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ISLAY SALE - 6th SEPT 08
United Auctions held their Annual Show & Sale of Suckled Calves also Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle at Islay Auction Mart. 576 head of Cattle were forward and sold to a good ringside of regular buyers. The show previous to the sale was judged by Mr James Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill Farm, Crieff and the following were his awards.
Bullock Calf: 1st, 2nd & 3rd places all to M/s McMillan, Ardbeg.
Heifer Calf: 1st - M/s McMillan, Ardbeg, 2nd - Mr J McKeller, Ballygrant and 3rd - Mr I Torrance, Starchmill.
Champion Calf and The William A Low Memorial Trophy - M/s McMillan.
Reserve Champion Calf: M/s McMillan.
The following are the Sale averages (figures in brackets are 2007).
The 298 Bullocks averaged 380kilo's (403kilo's), 166.7 pence per kilo (117.93), £634.65 per head (£475.50).
The 278 Heifers averaged 363kilo's (371kilo's), 155.22 pence per kilo (111.27), £563.41 per head (£413.14).
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
AAx:£640 - Craigens : £510 - 2 Ballinaby
BBx:£735 - Ardbeg : £715 - Starchmill : £660 & £655 - Ardbeg : £640 - Blackrock : £595 - Ardbeg (2) & Claggan (2).
CHARx:£805 - Eorrabus : £770 - Balimartin : £690 (3) - Eorrabus : £680 (2) - Claggan : £650 (2) - Ballinaby : £645 (3) - Claggan : £625 - Cruach (Brown) : £605 (4) - Ballinaby : £595 - Gearach (4) & Dunlossit Estate (3).
LIMx:£1100 (1st Prize & Champion Calf) - Ardbeg : £920 - Kilchiaran : £900 (2nd Prize) - Ardbeg & Balimartin : £855 (3) - Ardbeg : £830 - Eorrabus : £825 - Lossit : £815 (11) & £810 (4) - Ardbeg : £805 (7) - Kilchiaran & Blackrock : £800 (5) - Neriby : £795 - Blackrock : £785 (2) - Balaclava : £775 - Starchmill, Blackrock & Neriby (3) : £770 (2) - Neriby : £755 - Kilchiaran & Lossit (4) : £750 - Balaclava : £745 - Starchmill (5) & Balimartin (2) : £740 (2) - Kilchiaran : £735 - Neriby : £730 & £720 (20 - Lossit : £715 (2) - Starchmill : £700 (2) - Eorrabus : £695 - Kintra & Balimartin (2) : £685 - Tallant, Blackrock (2) & Kintra (3) : £675 (3) - Neriby : £670 - Tallant (3) & Tallant (7) : £660 - Ardbeg : £655 (3) - Mulindry : £650 - Tallant (3), Ardbeg & Achnaclach (4) : £640 - Kilchiaran, Eskinish & Blackrock (2) : £635 (6) - Eorrabus : £625 - Starchmill (3), Kintra (2) & Neriby : £620 (2) - Balaclava : £605 (4) - Blackrock : £600 - Tallant (7) & Kintra : £595 - Ardbeg & Claggan (7).
HEIFERS
AAx:£640 (6), £630 (3), £580 (11), £575 (6), £555 (12), £545 (12) - Craigens.
BBx:£790 (3rd Prize )- Starchmill : £755 & £705 - Claggan : £680 (1st Prize & Reserve Overall - Spring Born)& £645 - Ardbeg : £535 (2) - Claggan.
CHARx:£785 (2) & £620 (2) - Balimartin : £540 (5) - Claggan.
LIMx:£830 - Blackrock : £780 (2) & £765 (4) - Ardbeg : £765 - Kilchiaran & Neriby : £750 - Lossit : £745 - Kilchiaran : £730 (6) - Ardbeg : £725 (3) - Neriby : £715 (4) - Ardbeg : £700 - Blackrock, Neriby & Lossit (4) : £685 (3) - Lossit : £665 - Balaclava : £650 - Kilchiaran (2) & Neriby : £645 (6) - Ardbeg : £635 - Eorrabus & Neriby (6) : £630 - Kintra (2) & Blackrock : £625 (5) - Blackrock : £620 (2nd Prize - Spring Born) - Achnaclach : £610 (7) - Kilchiaran : £605 - Mulindry & Balimartin (3) : £590 - Eorrabus & Claggan : £580 & £575 (2) - Lossit : £570 - Starchmill : £555 (6) - Balimartin : £550 - Achnaclach.
TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
AAx:152p & 146p - Ballinaby
BBx:208p & 186p - Ardbeg : 183p - Blackrock : 171p (2) - Ardbeg : 170p - Starchmill.
CHARx:187p (4) - Gearach : 184p (2) - 14 Mansefield : 181p (4) - Ballinaby : 171p - Cruach (Brown) : 169p (3) - Claggan : 164p - Eorrabus & Claggan (2) : 163p (2) - Ballinaby : 158p (3) - Cruach (Brown) : 157p - Ballinaby : 156p - Eorrabus (3) & Dunlossit Estate (3) : 154p - Balimartin : 151p - Claggan.
LIMx:239p & 228p - Ardbeg : 208p (5) & 205p (3) - Tallant : 199p - Kilchiaran ; 198p (7) & 191p (4) - Ardbeg : 190p - Lossit : 189p (3)- Ardbeg , Lossit & Eorrabus : 188p (4) - Ardbeg : 187p - Starchmill : 186p (2) - Balaclava : 185p (7) - Tallant : 184p (7) - Kilchiaran : 183p - Neriby (5), Blackrock (2) & Starchmill (5) : 182p - Ardbeg : 181p - Blackrock : 180p (3) - Tallant : 179p - Lossit & Blackrock : 178p - Blackrock, Balimartin (7), Lossit & Kilchiaran : 175p (3) - Neriby : 174p - Kintra (3), Lossit (4) & Kilchiaran : 171p - Ardbeg & Neriby (3) : 170p - Balaclava (2) : 168p - Eskinish, Achnaclach (4) & Kilchiaran (2) : 167p - Neriby : 166p (3) - Eorrabus : 165p - Kintra (6) & Claggan : 164p - Balimartin : 163p - Blackrock (2) & Starchmill (2) : 162p - Starchmill (3) & Kintra : 161p - Tallant, Balimartin (2) & Mulindry (3) : 160p (4) - Blackrock : 159p (2) - Claggan : 158p - Neriby : 157p (2) - Eorrabus : 155p - Ardbeg, Carrabus & 9 Mansefield (2) : 154p - Starchmill & Eorrabus (2) : 153p - Kintra : 152p - Starchmill & Achnaclach (4) : 151p - Balimartin (4), Blackrock (2), Starchmill (2) & Claggan (7) : 150p - Balimartin (2) & Carrabus.
SIMx:157p - Ballinaby
HEIFERS
AAx:145p (12), 142p (6), 141p (13), 139p (11) - Craigens
BBx:296p - Ardbeg : 195p - Starchmill : 187p - Ardbeg : 164p & 151p - Blackrock : 151p (2), 148p & 145p - Claggan.
CHARx:154p (2) - Balimartin : 149p - Cruach (Brown) & Claggan (2) : 147p - 9 Mansefield, Cruach (2) & Dunlossit Estate (2)
LIMx:210p - Neriby : 209p - Blackrock : 200p - Neriby : 189p - Ardbeg (8) & Blackrock : 188p - Lossit : 184p - Kilchiaran : 183p (6) - Ardbeg : 180p - Tallant (11) & Ardbeg (8) : 177p (5) - Tallant : 173p (4) - Lossit : 170p - Achnaclach & Blackrock (5) : 168p - Lossit (3) & Starchmill : 166p - Blackrock : 165p (2) - Neriby : 164p - Blackrock (3), Neriby (3) & Balimartin (3) : 163p - Balulive, Neriby (5), Carrabus & Kintra (7) : 159p - Lossit : 158p - Carrabus : 157p - Neriby & Kilchiaran (4) : 156p - 9 Mansefield : 155p - Balulive (3) & Kilchiaran : 154p (4) - Starchmill ; 153p - Eorrabus : 152p - Kilchiaran (2) & Ardbeg (2) : 151p - Starchmill (3), Blackrock & Achnaclach : 150p - Carrabus, Tallant (3), Balimartin (6) & Kilchiaran (3).
