Dumfries Mart Weekly Sales Report 14 & 16/06/2021

DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 14/06/2021

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries and June Sale of Breeding Cattle.

100 Forward:

More forward stores with trade maintaining recent values

Bullocks averaged 228.4p/kg to 261.6p/kg and £1190

Heifers averaged 218.8p/kg to 253.5p/kg and £1440

Bulls averaged 229.4p/kg to 247.2p/kg and £1270

50 Heifers/Cows with Calves at Foot met a steady demand

Saler x Heifers with Heifer Calves to £2000 Kildarroch

Bullocks per head – Char – £1190 High Auchneel, £1180 Shenrick. AA- £1160 Kirkbride, £1110 £1090 North Bowerhouses, £1100 Shenrick, £1095 Gimmenbie. Lim – £1145 £1115 £1040 Kirkbride, £1080 High Auchneel, £1080 Gimmenbie. BB – £1065 Gimmenbie. Belt Gal – £1060 High Auchneel.

Heifers per head – Lim – £1440 £1240 £1220 £1140 Lantonside, £1230 £1110 x2 £1090 High Auchneel. AA – £1220 Bruntshields, £1190 £1155 £1110 High Auchneel, £1095 Shenrick, £1080 Gimmenbie, £1005 Townhead. Sim – £1185 High Auchneel. Red Poll – £1090 High Auchneel. Char – £1050 Shenrick.

Bulls per head – Lim – £1270 £1100 Denbieyett. Sim – £900 North Bowerhouses.

Breeding Cattle

Cows with Bull Calves – Lim – £1800 Kiltersan.

Cows with Heifer Calves – Lim – £1550 Kiltersan.

Heifers with Bull Calves – Sal – £1850 x2 £1800 x2 Kildarroch. Sim – £1750 Wardpark.

Heifers with Heifer Calves – Sal – £2000 £1850 Kildarroch. AA – £1900 Rigghead. Sim – £1850 Wardpark. Lim – £1850 Rigghead.

Breeding Bull – Sim – £2500 Springfield.

DUMFRIES PRIMESTCK 16/06/2021

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

50 Cattle Forward:

Prime Cattle met a brisk demand.

Limousin x Heifers from J Jardine, Yett to 264p/kg and 250p/kg purchased being R Johnstone & Son, Butchers, Annan and AS McGimpsey.

OTM’s comprised of mainly leaner dairy types with demand exceeding supply

Beef Cows averaged 175.2p/kg to 213p/kg and £1375

Dairy Cows averaged 119.2p/kg to 154p/kg and £1050

Per Head: Lim – £1375 Ryes, £1299.30 £1223.80 Lantonside. AA – £1275 Whitehall, £1160.70 Thorniethwaite. Hols – £1050 Barndennoch, £984.90 £951.40 Longbridgemuir. Mont – £893.20 Ravenstone Mains. Ayr – £871 Woodcroft.

Per Kilo: Lim – 213p 211p x2 Lantonside. Sim – 206p Lantonside. AA – 159p Innerfield, 150p Whitehall. Mont – 154p Ravenstone Mains. Hols – 140p Barndennoch, 134p x2 Longbridgemuir. Nor Red – 140p New Farm. Fri – 137p 125p Park. Ayr – 134p Woodcroft.

250 Prime Lambs: Although easier in keeping with the national trend, trade would be better than expected to average 288.6p/kg.

Suf – £140 Midtown

Tex – £140 Midtown, £138 Skipmyre, £136 £135 Dressertland

200 Prime Ewes & Rams: Easily maintained recent rates. More ewes could have been sold.

Ewes:

Tex – £141 £136 Newmains, £125 East Polquhirter, £122 Skipmyre

Suf – £106 Skipmyre

Chev. Mule – £101 £78 Upper Senwick, £97 Uppercleugh

Cross – £100 Newmains, £99 Skipmyre, £98 Aar-Dar

NCC – £95 Over Abington

Chev – £94 £92 Uppercleugh

Dor – £82 Aar-Dar