Dumfries Mart Store Cattle Sale Report 04/04/2022

C & D Auction Marts held their fornightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries which included the Annual Spring Sale of Oraganic Cattle.

120 Organic cattle was presented to an active ringside of buyers with all classes actively sought and more could have been sold to fill demand.

Bullocks ave 282.4p/kg to 326.7p/kg and £1300

Heifers ave 275.2p/kg to 298.5p/kg and £1210

Yearling cattle to £1300 from M. Hamilton,Woolfords

Organic Bullocks per head – Char – £1300 £1185 Woolfords. Lim – £1180 £1130 Mainhill. Short – £1100 Woolfords. AA – £1100 Woolfords.

Organic Heifers per head – Char – £1210 £1150 Woolfords. Lim – £1110 £1100 Mainhill.

Organic Bullocks per Kilo – Char – 326.70p 302.90p Woolfords. Lim – 293.50p Mainhill. Short – 289.50p Woolfords. AA – 289.50p Woolfords. Whit Park – 260.40p Cottage Farms

Organic Heifers per Kilo – Char – 298.50p Woolfords. Lim – 265.30p Mainhill

327 Non organic cattle forward – All classes easily maintained recent values with a full attendance of buyers eager to purchase greater numbers.

Bullocks ave 239.3p/kg to 305.9p/kg and £1655

Heifers ave 233.5p/kg to 283.3p/kg and £1640

Bulls ave 288.8p/kg to 294.9p/kg Rashgill and £1165

Simmental Bulloks to £1655 from RB Oliphant, Shawfield

Limousin heifers to £1640 from Herries Farm, Lantonside

Bullocks per head – Sim – £1655 £1555 £1465 £1280 Shawfield, £1395 Meikleholm, £1265 Ernespie, £1180 Craiglearen. Lim – £1310 £1195 Shawfield, £1195 High Auchneel, £1185 Shenrick, £1175 Meikleholm, £1150 Chapelcroft. Char – £1300 £1195 West Lanegate, £1220 Shenrick, £1140 Cormaddie. AA – £1260 Sheddock, £1200 £1105 Cormaddie, £1150 Shenrick, £1110 Ernespie, £1105 Backburn, £1100 x2 Fardingjames. BB – £1230 Shenrick, £1150 Chapelcroft, £1130 Upper Moor. Lui – £1100 Lochbank, £1045 Craiglearen. Fri – £940 Fardingjames.

Heifers per head – Lim – £1640 Lantonside. BB – £1390 Shenrick, £1280 Ryemuir & Upper Moor. AA – £1380 Nether Gribton, £1235 £1225 Sheddock, £1220 £1110 Ernespie, £1120 High Auchneel, £1100 Shenrick. Flec – £1140 High Auchneel. Shor – £1145 £1125 Dirrops. Her – £1140 High Auchneel. Sim – £1120 £1080 High Auchneel, £1090 Ernespie. Hol – £1100 High Auchneel. Sal – £1095 Upper Moor.

Bullocks per kilo – Char – 305.90p West Lanegate. Sim – 291.40p Craiglearen. AA – 283.10p Sheddock. Lui – 271.60p Lochbank.

Heifers per kilo – Lim – 283.30 Newmains. BB – 280.80p Shenrick. AA – 277.50p Sheddock. Sim – 250p Lochba