Oban

Livestock Sales Reports - Oban Livestock Centre

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.
 

Tuesday 14 May 2019

United Auctions (Tuesday 14 May 2019) held their May sale of 124 cattle and 501 sheep of all classes at Oban Livestock Centre.  Bullocks sold to average £704.17 per head or 229.39 pence per kilo and Heifers leveled out at £652.77 per head or 211.28 pence per kilo.  Bullocks sold to a top of £1020 for Limousin Crosses from Achnaba whilst Heifers sold to £950, also Limousin Crosses from Achnacree Beag.  M/s Troughton, Ardachy led the prices per kilo for bullocks at 272.9 whilst Achnaba sold their Heifers to 246 pence per kilo.  All classes of sheep sold at similar levels to other principal centres.
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
AAx: £910(3) & £840(2) – Ardachy.
BSHx: £650(4) – Glenure Estate Ltd.
BRBx: £810(3) – South Achinduin.
LIMx: £1020 & £990 – Achnaba : £985(3), £970(2), £960, £920 & £900(2) – Achnacree Beag.
SIMx: £710(2) – Ballard, Coll.
HEIFERS
AAx: £790 – Ardachy.
BRBx: £680 – Tyree.
LIMx: £950(2) – Achnacree Beag : £930 & £920 – Achnaba : £900(2) & £860(2) – Achnacree Beag.
SIMx: £600 – Pennygown, Mull.
 
TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
AAx: 247p(2) & 233p(3) – Ardachy.
BSHx: 249p(6) & 236p(4) – Glenure Estate.
LIMx: 273p(2) – Ardachy : 263p – Tyree : 256p(2) – Achnacree Beag : 256p(2) – Ardachy : 246p – Achnacree Beag : 244p – Ardachy : 243p(3) – Achnacree Beag : 241p – Tyree : 240p – Achnacree Beag.
SHx: 238p(3) – Inshaig.
SIMx: 262p(3) – Ballard, Coll : 236p(2) – Aird Farm.
HEIFERS
AAx: 210p(2) – Ardachy.
BRBx: 218p – Tyree.
LIMx: 246p – Achnaba : 243p & 242p(3) – Ardachy : 241p(2), 239p(2) & 232p(2) – Achnacree Beag.
SIMx: 236p & 221p – Ballard, Coll.
 
INCALF COWS £1000 – Iochdar, Mull : £900 – Achnacree Beag.
 
HOGGS
SUFFx: £85 & £75 – Killiechronan.
TEXx: £80 – Kirkton.
CHEV: £59 – Daltote.
CROSS: £67 – Knock : £61 – Acharn.
MULE: £58 – Birchfield.
BF: £63 – Scammadale : £63 – Arronton Place : £57 – Scammadale.
 
EWES
SUFF: £98 – Tyree.
TEXx: £82 & £81 – Torbhlaren.
CHEV: £69.50 – Balnagown : £68 – Pennygown : £60 – Baligarve & Glenamachrie.
CROSS: £55 – Pennygown.
MULE: £69 – Glenmachrie : £68 – Balnagown : £65 – Torbhlaren : £65 – Mid Farm.
BF: £50 – Kilbride, Kilmore : £48 – Cluaran Croft.