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UNITED AUCTIONS held its annual show and sale of Blackface lambs also sale of cross bred lambs and feeding sheep at Dalmally Auction Mart. A catalogued entry of almost 11,000 lambs and sheep sold to a good ringside of buyers. Prices realised reflected current trends when sale averages fell by £3.20 per head on the year. However, noted lots of lambs, annually sold at this popular event, recorded a drop of two-three kilos on the year while others maintained their weight and consequently sold at levels on a par with last year. Top and second draw Blackface lambs sold well whilst third and fourth draws were harder to cash. Judging of the Blackface lambs was in the capable hands of Mr Ian Stewart, Easter Cash Farm, Strathmiglo, who awarded the placings as follows:
Champion pen taking the James Weir Memorial Trophy – M/s Buchanan, Achnaba which realised £60.50. Second – Clachan Farm, Kilninver - £58. Third – Tayvallich Estate - £54. All three lots were purchased by Mr Donald Heuchan, Castle Douglas.
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES:
LAMBS:
BF: £60.50 – Achnaba: £58.00 – Clachan Farms: £56.50 – Dall Farm: £54.00 – Tayvallich Estates: £49.50 – Littleport: £48.00 – Tullochcan: £48.00 – Fearnoch: £47.50 – Drumachar Farm: £47.00 – Tayvallich Estates: £46.50 – Luss Estates: £46.00 – Bragleenmore: £45.50 – Roromore: £45.50 – Garrogie Estates: £45.50 – Dall Farm: £45.50 – Kiloran Farmers: £45.50 – Scallasaig Farm: £45.00 – Clachan Farms.
SUFFx: £53.00 – High Carse.
TEXx: £59.50 – Stonefield Farm: £59.00 – High Dunashery : £57.00 – Stonefield Farm: £57.00 – Lephinkill: £53.50 – Balliemeanoch (McAuslan). CHEV
£73.50 & £63.00 – Cour Lodge: £52.50 – Stonefield Farm.
CROSS
£45.50 & £44.50 – Glenshero.
MULE
£50.00 – Gobagrennan.
EWES
TEXx: £64.00, £56.00, £53.00 and £45.00 – Cour Lodge.
BF
£31.00 – Grishipol, Coll.
WEDDERS
BF
£54.00 – Lephinkill.
RIGGS
BF
£55.00 – Balliemeanoch: £47.00 – Clachan Farms. TEXx: £40.00 – Stonefield Farm.
CHEV
£44.50 – Brackley.
TOP PRICES PER KILO:
LAMBS:
BF
173p – Balliemeanoch (McAuslan): 168p – Achnaba: 167p – Littleport: 165p – Clachan Farms: 155p – Dall Farm: 154p – Tullochcan: 154p – Littleport: 153p – Dall Farm: 152p – Garrogie Estates. SUFFx:
159p, 154p – High Carse: 148p – Stonefield Farm. TEXx: 180p – Stonefield Farm: 173p – Balliemeanoch (McAuslan): 173p – Stonefield Farm: 167p – Lephinkill Farm: 165p – Balnahard Colonsay: 161p – Lephinkill Farm: 160p – High Dunashery. CHEV
169p – Blackmount: 160p – Stonefield Farm: 160p – Blackmount: 158p & 157p – Cour Lodge: 151p – Lochdochart.
CROSS
154p – High Carse.
MULE
146p & 144p – Keilbeg.
UNITED AUCTIONS held its second sale of lambs and sheep at Islay Auction Mart when they had 2,706 head forward. Averages for the day recorded a drop of £1.60 per head or 06 pence per kilo. Lambs were well shown in general although the recent inclement weather was evident on some lots. Prices realised compared very favourable to current levels obtained at principal mainland centres.
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES:
TOP PRICES PER HEAD:
LAMBS:
SUFFx: £71.50 – Lossit: £68.50 – Duich: £64.50 – Kintra: £62.50 – Duich: £62.50 – Craigfad: £62.50 – Island: £62.50 – Lossit: £62.50 – Octofad: £62.50 – Kintra: £62.00 – Achnaclach: £60.00 – Ardnave.
TEXx: £71.00 – Kirkby: £68.00 – Achnaclach: £65.50 – Kirkby: £65.00 – Keills Dunlossit: £64.50 – Ardnave: £62.50 – Gartness.
CHEV
£62.50 – Cruach: £59.50 – Duich: £56.50 – Claddach.
CROSS
£55.50 – RSPB Oransay : £51.00 – Ardbeg. MULE
£65.50 – Neriby: £60.00 – Ardnave: £58.50 – Starchmill: £56.50 – Island: £55.50 – Duich: £55.50 – Ardnave: £55.50 – Neriby: £55.50 – Eskinish: £55.00 – Corrary.
BF
£43.50 – RSPB Oransay: £40.00 – Kintra. EWES
TEXx: £78.50 – Blackrock : £67.50 – Gartness : £65.00 – Bayview: £58.50 – Blackrock: £57.50 – Kirkby: £57.50 – Ardbeg.
