UNITED AUCTIONS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
UA sold 7582 prime sheep comprising of 5280 prime lambs selling to an average of 180.87p and 2302 ewes and rams.
New season lambs per head (5280) – Lochpark (Tex) £103.00; Doune & Groan (BTex) £100.00; Easter Ochtermuthill (Cross) £97.00; South Flanders (Suf) £93.00; South Park (Chev) £90.00; Assloss (Mule) £85.00; Knock O Ronald (BF) £80.00. New season lambs per kg (5280) – West Park (BTex) 226.00p; Forenought (Tex) 221.00p; South Park (Chev) 205.00p; Easter Ochtermuthill (Cross) 199.00p; Union (Mule) 194.00p; Rosebery (Lly) 194.00p; Little Moss (Suf) 190.00p; Hyndfordwell (Con) 188.00p; Merkins (BF) 181.00p.
Ewes (2302) – Duncairnie (Tex) £154.00; Hyndfordwell (Btex) £125.00; Easter Middleton (HB) £80.00; North Denhead (BFL) £84.00; Ballagan (Chev) £75.00; Oatridge (Rom) £73.00; Auchenrivoch & Millbank (Mule) £73.00; Shielhill (BF) £62.50. Tups – Leadmachany (Suf) £119.00; Campbeltown (Tex) ££99.00; Cashlie (Chev) £76.00; Blair Castle (BF) £67.00.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11
UA sold 6298 store, feeding and breeding sheep, also 138 rams and ram lambs.
Averages: Store lambs - SuffolkX Lamb £66.77 (+0.24 on the week); Mule Lambs £60.38 (-0.66); TexelX Lambs £67.48 (+4.21); ChevX Lambs £56.28 (- 8.57); BF Lambs £53.55 (+9.44).
Leading prices: Store Lambs – Daldorn (Suff ) and Milton of Kincraigie (Suff) £75.00 ; Low Craigton (Suff) £72.00; Craigbrock (Mule) £71.00; Daldorn (Mule) £69.00; Beannie(Mule) £68.00; Sunnyhill (Tex) £84.00; Wellees (Tex) £80.00; Sunnyhill (Tex) £78.00; Wester Culbowie (Chev) £69.00 and £66.00; Middleknowes (Chev) £63.00 Rhodders (BF) £67.50; Kinpurney (BF) £66.00; Cluny (BF) £62.00,
Breeding sheep: Blackface Draft Ewes – Glenlethnot Est £76.00; Shenlarich £62.00; Chesthill £62.00. Blackface Gimmers: Shielhill £124; Rhodders £90.00; Boreland £82.00. Crossbred Gimmers – Yorkston (Mule) £142.00 ; Sunnyhill (Mule) £125.00. Stock Ewes – Kindrum Park (BF) £88.00 ; 2 West Loch (BF) £86.00.
Ram and Ram Lambs Sale was topped by a CharolaisX Shearling at £600 from Thomas A Sands Ltd, Southfield.
Leading prices: Texel Shearlings Chalmerstone £520.00; Torrax £420 and £420; Beltex Shearlings – Lochend £350; Mains of Balhall £350; Blueface Leicester Shearlings – Whinnyhall £320; Kerry Cottage £300; Suffolk Shearling – Southfield £350.00; BF ShearlingsNewton of Crathie £250 x2; Cheviot Shearling – Newton of Crathie £200. Blue Texel Ram Lamb – Millside £200. Texel Ram Lambs- Silvermuir £220; Easterseat £220.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
UA sold 1380 store cattle, 287 cast cows and 50 breeding cattle.
Bullocks (733) averaged 197.28p to 243.20p per kg for a 222kg LimX from Lower Luthrie, and to £1280 for a 660kg CHX from Gillmill.
B&W Bullocks (105) averaged 143.20p to 183.60p per kg for a 482kg MOX from Tanhill, and £915 for a 534kg MOX from Holton.
Heifers (486) averaged 189.25p to 250.00p per kg for a 160kg LimX from Gateside, and to £1155 for a 602kg CHX from Haughhead.
Young bulls (56) averaged 185.54p to 228.80p per kg for a BSX from Drumgrange, and to £1180 for a CHX from West Carse.
Beef cows and bulls (274) averaged 109.94p to 187.30p per kg for a LimX from Buteland, and to £1370 for a LimX from Longfauld.
Dairy cows (13) averaged 94.31p to 118.00p per kg for a BFX from Traprain, and to £895 for a HFX from Traprain.
Bullocks: Up to 250kgs- Lower Luthrie £590, 243.20p; 251-300kgsRuthven £690, Malling 236.70p; 301-350kgs- Cloich £790, 241.60p; 351-400kgs- Bogside £855, Fullarton 233.40p; 401-450kgs- Fullarton £920, Laighpark 222.40p; 451-500kgsWalkersdyke £1050, 215.20p; 501551kgsKillocraw £1125, 216.30p; 552-601kgs– Gillmill £1160, Holmbyre 201.40p; 602-651kgs– Elmscleugh £1230, 197.70p; 652-701kgs- Gillmill £1280, 193.90p.
Heifers: Up to 250kgs- Gateside £545, 250.00p; 251-300kgs- Gateside £650, 229.10p; 301-350kgs- Kincraigie £760, 222.20p; 351-400kgs- Auchenflower £865, Barlauchlan 231.90p; 401-450kgsKincraigie £960, 214.80p; 451-500kgsEast Banknock £1020, Wellees 205.60p; 501-551kgs- Midlock £1050, 198.90p; 552-601kgs- Harvey Bros £1145, 202.30p; 602-651kgs- Haughhead £1155, 191.90p
Young bulls: Up to 250kgsDrumgrange £550, 221.80p; 301350kgsGateslack £760, Drumgrange 228.80p; 401-450kgs- Elmscleugh £890, 210.90p; 451-500kgs- West Carse £920, Meikle Ittington 190.70p; 552-601kgsMidlock £1000, 170.10p; 702+kgs- West Carse £1180, 158.60p.
OTM cows per head- Longfauld (Lim) £1370, Dalachy (AA) £1190, Mid Cambushinnie (CH) £1150, West Lundie (Sim) £1150, Goodockhill (BS) £1050, East Laggan (BRB) £1010. OTM cows per kg - Buteland (Lim) 187.30p, Oatridge (AA) 154.50p, Ruthven (BS) 144.40p, Yeatthill (Sim) 144.20p, Mid Cambushinnie (CH) 139.60p, Traprain (BRB) 122.30p.
OTM bulls per head- Back O’Muir (Lim) £1190, Kirkton of Lundie (Sal) £1170, Oatridge (AA) £1090, Cowford (BS) £1010. OTM bulls per kg - Buteland (Lim) 124.40p, Oatridge (AA) 116.70p, Kirkton of Lundie (Sal) 102.30p, Gateside (BS) 99.70p.
Breeding cattle: SimX In Calf Cows £1680, £1500, £1420 x2, £1300 x4, £1280, £1250 from James Hutton Institute. SimX In Calf Heifers - £1200 from Dyke. Cows and Calves: £1180 LimX with Bull Calf at Foot from South Kirklane. £1120 SimX with Bull Calf at Foot from Hillhead.