Airidh; 192p, Maam Farm. Cross – 214p, Acharonich; 205p, Laggan Barguillean; 204p, Brackley; 203p, Ellary Farms; 200p, Cluaran; 199p, Tigh Airidh; 191p, Brackley; 190p, Ardbeg. Mule – 200p, Maam Farm. BF – 230p, Dunans; 211p, Auchlyne; 210p, 209p,Raera; 203p, Achnacone; 200p,
Tigh Airidh; 200p, Cuiluaine; 200p, Duncroisk; 200p, 197p, Acharonich; 194p, Duncroisk; 193p, Birchfield; 193p, Bragleenmore; 192p, Raera; 191p, Auchreoch; 191p, Castles Estate.
United Auctions, Stirling, Monday October 26: sold 2174 suckled calves and also forward 4032 store lambs and feeding sheep.
Bullocks (1295) averaged 253.7p to 409.5p per kg for a 232kg CHX from Upper Samieston and £1105 for a 430kg CH from Cameron.
Heifers (865) averaged 241.2p to 390.6p per kg for a 256kg CHX from Upper Samieston and £1080 for a 392kg LimX from Upper Spittleton. Young Bulls (15) averaged 248.9p to 289.2p per kg for a 287kg CHX from Upper Samieston and £830 for a 287kg ChX from Upper Samieston.
Leading prices per head/kg: Bullocks: Upto 250kg- Upper Samieston £950.00, 409.50p; 251300kgsPolquhairn £900.00, 332.10p; 301-350kgs- Upper Samieston £930.00, 296.40p; 351-400kgs- Cameron £1060.00, Posso 268.80p; 401-450kgs– Cameron £1105, 257.10p; 451-500kgs– Cuttlehill £990, 215.70p.
Heifers: Upto 250kg- Kirkland £640.00, Laughtmuirside 277.80ppk; 251-300kgs – Upper Samieston £1000.00, 390.60p; 301350kgs– Glenrath £920.00, 275.00p; 351-400kgs– Upper Spittleton £1080.00, 275.50p 401-450kgs- Upper Spittleton £1010.00, 246.30p; 451500kgs– Burnbank £950.00, Knowhead 194.70; 501551kgs – Garrick £1030.00, 203.60ppk.
United Auctions sold 4032 Store Lambs and Feeding Sheep.
Store Lamb Averages
TexX- £75.43 (+1.27) on the week - Mule- £73.28 (+£6.18) on the week. SuffX- £73.55 (+£0.80) on the week; Chev£65.21 (+£2.98) on the week; BTexX - £81.60 (+£0.12) on the week; BF- £58.07 (+£0.16) on the week.
Leading Prices
Store Lambs- Mount Pleasant (Tex) £88.00; Whitburn (Tex) £86.50; Easter Lumbennie (Tex) £83.50; Stobbs (Mule Ewe Lambs) £92.00; Auldmurroch (Mule Ewe Lambs) £75.50; Newbigging (Mule) £75.50; Glenhervie (Mule) £74.50; Mount Pleasant (Suff) £87.50; Easter Lumbennie (Suff) £77.00; Glenehervie (Suff) £76.50; Clockan (Chev) £70.00 & £67.50; Middleknowes (Chev) £65.50; Balafark (BTex) £90.00; Strathnafanaig (BTex) £89.00; Newbigging (BTex) £86.00; Eastmill (BF) £70.00; Outerwards (BF) £68.00; Gartincaber (BF) £67.50.