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Livestock Sales Reports - Oban Livestock Centre

Tuesday 13 August 2019

United Auctions (Tuesday 13 August 2019) held their opening sale of lambs at Oban Livestock Centre when 4375 head was sold.  Lambs were shown in exceptional good bloom with many purchasers commenting that they have never seen such a good show of lambs at this centre. Lambs sold to average £58.55 per head.  In general, most sellers were receiving around £2 per head rise on the year whilst some exceptional lots were up slightly more. A good following of buyers were in attendance.

LAMBS
SUFFx: £74.50 – Strongorm : £73.00 – Balnagown : £72.50 – Frackersaig : £68.00 – Strongorm : £67.00 – Ardencaple : £67.00 – Achnacreebeag : £67.00 – Mid Farm : £65.00 – Ardlarach : £64.00 – Frackersaig : £63.00 – Balnagown : £61.00 – Ardlarach.
TEXx: £74.00 – Kames Beag : £73.50 – Poltalloch : £73.00 & £71.00 – Balnagown : £70.50 -  Baligarve : £70.50 – 3 Baligrundle : £70.00 – Balnagown (A MacColl) : £70.00 – Strongorm : £68.00 – Kames Beag : £68.00 – Barguillean : £67.00 – Strongorm : £67.00 – Barguillean : £66.50 – Bailuacraich : £66.00 – Keilbeg : £66.00 – 2 Baligrundle : £65.50 – Blackcroft Crofting : £65.50 – Balnagown : £65.00 – Newfield : £65.00 – Dunach Estate.
BELTx: £72.00 – Island View : £69.50 – Achuaran : £64.00 – Island View.
ROUGE: £65.00 – Island View.
CHARx: £52.00 – Creagnich.
CHEV: £73.00 – 58 Tangasdale, Barra : £60.00 – 85 Borve, Barra.
CROSS: £73.50 – Strongorm : £70.50 – Inshaig.
MULE: £66.00 – Achuaran : £63.00 – Fiart : £63.00 – Glenmachrie : £60.00 – Stronacroibh.
BF: £36.50 – Ben Alder Estate.
 
EWES
TEXx: £62.00 – Dunach Estate : £56.00 – Strontoiler.
CHEV: £54.00 – Dunach Estate.
 

Tuesday 11 June 2019

United Auctions (Tuesday 11 June 2019) held their June sale of 61 cattle and 523 sheep of all classes.
 
A small show of cattle sold at levels comparable with other centres. All sheep sold in strong demand to a strong ringside of buyers. Breeding cattle topped at £1320 for a Limousin cow with calf at foot from McLean, Achaleven. While ewes with lambs at foot sold to a top of £142 for Suffolk ewes with Suffolk lambs from C McLarty, Homestead.
 
Principal prices
Bullocks
Balure of Shain (Lim) £685.
Kilbride (AA) £670.
Kilbride (Sim) £670.
Kilbride (Sim) £635.
Daltote (SH) £600.
Heifers 
Kilbride (AA) £730.
Kilbride (Sim) £710, £700.
Daltote (Sim) £700.
Ardlarach (Lim) £630.
 
Ewes with lambs at foot.
Homestead (Suff) £142, £136, £102.
Achaleven (Cross) £114.
Lochnell (Chev) £90.
Lochnell (BF) £85.
Hoggs
Ardionra (Suff) £85.
No. 2 Barcaldine (Mule) £72.
Homestead (SuffX) £65.
Kiloran (BF) £59.
Machrins (BF) £58.
Scallasaig (BF) £55.

Feeding ewes
Inion (Tex) £92.
Ardionra (Zwa) £73.
12 Crossapol (TexX) £70.
Inion (BTex) £70.
Achuaran (Mule ) £67.
Dunach (Chev) £58.
Scallasaig (BF) £62.
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