United Auctions held their Annual February Sale of 326 head of Cattle at Tiree Auction Mart.

The 184 Bullocks averaged £676 or 180pence per kilo, recording a drop of £46.47 on last year’s high values. The 142 Heifers averaged £526 or 172pence per kilo, recording a drop of £32.49 on last year’s values. Bullocks sold to a top price per head of £940 for rising one year old Charolais from Heylipol Farm whilst Heifers sold to £820 for Limousin Crosses from the same home.

Prices per kilo were led by Ruaig for Limousin Bullocks at 219pence and Heylipol Farm at 204pence for Charolais Heifers. Breeding Cattle sold to £1020 for In-calf Heifers from Ruaig and Cast Cows sold to £860 from Ardmay and 125pence per Kilo from No1 Kilkenneth.

A feature of the sale was the consignment of 72 rising one year Bullocks & Heifers from Heylipol Farm which sold to average £809 per head.

PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES TOP BRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
AAx: £798 – Hillcrest : £722 (2) – 13 Moss :
£685 – 13 Moss : £680 & £652(5) – Hillcrest :
£528 & £505 – Benview.
BBx: £548 – Ruaig
CHARx: £940, £932, £912, £888(3), £878(2), £868,
£855(2), £840(5), £822 (5) – Heylipol Farm : £815 –
Hillcrest : £812(2), £808 & £800 – Heylipol Farm :
£755 – Ardmay : £668(4), £648(3) & £628(4) – Hillcrest
: £558 – Ardmay.
LIMx: £890 & £880(2) – Heylipol Farm : £872,
£853(3) & £842 – 3 Kenovay : £832(3), £830(2),
£822(4) – Heylipol Farm : £822 (2) – 3 Kenovay :
£812 (2), £802 (3) & £792 (3) – Heylipol Farm :
£792 – 7 Kilkenneth : £788 (3) & £782 – 3 Kenovay
: £698 – Skipinnis : £698, £685 & £682 – 3 Kenovay
: £655 – Ruaig : £628 (2) – 6 Crossapol : £628 (2) –
Ruaig : £625 – Middleton Farm : £618 – Skipinnis :
£608 – 13 Moss : £598 – Ruaig : £595 – Middleton
Farm : £582 – 1 Kenovay : £578 – Druimfhraoich :
£572 – 15 Crossapol.
SALx: £745, £635 & £622 – Lochphuil :
£622 – 5 Balevullin : £608 & £582 – Lochphuil :
£550 – Middleton Farm.
SIMx: £868, £828(4), £778 & £745 – Heylipol Farm
: £718 & £692 – 3 Kenovay : £585 – Lochphuil.
HEIFERS
AAx: £612 & £585 – Hillcrest : £515 – Benview.
CHARx: £790, £738 (4), £728 (6) – Heylipol Farm :
£688 & £642 (3) – Hillcrest : £618(2) – Heylipol
Farm : £598 – Ardmay : £578 (3) – Hillcrest.
LIMx: £820, £705 & £692 – Heylipol Farm : £682 –
1 Kenovay : £655 – Heylipol Farm :
£648 – Druimfhraoich : £638 – Heylipol Farm :
£608 – 7 Kilkenneth : £588 – 1 Kenovay : £582 – 7
Kilkenneth : £578 – Druimfhraoich & 7 Kilkenneth.
SALx: £595 – Middleton Farm
SIMx: £578, £568(3) – Lochphuil.

IN–CALF HEIFERS £1020, £1000 & £940 – Ruaig.
BULLING HEIFERS £800(3) & £850 – 4 East Baugh.
IN-CALF COWS £785 – 3 Middleton.
OTM COWS £860 – Ardmay : £805 – 1 Kilkenneth :
£768 – Whitehouse : £702 – Heylipol Farm :
£700(2) – Druimfhraoich
TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
AAx: 190p – 13 Moss : 187p(5) – Hillcrest.
BBx: 182p – Ruaig
CHARx: 214p(4) & 205p – Hillcrest :
203p – Heylipol Farm : 200p – Ardmay : 199p(2) –
Hillcrest : 197p (5) & 196p (2) – Heylipol Farm :
195p – Ardmay : 194p – Heylipol Farm (5) &
Hillcrest (4) : 193p (2) – Hillcrest : 192p – Heylipol
Farm.
LIMx: 219p – Ruaig : 214p – Cnoc Gorm : 212p – 6
Crossapol : 204p (2) – Heylipol Farm : 203p(2) –
Ruaig : 202p – 8 Barrapol : 198p – Skipinnis & 15
Crossapol : 196p – 5 Barrapol.
HEIFERS
CHARx: 204p & 192p (4) – Heylipol Farm : 189p
(2) – Ardmay.
LIMx: 202p & 194p – 9 Barrapol :
188p – 5 Barrapol.
SIMx: 187p – 17 Balevullin.
OTM COWS
125p – 1 Kilkenneth : 124p – Hillcrest :
118p – Ardmay : 111p – Druimfhraoich :
109p – Whitehouse : 105p – Druimfhraoich.

Saturday morning was damp and grey but that didn’t seem to deter the buyers who had travelled over from the mainland for the first Tiree Cattle Sale of 2010.

Three hundred and seventeen animals had been put up for sale, trading was brisk and all stock was cleared at very satisfactory rates.

