ISLAY SALE – 13th DEC 2010

(Islay Lambs sell to £79.50 at Last Sale of Year)
United Auctions held their last sale of the year at Islay Auction Mart when 2786 head of Lambs & Sheep were sold. All classes met a spirited trade with Texel Cross Lambs from No6 Bayview selling to £79.50. Blackface Lambs were an exceptional trade with the top price coming from the Keppols consignment realising £67.50. The Coull consignment of Lambs led the prices per kilo when their Suffolk Crosses sold to 187 pence. Cast Ewes from Craigens sold to £82.50 for Charolais.
PRINCIPAL LOTS & PRICES
TOP PRICES PER HEAD
LAMBS
SUFFx:
£74.00 – Octofad : £72.00 – Eorrabus : £71.50 – Coull & Octofad : £71.00 – Neriby & Duich: £70.00 – Starchmill : £69.50 – Coull : £69.00 – Octofad : £68.00 – Ballinaby (Mrs Warren) : £66.00 – Coille : £65.50 – Coull & Duich : £65.00 – Ardbeg & Coille : £64.00 – Kilchiaran : £63.50 – Octofad : £62.50 – Kintra : £61.50 – Ardbeg & 2 Ballinaby : £60.00 – Machrie Croft.
TEXx:
£79.50, £76.50 & £75.00 – 6 Bayview : £75.00 – Neriby : £70.50 – 6 Bayview : £69.50 – Leorin & Neriby : £68.00 – Gartloist : £67.00 – Coull : £66.50 – Coille : £65.50 – Coull : £65.00 – Balimartin : £62.00 – Ardbeg : £61.50 – Carrabus.
CHEVx:
£65.00 – Coull
CROSS
£69.00 – Coillabus : £66.00 – Keppols : £64.50 – Ballinaby (Mrs Warren) : £62.00 – Eorrabus.
BF
£67.50 – Keppols & Kilchiaran : £64.50 – Carn : £60.50 – Duich & Ardbeg : £60.00 – Ballinaby (Mrs Warren) : £58.50 – Keppols, Kilchiaran & Ardbeg : £57.00 – Coull : £56.00 – Duich.

EWES
TEXx:
£58.50 – Ardbeg & Dunlossit Estate.
CHARx:
£82.50 – Craigens
CROSS
£74.50 & £65.50 – Octofad : £65.00 – Coull.
BF
£49.00 – Coull : £45.50 – Ardbeg : £45.00 – Lossit.

TOP PRICES PER KILO
LAMBS
SUFFx:
187p – Coull : 169p – Octofad : 168p – Ballinaby & Coull : 167p – Machrie Croft.
TEXx:
177p – Carrabus : 173p – 6 Bayview : 168p – Coille & Coull : 167p – Coille : 166p – Carrabus & 6 Bayview.
CHEVx:
169p – Kilbride : 165p – Coull : 162p – Ballychattrigan.
CROSS
171p – Coille : 164p – Coull & Coillabus.
BF
170p – Coull : 168p – Kintra : 166p – Dunlossit Estate & Coille : 165p & 163p – Kilchiaran : 162p – Duich : 161p – Coille & Kilchiaran : 160p – Ballinaby, Kilchiaran & Lossit.