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Livestock Sales Reports - Oban Livestock Centre

Tuesday 22 January 2019

United Auctions (Tuesday 22 January 2019) held their New Year sale of cattle & sheep at Oban Livestock Centre.  All classes of stock sold well at levels in keeping with current trends.

TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS £570 – Balvicar Farm : £550, £545 & £520(2) – Keill Farm.
HEIFERS £500 – Balvicar Farm.
 
TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS 226p – Balvicar Farm
HEIFERS 205p – Balvicar Farm.
 
CAST EWES
CROSS £77 – Hillcrest, Tiree : £63 – Gott Farm, Tiree : £61 – 4 Gott, Tiree : £59 & £56 – Gott Farm.
BF £29 – Dunolliebeg Farm : £25 – Torloisk Farm & Dunach Estate.

CAST RAMS
TEXx £75 – Achnacree Beag : £64 – Newfield : £48 – Strontoiler Farm.
BFL £46 – Ardachy
CHEV £72 – Barndromin : £56 – Ensay Farm : £52 – Barndromin.
CROSS £54 – Dunach Estate.
BF £54 – Ederline Estate : £50 – Croft One, Fanmore : £50 – Musdale Farm.

HOGGS
CROSS £72 – Gott Farm, Tiree : £66 – 4 Gott, Tiree : £60 – Strongorm.
SUFFx £67 – Treshnish Farm.
TEXx  £58 – Balvicar Farm.
CHEVx £57 & £56 – Strongorm Farm : £56 & £54 – Gallanachmore.
BF £47.50 & £42.00 – Corrylorn : £41.00 – Ederline Estate : £40.00 – Castles Estate.
 
WEDDERS
SUFFx £64 – 3 Killean, Lismore.
TEXx £49 – Kilpatrick Croft.
CHEV £60 – Cuan Croft.
CROSS £63 – 4 Gott Tiree.
BF £48 – Ederline Estate.
 

Tuesday 4 December 2018

United Auctions (Tuesday 4 December 2018) held their Christmas Show & Sale of all classes cattle at Oban Livestock Centre when they had a catalogued entry of 1095 head.  
A large following of buyers were in attendance and prices realised were comparable to recent levels obtained at other principal mainland centres.  
Bullocks levelled out at £607.60 per head or 211.53 pence per kilo (-£54.69 per head or -26.43ppk).  
Heifers averaged £537.72 per head or 195.6 pence per kilo (-£62.15 per head or -31.06ppk).  
The judging of the various classes was in the capable hands of Mr. S Bett, Castleton and his awards are as follows:  
Mainland Bullock:  1st M/s MacGillivray, Barcaldine HF; 2nd M/s Lines, Killocraw; 3rd M/s Semple, Dippen.  Mainland Heifer: 1st R Currie, Low Dunasshery; 2nd R Wright, Woodend.  
Island Bullock: 1st RSPB, Aoradh; 2nd M/s MacInnes, Ruiag; 3rd Mr. D MacCormick, Baligarve.  
Island Heifer:  1st R Cunninghame, Neriby; 2nd   M/s MacInnes, Ruaig; 3rd RSPB, Aoradh.  
Champion Animal - R Cunninghame.  
Reserve Champion - M/s MacGillivray.  
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
AAx: £1010 & £980(2) – 13 Eoligarry, Barra.
BSHx: £750(7) – Glenbeg.
BRBx: £1040 – Barcaldine HF : £970 – Low Dunashery : £970 & £960 – Killowcraw : £920 – Barcaldine HF : £910 – 19 East Hynish : £910 – Barcaldine HF.
CHARx: £1080 – Strath : £1030, £1010(4) & £990 – Dippen : £980 – Aoradh, Islay : £975, £910 & £900(2) – Saddle HF.
GALx: £840 – Inverglen.
LIMx: £1085, £1050 & £1025(2) – 10 Eoligarry, Barra : £1020 – Killocraw : £1000 – 10 Eoligarry : £980 & £970 – Strathnafanaig : £960 – Ardachy : £950 – 10 Eoligarry : £940 – Strathnafanaig : £920 – Low Dunashery : £900 – Woodend.
SALx: £895(3) – Neriby.
SIMx: £1080 – 13 Eoligarry : £960 – 10 Eoligarry : £920 – Strath.
 
