Around the markets
DALMALLY – United Auctions held a special sale of all classes of lambs and heep at Dalmally Auction Mart on Friday October 6 when they had 3,208 forward. All classes sold in keeping with current market levels.
Principal lots and prices: Lambs:
Suffolk cross: Kiloran Farms £54.50; Boorach Beg £48 Texel cross: Stonefield Farms £68.50; Tiretigan Farm £59.50; Stonefield Farms £50.50 Cheviot cross: Kiloran Farms £62; Kingairloch Estate £59.50 and £50
Crosses: Garoggie Estate £50; Evanachan £47
Mule: Kiloran Farms £54; Achalic Farm £52 Blackface: Brenachoille £46; Achnaba £42; Garrogie Estate £41; Dunans £41; Tom-a- Bhioran and Turnault £40; Achalic £39.50; Raera £39; Blarachouriunn £38
Cast rams: Dunshaltaig, Colonsay £68; Kiloran Farms £45 Gimmers: Knock-Dhu £58 (BF); Cour Grazings £52 (BF) Wedders: Machrinns Farm £35 Ewes: Barndromin £62; Cour Grazings £58 and £52; Lephinkill £51; Barndromin £45; Drimnin Estate £44; High Balantyre and Balnahard £43; Cour Grazings £42; Machrinns £39.
FORT WILLIAM – Dingwall & Highland Marts on Thursday October 5 sold 1,783 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,021) sold to £54 gross for a pair of Texel crosses from East Croft Roy, Newtonmore. Ewes (695) sold to £60 gross for a pen of Charollais crosses from 63 Ormiscaigbeag, Kilchoan. Feeding sheep (67) sold to £76 gross for a pen of Charollais cross gimmers from 63 Ormiscaigbeag.
Other leading prices per head: Store lambs: SuffX – East Croft Roy, £53; Cross – Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, £50, Fachiemard, Invergarry & Insh Farm, £47.50, Ockle, Achteny, £47; Mule – Glendoe Estate, Fort Augustus, £48; BF – Craigbuie, Balgowan, £48, Insh Farm, £46, East Croft Roy, £38.50;
Chev – Croft No. 8, Balmacra, £45.50, Kilmory, Achteny & Sanna, Kilchoan, £44. Ewes: BF – Ardtornish Farms, Oban, £36; Chev – Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, £35. Feeding sheep: Chev gimmer – Kilmory, £70; Cross wedder – East Croft Roy, £55.50; BF gimmer – Ardtornish Farms, £53.
STORNOWAY – Dingwall & Highland on Tuesday October 3 sold 128 weaned calves and store cattle, seven breeding cattle and 14 OTM cattle at their annual show and sale. Prior to the sale the judge Mr B Duffton awarded the following: Overall champion and first prize bullock Mr A Macleod, 16 Upper Barvas, 274kg, £660. Reserve champion and second prize bullock Mr C D Macmillan, Lower Barvas, 349kg, £820.
First prize heifer Mr A Maclean, 100 Cross Skigersta Road, 287kg, £600. Second prize heifer Mr A Maclean, 100 Cross Skigersta Road, 283kg, £620.
Weaned bullocks (69) averaged 207.5p and sold to 248.7p for a 193kg Limousin cross from 11 Garyvard, Lochs and £830 gross for a 343kg Charolais cross from 100 Cross Skigersta Road.
Weaned heifers (48) averaged 194.0p and sold to 304.1p for a 171kg Beef Shorthorn from 7/8 Northton, Isle of Harris and £690 gross (twice) for a 322kg Limousin cross from Cloverdale, 25 Lower Barvas and also for a 343kg Aberdeen Angus cross from 13 Cross Skigersta Road, Ness. Store bullocks (8) averaged 175.6p and sold to 202.7p for a 439kg Charolais cross from 100 Cross Skigersta Road and £920 gross for a 483kg Charolais cross also from 100 Cross Skigersta Road.
Store heifers (3) averaged 112.4p and sold to 171.9p and £660 gross for a 384kg Charolais cross from 50 North Tolsta, Isle of Lewis. Breeding cattle (7) sold to £930 for an Aberdeen Angus cross cow in calf due March to a Simmental Bull from 21 Ballantruhal, Isle of Lewis. OTM cattle (14 sold to £1,080 for a 725kg Charolais cross cow from 100 Cross Skigersta Road. Weaned bullocks up to 200kg – 11 Garyvard, £480, 13 Cross Skigersta Road, 203.1p; 201-250kg – Atlantic View, Bunavoneader, £560, 242.7p; 251-300kg – Stenishal, 7 Park Barvas, £730, 245p; 301350kg – Cloverdale, £820, 100 Cross Skigersta Road, 242p; 351-400kg – 13 Cross Skigersta Road, £620, 173.2p. Weaned heifers up to 200kg – 7/8 Northton, £520, 31 Northon, Isle of Harris, 260p; 201250kg – 13 Cross Skigersta Road, £505, 23 Laxay, Lochs, 239.2p; 251-300kg – Atlantic View, £640, 9 Upper Barvas, 229.3p; 301-350kg – 13 Cross Skigersta Road, £690, Cloverdale, 216.8p.
Store bullocks 401-450kg – 100 Cross Skigersta Road, £890, 182.7p; 451-500kg – 50 North Tolsta, £850, 100 Cross Skigersta Road, 190.5p; 501-550kg – 2 Meavaig, North Harris, £760, 147.3p.
Store heifers – 7/8 Northton, £320.
