ISLAY – United Auctions had a total clearance at their Islay sale of store cattle on Saturday April 8, when they had a catalogued entry of 723 head. Bullocks rose £40.48 per head or 21.6 pence per kilo on the year while heifers recorded a rise of £47.43 per head or 19.9 pence per kilo. Bullocks levelled out at £872.53 per head or 241.83 pence per kilo while heifers sold to average £787.59 per head or 231.75 per kilo. Mr Carmichael, Coillabus, led the top priced bullocks per head at £1330 for Limousin crosses while the Lossit consignment led the kilo prices in this section at 285 pence. Limousin heifers from Coillabus again led the prices per head at £1110 while Tallant toped this section per kilo for Charolais crosses at 276 pence. Principal lots and prices. Bullocks.
AAx: £1100(8) and £1040(9) – Craigens : £1030(7) – Ballimartin : £1010(5) – Craigens : £1000(7) – Craigens : £980(10) – Octomore : £970(9) – Craigens : £940(19) – Craigens : £900 – Craigfad and Tallant(2). BRBx: £1080(2), £1000(2) and £900(2) – Sunderland. CHARx: £940 – Carrabus : £900(11) – Craigfad. LIMx: £1330 – Coillabus (Carmichael) : £1060 and £1030(4) – Kilchiaran : £1020(2) – Lossit : £1010(2) – Kilchiaran : £1000 – Island(2), Craigfad and Ballimartin(7) : £980(5) and £970 – Lossit : £970 – Kilchiaran (11) and Ballimartin(4) : £960(8) – Lossit : £950 Corrary and Island : £920 – Corrary, Ballimartin(2) and Island(9) : £910 – Corrary. LUINGx: £820 – Duich. SHx: £730 – Kilchiaran. SIMx: £950(7) – Island : £940(2) – Corrary : £880(10) – Kilchiaran. Heifers AAx: £950 – Brybruich : £950(5) – Octomore. BRBx: £940 – Sunderland. CHARx: £830(4) – Island : £800(6) – Craigfad. LIMx: £1110 – Coillabus (Carmichael) : £1020 – Kilchiaran and Coillabus(2) : £980 – Coillabus : £960 – Corrary, Ballimartin(3), Coillabus and Lossit : £950(3) – Lossit : £930 – Lossit(9) and Kilchiaran(5). SIMx: £890(2) and £860 – Cladville. Top prices per kilo. Bullocks.
AAx: 271p(2) – Tallant : 261p(10) – Octomore : 253p(9) – Craigens : 249p(19) – Octomore : 249p(2) – Tallant : 247p – Ardfarnal : 246p(6) – Craigens : 245p - Craigfad. BRBx: 255p(2) – Sunderland. CHARx: 277p(4) – Carrabus : 275p(4) – Craigfad : 251p – Carrabus : 249p(3) – Mansefield : 245p(11) - Craigfad : 245p – Carrabus.