Dumfries Mart Primestock Sale Report 08/03/2023

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DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 08/03/2023

 

C&D Auction Marts held their Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries.

 

Primes sold to 310p/kg for limousin x heifers consigned by J. Jardine, Yett to Annan Butchers, R Johnstone & Sons.

 

OTM’s number tight, buyers request greater numbers.

 

Dairy cows of all classes met a competitive trade selling to 208p/kg for a fleckvieh from Slacks. Holstein cows to £1819.05 Conheath

 

Beef cows comprised a plain show to 189p/kg for Angus cows from  Keyla Park and Whitehill and to £1370.25 Whitehill.

 

Per Head Hol – £1819.05 Conheath, £1502.30 Brownfield. Flec – £1757.60 £1720 Slacks. AA – £1370.25 Whitehall.

 

Per Kilo – Flec – 208 200×2 195 Slacks. AA – 189 Whitehall & Keyla Park. Hol – 181 175 Brownfield, 181 Conheath, 179 x2 Grains, 175 New Farm.

 

 

780 Prime Hoggs – Very mixed offering forward. Meated hoggs scarce

 

31 Hoggs (25.5-32kg) Average 200p/kg to 209p/kg Barony

 

249 Hoggs(32.1-39kg) Average 241.4p/kg to 288p/kg Millriggs

Bel – £95 Millriggs

Tex – £93 Pendicle

NCC – £93 Barnbarroch

Chev- £89 Pendicle

BF – £87 Maryholm

 

226 Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg)  Average 236.6p/kg to 283p/kg Millriggs

Belt – £115 Millriggs

Tex – £107 £106 Cleughbrae, £106 Braco

NCC – £105 Auchencreiff

Suf – £104 Pendicle

Chev – £99 Cleughbrae

 

264 Hoggs (46- 52Kgs) Average 222p/kg to 238p/kg Shangan

Tex – £130 Millriggs, £116 Braco

Belt – £124 Shangan

Char – £116 Druidhall

NCC – £114 Auchencreiff

Suf – £114 Braco, £113 Pendicle

 

10 Hoggs (52.1kg+) Average 207.4p/kg to 210p/kg Lanarkland

Suf – £129 Millriggs, £112 Lanarkland

 

209 Cast Ewes and Rams forward.

Cast Ewes a poorer show for quality.

 

 

Ewes

Suf – £122 Garloff

Tex – £120 £116 £114 £110 Garloff

Chev Mule – £118x 2 Hartbush

Zwar – £110 Hollands & Wallacetown

X – £104 Bettyknowes, £104 Garloff, £102 Steilston

Chev – £94 Auchencheyne, £90 Barnbarroch & Knockhill

BF – £62 Laghead & Auchencheyne