Breeding cattle – 7 Ballantrushal, Isle of Lewis, (BGX), £880, 7 Ballantrushal, (BSH), £800, 21 Ballantrushal, (AAX), £700.
Other prices per head – OTM cattle: 1 Gress, Stornoway, (LimX), £1,060, 42 South Bragar, Isle of Lewis, (AAX),
£1,000, 1B Urgha, Isle of Harris, (BSH), £960. Other leading prices per kg – OTM cattle: 1B Urgha, (BSH), 134.6p, 4 Urgha, (LimX), 131.6p, 42 South Bragar, (AAX),
129.5p, 12 Lionel, Port of Ness, 128p.
OBAN – United Auctions held the annual October show and sale of spring-born suckled calves at Oban Livestock Centre when they were favoured with an entry of 849 head.
A good selection of predominantly hill-reared calves was presented to a large following of buyers, many making their first visit to the centre. Pre-sale judge was Tom Cochrane, East Balscalloch, Stranraer, who made the following awards. Bullock calf: 1st and reserve overall: D MacDonald, Tyree: Limousin – 354kilos £970 to F Connoly, Fife; 2nd A MacGillivray, Achuran: Limousin – 396kilos £1010 to F Connoly; 3rd D MacCormick, Baligarve: Limousin – 444kilos £990 to D Low, Pittenkerrie.
Heifer calf: 1st and overall champion: D MacDonald, Tyree: BRB Cross – 418kilos £1200 to R Nelson, Cuttlehill Farm; 2nd M/s Campbell, Achnacreebeg: Limousin – 370kilos £930 to T Cochrane; 3rd M/s Campbell, Strongorm: Limousin – 286kilos £790 to Angle Park Fmg. Co., Cupar. Overall, the bullocks averaged £674.37 per head or 263.1 pence per kilo whilst the heifers levelled out at £563.90 per head or 232.8 pence per kilo. Principal lots and prices Bullocks
Aberdeen Angus Cross: Poltalloch - £880(2), £875(8), £850(10), £795(7), £755(11); Ardachy - £850
BRB Cross: Tyree - £935 & ££855
Charolais Cross: Shenavallie £780 & £760
Hereford Cross: Clachan, Tiree - £1010, £930(2) & £890(2) Limousin Cross: Achuran - £1010; Baligarve - £990; Tyree, North Ardnacalch(2), Achnaba(4) & Ardachy £970; Culbhuirg - £960(2); Achnaba - £945(2); Annat & Baligarve - £940; Culbhuirg £920(6); Ardachy - £910(2) Luing: Clacahn Farms £805(6); Ardlarach - £770(10), £700(8)
Simmental Cross: Laggan Farms - £975; Ardlarach - £820(2); Dunach Estate £805(5)
Heifers
Aberdeen Angus Cross: Ardachy - £860 & £780
BRB Cross: Tyree - £1200 Charolais Cross: Shenavallie - £675
Limousin Cross: Achnacreebeag - £960 & £930; Achnaba - £840 & £810(2); Ardachy(3) & Strongorm - £790; Culbhuirg & Achuran - £780; Achnacreebeag - £770; North Ardnaclach - £760; Achnaba - £750 Simmental Cross: Keil Farm £800 & £730
Leading prices (pence per kilo) Bullocks
Aberdeen Angus Cross; Poltalloch – 373.3(11), 329.9(7), 311.4(8); Kilbride (Anderson) – 302.3(6), 299.0, 278.0(2); Poltalloch – 276.7(10) & 250.7(2)
BSH: Achnacloich – 228.3 BRB Cross: Shenavallie – 301.0 & 290.1; Tyree – 267.1 & 257.5 Blonde Cross: Shenavallie – 335.2 & 287.9 Charolais Cross: Shenavallie – 286.4 & 263.9 Limousin Cross: Scoor – 362.7(3); Strongorm – 357.1(2); Calachally – 353.3(2); Aird – 348.9(4); Strongorm – 340.3(4); Kengharair – 330.5; Strongorm – 326.9(2) & 324(2); Pennygown – 323.2(3); Muckairn - 320.1(2); Poltalloch – 319.5(5); Scoor – 315.9(6); Strongorm – 313.3(6); Aird – 305.3; Poltalloch – 304.1(2); Calachally – 302.5(2) & 301.4(4)
Luing: Knock – 277.6(13); Ardlarach - 271.9(10), 259.3(11), 254.6(8) & 252.7(8); Clachan Farms – 265.6(3) & 256.2(5) Simmental Cross: Kilbride(Craig) – 328; Strongorm – 320.7(4); Kilbride (Anderson) – 316.8(8); Kilbride(Craig) – 302.0(6); Ballymeanach – 300.0(4)
Heifers
BRB Cross: Tyree – 287.1; Shenavallie – 271.8 Blonde Cross: Shenavallie – 253.0(5)
Charolais Cross: Shenavallie – 241.4(2)
Limousin Cross: Calachally – 298.7(2); Strongorm & Calachally – 276.2; Strongorm – 271.4(2) & 268.1(5); Poltalloch – 267.1(5); Achuran – 267.1; Strongorm – 266.3(4); Lochbuie – 265.3(2); Muckairn – 263.8(2); Aird – 263.5(2); Lochbuie – 259.7(7); Pennygown – 258.1(3); Ardtur – 254.7(3); Stroneskar – 253.3; Achnacreebeag – 251.4; Kengharair – 250.0(2) Simmental Cross: Kilbride (Anderson) – 289.5(4), 265.4(2) & 241.4; Strongorm – 239.5(3); Kilbride(Craig) – 238.3(2).