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DUMFRIES MART REPORT 14/10/2015

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday.
88 Prime & OTM Cattle Forward
Butchers type cattle again in short supply. Good quality under 600Kg cattle required in greater numbers.
Bullocks; Limousin to 230p to R Neill, Upper Tinwald to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan
Heifers; Charolais to 218.5p from Upper Tinwald, Torthorwald to Border Meats Butchers Lockerbie
76 OTM Cattle – meated cows scarce and wanted. Big proportion of parlour type cows forward
Per Head
British Blue to £1269.20 Upper Tinwald
Limousin to £1156.20, £1068.75 Archbank, £926.10 Lantonside
Holstein Friesian to £932.80 Conheath
Simmental to £917.60 Lantonside, £904.40 Meikle Barncleugh
Angus to £784.80 Newlands
Per Kg
British Blue to 167p Upper Tinwald
Simmental to 148p Lantonside, 119p, 116p Meikle Barncleugh, 117p Dollard
Limousin to 141p, 125p Archbank, 126p Lantonside
Holstein to 123p Barnbarroch, 106p Conheath
Angus to 109p Newlands

1240 Prime Sheep forward – Plenty of lambs 44Kg + forward affecting averaged to level at 138.7ppk
192 Lambs (32.1-39Kg) ave 139.5ppk to 167ppk Ford
Texel to £57.50 Ford
Blackface to £48 Ford
419 Lambs (39.1-45Kg) ave 138.3ppk to 170ppk Craigielandshill
Charollais to £63 Springfieldhill
Texel to £62.50 High Drum, £62, £61.50 Dunesslin, £61.50 Belzies, £61 Hall
Suffolk to £60.50 High Drum
Beltex to £60 (x2) Craigielandshill
224 Lambs (45.6Kg + ) ave 130.5ppk to 154ppk Roshglen
Texel to £73, £72.50 Archwood, £72.50 Roshglen

405 Cast Ewes – more buyers in attendance. Trade slightly sharper.
Texel to £76.50 Glendarroch, £75.50 Drumcruilton, £73.50 Arnmannoch, £70.50 Hall
NCC to £74.50, £66.50 Archbank
Berrichon to £67.50 Glendarroch
Mule to £64 East Polquhirter
Cheviot to £49 Springfield Hill, £46.50 Glenochar
Blackface to £46.50 Craiglearen, £43 Hall, £42.50 Glenochar

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