C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.
98 Cattle forward:
Lim x Blks to 232p/kg from D & E Lockhart Fauldingcleugh to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan.
95 OTM’s Forward:
Dairy bred cows scarce and wanted.
Beef bred cows both meated and feeding types met plenty of competition.
Per head – Char – £1225.25 Barnbackle. Here Bull – £1100 Upper Barr. Sim Bull – £1107.25. Lim – £1094.75 £1092.75 Isle of Dalton, £1058.40 Mosshead, £967.50 No2 Tregallon.Sim – £1041.40 Dollard, £973.50 Cormaddie, £944.30 Millhill. Short – £1020.50 No2 Tregallon, £965.20 Nether Gribton, £937.95 Auld Mills. AA – £937.75 Palaceknowe, £923.55 No2 Tregallon. Stab – £939.40 £882 South Main. Lui – £905.20 Over Cairn. Hols – £727.50 Brownrigg.
Per Kilo – Lim – 155p 145p Isle of Dalton, 144p Mosshead. Short – 147p Auld Mills, 130p No2 Tregallon, 127p Nether Gribton. Char – 145p Barnbackle. Sim – 142p 135p 133p Millhill, 131p Over Cairn. AA – 131p No2 Tregallon. Lui – 131p Over Cairn. Stab – 127p 126p x2 South Mains. Hols – 97p Brownrigg, 94p 92p Longbridgemuir, 91p Grains.
1423 Prime Sheep Forward:
852 Prime Lambs: All classes sharper.
104 Lambs (32.1-39) ave 202.3p/kg to 228p/kg Heithat
Tex – £85 Heithat
Black – £77 Kirkton of Crawford
504 Lambs (39.1-45.5) ave 206.8p/kg to 228p/kg Druidhall/Braco
Tex – £98 £95 Druidhall, £92.50 Abune the Brae, £93 £92.50 Steilston, £92.50 Druidhall, £92.50 Eastside, £92.50 Kirkbride.
Char – £98 Rigghead, £92 Lochhill
Suff – £92 Longbeoch
NCC – £92 £88 Newbigging
Cross – £91 Abune the Brae, £87.50 East Polquhirter
Black- £82 Kirkton of Crawford
212 Lambs (45.6-52) ave 192.4p/kg to 217p/kg Druidhall/Braco
Tex – £104 Druidhall, £94 Rigghead, £94 Longbeoch, £94 New Farm, £93.50 Longbeoch
Suff – £92 Nether Gribton, £91 New Farm, £90 Kirkbride
Cross – £90 Millriggs
34 Lambs (52.1+) ave 167.1p/kg to 172p/kg Nether Gribton
Suff – £92 Druidhall
Tex – £92 x2 Druidhall, £92 Rigghead, £92 New Farm
571 Cast Ewes – Ewes were sharper on the week. Heavy ewes sought after. More could have been sold.
Ewes:
Tex – £140 £110 Wester Parkgate, £118 x2 Castlehill
Beltex – £119 Inamay
Suff – £80 Kirkbride
Chev – £78 Castlehill, £76 Marwhirn
Cross – £76 South Mains, £75 Barend, £75 Druidhall
NCC- £76 Wester Parkgate, £70 Marwhirn
Char – £72 East Bowerhouses
Chev. Mule – £72 Stuanlee
Blue Leis – £72 Avisyard
Black – £65 Marwhirn, £53 Bogue