Thursday 19th January 2012
Spring Born Calves sell to £1040 at Lochboisdale.
United Auctions held their Annual January Sale of all classes Cattle & Sheep at Lochboisdale Auction Mart. 176 head of all classes was sold and a few pens of sheep. Bullocks sold to £1040 for Limousin Calves from 136 Stilligarry and to 258pence per kilo, also Limousin Cross Calves, from 1 Airidhmhuillin. Heifers sold to £795 for Limousin Calves from 136 Stilligarry and to 238pence per kilo, also Limousin Cross Calves, from 439 Lochboisdale. Breeding Cattle sold to £1200 for In-calf Cows from 352 South Boisdale whilst Cast Cows from 200 Stoneybridge & 2 Kileravagh sold to £935. Cast Ewes from 8 West Gerinish sold at £100 and Wedders from 9 Milton fetched £76. Overall, sale averages rose by £156.24 per head or 47.03pence per kilo for the Bullocks and £106.95 per head or 36.96pence per kilo for Heifers.
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
AAx: £815 – 319 Kilpheder : £720 & £715 – 325 North Boisdale : £715 – 319 Kilpheder : £705 – 299 Kilpheder : £685(2) – 319 Kilpheder : £660 – 299 Kilpheder.
LIMx £1040 , £1000, £965, £885, £875 & £865 – 136 Stilligarry : £820 & £800(2) – MacSweens Dunganichy : £795 – 18 West Gerinish : £775 – 356 South Boisdale & MacSweens Dunganichy : £765 – 356 South Boisdale : £760 – 18 West Gerinish : £745 – 356 South Boisdale : £735 – 8 Milton : £725 – 18 West Gerinish & 8 Milton : £720 – 6 Askernish : £705(2) – 1 Airidhmhuillin : £695 – MacSweens Dunganichy & 17 Torlum : £685 – 356 South Boisdale, MacSweens Dunganichy(3) & 18 West Gerinish : £675 – 6 Askernish, MacSweens Dunganichy & 17 Torlum : £665 – 6 Askernish.
SHx: £755 – 200 Stoneybridge : £720 – 202 Stoneybridge.
SIMx: £900 – 136 Stilligarry : £755 – 8 Milton : £705 – 324 North Boisdale & 336 North Boisdale : £675 – 328 North Boisdale : £655 – 3 Ormiclate.
HEIFERS
AAx: £760 & £700 – 301 Kilpheder : £640 – 319 Kilpheder.
CHARx: £650 – 132 Stilligarry
LIMx: £795, £775, £745 & £735 – 136 Stilligarry : £715 – 439 Lochboisdale : £705 – 136 Stilligarry : £700 – 356 South Boisdale : £695(2) – 136 Stilligarry : £685 – 352 South Boisdale : £665 – MacSweens Dunganichy.
SIMx: £725 – 299 Kilpheder : £700 – 325 North Boisdale.
COW & CALF AT FOOT £820 – 352 South Boisdale
INCALF COW £1200 – 352 South Boisdale: £885 – 19 West Gerinish .
CAST COWS £935 – 200 Stoneybridge & 2 Kilerivagh : £895 – 324 North Boisdale : £880 – 468 North Lochboisdale & 132 Stilligarry: £855 – 299 Kilphedar.
TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
AAx: 227p – 301 Kilpheder : 220p – 299 Kilpheder : 218p – 319 Kilphedder.
LIMx: 258p & 252p – 1 Airidhmhuillin : 250p(2) – MacSweens Dunganichy : 248p – 5 Dunganichy : 247p – 1 Airidhmhuillin : 245p – MacSweens Dunganichy : 236p – 21 Griminish : 235p – MacSweens Dunganichy : 233p – 6 Askernish & 136 Stilligarry : 230p – 132 Stilligarry : 230p(2) & 229p – MacSweens Dunganichy : 228p – 5 Dunganichy, 14 West Gerinish & 136 Stilligarry : 227p – 21 Griminish & 17 Torlum : 226p – MacSweens Dunganichy : 225p – 356 South Boisdale & MacSweens Dunganichy : 223p – 5 Dunganichy : 222p & 221p – MacSweens Dunganichy : 220p – 136 Stilligarry.
SHx: 257p – 468 North Lochboisdale : 237p – 202 Stoneybridge.
SIMx: 243p – 3 Ormiclate : 233p – 324 North Boisdale & 336 North Boisdale.
HEIFERS
AAx: 203p – 301 Kilpheder : 200p – 319 Kilpheder.
CHARx: 205p & 203p – 132 Stilligarry.
LIMx: 238p – 439 Lochboisdale : 237p – 21 Griminish : 224p – 439 Lochboisdale : 221p – 6 Askernish : 220p – 1 Airidhmhuillin : 219p – 356 South Boisdale, 468 North Lochboisdale, MacSweens Dunganichy & 136 Stilligarry : 218p – 5 Dunganichy : 217p – 18 West Gerinish : 214p – MacSweens Dunganichy : 213p – 11 West Gerinish : 212p – 18 West Gerinish : 211p(2) – 136 Stilligarry : 210p – MacSweens Dunganichy : 208p – 439 Lochboisdale, MacSweens Dunganichy & 11 West Gerinish : 205p – MacSweens Dunganichy.
SIMx: 219p – 325 North Boisdale.
SHEEP
WEDDERS £76.00 – 9 Milton
EWES £100 – 8 West Gerinish