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Livestock Sales Reports - Oban Livestock Centre

Tuesday 11 August 2020

United Auctions (Tuesday 11 August 2020) sold 5532 (+1157) Lambs & Sheep of all classes.

5056 Lambs averaged £63.86 (+£5.01). Although there was a good selection of quality bred lambs presented to a large ringside of buyers, lambs in general lacked condition, this may be due to the wet July month the stock has had to endure, thus resulting in a scarcity of killing lambs normally presented at this sale.
Lambs – SuffX - £75.50, Balnagown Croft; £74.50, Frackersaig; £74.00, Assapol; £73.50, Mid Farm; £73.50, Achnacree Beag; £73.00, Ardsheal; £73.00, Strongorm; £72.00, Glengorm; £70.50, Strongorm. TexX - £76.50, Torbhlaren; £75.00, Balnagown; £75.00, 58 Tangasdale; £75.00, Balligarve; £74.50, Saulmore; £74.50, Strongorm; £73.00, 3 Baligrundle; £72.50, 2 Baligrundle; £72.00, Bailuacraich; £72.00, Park Farm; £72.00, Achnacree Beag; £72.00, Couston Farm; £71.50, Ardlarach; £71.50, Balnagown; £70.50, Caolis, Coll; £70.50, 2 Baligrundle; £70.50, Dalvore; £70.00, Poltalloch; £70.00, Ardachy; £70.00, Barbreck. Chev - £72.00, Caddleton Farms; £68.00, 85 Borve; £67.00, Strontoiler: £64.50, 67 Tangasdale; £64.50, Caddleton Farms. Cross - £69.00, Caddleton Farms; £65.00, 85 Borve. Mule - £73.00, Fiart; £69.50, Glenamachrie; £68.00, Saulmore. BF - £47.50, Achuaran. 
Ewes – SuffX - £66.00, Strongorm. TexX - £75.00, Strontoiler. ChevX - £81.00, Caolis, Coll.
 

Friday 31 July 2020

United Auctions (Friday 31 July 2020) sold 421 store cattle and 5 breeding cattle at their Annual Fair Day Sale.

Bullocks averaged £982.89 per head and sold to £1290 for a 562kg, CharX from D W Semple & Son, Dippen Farm. Heifers averaged £860.57 per head and sold to £1175 for a 542kg, CharX from the same home. Bullocks averaged 231.8p/kg to 279.5p/kg for two 297kg, LimX from N MacDonald, Auchgoyle Farm and Heifers averaged 228.28p/kg to 292.3p/kg for two 284kg, LimX from T Hamilton, Kilwhipnach Farm. Breeding cattle sold to £1040 for a cow and heifer calf at foot from Balantyre Farm Partnership. With an increased entry on the year, consisting mainly of smaller cattle, averages per head were slightly back on the year albeit values per kilo increased by 10pence. An excellent show of quality bred cattle sold to a full ringside of buyers. 

Leading Prices per Head: 
Bullocks – AAx - £1190(3), £1185(5), £1070(4), Carskiey Estate; £1050, Homeston; £1050(8). BSx - £970, Barnakill; £930, Homeston. BRBx - £1180, Killocraw; £1100, Strathnanaig; £1040, Succothmore; £1040(2), Killocraw. CHARx - £1290, Dippen; £1245, Uigle; £1180, Glenehervie; £1150(3), Dippen; £1150, Strath; £1140(2), Auchenrivoch; £1130(4), Dippen; £1130, Glenehervie; £1120, Strath; £1120, Glenehervie. HEx - £1050, Ballochgair. LIMx - £1185, Killowcraw; £1150, Uigle; £1145, £1140(2), Glenehervie; £1120(3), Achnaba; £1110(2), Dippen; £1100(5), Low Dunashery; £1080, 9 Killeonan; £1070(3), Killocraw; £1070, Low Dunashery. SALx - £1010(2), Barnakill. SIMx - £1130, £1090(2), Strath. 

Heifers – AAx - £900, Homeston. BSx - £900, Homeston. BRBx - £1175, Killowcraw; £1110, Succothmore; £950, Killowcraw & Strathnafanaig. CHARx - £1175, Dippen; £1150, Uigle; £1100, Dippen; £1080, Uigle; £1030, Auchenrivoch; £1020, Point; £1005(2), Glenehervie; £1005, East Laggan. HEx - £820, Point. LIMx - £1170, £1100, Uigle; £1040(4), Achnaba; £1030, Uigle; £1030, 9 Killeonan. SIMx - £1085(2), £980, Strath. 

