C & D Auction Marts held their fornightly sale of 381 store cattle in Dumfries.
381 head were presented to an active ringside of buyers with trade continuing to please for a show of mainly forward cattle.
Bullocks average 228.2p/kg to 283p/kg Belridding and £1390 Smallholmburn
Heifers average 220.1p/kg to 305.1p/kg Lantonside and £1360 Sheddock
Bulls to £1260 from Herries Farms and to 273.9ppk from Lantonside averaging 200ppk
Bullocks per head – BB – £1390 £1225 Smallholmburn, £1240 South Carthat, £1230 Shenrick, £1150 High Auchneel. AA – £1385 £1180 Sheddock, £1325 Smallholmburn, £1180 South Carthart, £1160 Shenrick, £1150 High Auchneel, £1130 Dunarroch. Lim – £1355 £1255 £1210 Kirkbride, £1295 Belridding, £1290 £1180 Shenrick, £1195 Newbarns, £1165 Hartbush. Char – £1315 £1275 £1240 £1220 £1125 West Lanegate, £1125 Blackpark. Sim – £1250 £1165 Hartbush. Lui – £1190 £1105 Torwoodlee & Buckholm Estates. Her – £1170 £1140 £1135 Blackpark. Sal – £1000 Dunarroch.
Heifers per head – AA – £1360 £1180 Sheddock, £1320 Millhill, £1195 £1190 High Auchneel, £1100 Shenrick, £1075 Upper Barr. BB – £1260 Smallholmburn. Char – £1270 Shenrick, £1120 £1100 Kilnford Croft, £1085 Millhill. Lim – £1225 £1205 x2 £1135 £1100 Lantonside, £1200 £1195 High Auchneel, £1100 Belridding. Beef Short – £1215 High Auchneel. Nor Red – £1190 Shenrick. Sim – £1170 £1110 High Auchneel, £1150 £1120 Millhill. Her – £1090 Blackpark.
At Dumfries Auctions Marts Fortnightly Sale of calves, a small but good quality show of young rearing calves were presented. Prices echoed the high cost in feed prices but quality sorts easily maintained a sound trade throughout, in keeping with the rest of the country.
Crochmore Farming Ltd showed a quality consignment of AAX calves topping (twice) with good bull calves.
AAX Bulls to £165.00 (Twice)
Ave: £152.50
AAX heifers to £155.00 (Twice)
Ave: £150.00
Many more could have been sold to vendors advantage and are required to meet consistent demand for all breeds at the next sale on 5th September 2022. Early entries advised
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