Around the markets
Dalmally – on Friday October 26 United Auctions held a sale of 1,934 lambs and sheep at Dalmally Auction Mart. All classes of stock met with a keen enquiry with lambs averaging £33.69 (+ £5.45 per head on the year). The entry of lambs consisted mainly of smaller long keeping sorts. Ewes maintained recent rates. Principal lots and prices: Lambs: SUFFx: £39.00 – Achnacone. TEXx: £55.50 – Ormsary Farmers: £52.00 – Ledcharrie: £52.00 – Couston Farm. CHEV: £56.50 – Achnacreemore: £54.50 – Glenshero (Fort William): £49.00 – Achnacreemore. CROSS: £45.00 – Inerlair (Fort William): £45.00 – Ledcharrie: £42.00 – Insh Farm (Spean Bridge). MULE: £59.00 – Ormsary Farmers: £52.00 – Ormsary Farmers: £47.00 – Dalrannoch. BF: £45.00 – Auchreoch: £40.00 – Dunloskin Farm: £38.50 – Blarmafoldach (Fort William). Ewes. CROSS: £31.00 – Inerlair (Fort William). BF: £46.00 – Eden Taggart: £46.00 and £40.00 – Auchreoch: £38.00 – Boreland Farms: £38.00 – Duncroisk: £34.00 – Dalrannoch and Castles: £32.00 – Crannich (Mull): £30.00 – Castles Estate. Gimmers. BF: £50.00 – Duncroisk. Top prices per kilo. Lambs. SUFFx: 142p – Achnacone TEXx: 159p – Ormsary Farmers: 152p – Ledcharrie: 152p – Achnacone. CHEV: 151p – Achnacreemore: 147p – Eastfield: 146p – Inerlair (Fort William): 145p – Achnacreemore: 142p – Inerlair: 141p – Glenshero (Fort William). CROSS: 146p – Inerlair (Fort William): 142p – Ledcharrie. MULE: 147p – Ormsary Farmers: 142p – Dalrannoch. BF: 154p – Dunloskin: 154p – Auchreoch.
Islay – Caledonian Marts Ltd on Friday October 19 sold 187 cattle, and 253 sheep at their annual autumn sale on the Isle of Islay. A feature at the sale was the consignment of 81 calves from Ardtalla Estate where they sold a Charolais bullock which topped the sale at £1,020, purchased by Andrew Dunn, Redhall. Ardtalla’s Charolais bullocks averaged £723 (+£117, OTY) with their heifers averaging £570 (+£30, OTY) The top price heifer at the sale was consigned by M McMIllan, Balliemartin for a pen of three Limousins at £720. Leading prices:Bullocks: Lim £820 and £800 Balliemartin; Lim £740 Auchnaclach; Lim £630 Ardtalla Est; Char £790 and £740 Ardtalla Estates; AA £700 and £680 Daill Saler £550 and £460 Ardtalla Est; Shorthorn X £360 Persabus Heifers: Lim £640 Balliemartin; Lim £580 Ballulive; Lim £570 Auchnaclach; Lim £540 Ardtalla; Est Char £630 and £620 Ardtalla Estates; Shorthorn X £400 and £380 Persabus. Lambs: Suff £60 Balliemartin; Cross £45 Ballulive; Tex £38 Persabus. Ewes: Tex £33 Balliemartin; BF £28 Ballulive.
Stirling – Caledonian Marts Ltd on Thursday October 25 sold 163 cattle comprising 88 prime bullocks, heifers and young bulls, 65 OTM cattle and 10 calves. A better show of cattle for quality met a similar trade. Prime bullocks averaged 218ppkg. Prime heifers averaged 222ppkg. Beef cows averaged 108ppkg. Dairy cows averaged 85ppkg. Heifers sold to 258p for a Limousin from W Dandie and Sons, Learielaw, Broxburn, purchased by Robert Alexander, Butcher, Port Glasgow and to £1,750 from C Smith, South Flanders, Kippen. Bullocks sold to 248p for a Limousin from DS and RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Muthill to Hugh A Black and Sons, Stirling and to £1,642 from C Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden. Leading prices: Heifers per kg: 252p (Three Times) Brockwoodlees and Learielaw; 248p Faskine and Easter Ochtermuthill; 245p Borlick, Faskine and Easter Ochtermuthill; 242p Strathview (McNicol); 238p Bogleys; 232p Pitcairn and Borlick; 230p Broadleys. Bullocks per kg: 242p Learielaw; 240p (Twice) Knockhouse, Learielaw and Brockwoodlees; 238p Easter Ochtermuthill; 235p Borlick; 230p (Twice) Knockhouse and Faskine. Also forward were 65 cast cows and bulls. All classes of cows were dearer on the week, and many more could have been sold. Beef cows averaged 108ppkg selling to 170p on two occasions from W Dandie and Son, Learielaw, Broxburn and A Galbraith, Upper Kinneil, Linlithgow and to £1,320 gross from Learielaw. With a larger show of dairy cows forward again, all classes sharper compared to last week, averaging 85p selling to 104p from W and M Wyllie, Broompark, Torphichen and to £760 twice from J Brown and Son, East Gartmillan, Airdrie, and Broompark, Torphichen. Other leading prices: Beef cows per head: £1,300 Upper Kinneil; £1,120 Highflat; £1,080 Kirkton; £1,050 North Moorhouse Cottage; £1,000 and £980 Highflat. Beef cows per kg: 150p Upper Kinneil; 148p East Kerse and North Moorhouse Cottage; 135p Pitlessie Mill; 134p Kirkton. Dairy cows per head: £730 Meldrum; £720 and £710 Solsgirth; £700 Broompark. Dairy cows per kg: 103p East Gartmillan; 100p Meldrum and Solsgirth; 98p and 97p Solsgirth. Clean cattle and cast cows required on a weekly basis. For more information please contact Oliver Shearman on 07730 046252. Also forward were 10 calves. Despite being a smaller show, calves still sold away to favourable rates. Top price of the day went to A Hamilton, Mid Forrest Farm, Cumbernauld for a Charolais heifer calf fetching £340. Other leading prices: Heifer calves: Limousin £150 Mid Forrest. Dairy bred bull calves: Hereford £260 (Twice) Drumglass; Holstein Friesian £100 Mid Forrest. Next sale of calves will be held on Thursday November 8.