Sale Reports

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Dalmally & Western Isles

ISLAY SALE – SATURDAY 12th JUNE 2010
United Auctions held their Annual June Sale of 179 Cattle at Islay Auction Mart.  All classes of Cattle sold at recent rates.  A feature of the Sale was the Annual consignment of Suckled Calves from Ardnave which sold to £840 per head and 215pence per kilo for Charolais Crosses and averaged 190 pence per kilo.   Limousin Yearling Heifers from No6 Bayview sold to £900 and 221 pence per kilo.  In-calf Heifers from Kilmenny sold to £1100 twice.

PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
BRBx:
£700 (2) – Claggan
BLONDx:
£700 – Ardnave
CHARx:
£840, £835(3), £820(4) & £790(4) – Ardnave : £785 – Claggan : £685(2) & £650 – Ardnave.
LIMx:
£770 & £755 – Coillabus : £745(2) – Ardnave : £740 – Claggan (2) & Coillabus (3) : £730(2) – Ardnave : £720 – Claggan : £700 – Ardnave : £685 & £660(4) – Coillabus : £655 – Ardnave : £630 – Bunnanuisge : £615 – Claggan & Coillabus.
SIMx:
£700(2) – Coillabus.

HEIFERS
BLONDx:
£695, £645 & £640(2) – Ardnave
CHARx:
£745, £720, £645(6), £620(4), £605 & £600(2) – Ardnave.
LIMx:
£900 – 6 Bayview : £795 – Claggan : £710 – Coillabus : £670 – Ardnave : £650(3) – Claggan : £600 – Adnave.

IN-CALF HEIFERS
£1100(2) – Kilmeny

TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
BLONDx:
214p – Ardnave
CHARx:
215p(2), 208p(4), 203p(8) & 197p – Ardnave.
LIMx:
214p – Ardnave : 204p – Pairc A Chlassan : 195p – 14 Mansefield : 195p & 194p(2) – Ardnave.

HEIFERS
BLONDx:
203p(2), 202p & 200p – Ardnave.
CHARx:
200p(3) & 197p(2) – Ardnave.
LIMx:
221p – 6 Bayview

DALMALLY – SATURDAY 5th JUNE 2010
United Auctions held their annual June sale of all classes of Cattle and Sheep at Dalmally Auction Mart. Store cattle sold at levels comparing favourably to current trends. Bullocks sold to 208p per kilo from Bragleenmore and Salum, Tiree. Heifers sold to 196p per kilo for shorthorn crosses from Pitcastle Farms. Breeding cows sold to £1400 for a cow and calf from 103 Carnan, South Uist. Ewes and lambs sold at enhanced values and to £137 for cross ewes and twins from Clachan, Tiree. Eild ewes sold to £85.50 from 18 West Gerinish, South Uist. A catalogued entry of 132 cattle and 1097 sheep were cleared at satisfactory rates.
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
CHARx: £725 – Bragleenmore : £650 – Salum, Tiree : £640(2) & £520 – Bragleenmore.
LIMx: £775 – 103 Carnan, Uist : £725 – Salum, Tiree : £695(2) – Clachan, Tiree : £685(2) – Salum : £640(2) – Clachan : £630 – Salum : £625(2) – Ellary Farms Ltd : £600 – Garraron & Melfort Farms : £590 – Salum.
SHx: £500(6) – Ellary Farms Ltd.
SIMx: £670 – Dunans.

HEIFERS
CHARx:£655 – Salum, Tiree : £585 & £580 – Bragleenbeg : £560 – Salum.
LIMx: £640(2) – Salum : £635 – Clachan (2) & Salum (4) : £610(2) – Clachan : £590(2) – Ellary Farms Ltd : £585(2) – Clachan.
SHx: £800(2) , £620 & £560 – Pitcastle Estate.
SIMx: £640(2) & £525 – Rhoin, Campbeltown.

BULLS
LIM £725 – 103 Carnan, Uist : £615(2) & £545(2) – Garraron & Melfort Farms.

BREEDING CATTLE
COWS WITH BULL CALVES AT FOOT £1400, £1180, £1150, £1120 & £1000 – 103 Carnan, Uist. £1380 – 1 Airidhmhuillin, Uist. £1000 & £900 – Killean Estate Farms.

COWS WITH HEIFER CALVES AT FOOT £1350, £1250, 1200, £1100 & £900 – 103 Carnan, Uist. £1000, £950 & £900 – Killean Estate Farms.

HEIFERS WITH CALVES AT FOOT £1050 & £1000 – Killean Estate Farms.

INCALF HEIFERS £1080 – 103 Carnan, Uist.

TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
CHARx: 208p, 203p(2) & 191p – Bragleenmore.
LIMx: 208p & 196p(2) – Salum, Tiree : 193p – Ellary Farms Ltd & Brackley.

