C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.
8 Prime Cattle sold to 242p/kg for a Limousin x Heifer from J.Jardine, Yett to weekly purchaser R.Johnstone & Sons, Butchers Annan.
60 OTM’s met plenty of demand.
Per head – Sim – £1241.50 £1160.65 Newbie Mains. Lim – £1164.40 £1109.70 Laverock, £1005 Mull of Galloway. Here – £1092.50 Balgreggan. AA – £1089 Blairshinnoch. Hols – £970.20 Drum, £756.60 Meikle Killantrae. Short – £922.25 East Lanegate. Fries – £765.40 Drum.
Per Kilo – Hols – 147p Drum,111p 101p 95p Bruntshields, 97p Meikle Killantrae, 95p Brownfield. Lim – 142p 137p Laverock. Sim – 139p 130p Newbie Mains, 133p Blairshinnoch. AA – 121p Blairshinnoch. Short – 119p East Lanegate.
1045 Prime Sheep Forward:
618 Prime Lambs: Trade for all classes better than expected
55 Lambs (25.5-32) ave 214p/kg to 224p/kg Upper Stepford
Tex – £68 Gillenbie
95 Lambs (32.1-39) ave 204.4p/kg to 238p/kg Mull of Galloway
Tex – £84.50 Mull of Galloway, £82.50 Auchenfad
Suff – £82.50 Newbigging
261 Lambs (39.1-45.5) ave 203.8p/kg to 223p/kg Sandilands
Suff – £92 Auchenfad, £90 New Farm
Tex – £90.50 Druidhall/Braco, £90 Shancastle
Belt – £87 Sandilands
Cross – £85.50 Kirkton of Crawford
Chev – £83 Mollin, £82 Newbigging
182 Lambs (45.6-52) ave 193.9p/kg to 216p/kg Tinwald Shaws
Tex – £108 Tinwald Shaw, £99 Druidhall/Braco, £93.50 East Polquhirter, £93.50 Lanarkland
Suff – £93.50 Auchenfad, £90 New Farm
Chev. Mule – £92.50 Druidhall/Braco
Char – £92 East Polquhirter
25 Lambs (52.1+) ave 163.8p/kg to 170p/kg Tinwald Shaws
Tex – £92 Tinwald Shaws, £91 East Polquhirter
427 Cast Ewes – Ewes were a sturdy trade.
Ewes:
Tex – £97 Bettyknowes, £95 £94 Kirkton of Crawford, £92 East Polquhirter, £90 Auchenfad
Zwart – £88 Townfoot
Suff – £87 Barnbarroch
Char – £81 Aar-Dar
Cross – £77 Auchencheyne, £76 Hillside, £76 Aar-Dar
Chev – £76 £68 Mollin, £62 Bettyknowes
BFL – £75 Roughside
Black – £60 Kirkland, £55 Macherquhat, £55 Bettyknowes
Rams:
Tex – £136 Sandilands
Black – £89 Kirkland, £48 Drumlanrigg
