Dumfries Mart Weekly Report 20/03/17 & 22/03/17

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries.

360 Forward- Trade for all Classes Continues to meet a Brisk Demand with a large ringside of Active Buyers Present.

Prior to The Sale The Spring Show was Ably Judged by David Bell, Hoddomtown Who made the Following awards

Best Single: Limousin Bullock From Newfield £1035

Best Pen: Limousin Bullocks From Lantonside £1050

The Show was Kindly Sponsored by Soltyre LTD

Bullocks ave 217.6p to £1165 and 258.5p 

Heifers ave 207.4p to £1085 and 247.5p

Bulls ave 192p to £990 and 215.2p

Bullocks

Angus to £1165 Netehrfield, £980, £945 Boreland of Southwick

Limousin to £1110, £1105, £1020, £1000, £995 High Threave, £1050 (x2), £1010 Lantonside, £1035 Newfield, £1020 High Auchneel

British Blue to £1035 Lochmailing, £1015  High Auchneel, £1010 Upper Moor, £980 Cormaddie, £940 Cocklicks.

Simmental to £1000, £965, £940 Cormaddie, £980 Lochbank

Charolais to £1000, £985, £965 Cormaddie, £935 Netehrfield, £925 High Threave

Montbeliarde to £870 Gimmenbie

Shorthorn to £860 High Auchneel, £860 Tregallon

Friesian to £750 Kirkland

Per Kilo

British Blue to 257.5p, 250.8 (x2) Cocklicks

Limousin to 250.8 Cocklicks, 245.3, 244.1 Sunnyhill, 244.9 Rashgill

Charolais to 239.1p Cormaddie

Simmental to 226.7 Cormaddie

Angus to 226.4 Boreland of Southwick

Heifers

Charolais to £1085 Netherfield

Limousin to £1065 Newmains, £1030 Shenrick, £990 Wyliehole, £960 High Threave, £950, £890 Tregallon, £920 Upper Moor, £910 High Auchneel, £895 Kirkland,

British Blue to £1040, £995 High Auchneel, £955 Upper Moor, £900 Shenrick

Angus to £1040, £970 Braehead, £1000, £980  Lochmailing, £990, £890 Burnhead, £990 Shenrick

Simmental to £940 Lochbank, £935 Upper Moor

Per Kilo

Limousin to 247.5p Sunnyhill, 237p High Threave, 234.3 Hazelbank, 229p Newmains

Charolais to 220.8 High Threave

Angus to 217.1p Burnhaed

Bulls

£990 Abune the Brae.

Per Kilo

215.2p Abune the Brae

Next Sale Monday 3^rd  April 2017

DUMFRIES Young Calves  20.03.2017

C & D Auction Marts Ltd had an Excellent show of 40 calves at their fortnightly sale at Dumfries Mart.

with a Big Turnout of Buyers keen to Purchase Greater Numbers

Limousin Heifer Calves From A W Currie & Sons, Barndennoch Sold to £500 (x5) with Bull Calves to £470 (x6)

With others too £440 Chapelcroft, £430 (x6) Barndennoch

Bulls

British Blue to £450 Barnbarroch

Heifers

Simmental to £460, £370 Barnbarroch

British Blue to £350 Barnbarroch

Next Calf Sale Monday 3^rd  April 2017 at 10.15am,

all enquiries/entries to

Alistair Watret 07715 499 320 / Matthew Thomson 07900 181 6350

DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 22.03.2017

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries.

57 Cattle forward:

Prime Cattle – Met Spirited bidding selling to 226p/kg from J & L Craik, Waterside to John Scott Meat (Paisley) Ltd. Others to 219p/kg Waterside to Border Meats Lockerbie.

OTM Cattle –  Short of buyers needs with all classes selling well above sellers expectations.

Beef cows Averaged 126.5p/kg to 179 p/kg and £1192

Dairy Cows  Averaged 112.5p/kg to 141p/kg and £1008.60

Per Head

Charolais to £1192 (oxgang) Millhill, £1178.10 South Corrielaw

Limousin to £1074, £1064.55 Horseholm

Shorthorn to £1028.70 Gall

Holstein to £1008.60 Kerricks, £990.60, £917.60 Newhouse, £908 Upper Portrack

Friesian to £981.25, £930.60 Drum

Ayrshire to £969 Brownfield

British Blue to £964.25

Per kilo

Limousin to 179p, 147p, 141p Horseholm, 133p Glenlaugh

Charolais to 154p South Corrielaw, 149p (Oxgang) Millhill

British blue to 145p Heithat, 136p South Corrielaw

Friesian to 141p. 126P, 125p Drum

Holstein to 135p, 127p Upper Portrack, 127p, 124p Newhouse, 123p Kerricks, 122p, 121p Longbridgemuir, 121p Rockhallhead, 117p Netherwood.

Angus to 132p Brandleys

Shorthorn to 127p Gall

Luing to 121p Chanlockfoot

Ayrshire to 114p Brownfield

829 Prime sheep Forward

503 Hoggets -Firmer trade for all classes with numbers tightening.

211 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) Ave 172.1p/kg to 189p/kg Beuchan

Cheviot to £65 Woodfoot

Blackface to £64.50 Glenmanna, £64.50 Beuchan

198 Hoggs (39.1- 45.5kg) Ave 179p/kg to 212p/kg Thorns

Texel to £83, £78, £77 Thorns, £76.50 Cameron Close

NCC £77.50 Riggheads

Blackface to £73 (x2) Thorns, £72.50 Riggheads

Suffolk to £73 Barnbarroch

94 Hoggs (45.6+kg) Ave 167.2p/kg to 174p/kg Thorns

Suffolk to £86.50 Lanarkland

NCC To £85.50 (x2), £84.50 Auchencrieff

Texel to £85 Lanarkland, £82.50 Elizafield, £82 Thorns

326 Cast ewes and rams: Trade Better for both Light and Heavy ewes by £6-£8. More Required Weekly.

Texel Ewes from Bankswood sold to £119.50

Cast ewes:

Texel to £119.50, £97.50 Bankswood, £106.50 High Cairn

NCC to £100.50 High Cairn, £86.50, £83.50 Archbank

Cross to £78.50 Bankswood, £73.50 Nether Gribton, £72.50 Thorns

Blackface to £68.50, £62 Glenmanna, £64.50 Nether Gribton, £62.50 High Cairn, £58.50 Thorns