C & D Auction Marts Ltd held weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday.
111 Cattle Forward
12 Prime Cattle – Trade improving
Heifers Limousin to 224.5p R Neill, Upper Tinwald to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 213.5p from Mr J Bell, Brydekirk Mains to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan
Bullocks Galloway to 199.5p from JWK Paterson & Son, Low Three Mark to PR Duff Ltd, Wishaw
99 OTM Cattle – Buyers were active with trade better than expected with more lean beef cows and parlour dairy cows forward.
Per Head
Simmental to £930.90, £875.50, £850.65 Cormaddie
British Friesian to £830.50 Lagganlees
Holstein Friesian to £819.65, £808.50 Slacks, £805.65 Riggheads, Collin
Limousin to £808.50 Edingham
Hereford to £729 Meikle Barncleugh
Angus to £705.60 Porterstown
Per Kilo
Holstein Friesian to 123p , 101p Riggheads, Collin, 110p Slacks
British Friesian to 110p Lagganlees, 104p Burnside of Baltersan
British Blue to 110p Ninians Grove
Simmental to 109p Third, 107p Cormaddie
Limousin to 109p Kirkbride, 108p Upper Tinwald, 107p Meikle Barncleugh
Hereford to 108p Meikle Barncleugh
Angus to 102p Kirkbride
1551 Prime Sheep
1152 Prime Lambs – More cheer in the sheep ring with all classes getting a welcome rise. Best export lambs selling to 165-180ppk, more Mule & Blackface Lambs forward. Sale average 155.9p
236 Lambs (32.1-39Kg) ave 155.6p to 183.7p Ford
Texel to £68 Ford
Mule to £59 Ford
527 Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) ave 155.2p to 184.5p Kirkton
Suffolk to £70 East Polquhirter, £68.50 Abune the Brae
Texel to £72 (x3) Kirkton of Crawford, £70 Thorns, £68.50 Liscleugh
Chev Mule to £61 Marwhirn
Blackface to £57 Inglestone, £56 East Polquhirter
358 Lambs (45.6-52Kg) ave 147.3p to 147.3p East Polquhirter
Texel to £76 Druidhall, £75.50 Barrsyard, £75.50 Druidhall, £75.50 Druidhall
Suffolk to £75.50 East Polquhirter
Roussin to £71.50 Glengennet
Chev Mule to £68.50 Marwhirn
Mule to £65.50 Abune the Brae
30 Lambs (52Kg+) ave 138.1p to 144p Druidhall
Suffolk to £76 druidhall
Texel to £75.50 Druidhall
400 Cast Ewes & Rams Forward – All types of Ewes sharper on the week with Blackface Heavy Ewes £3-£4 better.
Beltex to £93.50 Finnieness
Suffolk to £86 Rigghead, Shawhead
NCC to £84 Annefield
Leicester to £79 Grennan
Texel to £75.50 Craigieland Hill, £75 Lochwood
Cheviot to £67 South Glen, £63 Craigiland Hill
Mule to £62 East Polquhirter, £54.50 Lawesknowe, £53.50 Ballinnie, £52.50 Leithenhall
Blackface to £55 Macqueston, £54 Marr, £51.50 Lawesknowe, £50 Midlock
Lleyn to £42.50 Bennan
Swaledale to £41.50 Finniness
Rams Suffolk to £82.50 Rigghead, Shawhead
Texel to £99 Glengennet
Blackface to £76 Clonrae
One partner. No competitors. Full visibility across the region.