CHEV
£70.00, £69.00, £57.50 and £55.00 – Cruach. CROSS
£60.00 – Kirkby: £49.50 – Kintra.
MULE
£58.50 – Octofad: £55.50 – Achnaclach.
BF
£32.00 – RSPB Oransay.
RIGGS
SUFFx: £70.50 – Lossit
TEXx:
£57.00 – Achnaclach
CHEV
£41.00 – Coillabus
CROSS
£46.50 – Ardbeg
MULE
£51.00 – Neriby
BF
£31.50 – Kintra.
TOP PRICES PER KILO:
LAMBS:
SUFFx: 184p & 179p – Octofad: 174p – Ardnave: £168p – Craigfad: 164p – Kintra: 163p – Achnaclach: 161p – Craigfad: 160p – Ardnave.
BELTx: 160p – Craigfad.
TEXx: 165p – Octofad: 164p – Ardnave: 163p – Bayview: 162p – Achnaclach: 160p – Octofad: 160p – Gartness.
CHEV
149p – Duich: 149p – Cruach.
CROSS
148p – RSPB Oransay: 146p – Upper Cragabus: 146p – Keppols: 144p – Duich.
MULE
163p – Ardnave: 158p – Eskinish: 154p – Ardnave: 153p – Upper Cruach.
DINGWALL AND HIGHLAND MARTS LTD, (September 6) sold 85 store cattle, 39 adult head of breeding cattle and 31 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (27) averaged 214.0p and sold to 325.0p per kg for an 80kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Proncy Farm, Dornoch, and £1,120 gross for a pair of 510kg Limousin crosses from Carrol Farm, Brora.
Heifers (58) averaged 206.3p for a Charolais cross heifer and sold to 243.5p per kg for a 345kg Charolais cross from Pitmain Farm, Kingussie, and £1,220 gross for a 555kg Limousin cross from Redhill, Allanfearn.
Cows with heifer calves at foot (16) sold to £1,750 gross for a Charolais cross cow with a Whitebred shorthorn cross calf at foot from Dunlichity Farm, Farr.
Cows with male calves at foot (22) sold to £1,850 gross for a Hereford cross cow with a Charolais cross calf at foot from Dunlichity Farm.
Heifers with male calves at foot (1) sold to £1,000 for a British blue cross with a British blue cross calf at foot from Shewglie Farm, Glenurquhart.
OTM prime and feeding cows (27) averaged 136.1p and sold to 162.0p per kg for a 685kg pure Charolais from East Kirk, Wick, and £1,270 gross for an 845kg Simmental cross from Ballone, Abriachan.
OTM bulls (4) sold to 111.9p per kg for an 885kg pure Simmental from Belladrum mills, Kiltarlirty and £1150 gross for an 1105kg Aberdeen Angus from Torachilty, Contin.
Other leading prices per head and per kg: Bullocks 251-300kg – 209 East Doll, Brora, £320, 123.1p ;301-350kg – Pitmain Farm Kingussie, £860, 252.9p; 351-400kg – Fanblair Farm, £900, 243.2p; 401- 450kg – Bogroy Farm, Tore, £960, Croft Grant, Brora, 234.6p;451-500kg – 5 Tomich, Beauly £1,040, 208.0p; 501-550kg – Redhill, Allanfearn, £1,105, Carrol Farm, 219.6p.
Heifers 251-300kg – Pitmain Farm, £605, 217.6p, 301-350kg – Pitmain Farm, £840, 216.9p; 351-400kg – New Croft, Knockfarrel, £855, 218.1p; 401-450kg – Leabost, Portree, £920, 209.1p; 451-500kg – Croft Grant, Brora, £1040, 216.7p; 501-550kg – Redhill, £1120 215.8p; over 551kg – Redhill, Allanfearn, £1170, 219.8p.
Other leading prices per head:
Cows with Heifer calf at foot: SimX – Blackpark, Nairn £1,700; ShoX – Dunlichity Farm, £1,550; AAX – Dunlichity, £1,520; LimX – Dorrachan, £1,350.
Cows with male calf at foot: ShoX – Dunlichity Farm, £1,800; LimX – 18 South Erradale, Gairloch, £1,800; AAX – Dorrachan, £1,220; HerfX – Dunlichity Farm, £1200.
Other leading prices per head:
OTM prime and feeding cows: Inchindown, Invergordon, (CharX), £1,250; East Kirk, Wick, (LimX) £1,250; 14 Port Henderson, Gairloch, (SimX), £1,110; East Kirk, (Char), £1,110; Torachilty Farm, Contin, (AAX), £1,010; Logiehill, Kildary, (BshX) £890.
OTM bulls: Belladrum Mills, (SIM), £990; Dorrachan, (AA) £870.
Other leading prices per kg:
OTM prime & feeding cows: East Kirk, (LimX) 156.3p, Inchindown, Invergordon, (CharX), 154.3p; 14 Port Henderson, (SimX), 152.1p; Torachilty Farm, (AAX), 149.6p; Logiehill, (BSH), 135.9p.
OTM bulls: Torachilty Farm (AA), 104.1p.