Champion calf at the sale Oban was a Belgian Blue Limoussin cross from Douglas MacDonald Tyree, Benderloch, selling for £1,200.
Photograph: Kevin McGlynn
DALMALLY – United Auctions held a special sale of all classes of lambs and heep at Dalmally Auction Mart on Friday October 6 when they had 3,208 forward. All classes sold in keeping with current market levels. Principal lots and prices: Lambs: Suffolk cross: Kiloran Farms £54.50; Boorach Beg £48 Texel cross: Stonefield Farms £68.50; Tiretigan Farm £59.50; Stonefield Farms £50.50 Cheviot cross: Kiloran Farms £62; Kingairloch Estate £59.50 and £50 Crosses: Garoggie Estate £50; Evanachan £47 Mule: Kiloran Farms £54; Achalic Farm £52 Blackface: Brenachoille £46; Achnaba £42; Garrogie Estate £41; Dunans £41; Tom-a- Bhioran and Turnault £40; Achalic £39.50; Raera £39; Blarachouriunn £38 Cast rams: Dunshaltaig, Colonsay £68; Kiloran Farms £45 Gimmers: Knock-Dhu £58 (BF); Cour Grazings £52 (BF) Wedders: Machrinns Farm £35 Ewes: Barndromin £62; Cour Grazings £58 and £52; Lephinkill £51; Barndromin £45; Drimnin Estate £44; High Balantyre and Balnahard £43; Cour Grazings £42; Machrinns £39.
FORT WILLIAM – Dingwall & Highland Marts on Thursday October 5 sold 1,783 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,021) sold to £54 gross for a pair of Texel crosses from East Croft Roy, Newtonmore. Ewes (695) sold to £60 gross for a pen of Charollais crosses from 63 Ormiscaigbeag, Kilchoan. Feeding sheep (67) sold to £76 gross for a pen of Charollais cross gimmers from 63 Ormiscaigbeag. Other leading prices per head: Store lambs: SuffX – East Croft Roy, £53; Cross – Insh Farm, Spean Bridge, £50, Fachiemard, Invergarry & Insh Farm, £47.50, Ockle, Achteny, £47; Mule – Glendoe Estate, Fort Augustus, £48; BF – Craigbuie, Balgowan, £48, Insh Farm, £46, East Croft Roy, £38.50; Chev – Croft No. 8, Balmacra, £45.50, Kilmory, Achteny & Sanna, Kilchoan, £44. Ewes: BF – Ardtornish Farms, Oban, £36; Chev – Balmaglaster, Spean Bridge, £35. Feeding sheep: Chev gimmer – Kilmory, £70; Cross wedder – East Croft Roy, £55.50; BF gimmer – Ardtornish Farms, £53.