C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.
59 OTM’s forward:
Trade continues to improve with plenty of competition for all classes.
Dairy averaged 126p/kg to 160p/kg and £1290
Beef averaged 149p/kg to 200p/kg and £1496.25
Per Head: Fleck – £1290 £1243.20 Slacks. Short – £1261.60 Tregallon. Lim – £1260 Newmains, £1152.30 Park. AA – £1201.05 Brickhouse. Fri – £1164.80 Park. Mont – £1078 £1057.50 Knockeffrick. Hols – £1016.40 Chapelcroft, £1012.50 Drum.
Per Kilo: AA – 200p Auchencrieff, 157p Brickhouse. Lui – 175p Hillside. Lim – 175p Newmains, 167p 164p Park. Short – 166p Tregallon. Hols – 160p Brownfield, 134p Rue, 133p 132p Auchencrieff, 133p Drum, 132p Chapelcroft. Mont – 154p 141p Knockeffrick. Fleck – 148p 140p Slacks. Fri – 132p Grains.
Small End of Season Show of Hoggs forward: Best sorts maintained recent values with plainer types meeting less demand.
Hoggs (32.1kg-39kg) to 321p/kg to Upper Portrack
Chev – £122 Upper Portrack
Tex – £117 Rigghead
NCC – £114 Lochwood
Black – £111 Beuchan, £110 Drumlanrigg Mains
Hoggs (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 318p/kg Upper Portrack
Suf – £137 Lanarkland
Tex – £136 Lanarkland
Chev – £130.50 Upper Portrack
Hoggs (46kg+) to 300p/kg Whitehall
Chev – £143 Hoddomtown
Tex – £143 Hoddomtown, £142 Whitehall, £139 Rigghead, £139 Hillbank
Belt – £141 Whitehall
Cast Ewes scarce
Ewes:
Tex – £142 Nether Garrel House, £135 Whitehall
Cross – £132 Thorniethwaite, £113 Whitehall
Chev. Mule – £108 Muirside
Black – £78 Muirside, £76 Beuchan
Rams:
Tex – £166 Muirside
Dors – £144 Thorniethwaite
