Averages were up on the year at United Auctions’ annual Fair Day sale at Dalmally Auction Mart, where bullocks and heifers cashed in at 252.49p (+20.69p) and 253.94p (+25.66p) respectively.

Bullocks sold to £1500 for a 598kg Charolais cross from DW Semple and Son, Dippen, and to 345.8p per kg for a Limousin cross from Dunolliebeg Partnership.

A 362kg Limousin cross led the heifers at £1480 and 408.8p for J Campbell and Sons, Succothmore.

Taking the championship at the pre-sale show was a British Blue cross heifer from R and J Lines, Killocraw, which later realised £1300 selling to the judge, W Gray, Balquharrage, Lennoxtown.

The blue and white ticket was awarded to a Charolais cross bullock from Dippen, which made £1500, again purchased by the judge.

LEADING awards

Bullock – 1, Char X, Dippen, £1500; 2, Lim X, Killocraw, £1200; 3, Lim X, Achnaba.

Heifer – 1, BB X, Killocraw, £1300; 2, BB X, Strathnafenaig, £1070; 3, Char X, Dippen, £1210.

Pen of four bullock – 1, Dippen, £1215.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X – £1470 (x5) Ballygreggan; £1470 Blasthill; £1405 (x2) Ballygreggan; £1195 (x3) Polliwilline; £1170 (x10), £1120 (x8) Blasthill. BB X – £1275 Dippen; £1255, £1225 Killocraw; £1215 Dippen; £1190 Strathnafenaig; £1170 (x2) Succothmore; £1130 Uigle; £1110 Strathnafenaig. Char X – £1500 Dippen; £1320 Auchenrivoch; £1310 (x4), £1275 (x3) Dippen; £1270, £1230 (x2) Glenehervie; £1230 Laggan; £1220 Glenehervie; £1215 (x3) Dippen; £1200 (x3) Strath; £1200 (x4) East Laggan. Lim X – £1270 Uigle; £1250 (x4) Dippen; £1240 (x2) Achnaba; £1230 (x3) Uigle; £1210 (x2) Killocraw; £1200 Strathnafenaig; £1200(x2) East Laggan; £1200 Killocraw. Sim X – £1465 (x3), £1440 (x11) Balegreggan; £1200 (x3) Strath.

Heifers – A- A X – £1100 (x4) Polliwilline. BB X – £1480 (x2) Succothmore; £1300, £1200 Killocraw; £1070 Strathnafenaig. Char X – £1460, £1370 (x2) Balegreggan; £1250 (x3), £1210 Dippen; £1190 (x3) Glenehervie; £1150 (x3) Strath; £1140 (x2) Glenehervie. Lim X – £1360 Achnaba; £1320, £1300 Uigle; £1300 Dippen; £1300 Uigle; £1290 Kileonan; £1260 Ballochgair; £1250 Dippen; £1240, £1200 Achnaba; £1170 Low Dunashery. Sim X – £1150 Strath; £1120 Dalmore.

Breeding cattle – Cows and calves – £1800, £1520 Glenehervie.