Charolais crosses from Duncan Semple, Dippen, certainly made their mark at United Auctions' Annual Fair Day Show and Sale at Dalmally.

Topping the sale was the pre sale champion, a 548kg Charolais cross heifer which secured £2080 and 379.6p per kg, when selling to Craig and Teen Malone. A 468kg bullock from the same home made £1380.

A 390kg Limousin bullock realised 307.7p for R and J Lines, Killocraw.

Bullocks averaged £1090.29 (-£43.19 on the year) while heifers cashed in at £1007.59 (-£25.83).

Breeding cattle sold to £1600 for a Simmental cross cow with bull calf at foot from Ellary Farms.

LEADING awards

Bullock – Lim X – 1 and reserve champion, A Ronald, East Laggan; 2, J Campbell and Son, Succothmorer; 3, A and M Buchanan, Achnaba.

Bullock – Char X – 1, DW Semple and Son, Dippen; 2, DW Semple and Son, Dippen; 3, A Ronald, East Laggan.

Heifer – 1 and champion, DW Semple and Son, Dippen; 2, J Campbell and Sons, Succothmore; 3, JJ and C McCallum, Strathnafanaig.

Best pen of four – D W Semple, Dippen.

LEADING prices

Bullocks – A-A X – £1370, £1225 (x6), £1095 (x8), Blasthill. BB X – £1270 Tom Na Coille; £1205 Low Dunashery; £1170 (x2), £1160, £1120 Killocraw; £1090 (x2), £1080, £1035 Strathnafanaig. Char X – £1380, £1320, £1315 (x2), £1300, £1285 (x4) Dippen; £1280 (x2) Strath; £1265, £1200 (x2) East Laggan; £1180 (x3) Dippen; £1160 Strath; £1140 Ardmaleish; £1135(5) Barnakill; £1080 (x4) £1070 (x2) East Laggan; £1070 Point; £1060 East Laggan; £1050 Strath. Lim X – £1260 Killegruer; £1245 East Laggan; £1230 Succothmore; £1220 Dippen; £1210 Leckuary; £1210 Croftlands; £1205 Achnaba; £1200, £1170 Killocraw; £1155 (x3) Uigle; £1150 Killeonan; £1150 Achnaba; £1150 (x5) Uigle; £1145, £1135 Killegruer; £1130 Killeonan; £1120 (x3) Achnaba; £1110 (x9) Uigle; £1100 (x3) Achnaba; £1095, £1090 Killocraw; £1085 Killeonan; £1075 (x2) Achnaba; £1070 (x3) Low Dunashery; £1060 Killocraw; £1040 Achnaba; £1040 Leckuary; £1040 (x5) Killegruer; £1040 (x2) Croftlands; £1040 Tombuie; £1030 Croftlands; £1025 (x6) Killegruer; £1010 (x2) Low Dunashery. Sim X – £1280 (x2), £1200 (x5), £1200(x3), £1160, £1050 (x5) Strath.

Heifers – A-A X – £955 (x3) Blasthill. BB X – £1400 Succothmore; £1100 Low Dunashery; £1090 Didden; £1000, £900 Strathnafanaig. Char X – £2080, £1350 (x4), £1310 (x4), £1175 (x3) Dippen; £1160 Barnakill; £1120 (x4) East Laggan; £1115(x2) Strath; £1100 (x2) Point; £1080 (x3) Dippen; £1055 (x5) Strath; £1050 East Laggan. Lim X – £1300 Dippen; £1300 Uigle; £1240 Succothmore; £1220 Strathnafanaig; £1160 Kilwhipnach; £1160(7), Uigle Farm; £1150, Low Dunashery; £1130, Dippen; £1110, Tombuie; £1100, 9 Killeonan; £1095, Achnaba; £1090 Succothmore; £1080 (x2) Kilwhipnach; £1075 Achnaba; £1060(x2) Low Dunashery; £1040 Kilwhipnach; £1030 Achnaba; £1020 Killeonan; £1010 (x3) Uigle; £1000 Succothmore; £1000 Achnaba; £1000 Uigle; £1000 Killegruer; £1000 Kilwhipnach. Sim X – £1115, £910, Strath.

Breeding cattle – Cows and calves – Heifers – BS X – £1380 Ellary Farms. Lim X – £1400 Brackley; £1120 Ellary Farms. BS X – £1420 Ellary Farms; £1350 Kengharair. Sim X – £1500 (x2), £1450 (x2) Ellary Farms; £1450 Brackley; £1380, £1350, £1280(x3), £1200 Ellary Farms.

Bull calves – BS X – £1420, £1280 Ardslignish. Lim X – £1560, £1420 Brackley. Sal X – £1520, £1330, Brackley. Sim X – £1600, £1550 (x3), £1520, £1450 (x3), £1380, £1320, Ellary Farms.

In-calf cows – £1200 Brackley.