SIMx:162p - Balinaby
BREEDING CATTLE
Heifers with Calf: £1000 (2), Esknish
ISLAY - 29th AUG 2008
Islay Show Champion Prime Lambs sell at £72 per head at UA Islay
United Auctions held their first Sale of Lambs & Sheep for this season at Islay Auction Mart when 1467 head were forward. A good show of quality bred lambs were on offer with most lots selling at levels £10 to £14 up on the year. Included in the sale entry were the Islay Show Champion Pen of Prime Lambs from Dunlossit Farms, (Cattadale Farm) which sold at £72 for 50kilo Texel Crosses and sold to local butchers, Messrs MacFarlane, Bowmore. Young Andrew Jones from Coull Farm had forward his tremendous pen of Suffolk Cross Lambs which sold at £67 per head, also to Messrs MacFarlane, Butchers, Bowmore.
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
SUFFx: £67.00 - Coull : £65.50 & £55.50 - Eorrabus : £55.00 - Claggan : £54.50 - Coull & Eorrabus : £54.00 - Pairc A Chlassan : £52.00 - Ardbeg : £51.50 - Neriby : £50.00 - Claggan : £48.50 - Neriby : £48.00 - Coull & Balachlaven : £47.50 - Pairc A Chlassan : £46.50 - Island : £46.00 - Ballinaby & Coull : £45.50 - Coull : £44.50 - Island : £44.00 - Claggan & Neriby.
TEXx: £72.00 & £65.00 - Dunlossit Estate : £56.50 - Ardbeg & 20 Bayview : £55.50 - Coull : £55.00 - Lorgba, Eorrabus & Claggan : £52.00 - Tallant & Dunlossit Estate : £51.00 - Kilmeny & Dunlossit Estate : £49.00 - Pairc A Chlassan : £47.50 - Kirkby : £46.50 - Coull & Island : £45.00 - Coull, Balachlaven : £44.50 - Mansefield (J Porter), Claggan & Smaladh.
MULE £55.00 - Eorrabus : £48.50 - Neriby
BF £38.00 & £32 - Lorgba
EWES
£26.00 & £25.00 - Carrabus : £24.00 - Kilmeny
TOP PRICES PER KILO
SUFFx: 126p - Coull : 124p - Eorrabus : 121p - Coull : 118p - Eorrabus : 117p - Island
TEXx: 144p - Dunlossit Estate : 128p - Claggan : 125p - Kirkby : 124p - Dunlossit Estate : 120p - Ardbeg & Lorgba : 119p - Kirkby, Island & Dunlossit Estate : 118p - 20 Bayview : 117p - Glenegedale Lotts, Claggan, Smaladh & 20 Bayview. TIREE SALE - 22nd AUGUST 08
United Auctions held their Annual Lamb Sale and Sale of all classes Cattle at Tiree Auction Mart. 4905 Lambs sold to £60 per head for Suffolks from Mrs Sandra Brown, 2/15 Balevullin and to 131 pence per kilo for a pen of 133 Suffolk Crosses from M/s Lamont, Croish. The 4905 lambs averaged 35.4 kilo's and averaged out at £37.86 per head, recording a rise of £3.86 on last year's sale. A good show of Cattle met a steady trade and sold to £700 for a 496 kilo Limousin Store Heifer from Mrs MacArthur, Sandaig. Cast Cows sold to £875 (123pence per Kilo) from 6 Barrapol. Store Cattle sold to 165pence per Kilo for Limousin Crosses from Greenhill.
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
LAMBS
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
SUFFx:£60.00 - 2/15 Balevullin : £58.00 - Braeside : £57.50 - Sandaig : £56.50 - 2/15 Balevullin : £55.50 - Hillcrest : £55.00 - 6 Crossapol , 2/15 Balevullin & 6 Barrapol : £54.00 - 4 Kilkenneth : £53.00 - Druimasaidh & 2/15 Balevullin : £52.00 - 10 Crossapol & 2/15 Balevullin : £51.50 - Hough : £51.00 - 6 Crossapol : £50.00 - Dunbeag : £49.50 - 9 Barrapol & 6 Barrapol : £49.00 - 3a Caolis & 6 Barrapol : £48.50 - Hillcrest & 8 Balevullin : £47.50 - 1 Kenovay & Braeside : £46.00 - Braeside : £45.50 - Hillcrest, 4 Kilkenneth & 6 Barrapol : £45.00 - Gott, 10 Crossapol, Garaphail & Croish : £44.50 - 25 Balephetrish : £44.00 - Heylipol Farm & 4 Kilkenneth : £43.50 - Druimfhraoich, 36 Balephetrish, Dunbeag, Sandaig & 6 Barrapol : £43.00 - 4 Heanish, Braeside & 2 Heylipol : £42.50 - Salum, Carnan, 3 Kenovay & 6 Barrapol : £42.00 - Heylipol Farm, Druimfhraoich, Hough, Druimasaidh & Croish : £41.50 - 4 Kilkenneth : £41.00 - Hillcrest, Ruaig, Sandaig & 8 Balevullin : £40.50 - 3 Kenovay, Braeside, Clachan & Gott : £40.00 - 6 Crossapol, 4 Kilkenneth, 2 Heylipol, Salum, Druimasaidh, 10 Crossapol, Benview, Garaphail & 8 Balevullin.
