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