Leading Prices per Kilo: 
Bullocks – AAx – 254.5p, East Laggan. BSx – 228.3p(2), Barnakill. BRBx – 254.60p, Strathnafanaig; 244.7p(2), 232.3p, Killocraw. BAx – 255.7p, Tom Na Coille. CHARx – 250.6p, East Laggan; 248.3p(4), Dippen; 244.2p(2), Barnakill; 243.3p(2), Dippen; 241.9p(4), Couston; 240.5p, Point. HEx – 237.8p(5), Point. LIMx – 279.5p(2), Auchgoyle; 273p, Low Dunashery; 266.8p(3), Killocraw; 264.7p, 9 Killeonan; 263.9p(2), Point; 260.4p(2), Strathnafanaig; 259.9p, Killowcraw; 259.8p(3), Uigle; 259.3p(3), Achnaba; 259.1p, Kilwhipnach. SIMx – 269.5p(4), Feall; 256.5p(2), 244.1p, 241.9p, Tom Na Coille.  

Heifers – BRBx – 263.9p, Strathnafanaig; 250p, Succothmore; 250p, Kilwhipnach; 248.6p, Succothmore; 235.1p, Killowcraw. BAx – 240.2p, Tom Na Coille. CHARx – 256.4p, East Laggan; 251.3p, Dippen; 250p(3), Ballochgair. LIMx – 292.3p(2), Kilwhipnach; 262.7p(2), Fingals View; 255.8p(4), Auchgoyle; 251.3p, Dippen; 250p(2), Kilwhipnach; 250p(2), Ballochgair. SIMx – 239.2p(5), Arileod; 233p, Kilbride.  
 

Saturday 6 June 2020

United Auctions (Saturday 6 June 2020) sold 241 Store cattle, 31 Breeding cattle, 553 Ewes and lambs and 430 feeding sheep.

Bullocks averaged £826.81 per head and sold to £1130 for a 512kg, CharX from M/s Epps, Ardnave Farm, Islay. Heifers averaged £737.70 per head and sold to £970 for a 362g, LimX also from M/s Epps, Ardnave Farm. Bullocks averaged 253.73p/kg to a top of 325.80p/kg for a 198kg, LimX from F Boa, Antuim, Mull and Heifers averaged 241.91p/kg to 289p/kg for 2, 176.50kg, Lim crosses from H Boa, Antuim, Mull. Breeding Cattle sold to £2250 for a SimX heifer with bull calf at foot from D Dempster, Barguillean Farm, Taynuilt. Ewes and lambs sold to £81/life for TexX ewes and twins from The Execs of The Late D MacDougall, Strathorchy, Dalmally.  Whilst keeping with current legislation and social distancing, the Market was full to capacity.  With such a strong force of buyers in attendance, all classes of stock sold readily and to sellers advantage.
Leading Prices
Bullocks per Head – AAx - £1005, £975(4), £880(5), Ardnacross. BSx - £1035, Innishewan; £970(2), £815(4), Auchlyne. CHARx - £1130, £1100(2), £1065, £1020(2), £980, £960(2), £950, £935(2), £905(2), Ardnave Farm. LIMx - £1065, £1040, £1010(3), £960(4), £960(3), Ardnave Farm; £955(4), Achnaba Farm; £940, Dall Farm. SALx - £885, Barnakill. SIMx - £930, Achnacone; £930(4), Cornaigmore, Coll; £900(4), Barguillean; £830(2), Cornaigmore, Coll.
Heifers per Head – AAx - £820, Ardnacross. BSx - £910, £865(2), £800(5), Auchlyne. CHARx - £965, £950, Ardnave Farm; £945, Salum, Tiree; £945(3), £940, Ardnave Farm; £905, Salum, Tiree. LIMx - £970, £960, Ardnave Farm; £960, Ardchatten HF; £945(2), Ardnave Farm; £910(2), Achnaba Farm; £905, Ardnave Farm. SIMx - £865(3), Cornaigmore, Coll. 
Bullocks per Kilo – AAx – 271p(2), Poltalloch; 257p, Ardnacross. BSx – 262p(2), Daltote. CHARx – 284p(2), 283p, 274p(2), Ardnave Farm; 268p(3), Barnakill; 261p, 254p(2), 253p, 248p(2), 242p, Ardnave Farm. HERx -  235p, 1 Blaich. LIMx – 326p, Antuim; 325p(2), 302p, Ardnave Farm; 301p(4), Sorisdale, Coll; 297p(2), 291p(3), Ardnave Farm; 290p(2), Antuim; 286p, Kilmalieu; 286p, Ardlarach; 286p(4), Poltalloch; 285p, Antuim; 282p(3), Poltalloch; 277p, Tullochcan; 274p, Ardlarach; 269p(2), Ardlarach. LRx – 257p(4), 254p, Antuim. SALx – 243p, Barnakill. SIMx – 287p, Cornaigmore, Coll; 271p(2), Sandaig, Tiree; 270p(2), 260p(4), Cornaigmore, Coll; 257p(2), Sandaig, Tiree; 257p(3), Ardnacross; 256p, Ellary Farms; 253p(4), Barguillean.
Heifers per Kilo – AAx – 248p(4), Ardnacross. BSx – 239p(2), 237p(3), Auchlyne. CHARx – 280p(2), 268p, 260p(3), Ardnave Farm; 259p(2), Tullochcan; 256p(3), 255p, 254p, Ardnave Farm. LIMx – 289p(2), Antuim; 286p(4), Sorisdale, Coll; 276p, Tullochcan; 274p, 268p, Ardnave Farms; 265p, Kilmalieu; 260p(2), Ardnave Farm; 256p(2), Achnaba; 255p, Ardlarach; 255p, Salum, Tiree; 254p(2), 1 Knockvologan; 252p(3), Ardnave Farms; 251p(2), 1 Knockvologan. LUIx – 235p, Aird Farm. SIMx – 259p, Cornaigmore, Coll; 257p(3), Sandaig, Tiree; 256p(3), 255p(2), Cornaigmore, Coll; 246p(2), Sandaig, Tiree.
Breeding Cattle – Heifers with Calves - £2250, £2150, Barguillean; £2000(3), Innishewan Farms
Cows with Calves - £1300, £1280, Barguillean; £1300, 16 Eoligarry, Barra; £1280(2), £1200(2), £1150, Kilvaree; £1180, £1100, Ellary Farms; £1080, Dalrannoch; £1060, Barguillean & Barnakill; £1050, Kilvaree.

