DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 02/10/2023
C&D Auction Marts held their fortnightly Sale of 833 Store Cattle in Dumfries including Annual October Sale of Organic Cattle.
227 Organic Cattle – A good ringside of buyers in attendance with all classes being keenly sought selling to £1690 for a Limousin bullock from JW Gibb, Toftcombs and to 345p/kg for Shorthorn bullocks from Dumfries House Farm. Bullocks averaged 299.6p/kg. Heifers sold to £1680 for Limousin from Toftcombs and to 321p/kg for Angus’s consigned by M. Hamilton, Woolfords.
Organic Bullocks per head – Limousin – £1690 £1630 £1530 Toftcombs, £1250 Mainhill. Angus – £1630 £1600 Toftcombs, £1540 £1450 Dumfries House. Charolais – £1590 Woolfords. British Blue – £1500 Torhousemuir. Simmental – £1450 Outer Blair. Beef Shorthorn – £1380 Dumfries House. Whitbred Shorthorn – £1380 Dumfries House.
Organic Heifers per head – Limousin – £1680 £1370 £1330 Toftcombs. Simmental – £1370 Outer Blair. Swed Red – £1370 Outer Blair. Angus – £1330 Toftcombs, £1300 Woolfords. Hereford – £1320 Kirwaugh. British Blue – £1320 £1290 £1250 Torhousemuir. Beef Shorthorn – £1140 Dumfries House.
Organic Bullocks per kilo- Beef Shorthorn – 345p Dumfries House. Whitbred Shorthorn – 345p Dumfries House. Angus – 333.30p Toftcombs, 321p Woolfords, 315.20p Dumfries House. Limousin – 332.70p 315.50p Toftcombs, 320.5p Mainhill. Charolais – 327.80p Woolfords. Simmental – 311.80p Outer Blair. British Blue – 305.30p Marshill.
Organic Heifers per kilo – Angus – 321p Woolfords, 312.90p Toftcombs. Limousin – 317p 312.90p 311.40p Toftcombs. Swed Red – 279.60p Outer Blair. Hereford – 275p Kirwaugh. British Blue – 269.40 Torhousemuir.
606 Non- Organics – Trade for all sorts meeting flurries of bids from the normal large attendance
Bullocks sold to £1770 for Limousin from J&E McIntyre, Glenlea and to 332p/kg from Belridding bullocks, Averaging 269.1p/kg.
Heifers attained £1630 for British Blue x from A&F Baillie, Low Glasnick and to 330p/kg Glenlea. Heifers averaged 250.6p/kg
Bulls from Herries Farms, Lantonside made £1350 and 317.1p/kg
Bullocks per head – Limousin – £1770 Glenea, £1610 Holehouse, £1570 £1480 Belridding, £1510 Rashgill Park, £1480 Kirkbride & Nether Locharwoods. British Blue – £1690 Larglea, £1430 Upper Moor, £1370 Auchenhill. Angus – £1670 £1380 £1370 West Lanegate, £1460 Holehouse, £1410 £1370 Landis, £1410 Kirkbride. Charolais – £1555 Shenrick, £1510 £1480 £1430 West Lanegate. Hereford – £1480 Ballaggan, £1400 Landis. Simmental – £1320 Upper Moor. Friesian – £1250 Holehouse.
Heifers per head – British Blue – £1630 £1460 £1440×2 Low Glasnick. Limousin – £1540 Rashgill Park, £1440 Belridding, £1430 Lantonside, £1220 Highlaw & Upper Moor, £1200 Mosside. Charolais – £1490 £1430 High Auchneel, £1260 Mosside. Simmental – £1390 £1300 High Auchneel. Angus – £1350 £1240×2 Netherhall, £1330 £1260 High Auchneel, £1290 Highlaw & Shenrick. Beef Shorthorn – £1310 High Auchneel, £1220 Boreland of Southwick, £1180 Dalswinton Hereford – £1300 High Auchneel. £1220 Maxwellbank. Belted Galloway – £1190 High Auchneel. Luing – £1180 Dalswinton, £1130 Barlochan Wood.