TEXx: £58.00 - Hillcrest : £51.50 - 10 Balevullin : £50.50 - 7 Kilkenneth : £49.50 - 10 Balevullin & Crofthouse : £49.00 - Ruaig : £48.00 - Hillcrest, Vaul, 7 Kilkenneth
& Benview : £47.50 - 6 Balevullin : £47.00 - 5 Balemartine : £46.50 - 3a Caolis & 7 Balinoe : £45.50 - 3 Middleton : £45..00 - Hillcrest & Hynish (E Cameron) : £44.50 - Sandaig : £44..00 - 1 Heanish : £43.50 - Heylipol Farm & 5 Kilmoluaig : £43..00 - 7 Kilkenneth : £42.00 - Sandaig, Hillcrest, Ruaig, 6 Balinoe & 15 Crossapol : £41.00 - 1 Kilkenneth : £40.50 - Clachan & 6 Balevullin : £40.00 - 8 Kilmoluaig, 10 Balevullin & Crofthouse.
CHEV £37.50 - Croish
CROSS £49.00 - 3 Middleton : £46.50 - Crofthouse : £42.50 - 10 Balevullin : £42.00 - Sunnyside : £41.00 - Benview : £40..00 - Skipinnis & 25 Balephetrish
TOP PRICES PER KILO
SUFFx: 131p - Croish : 121p - Druimfhraoich : 120p - Heylipol Farm : 119p - Druimfhraoich, Hillcrest & Scarinish Farm : 118p - Heylipol Farm & Ruaig : 117p - 2 Heylipol : 116p - 3 Kenovay & 8 Kilmoluaig : 115p - Gott, Whitehouse, 6 Barrapol & Carnan : 114p - 6 Barrapol, 2 Heylipol, Dunbeag & Ruaig : 113p - Skipinnis, 6 Barrapol, Heylipol Farm & Gott : 112p - Hillcrest, Hough & Carnan : 111p - 8 Cornaigbeg, Dunbeag, Salum, Druimasaidh, 8 Balevullin, 6 Crossapol & Hillcrest : 110p - Druimasaidh, 12 West Hynish, Croish & Ruaig.
TEXx: 136p - 7 Kilkenneth : 134p - Dunbeag : 120p - Ruaig : 117p - 10 Balevullin : 116p - 6 Balevullin : 115p - Crofthouse : 114p - 7 Kilkenneth & 6 Balinoe : 113p - 6 Balinoe, 10 Balevullin & Ruaig : 111p - Sandaig.
CHEV 114p & 113p - Scarinish Farm
CROSS 113p - Crofthouse
CATTLE
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
BLONDx: £595 & £510 - 6 Barrapol
CHARx: £570 - Garaphail
LIMx: £650 & £640 - 7 Balinoe : £620 (2) - 8 Kilmoluaig : £605 & £585 - 7 Balinoe : £580 - 6 Barrapol : £570, £565 (2) - 7 Balinoe : £565 - 6 Barrapol : £550 (5) - 8 Kilmoluaig : £535 - 7 Balinoe : £530 - 6 Barrapol : £510 - Lochphuil : £485 - Greenhill : £480 & £475 - Garaphail
SALx: £580 - 6 Barrapol
SIMx: £555 (2) - Lochphuil
HEIFERS
BLONDx: £650, £620, £555 & £545 - 6 Barrapol
CHARx: £425 - Garaphail
LIMx: £700 - Sandaig : £665 - 8 Kilmoluaig : £600 - Sandaig : £595 - Druimfhraoich : £575 - 8 Kilmoluaig & Sandaig : £555 (4) & £530 (2) - 8 Kilmoluaig : £515 - Garaphail.
SIMx: £560 - Druimfhraoich
OTM COWS £875 - 6 Barrapol : £850 & £700 - Croish : £675 - 6 Balevullin.