Ewes with Twin Lambs at foot – per life – Cross - £81, Strathorchy; £70, Ellary Estate; £64, 24 Balephetrish, Tiree; ; £62, Kilvaree; £61, High Balantyre; £61, Strathorchy; £60, Maam Farm; £59, £58, 83 Borve, Barra; £54, Gribun, Tiree; £54, Clachan, Tiree;  £54, 12 Ardveenish, Barra. BF - £46, Clachan, Tiree; £46, Kilvaree; £45, Creag A Mhadaidh; £45, Barbreck; £44, 15 Ardmhor, Barra; £43, 13 Ardveenish, Barra; £40, Ellary Estate.
Ewes with Single Lambs at foot – per life – Cross - £76, £72, £70, £60, Dunans; £66, Ellary Estate; £61, 83 Borve; £60, High Balantyre; £63, £60, Strathorchy; £58, Clachan, Tiree; £58, 83 Borve, Barra; £58, Maam, £58, 17 St Brendan Road, Barra; £56, Strathorchy; £56, Strathorchy; £52, 4 Glebe Hill; £50, 4 Middlequarter, Uist; £50, 6 Leanish, Barra; £50, 17 St Brendan Road, Barra. BF - £51, Barbreck; £50, 83 Borve, Barra; £50, Clachan, Tiree; £50, Maam Farm; £50, Ellary Estate; £48, 24 Balephetrish, Tiree; £48, Creag A Mhadaidh; £44, Ellary Estates.
Hoggs – Suffx - £78.50, Kilbride Farm; £71.00 – 4 Middlequarter, N Uist. TexX -£80, Clachan, Tiree. CHEV - £70.00, Maam Farm. Mule - £67.00, Maam Farm. BF - £60.00, Fiart; £59.00, Stroneskar.
Feeding Ewes – SuffX - £77, 7 Middlequarter, N Uist. TexX - £88, High Balantyre; £85, Barcaldine HF; £70, Tyree; £70, 56 Tangasdale, Barra. Chev - £69, Balligarve; £66, Stalker Cottage; £65, Balnagown; £63, 56 Tangasdale, Barra. Cross - £64, High Balantyre; £63, 15 Ardmhor, Barra; £63, 56 Tangasdale, Barra. Mule - £68, Lusraganbeag; £65, 83 Borve, Barra; £62, Balligarve; £62, Oban Seil Croft; £60, Ricruin. BF - £69, Dunrostan; £67, Fiart; £64, Brackley; £57, Dunrostan; £56, Musdale.