Following are the principle lot prices

Charolais Bullock Calves from Heylipol Farm sold to £935. Limousin Bullocks from No2
Kenovay sold to £945 and Limousin Heifers from the same home sold to £885. Leading
the prices per kilo for Bullocks was No8 Barrapol when their Limousins sold to 262pence
and No9 Barrapol led the way for Heifers per kilo at 232pence, also Limousin Crosses.
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
BULLOCKS
AAx:
£780 – Hillcrest : £775(4) & £765(4) – 13 Moss : £730, £720, £715 & £700 – Hillcrest.
CHARx:
£935, £905(2), £895(4), £860, £855(4), £850(6), £845(2), £840(2), £825(5) & £820(5) –
Heylipol Farm : £800 – Hillcrest : £775(2), £745 & £715 – Heylipol Farm : £710, £695 &
£675 – Hillcrest : £635 – Ardmay & Hillcrest(2).
LIMx:
£945 – 2 Kenovay : £905 & £895 – 3 Kenovay : £850 – Heylipol Farm : £820(4), £805,
£795(2) & £780 – 3 Kenovay : £775(2) – Heylipol Farm : £770 – 3 Kenovay :
£750 – Heylipol Farm(3) & Hillcrest : £730 & £725(2) – Heylipol Farm : £715 – 3 Kenovay :
£710 – Middleton Farm : £700(2) – Hillcrest : £685 – Hillcrest(3) & Heylipol Farm :
£675 – Middleton Farm : £655 – 3 Kenovay : £650, £615 & £610(2) – Middleton Farm.
SALx:
£805(2) – 3 Kenovay : £615 – Lochphuil House.
SHx:
£650 & £610(5) – Middleton Farm.
SIMx:
£890 – Heylipol Farm : £860(2) – 3 Kenovay : £850(2) – Heylipol Farm : £835 – 3 Kenovay :
£825(2), £820(4), £805, £745 & £740(3) – Heylipol Farm : £635(2) & £615(2) – Lochphuil.
HEIFERS
BLONDx:
£570 – Ardmay
CHARx:
£835, £815, £785(3), £775 & £685(2) – Heylipol Farm : £685(3) – Hillcrest :
£675 & £655(2) – Heylipol Farm : £640(2) & £600(2) – Hillcrest.
LIMx:
£885 – 2 Kenovay : £675(3), £650(2) & £645(3) – Hillcrest : £565 – 1 Kenovay :
£545(4) – Middleton Farm.
SALx:
£580 & £570 – Lochphuil.
SIMx:
£675 – Heylipol Farm : £555(4) – Lochphuil.
OTM COWS
£755 – Heylipol Farm : £715 – Lochphuil : £655 – Heylipol Farm.
I/C COWS
£840 – Lochphuil : £790 – Heylipol Farm : £780 – Lochphuil : £750 – Croish & Lochphuil.
TOP PRICES PER KILO
BULLOCKS
AAx:
205p(2), 202p & 196p – Hillcrest : 196p(4) & 195p(4) – 13 Moss.
CHARx:
237p – Ardmay : 233p(2), 221p & 218p – Hillcrest : 214p(5) – Heylipol Farm :
209p – Hillcrest : 206p – Ardmay : 204p, 203p(5) & 197p(2) – Heylipol Farm :
197p – Hillcrest : 195p(4) – Heylipol Farm.
LIMx:
262p – 8 Barrapol : 247p – Mainroad : 241p(2) – Hillcrest : 234p(2) & 228p – 8 Barrapol :
223p – 1 Kenovay : 222p – Middleton Farm : 221p(2) – 8 Barrapol : 214p – 1 Kenovay :
213p – Hillcrest(3) & Skipinnis : 208p – 1 Kenovay : 207p – Hillcrest : 206p – Middleton
Farm & Carnan : 205p – Carnan : 204p – 8 Barrapol : 203p(2) – Heylipol Farm :
202p & 201p(2) – 1 Kenovay : 201p – 3 Kenovay : 198p – Middleton Farm & 3 Kenovay :
197p – Middleton Farm & Carnan : 195p – Middleton Farm.
SALx:
219p & 217p – Lochphuil
SHx:
222p(5), 212p & 196p(2) – Middleton Farm.
SIMx:
226p – 17 Balevullin : 214p – Lochphuil : 211p – 17 Balevullin :
207p(2) & 204p(2)- Lochphuil : 198p(2) & 197p – Heylipol Farm : 197p(3) – 3 Kenovay.
HEIFERS
CHARx:
215p – Ardmay : 212p(2) & 202p(5) – Hillcrest : 195p & 185p(4) – Heylipol Farm.
LIMx:
232p(2) – 9 Barrapol : 231p – Mainroad : 227p, 222p(3) & 221p – 9 Barrapol : 220p(3) –
Hillcrest : 219p(2), 217p(2) & 213p(2) – 9 Barrapol : 211p – 9 Barrapol : 208p(4) – Middleton
Farm : 207p – 1 Kenovay : 201p – Hillcrest (3) & 1 Kenovay : 198p – Skipinnis : 197p,
196p & 195p – 1 Kenovay : 193p(2) – Skipinnis : 192p(2) – Hillcrest.
SALx:
195p(2), 193p & 192p – Lochphuil.
SIMx:
203p(4) – Lochphuil : 202p(2) & 200p – 17 Balevullin : 194p – Lochphuil.