HEIFERS
AAx: £730 – Frackersaig.
BRBx: £950 – Killowcraw : £840 – Barcaldine HF : £830 – Ruaig.
CHARx: £1600 – Neriby : £980(2) – Aoradh : £900 – Saddle HF : £880(4) & £865(5) – Ballochgair.
LIMx: £1200 & £1110 – Ruaig : £930 – Ardachy : £930 – Low Dunashery : £900 – Strathnafanaig : £855 – Low Dunashery : £850 – Balnagown.
SALx: £650(4) – Neriby.
SIMx: £990 – Ballard : £810 – Arileod : £800 – Strath.
 
BREEDING CATTLE
IN CALF HEIFERS £900 (4) – Torr Farm.
COWS WITH CALVES £1600 & £1400 – Steall.
 
TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
AAx: 237p & 230p – Achnaclach, Islay.
BSHx: 219p(7) – Glenbeg.
BRBx: 272p – Tyree : 250p – Barcaldine HF : 247p – Killowcraw : 246p – Tyree : 246p – Barcaldine HF : 241p – Low Dunashery : 241p & 238p – Barcaldine HF : 235p – Killowcraw : 232p – Barcaldine HF : 223p – Tyree : 220p(2) – South Achinduin.
BAx: 250p(3) & 224p(2) – Shenavallie.
CHARx: 288p, 286p & 282p(4) – Dippen : 264p(4) – Neriby : 258p – Aoradh : 257p(2) – Neriby : 246p(2) & 242p – Saddel : 238p(4) – Neriby : 237p – Saddel : 235p – Ballochgair : 234p(4) & 232p – RSPB Kinnabus : 228p – Bragleenmore : 227p(2) – Saddel : 224p – Homestead : 224p – Ballochgair : 222p(3) & 220p(3) – RSPB Kinnabus.
LIMx: 328p – Woodend : 304p – Ardachy : 293p(2) – Inion : 290p – Ruaig : 288p(2) – Tyree : 283p – Achnaclach : 282p – Tyree : 281p – Inion : 277p – Ardachy : 272p(3) – Achnaclach : 264p(2) – Inion : 262p – Tyree : 260p, 259p(8) & 257p(5) – Turnault : 254p – Baligarve : 254p – Tyree : 254p – Cruach (E & J Brown) : 252p – Ruaig : 250p – Barcaldine HF : 247p(2) – Baligarve : 245p – Woodend : 244p & 242p – Ruaig : 240p – South Achinduin : 240p – Ruaig : 237p(4) – Low Dunashery : 235p(3) – 2 Baligrundle : 234p(2) – Low Dunashery : 233p(2) – South Achinduin : 233p – 10 Eoligarry & 13 Eoligarry : 231p(4) – Fiart : 230p – Balnagown : 230p – Cruach (E & J Brown) : 230p – 19 east Hynish : 230p – Ardtur : 230p – Low Dunashery.
LUING 237p – Cliad.
SALx: 247p(2) & 233p(5) – Neriby.
SHx: 277p(3) – Innishewan.
SIMx: 264p(7) & 253p(8) – Ardencaple : 246p(6) – Feall : 242p(4) – Ballard : 239p(6) – Ardencaple : 238p(6) & 237p(10) – Cliad : 231p(5) & 231p(8) – Feall.
 
HEIFERS
AAx: 207p(4) – Dalrannoch.
BRBx: 286p – Barcaldine HF : 261p – Ruaig : 239p – Tyree : 234p – Ruaig : 231p – Killowcraw.
CHARx: 426p – Neriby : 249p(2) – Aoradh : 241p(3) – Dippen.
LIMx: 361p – Ruaig : 287p & 282p(2) – Ardachy : 278p & 264p – Low Dunashery : 262p – Ruaig : 260p – Woodend : 252p – Balnagown : 250p – Ardachy : 245p – Woodend : 244p – Low Dunashery : 244p – Tyree : 241p(2) – Achuaran : 241p(3) – Turnault : 239p – Tyree : 238p – Ardachy : 237p(2) – Low Dunashery : 236p(4) – Ardachy : 232p – Strathnafanaig : 231p – 13 Eoligarry : 230p(4) – Low Dunashery : 230p – Achnaclach.
SHx: 230p – Homefield, Colonsay.
SIMx: 264p(3) & 249p(3) – Cliad : 249p & 247p(3) – Ballard : 241p(3) & 234p(5) – Feall : 233p – Arileod : 233p(3) – Ballard