Dumfries – Monthly Sale of Dairy Cattle
At Dumfries, on Monday, C & D Auction Marts sold 34 dairy cattle at their monthly sale.
A consignment of Fleckvieh and Red Procross heifers and young cows sold to £1,580 for Fleckvieh and £1,520 for Procross, both going to D.J. Kincaid Ltd, Slacks. Others sold to £1,460, £1,450 and £1,440 with an overall average of £1,300.
Dumfries – Monthly Sale of Pigs
At the monthly pig sale at Dumfries Mart, C & D Auction Marts sold 215 pigs, their largest entry for some time.
New buyers were in attendance and quality large prime pigs met a good trade, going to £160, as did small weaners which sold to £62 for British Saddleback gilts from Messrs Mitchell, Banff. Cast sows sold well relative to the national trend but intermediate weights, stores and light prime porkers, attracted only moderate demand, again reflecting the national state of the pig trade.
Baconers sold to £160, heavy cutters to £130, cutters to £115, porkers to £72, cast sows to £60, breeding gilts to £134, in-pig sows to £130 & young boars to £120.
DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 10/02/2021
C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.
Prime cattle to 245p/kg for a Limousin x Heifer purchased by weekly buyers, R.Johnstone and Sons Butchers, Annan and sold by J. Jardine, Yett.
OTM’s again met a spirited trade for a plainer offering.
Per Head: AA – £1462.50 Auchencrieff. Lim – £973.40 Park. Here – £937.75 Park. Sim – £928.80 Ballaggan. BB – £919.80 Midtown. Hols – £891.25 Brownfield, £888.30 Rue, £856.80 Barnbarroch, £855.50 Big Balcraig.
Per Kilo: Lim – 130p Ballaggan. Sim – 129p Ballaggan. AA – 127p Park. Hols – 126p Rue, 119p Barnbarroch, 118p Big Balcraig, 115p Brownfield. Ayr – 113p Ryemuir.
1173 Prime and Cast Sheep Forward
874 Prime Hoggs: Trade for all classes brisk – big percentage of the sale heaviest
9 Hoggs (25.5kg to 32kg) ave 247.7p/kg to 280p/kg Flatts of Cargen
110 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) ave 268.4p/kg to 297p/kg Lanarkland
Tex – £112 Lanarkland
Black – £105 Cleughbrae
330 Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) ave 273.9p/kg to 290p/kg Shancastle
Belt – £127.50 Garloff
Tex – £125.50 Garloff, £122.50 Cleughbrae, £122 Pendicle, £120.50 Rigghead
Chev – £122.50 Cleughbrae
Char – £121 Rigghead
Suf – £119 Rigghead, £118 West Skelston
Chev. Mule – £118 Marwhirn
Cross – £116 South Mains
Black – £104 Marbrack
425 Hoggs (46kg+) ave 256.6p/kg to 282p/kg Garloff
Suf – £143 Garloff, £127 Netherhall, £125 Lanarkland
Tex – £142 £131 £130.50 £130 Garloff, £134 Hillbank
Belt – £135 £129.50 Garloff
Chev – £133.50 £130.50 £126 Auchencrieff, £126.50 £126 Druidhall/Braco, £126 Cleughbrae
299 Cast Ewes Forward: Similar on the week
Ewes:
Tex – £130 Newbank, £100 Hall of Drumpark, £96 Netherhall, £90 Palaceknowe
BFl – £95 Hall of Drumpark, £90 Glenjaan
Chev. Mule – £89 Newbank, £79 Glenjaan, £77 Marwhirn
Cross – £86 Mosside, £84 Netherhall, £83 Shancastle, £82 Innerfield
Chev – £84 Mollin, £77 Upper Portrack, £69 Marwhirn, £69 Hall of Drumpark
Black – £77 Hall of Drumpark, £76 Hayfield, £72 Drumlanrigg Mains
Suf – £69 Hayfield
Rams:
Suf – £111 Marwhirn
BFL – £90 £78 Glenjaan, £88 Marwhirn
Black – £80 Kirkland
A nice run of Montbelliard bulling heifers from Smallrigg were keenly bid for. They averaged £856 and topped at £960 to Messrs McKelvey, Burnside.
DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 08/02/2021
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries.
182 Forward:
Once again a strong trade prevailed with buyers actively seeking all types.
Bullocks averaged 229.9p/kg to 275p/kg Belridding and £1290
Heifers averaged 219p/kg to 264.1p/kg St Ninians Grove and £1335
Bulls averaged 202.9p/kg to 250.6p/kg Rashgill and £990
Bullocks per head – Char – £1290 £1275 £1195 West Lanegate. Lim – £1160 £1140 Meikleholm, £1140 £1125 Belridding, £1085 £1080×2 £1050 Herries Farms. AA – £1150 High Auchneel, £1100 Meikleholm. Sim – £1140 £1100×2 Meikleholm, £1095 High Auchneel. BB – £1105 Backburn, £1040 Gimmenbie.
Heifers per head – Char – £1335 £1090 St Ninians, £1060 High Auchneel, £1020 Barnbarroch. BB – £1150×2 Roan, £1040 High Mark. Lim – £1080 £1070 Abune the Brae, £1055×2 Barnbarroch, £1040 High Auchneel. Sim – £1020 High Auchneel, £995 Abune the Brae. AA – £985 Gimmenbie. Short – £940 Butterdales.
Bulls per head – Lim – £990 £940 Rashgill. AA – £910 Rashgill.