HEIFERS
LIMx: 183p – Clachan, Tiree (2), Salum, Tiree (2) & Ellary Farms Ltd.
SHx: 196p(2) – Pitcastle Estate

CROSS EWES WITH TWINS
£137 – Clachan Tiree : £134 – Ellary Farms Ltd : £133 – 83 Borve, Barra : £132 – Dunans : £131 – Clachan, Tiree : £114 – Ellary Farms Ltd.
CROSS EWES WITH SINGLES
£112 – Silvercraigs : £107 – Clachan Tiree : £100 – Tigh Na Mara, Barra.
BF EWES WITH TWIN LAMBS
£106 – Strathorchy & Ellary Farms Ltd : £104 – Ellary Farms Ltd : £102 – Silvercraigs.
BF EWES WITH SINGLE LAMBS
£97 – Strathorchy : £85 – 83 Borve, Barra & Ellary Farms .
EILD EWES
£85.50 – 18 West Gerinish, Uist : £75.00 – 83 Borve, Barra : £61.00 – 108 Upper Borve, Barra :  £60.00 – 18 West Gerinish, Uist
HOGGS
£67.50 – 15 Ardmhor, Barra : £60.00  & £59.00 – 6 Leanish, Barra

ISLAY SALE – 14th MAY 10
Eorrabus Heifers sell at £1800 at Islay Sale
United Auctions held their Annual May Sale of all classes Cattle at Islay Auction Mart.  235 Head were sold.  All classes easily maintained recent rates.  Charolais Cross Bullocks from RSPB, Aoradh sold to £910 per head. Limousin Cross Heifers from Lossit sold to £695.  Tallant sold Limousin Cross Bullocks to 211 pence per kilo and Limousin Cross Heifers to 217 pence per kilo.  Eorrabus sold Heifers with calf at foot to £1800.
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
AAx: £605(2), £595(5) & £550(3) – Keppols : £520 – Octomore.
CHARx: £910, £900, £670 & £620 – Aoradh
LIMx:  £715(4) – Aoradh : £710(2) – Lossit : £700 – Aoradh : £635(5) & £560 – Tallant.

HEIFERS
AAx: £590(3) – Craigens : £535 – Aoradh : £525(8), £500(5) – Craigens.
CHARx: £635 &  £550(3) – Craigfad : £540 – Aoradh.
LIMx: £695 – Lossit : £660 – Aoradh(4) & Lossit(2) : £655 – Lossit : £645(9) – Aoradh : £595(2) – Tallant : £540(2) – Craigfad : £535 – Tallant : £500 – Uiskentuie & Lossit.
SALx: £560 – Duich
SIMx: £615 & £540 – Craigfad.

BREEDING CATTLE
HEIFERS WITH CALVES AT FOOT
£1800, £1700(2), £1650, £1600, £1550 & £1500(2) – Eorrabus.

TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
CHARx: 197p(6) – Carrabus : 194p – Aoradh : 190p – Craigfad
LIMx: 211p(2) & 200p – Tallant : 193p – Aoradh.

HEIFERS
LIMx: 217p – Tallant : 190p(9) & 189p(4) - Aoradh 

TIREE SALE – 6th MAY 10
United Auctions held their Annual May Sale of all classes Cattle & Sheep at Tiree Auction Mart.  All classes of stock continued to sell at recent rates with the Cattle entry consisting mainly of Grazing Stirks.  The Sheep entry consisted of Eild Ewes.  Grazing Bullock Stirks from No7 Kilkenneth sold to £730 for Limousin Crosses whilst No3 Middleton sold Limousin Cross Heifers to £755.  Topping the sale per Kilo was Ardeas with Limousin Cross Bullocks selling to 225 pence whilst the same breed of Heifers from No6 Barrapol sold to 194 pence, and Cast Cows per Head from the same home sold to £810 whilst No7 Balinoe sold Cast Cows per Kilo at 115 pence.  In the sheep section, Drumaglea sold Continental Cross Wedders to £116 and Heylipol Farm’s Cast Ewes sold to £78.
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
AAx: £545 = Carnan
CHARx: £655 – Ardnay
LIMx: £730 – 7 Kilkenneth : £705 – 2 Kilkenneth : £635(2) – 7 Balinoe : £620(2) – Carnan : £590, £580, £550 & £540 – 6 Barrapol : £530 – Carnan.
SALx: £665 – Lochphuil : £620 & £610 – 4 Heanish
SIMx: £650 – 7 Balinoe : £640 – Lochphuil : £620(2) – 7 Balinoe : £610(2), £600, £550 & £540 – Lochphuil : £510 – 7 Balinoe.

HEIFERS
LIMx: £755 – 3 Middleton : £710 – Ardmay : £635 – 1 Kilkenneth
SALx: £500 – 4 Heanish

OTM COWS
£810 – 6 Barrapol : £650 – 4 Kilkenneth.

TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
AAx: 200p – Carnan
CHARx: £197p – Ardmay
LIMx: 225p & 215p(2) – Carnan : 212p(2) – 7 Balinoe : 205p, 199p & 190p – 6 Barrapol.
SALx: 203p & 197p – 4 Heanish
SIMx:220p – 7 Balinoe : 218p – Lochphuil & 7 Balinoe : 217p – Lochphuil : 211p – 7 Balinoe : 205p, 203p(2) & 201p – Lochphuil.

HEIFERS
LIMx:194p – 6 Barrapol

OTM COWS
115p – 7 Balinoe : 109p(2) & 107p  – 6 Barrapol

SHEEP
EWES
£78.00 – Heylipol Farm : £76.00 – Drumaglea : £75.00 – Lochphuil : £71.00 – 36 Balephetrish : £69.00 – Heypiol Farm : £68.00 – 10 Balevullin : £64.00 – Crofthouse : £65.00 – Gribun.
WEDDERS £116 & £103 – Drumaglea.