C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries along with the Autumn Sale of Organic Status Cattle when they sold 711 head.
Trade remains good for all classes despite the rising feed costs and cattle feeling the effects of the change in weather
276 Organic Cattle: Met plenty of interest with buyers from a wide area in attendance
Bullocks averaged 240p/kg to 283p/kg and £1500
Heifers averaged 221p/kg to 257.5p/kg and £1120
Leo Petrucci, Outer Blair topped at £1500 with Simmental x Bullocks
Charolais Heifers from Matthew Hamilton, Woolfords realised £1120
Bullocks per head – Sim – £1500 £1140 £1110 £1080 Outer Blair, £1340 Killipol. AA – £1240 Woolfords, £1120 Main Hill, £1080 Upper Locharwoods. Stab – £1250 £1060 Enterber. Char – £1230 Woolfords. Lim – £1120 £1080 £1020 Main Hill. BB – £1080 Torhousemuir.
Heifers per head – Char – £1120 Woolfords. Sim – £1070 £1050 Killipol, £1030 Outer Blair. Stab – £1040 Enterber. Lim – £980 £930 £920 Main Hill. Swed Red – £950 Outer Blair. Short – £890 Dumfries House.
Bullocks per kilo – Sal – 282.5p Main Hill. Lim – 282.5p Main Hill. Char – 268.5p Woolfords. Stab – 255.1p Enterber.
Heifers per kilo – Char – 257.5p Woolfords. Lim – 246p Main Hill. Sim – 238.6p Killipol. AA – 237.8p Main Hill.
435 Non Organics: A plainer offering in front of another good attendance of active buyers with vendors pleased with returns. A feature of the sale of the Annual Consignment of 75 BB x Heifers from A&F Baillie, Low Glasnick; attracting plenty of attention with best pen selling at £1460.
Bullocks averaged 217p/kg to 282.8p/kg Brandeleys and £1325 No 3 Woodhall
Heifers averaged 224.4p/kg to 301.2p/kg and £1460 Low Glasnick
Bullocks per head – AA – £1325 No 3 Woodhall, £1255 £1145 Kirkbride, £1185 £1155 High Auchneel, £1120 £1100 Park, £1115 Boreland of Southwick. Lim – £1300 £1245 Park, £1170 £1150 Kirkbride, £1085 Newbarn, £1085 Horseholm. Char – £1290 Park, £1130 Horseholm. Short – £1230 Pilmuir. Sim – £1215 £1095 Balnagleck, £1135 No 6 Howes, £1085 Dollard, £1080 Kilkeddan. Luing – £1140 £1095 Lawesknowe. Sal – £1110 £1080 Glenlaugh. BB – £1075 No 6 Howes. Here – £1030 Baltersan. Fri – £955 Baltersan.
Heifers per head – BB – £1460 £1300 £1280 £1270 £1250 (x3) Low Glasnick. AA – £1340 £1085 North Bowerhouses, £1240 Dollard, £1200 £1100 Auld Mills, £1075 East Skeroblin. Lim – £1250 High Auchneel, £1210 £1190 Aucharua, £1205 Horseholm, £1150 Belridding, £1120 Upper Barr. Fleck – £1210 Whitecroft Mains. Sim – £1135 North Bowerhouses, £1105 Horseholm, £1070 High Auchneel. Stab – £1130 Horseholm. Char – £1100 Horseholm, £1080 Mosside. Here – £940 Upper Moor. Hols – £935 Whitecroft Mains.
