Dumfries Mart Weekly Report 1st & 3rd November 2021

DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 03/11/2021

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

77 Cattle Forward:

7 Prime Cattle met plenty of demand with Annan Butchers, R Johnstone & Sons purchased a Limousin x Heifer from J Jardine, Yett at 275p/kg

Galloway x Bullocks to 245p/kg from Low Three Mark to W Lindsay, Butcher Creetown

70 OTMs: Well fleshed cows scarce and wanted. Plainer sorts less money.

Per Head: AA – £1308.35 £1073.80 Auld Mills, £1100 Lagganlees. Hols – £1029.25 £907.20 £895 Conheath, £1005.55 Hardgrove. Short – £1026.60 Auld Mills. Sim – £957.70 Over Cairn. Luing – £926.85 Kirkland. 

Per Kilo: AA – 191p Auld Mills. Luing – 170p Over Cairn. Sim – 157p Over Cairn. Lim – 145p Garrochtrie. Nor Red – 143p 141p New Farm. Hols – 122p 115p Conheath, 119p 114p Hardgrove, 109p Barndennoch. Ayr – 111p Ryemuir. Fri – 109p Park.

1155 Prime Sheep Forward

802 Prime Lambs: Trade much sharper for all classes with competition fierce as buyers competed for numbers to average 272.5p/kg.

147 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) averaged 264.5p/kg to 310p/kg Terreglesbank

Tex – £109.50 Upper Portrack, £108 Nether Cargen, £107 Barr, £107 Roshglen

Belt – £108.50 Terreglesbank

Cross – £96.50 Ballinie

BF – £94 Snar

475 (39.1kg-45.5kg) averaged 275p/kg to 293p/kg Rigghead

Tex – £129 Rigghead, £124.50 Slacks, £122.50 £122 Cleughead, £122.50 East Polquhirter, £121.50 Nether Cargen

Suf – £125 Midtown, £123 Abune the Brae

Cross – £115.50 Ballinie

NCC – £115 Druidhall

Chev. Mule – £114.50 Nether Cargen

BF – £106.50 Wyliehole, £106 Ballinie

173 Lambs (45.6kg-52kg) averaged 270p/kg to 277p/kg Eastside

Tex – £135.50 £131 £130 Druidhall, £135 Eastside, £134 Midtown, £134 Rigghead, £133.50 West Skelston, £131 Newmains,

Suf – £130.50 Rigghead, £126.50 Midtown

Char – £129.50 Rigghead

8 Lambs (52.1kg+) 232.4p/kg to 236p/kg Terreglesbank

Tex – £149 £138.50 Newmains, £140 Upper Portrack

353 Cast Ewes & Rams: All classes easily maintained recent rates

Heavy Ewes averaged £92.92 and topped at £176

Light Ewes averaged £71.38 and topped at £110

Tups averaged £102

Ewes:

Tex – £176 £156 Druidhall, £164 Newbank, £150 West Skelston

Suf – £113 Auchenfad, £112 Muirside, £107 Barony

Chev – £110 x2 £99 Newbank, £91 Muirside

Cross – £106 Druidhall, £106 Burnside of Mabie, £105 Barony

Chev. Mule – £97 Muirside

BF – £68 East Polquhirter, £65 Muirside, £60 Auchencheyne

DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 01/11/2021

C & D Auction Marts their fortnightly sale of 485 Store Cattle along with 115 Breeding Cattle in Dumfries.

485 Store Cattle: Trade remains pleasing. A mixed show for quality with more weathered cattle forward.

Bullocks averaged 212.7p/kg to 263.2p/kg Mosside

Heifers averaged 213.1p/kg to 262.3p/kg Chapelcroft

Bullocks per head –  AA – £1400 £1100 Ryemuir, £1115 Shenrick, £1105 High Auchneel, £1100 Kirkbride. BB – £1240 Ryemuir. Lim – £1170 £1080 Kirkbride, £1135 Highlaw, £1135 Hazelbank, £1115 £1100 £1100 Upper Barr, £1095 £1090 Ryemuir, £1090 Shenrick. Sim – £1160 Horseholm. Char – £1060 Shenrick, £1035 £1000 Mosside, £1035 Mosside. Short – £1035 Boreland of Southwick. White Short – £980 Hastingshall. Here – £980 West Lanegate. Mont – £930 Shenrick. Hols – £810 Upper Barr.

Heifers per head – Short – £1230 £1190 Pilmuir. AA – £1220 Kirkbride, £1130 Leathorn, £1075 High Auchneel, £1050 Upper Moor. Lim – £1175 Kirkbride, £1150 £1070 West Lanegate, £1110 Mid Bishopton, £1110 £1075 High Auchneel, £1100 Pilmuir, £1080 Rashgill. Here – £1125 Upper Moor, £1070 High Auchneel, £1010 Glen Darroch. Char – £1120 £1100 Burnside, £1080 x2 West Lanegate. BB – £1100 Ryemuir, £1010 Upper Moor. Sim – £1060 Meikle Barncleugh, £1020 High Auchneel. Lui – £1045 High Auchneel.

115 Head of Breeding Cattle comprising of mainly bulling heifers met plenty of interest

Luing Heifers to £1120, £1060 Auchentaggart

Saler Heifers to £1100, £1020 Kersheugh

Stock Cows (Aged) Spring Calvers to £960 (x2), £920 Torwoodlee & Buckholm Estate

DUMFRIES DAIRY TO £1,880

At C & D Auction Marts` monthly sale of dairy cattle at Dumfries on Monday 1^st November, an entry of 32 were forward.

Selling at £1,880 was a smart October calved in-milk Holstein Friesian heifer from McNabney Bros., Barsalloch which sold to W. Miller, Ryes Farm, with others from Barsalloch at £1,720 and £1,430.  Messrs Mcnabney also had a 3^rd calving Jersey cow which sold for £1,270.

400. Ritchie & Co., Fardingjames had in-milk British Friesian heifers at £1,540 and £1,440 and in-milk heifers from D. Williams, Cushathill made to £1,400.

A nice entry of Holstein in-calf heifers from Cushathill sold to £1,320 and £1,250 with bulling heifers to £1,110.

Calved heifers averaged £1,538; in-calf heifers £1,232 and bulling heifers £1,100.

The next Dumfries dairy cattle sale is the Christmas Show on Monday 13^th December.