A QUALITY entry of 411 store cattle was on offer at United Auctions’ Dalmally mart, where two Limousin crosses from Duncan Semple, Dippen, picked up the champion and reserve tickets at the pre-sale show, judged by S Cannon, Skilmafilly, Auchnagatt.

Taking the tri-colour was a 446kg bullock that later sold to Messrs Hamilton, Bee Edge, for £1200 while the reserve, a 454kg heifer, was purchased by Mr Cannon for £1150.

However, it was Limousin cross heifers that topped the trade at 278p from Achnaba and £1260 from Killocraw while bullocks sold to 264p three times for Charolais crosses from Couston Farm as well as £1220 for Aberdeen-Angus crosses from Balegreggan.

Overall, bullocks averaged £953.99 or 231.76p with heifers at £920.71 or 228.12p.

LEADING awards:

Single bullock – Charolais-sired – 1, Messrs McIntyre, Glenahervie; 2 and 3, Messrs Ronald, East Laggan. Limousin-sired – 1, champion and 2, Messrs Semple, Dippen; 3, R Currie, Low Dunashery. Any other breed – 1, Messrs MacCallum, Strathnafanaig.

Single heifer – Charolais-sired – 1, Glenahervie; 2, Dipper; 3, East Laggan. Limousin-sired – 1 and reserve, Dippen; 2, R Lines, Killocraw; 3, H Morrison, 9 Killeonan. Any other breed – 1, Messrs Ralston, Rhoin; 2, Killocraw; 3, Strathnafanaig.

Best pen of four bullocks or heifers – Dippen.

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – A-A X – £1220 Balegreggan; £900 (x2) Ardachy. Char X – £1210 (x2), £1180 (x3), £1160 (x2), £1100 (x2) Balegreggan; £1190, £1160, £1130 (x2), £1110 (x4) Glenehervie; £1190 (x4), £1040 (x4), £1000 (x4) Dippen; £1140, £1000 (x3), £950 Strath; £1110, £1060 (x3), £1050, £1040 (x4), £960 (x2), £950 East Laggan; £1060 East Laggan; £980 Saddel. Lim X – £1200, £1130, £1110, £960 (x2) Dippen; £1180, £1150 (x2), £1110, £1020 (x4), £950 (x3) Uigle; £1150, £1080, £1070, £1060, £970 (x3) Killocraw; £1140 Achnaba; £1070 Cleongart; £1050, £1020, £990 (x2) Low Dunashery; £1040, £1000 Killeonan; £1000 (x2), £990 Strathnafanaig; £990 (x2) Achnaba. Sim X – £1140, £950 (x2) Strath; £1100 (x2), £1070 (x4), £1020 (x2) Balegreggan; £1040 Ballochgair. BB X – £1060, £1050, £1030 Strathnafanaig; £1030 (x4) Rhoin; £980 Low Dunashery; £970 (x2) Killocraw. HF – £715 (x2) Strath.

Heifers – Lim X – £1260, £1100, £1090, £1050 (x2), £1020, £980 (x3) Killocraw; £1150 Dippen; £1140 (x3), £1050 Uigle; £1140 Saddel Home Farm; £1110, £1090 Cleongart; £1080 Strathnafanaig; £1080, £1010 East Laggan; £1070, £980 (x2) Achnaba; £1020 9 Killeonan. Char X – £1210 (x3), £1140 (x3), £1130 (x4), £1110 (x3) Balegreggan; £1180, £1130 (x2), £950 (x3) Dippen; £1140, £1100 (x2) Glenehervie; £1000 (x3) Strath. BB X – £1200 (x2) Rhoin; £1110 Strathnafanaig; £1000 Dippen; £970 Killocraw. A-A X – £1180, £1080 Balegreggan. Sim X – £910 Balegreggan.

Cow with calf – £1010 Scoor Farm, Bunessan.