C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock on Wednesday in Dumfries.
60 Cattle forward
Prime cattle met a competitive trade selling to 224p/kg for a Lim Heifer from The Yett.
OTM Cattle met a steady demand for a plain show.
Per head – Flec – £1000.50 £986 Slacks. AA – £858.80 Gateslack. Hol – £817.60 Slacks.
Per Kilo – Flec – 120p Slacks. AA – 113p Gateslack. Hol – 112p Slacks, 102p Brownrigg. Ayr – 94p Muirside.
1338 Prime Sheep:
742 Prime lambs – Trade held for a poorer show.
162 Lambs (32.1- 39kg) Ave 169.2p/kg to 182p/kg Whiteyard.
Tex – £71 Whiteyard. BF – £56 High Croach
447 Lambs (39.1- 45kg) Ave 176.0p/kg to 186p/kg Nether Garrel House
Tex – £80.50 £79 Bennan, £79 Druidhall, Upper Barr and Nether Garrell House. Suf – £77.50 Skipmyre. NCC – £75.50 Ewanston. X – £69 Hall Farm.
133 Lambs (45.6 – 52kg) Ave 168.5p/kg to 196p/kg Druidhall.
Tex – £95 Shangan, £90 Druidhall, £82.50 Slacks. Suf – £77 Hasting Hall
596 Cast Ewes and Rams – Trade bouyant.
Ewes –Tex – £135 Glenhowan, £100 x2 New Mains, £98.50 Craigielands. X – £82.50 Barony. Suf – £79.50 Shangan, Newmains and Upper Senwick. NCC – £79.50 Murrayton. Chev Mule – £76.50 Newmains. BF – £66.50, £58.50 x2 High Croach, £56.50 Murrayton and Guelt.
Rams – NCC – £87.50 Murrayton. Tex – £85.50 Skipmyre. Blue Leic – £85.50 Murrayton
