Lochboisdale

Livestock Sales Reports - Lochboisdale

Monday 22 April 2019

United Auctions (Monday 22 April 2019) held their annual spring sale at Lochboisdale Auction Mart.  A good selection of grazing cattle sold well at levels comparing favourably to prevailing prices at principal mainland centres.  Cast Cows also sold well and in keeping with current trends.  Sheep of all classes were keenly bid for.  
Bullocks sold to £960 per head for Limousin Crosses from 15 Ormiclate and to 240p per kilo for Aberdeen-Angus Cross from 261 Daliburgh leveling out at 204.5p per kilo.  Limousin Cross heifers from 15 Ormiclate sold to £840 and Shorthorn Crosses from 20 Balivanich sold to 263p per kilo, leveling out at 208.44p per kilo.  Cast Cows averaged 116.56p per kilo, selling to a top of £1100 from 136 Stilligarry. 

Bullocks
AAx: £880 – 7 Frobost : £810 – 3 Bunavullin.
LIMx: £960 – 15 Ormiclate : £900 – 7 Middlequarter.
SHx: £645 – 20 Balivanich.
SIMx: £830 – 7 Middlequarter.

Heifers
AAx: £780 & £700 – 15 Bornish.
BSx: £480 – 20 Balivanich.
LIMx: £840 & £800 – 15 Ormiclate.
SHx: £710 & £680 – 20 Balivanich.

Bullocks
AAx: 240p – 261 Daliburgh : 231p – 3 Bunavullin.
LIMx: £207p – 15 Ormiclate.
SHx: 202p – 20 Balivanich.
SIMx: 202p – 7 Middlequarter.

Heifers
AAx: 226p & 219p – 15 Bornish.
LIMx: 229p & 221p – 15 Ormiclate : 216p – 261 Daliburgh.
SHx: 263p, 257p, 242p – 20 Balivanich.
 
Cows
£1100 – 136 Stilligary : £970 – 4 Kildonan : £960 – 265 Daliburgh : £910 – 4 Kildonan.
COWS PER KILO
141p – 265 Daliburgh : 136p – 136 Stilligary : 129p & 126p – 4 Kildonan : 125p – 17 Torlum.
 
Hoggs
SuffX: £49 – 409/410 Smerclate.
Cross: £80 – 6 Milton 
BF: £36 – 9 West Gerinish.
 
Ewes £34 – 9 West Gerinish.
Wedders £39 – 301/324 Kilphedar.
Rams £86 – 9 Milton : £78 – 5 Ionad Cheallaidh :  £74 – 6 Ormiclate: £70 – 9 West Gerinish.
 

Thursday 10 January 2019

United Auctions (Thursday 10 January 2019) held their annual early New Year sale of all classes Cattle & Sheep.  

An increased entry of stock on the year was presented to the regular force of buyers forward from the Mainland.  Bullocks sold to average 209 pence per kilo or £720 per head (+ 7 pence per kilo or + £47 per head) whilst Heifers levelled out at 184 pence per kilo or £589 per head (- 4 pence per kilo or + £19 per head).
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
AAx:£900 – 325 North Boisdale : £855(4) – 8 Milton : £830 – 325 North Boisdale : £810(2) – 261 Daliburgh : £800 – 8 Milton, 261 Daliburgh & 301/324 Kilphedar.
BSHx  £740 – 28 Eoligarry, Barra.
BAx: £795 – 2 Grimsay Island.
LIMx: £865 – 1 Airidhmhuillin : £850 – 17 Torlum : £820(2) – 15 Ormiclate.
SIMx: £980(2), £900, £850, £845 & £835 – 136 Stilligarry.
HEIFERS
AAx: £780 – 325 North Boisdale.
BRBx: £810 – 136 Stilligarry.
LIMx: £825 – 13 Eoligarry, Barra : £820 – 1 Howbeg : £805 – 103 Carnan.
 
TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
AAx: 235p – 2 Askernish : 231p(4) – 8 Milton.
BAx: 248p – 2 Grimsay Island.
LIMx: 263p(2) – Hillview : 255p – 8 Milton : 243p & 236p – 17 Torlum : 232p – 18 West Gerinish : 231p(2) – 15 Ormiclate.
SIMx: 239p(3) & 232p – 136 Stilligarry.
HEIFERS
AAx: 212p – 8 Milton.
BAx: 228p – 2 Grimsay Island.
LIMx: 223p – 18 West Gerinish : 222p – 15 Ormiclate & 5 Dunganachy.
 
CAST COWS £970 – 224 Stoneybridge : £880 – 5 Milton : £850 – 324 North Boisdale.
 
IN CALF COWS £880 – 224 Stoneybridge : £860 – 136 Stilligarry : £840 – 15 Ormiclate.
 
HOGGS £49.50 – 29 Claddach : £49.00 – Croismorag.
EWES £42.50 – 8 Peninerine. 
CAST RAMS £57 – 122 Craigston, Barra