Dumfries Mart Primestock Sale Report 9/12/20

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.

61 Cattle Forward:

Prime Cattle met a competitive trade to 250p/kg for a Limousin x Heifer purchased by R.Johnstone & Sons, Butchers Annan sellers being J.Jardine, Yett.

OTM’s again sold easily with dairy types keenly sought.

Per head – Sim – £1006.20 Dalmakethar, £1003.20 Newbie Mains. Hols – £890.60 Newtonairds, £798 Brownfield. Lim – £875.80 Dalmakethar. Mont – £808.50 Shenrick.

Per Kilo – Sim – 132p x2 Newbie Mains, 129p Dalmakethar. Hols – 131p 116p Dryburgh, 122p Newtonairds, 105p Brownfield. AA – 119p Kirkbride. Lim – 118p Ryes. Mont – 105p Shenrick.

1748 Prime Sheep Forward

1261 Prime Lambs: Trade continues to please with export weights keenly sought. More hill lambs forward.

91 Lambs (25.5-32) ave 213.3p/kg to 268p/kg Auchenfad

Belt – £77 Auchenfad

Black – £71 Kirkland

Cross – £68 Merkland

448 Lambs (32.1-39) ave 221.2p/kg to 250p/kg Foregirth

Tex – £89.50 Bushcroft, £89.50 Swyre, £88.50 Hetland

Suff – £89 Dempsterton

Black – £83 £79 Snar, £83 Glenmanna, £79 Merkland

551 Lambs (39.1-45.5) ave 219.9p/kg to 240p/kg Slacks

Tex – £100 Barbush, £98 Lanarkland, £98 £97.50 Shangan, £97.50 Shancastle

Char – £97.50 Kirkbride

Suff – £96.50 Townhead, Corsencon & Springfield,£95.50 Auchenfad, £95 Swyre

Cross – £96 Dempsterton

Chev – £91.50 Hoddomtown

Black – £95 Sweetshawhead, £93.50 Merkland

171 Lambs (45.6-52+) ave 208.4p/kg to 220p/kg Rigghead

Tex – £110 £106 £102.50 Rigghead, £102 Lanarkland, £102 £100 Belridding, £99.50 Foregirth

Suff – £102 Kirkbride, £99 Lanarkland & Kirkbride, £98.50 Rigghead

Rye – £98 Whiteyard

Cross – £97 Rigghead, £97 Corsencon

Char – £96.50 Bushcroft

Black – £95.50 Sweetshawhead

487 Prime and Cast Ewes: All classes sought after

Ewes:

Tex – £130 Kirkbog, £108 Rashgill

Suff – £99 Nether Dargavel

Cross – £89 £85 Barony, £84 Shangan, £80 Swyre & Bettyknowes

Chev – £87 Belridding, £76 Birsca, £74 Bettyknowes

Black – £69 Nether Gribton, £69 Bettyknowes, £68 Hetland, £67 Kirkton of Crawford

Rams:

Tex – £122 Woodcroft, £116 Kirkbride

BFL – £114 Merkland, £101 Marwhirn

Hamp – £100 Newfield

Black – £90 Dalpeddar