Bullocks per kilo – Limousin – 332.60p 317.20p Belridding, 324.30 Lantonside, 308.3p Nether Locharwoods. British Blue – 311.60p Auchenhill. Charolais – 302p West Lanegate, 301.90p Shenrick, 300p Auchenhill. Angus – 300p Kirkbride. Hereford – 279.20p Ballaggan. Galloway – 278.90p Baltersan.
Heifers per kilo – Limousin – 330p Glenlea, 316.50p Belridding. British Blue – 303.20p Low Glasnick. Simmental – 286.60p High Auchneel. Angus – 281.80p Netherhall. Charolais – 280p Mosside.
Bulls per kilo – Limousin – 317.10p Lantonside. Simmental – 306.50p Newbie Mains.
DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 02/10/2023
C&D Auction Marts held their fortnightly Sale of OTM and Prime Cattle in Dumfries.
72 Forward – Fleshed cows in big demand with plainer types meeting some resistance.
Beef cows to 250p/kg Dalswinton Estate and £1856.80 from TW Dunlop, Tregallon to average 195.5p/kg
Dary Cows to 225p/kg from Herries Farms and £1266.50 sold by ms Allen, Grains to average 137p/kg
Per Head – BSH – £1856.80 No2 Tregallon, £1573.25 Marchbank. Ayrs – £1721.25 Lantonside. AA – £1707.75 £1614.60 £1575 Dalswinton. Lim – £1694.55 Lantonside, £1517.55 Dalswinton. Sim – £1521 Maryfield. Fri – £1266.50 Grains. Nor Red – £1211 Shenrick. Hol – £1200.45 Rue, £1196.25 Philgown.
Per Kilo –AA – 250p 230p Dalswinton, 211p Marchbank. Sim – 237.80p 232.60p Lochhill, 209p Millhill. Lim – 237p 209p Lantonside, 201p Dalswinton. Ayr – 225p Lantonside, 145p Grains. BSH – 211p No2 Tregallon, 207p Marchbank. Nor Red – 173p Shenrick, 167p Kenyon. Fri – 170p Grains, 160p Philgown. Hol – 165p Philgown, 159p Rue.
DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 04/10/2023
C&D Auctions Ltd held their Wednesday sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep in Dumfries
978 Prime Lambs – Flesh required for all classes, leaner sorts meeting some resistance. Sellling to £131 West Crossleys
95 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) averaging 245.1kg to 268p/kg Troloss
Tex – £97 Bennan
Chev – £96 High Cairn
421 Lambs (39.1kg-45kg) averaging 245.7/kg to 265p/kg Eastside
Tex – £113.50 £112.50 New Farm, £113 Druidhall, £112 Bennan
344 Lambs (45.6kg-52kg) averaging 248.4p/kg to 255p/kg Druidhall
Tex – £129.50 East Polquhirter, £125 Druidhall, £123.50 Barnbarroch
19 Lambs (52.1kg+) averaging 238p/kg to 243p/kg West Crossleys
517 Cast Ewes and Rams forward.
All classes sold easier on the week
Rams
Tex – £148 High Cairn £140 Ballagan
Ewes
Tex – £128 Harley Rigg £120 East Polquhirter £120,118 Craigielands
Xs – £94 West Lanegate £94 Esat Polquhirter
Half Bred- £95 Hartbush
NCC- £107 Skipmyre £98 Philgowan
EC- £98 Carronhill
Chev- £80 Pilmuir
BF-£70 Hayfield £64 South Mains
The firm also held their first Wednesday Sale of Store Lambs.500 forward, were a good show for quality and sold to a competitive ringside of bidders.More numbers are required on a weekly basis.
Tex- £92 Burnhead £92 Townpark £90 Pilmuir £89 Barshill
X- £79 Merkland
BFL- £80 Barr
BF-£71 ,£56 Merkland
Shet- £46 Old Hemp Farm
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