COW & CALF AT FOOT £750 - Garaphail
TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
BLONDx: 151p & 134p - 6 Barrapol
CHARx: 143p - Garaphail
LIMx: 165p - Greenhill : 156p - Garaphail : 155p & 153p - Greenhill : 149p (2) - 8 Kilmoluaig : 145p - 7 Balinoe & 6 Barrapol : 143p - 7 Balinoe : 142p - 8 Kilmoluaig (5), 7 Balinoe & 6 Barrapol : 140p & 139p - 7 Balinoe : 139p - Garaphail : 138p - 6 Barrapol : 134p & 133p - 7 Balinoe : 133p - Greenhill.
SALx: 145p - 6 Barrapol
SIMx: 145p & 135p - Lochphuil
HEIFERS
BLONDx 135p, 130p (2) & 129p - 6 Barrapol
CHARx: 145p - Garaphail
LIMx: 147p - Greenhill : 141p - Sandaig, 8 Kilmoluaig (4) & Garaphail : 140p, 138p (2) - 8 Kilmoluaig : 137p & 136p - Sandaig : 134p - 8 Kilmoluaig & Druimfhraoich : 133p - Greenhill.
SIMx: 144p - Druimfhraoich DALMALLY - United Auctions Annual Fair Day (Friday 25th July 2008) sold 423 Store Cattle.
Bullocks (246) averaged 163.5p and sold to 222.7p per kg for a 440kg ChaX from East Laggan and £980 for a 440kg ChaX from East Laggan.
Heifers (177) averaged 158.8p and sold to 226.6p per kg for a 375kg LimX from Uigle and £850 for a 375kg LimX from Uigle.
Leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks
301-350kgs Largiemore £575, Glenshellach 178.6p; 351-400kgs Dippen £810, 205p; 401-450kgs East Laggan £980, 222.7p; 451-500kgs DIppen £845, 178.7p; 501-550kgs Dippen £970, 186.5p.
Heifers
Up to 250kg Glenshellach £435, 175.4p; 251-300kgs High Tirfergus £445, 157.8p; 301-350kgs Uigle £635, 201.5p; 351-400kgs Uigle £850, 226.6p; 401-450kg Saddell HF £780, 190.2p; 451-500kgs Dippen £815, 175.2p; 501-550kgs Largiemore £800, 158.4p.
Prize List - Judge Mr McDonald, Low Middleton Livestock, Belford.
Champion Mr Ronald, East Laggan (Cha Blk) £980 to Low Middleton Livestock, Belford
Reserve Mr Semple, Dippen (Lim Blk) £810 to Low Middleton Livestock, Belford
Charolais Blk
1st Mr Ronald, East Laggan £980 to Low Middleton Livestock, Belford
2nd Mr Semple, Dippen £970 to Mr Robb, Woodhead of Aberdalgie, Perth
3rd Mr Gilmour, Largiemore £755 to Mr Robb, Woodhead of Aberdalgie, Perth
Any Other Breed Blk
1st Mr Semple, Dippen £810 to Low Middleton Livestock, Belford..
2nd Mr Lines, Killocraw £800to Mr Robb, Woodehad of Aberdalgie, Perth
3rd Mr Morrison, 9 Killeonan £775 to Mr Watson, Windyedge, Aberchirder
Charolais Hfr
1st Mr Semple, Dippen £815 to Mr Stevenson, Balmacolly, Perth
2nd Mr Semple, Dippen £705, Mr Low, Pittenkerrie, Banchory.
3rd Mr Gilmour, Largiemore £710, Mr Taylor, Easer Ochtermuthill, Crieff
Any Other Breed Hfr
1st Mr Glen, Saddell HF £780 to Mr Clark,Wellhead, Livingston
2nd Mr Glen, Saddell HF £700 to Mr Clark, Wellhead, Livingston
3rd Mr Glen, Saddell HF £715 to Mr Clark, Wellhead,Livingston
Pen of 4 Blks
1st Mr Semple, Dippen £815 to Mr Watson, Windyedge, Aberchirder
2nd Mr Semple, Dippen £710 to Mr Paul, Kininmonth, Kinglassie
3rd Mr Glen, Saddell HF £705 to Mr Urquhart, Hilton Park, Banff
Pen of 4 Hfrs
1st M Wallace, Uigle £745 to Mr McAllister, West Thomaston
2nd Mr Ronald, East Laggan £625 to Low Middleton Livestock, Belford
3rd Mr Semple, Dippen £625 ti Mr Urquhart, Hilton Park, Banff |
