Dumfries Mart Primestock Sale Report 28/10/20

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