Annual Campbelltown Sale Report

SUFFOLKS TOP KINTYRE AT £900

A sunny day benefitted this outdoor venue and there was a centre record price and the best ever total at the annual Campbeltown sale of 120 rams and 510 breeding sheep held, on Saturday 19th September 2020, by C & D Auction Marts of Longtown for the Kintyre Agricultural Society.

At £900 the top price ram was a Suffolk shearling from Messrs McIntyre, Glenahervie, Southend which was purchased by N. & F. McNaughton, Dalmore, Tayinloan.  Messrs McIntyre also sold a Suffolk shearling at £750 to R. Millar, High Cattadale.  R. Millar bought another, at £600, from Thomas Cameron, Gartvaigh who also sold at £480 and £420.  Suffolk shearlings and ram lambs averaged £458.

Thomas Cameron, Gartvaigh also featured in the Bluefaced Lecicester section which he topped with a shearling at £600 to R. Millar who purchased another at £480 from Messrs Semple, Dalbrhaddan.  Other Leicesters went to £450, twice, from Kilkeddan.

£520 was paid by J. & M Turner, Killdalloig, Campbeltown for a Texel shearling from A. & J. Pirie, Machrihanish Farm.  I. McKendrick, High Dalrioch sold four Texel shearlings at £420 each with others from Messrs Cairns, Lochside and High Dalrioch at £400.  Texel lambs made to £400 from C. McMillan, Low Tirfergus.

Jeffrey Parkhouse, Inverae sold Charollais rams at £420 and £400, twice, and Beltex cross shearlings from R. & J. Lines, Killowcraw again sold to £420 and £400.  Overall, shearlings of all breeds averaged £331 with ram lambs levelling at £222.

Breeding females saw the usual strong demand which is a feature of this year`s trade. A nice entry of Blackface gimmers sold to £185 paid by A. J. Ronald, Coulinlongart to M. Huysamer, Laggan View who also sold at £140 with other Blackface gimmers to £150 Brennanlea and £135 High Dalrioch.  Mule gimmers from Skernish and Darlochan Yard made £180 with the latter selling Texel gimmers at £155.  Ewes sold to £140 from G. Gillespie and ewe lambs to £120 from P. Grumoli.  A reduction of stock Blackfaces from Carskiey Estate sold to £112.