Dumfries Mart Weekly Primestock Report 17/03/2021

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.

Prime Cattle to 250p/kg for Limousin x Heifer purhcased by R Johnstone & Son Butchers, Annan selling by J Jardine, Yett.

OTM’s much sharper with dairy cows averaging 120.5p/kg and many more being required weekly. Beef cows also met a competitive trade.

Per Head: Short – £1246.95 Archbank. Hols – £1216.80 £1081.60 Conheath. Char – £1196.25 West Lanegate. Sim – £957.60 Lower Ardmannoch.

Per Kilo: Sim – 196p Archbank. Hols – 169p 128p Conheath. Short – 153p Archbank. Char – 145p West Lanegate. Mont – 129p Upper Portrack. Hols – 126p Upper Portrack, 122p New Farm. Nor Red – 125p New Farm.

675 Prime and Cast Sheep Forward

547 Prime Hoggs: Fleshed hoggs met plenty of demand

27 Hoggs (25.5kg to 32kg) ave 251.6p/kg to 297p/kg Westhill

170 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) ave 288.6p/kg to 310p/kg Lanarkland

Chev – £115 Rigghead

Tex – £113 £111.50 Rigghead

Cross – £112 Meikleholm

BF – £103 Pendicle

277 Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) ave 285p/kg to 309p/kg Lanarkland

Tex – £128 Hoddomtown, £125.50 Rigghead, £125.50 Muirside, £124.50 Lanarkland

Suff – £127.50 Hoddomtown, £125.50 Lanarkland, £123 Upper Longbank

Chev – £124.50 £121.50 Hoddomtown, £124.50 Marwhirn

Cross – £123 Upper Longbank, £120 Hoddomtown

Chev. Mule – £122 Marwhirn

73 Hoggs (46kg+) ave 270p/kg to 296p/kg East Polquhirter

Tex – £142 x2 £134 East Polquhirter, £138 Lanarkland, £134 Dalscone

Char – £134.50 Rigghead

Cross – £134 East Polquhirter

Suff – £124 Rigghead

128 Cast Ewes & Rams: Ewes & Tups were sharper again on the week. Many more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

Ewes:

Suf – £134 Westhill, £126 £122 Nether Dargavel

Bel – £128 Heithat

Tex – £125 Heithat, £124 £100 Nether Dargavel, £119 Dressertland

NCC – £114 Heithat

Chev – £113 £103 Archbank, £108 Dressertland

Cross – £111 Kirkton of Crawford, £103 Corsencon, £94 Hallmeadow

Char – £105 Westhill

BF – £89 Corsencon, £79 Meikleholm, £79 High Cairn

Jac – £77 Dalscone

Rams:

Bel – £132 £129 Nether Dargavel

Suf – £127 Muirside, £119 Nether Dargavel

Tex – £119 Muirside

Dor – £104 Dalscone