DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 21/03/2022
C & D Auction Marts held their fornightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries.
500 Forward: An excellent selection of quality stores were presented to an active ringside of buyers with trade easily surpassing sellers expectations.
A feature of the sale was the annual consignment of 80 British Blue x Saler bullocks from A & F Baillie, Low Glasnick averaging £1222.18 to £1435.
Bullocks ave 241.8p/kg to 338.6p/kg Low Peninver and £1435
Heifers ave 216.8p/kg to 281.5p/kg Lantonside and £1390
Bulls ave 248.3p/kg to 266.7p/kg Rashgill and £1080
Breeding cattle to £1450 for in calf Limousin Heifers – Roan Farm
Bullocks per head – BB- £1435 £1400 £1355 £1340 £1325 £1305 x2 Low Glasnick. Char – £1390 £1270 £1245 Low Glasnick, £1100 Cormaddie, £1095 4 Nether Locharwoods. Sal – £1320 Low Glasnick. Lim – £1220 New Mains, £1205 £1190 £1185 £1160 £1150 Lantonside, £1195 Abune the Brae, £1140 Crosslee, £1140 Low Glasnick, £1130 Low Peninver. AA – £1165 Muirside, £1120 Cormaddie, £1115 Highlaw. Sim – £1140 High Auchneel. Short – £1055 £1010 Wyliehole. Her – £1020 Blackpark.
Heifers per head – Lim – £1390 £1270 Low Glasnick, £1140 Lantonside, £1125 £1120 High Auchneel, £1105 Crosslee. Char – £1195 £1100 £1075 Low Glasnick. BB – £1150 Shenrick, £1135 Smallholburn, £1070 High Auchneel. AA – £1080 High Auchneel. Hol – £1060 Smallholmburn. Sim – £1020 Meikle Barncleugh. Short – £955 Pilmuir.
Bulls per head – Lim – £1080 £1040 Rashgill
DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 23/03/2022
C&D Auction Marts held their sale of Primestock in Dumfries
Prime Cattle comprised of heavyweight bullocks to 250p/kg and £1792.80 Fauldingcleugh to Border Meats, Lockerbie.
OTM’s again sold to increased rates with many more needed weekly.
Dairy ave – 138.6p/kg to 167p/kg and £1336
Beef ave – 174.4p/kg to 189p/kg and £1256.85
Per Head – Flec – £1336 £1179.75 Slacks. Mont – £1318.80 Slacks. Hols – £1303.10 Slacks, £1105.05 Townhead, £1065.60 Grains. Lim – £1256.85 Kirkhill
Per Kilo – Lim – 189p Kirkhill. Flec – 167p 165p Slacks. Mont – 157p Slacks. Luing – 157p Lawesknowe. Hol – 157p Slacks, 148p Grains, 147p Shenrick, 144p Barnbarroch, 141p Heathfield. Nor Red – 151p Shenrick.
1209 Prime Hoggs, Cast ewes & Rams
Prime Hoggets: Best quality hoggs meeting plenty of demand.
52 Hoggs (25.5-32kg) averaged 252.7p/kg to 286p/kg Barr
BF – £85 Barr
223 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) averaged 252.3p/kg to 283p/kg Lanarkland
Tex – £106.5 Lanarkland, £106 East Polquhirter
Chev – £99 Horseholm
BF – £96 Pendicle
NCC – £95.50 Upper Portrack
316 Hoggs (39.1kg-45.5kg) averaged 262.5p/kg to 293p/kg Rigghead
Tex – £121.50 Rigghead & Lanarkland, £117 Clonhie, £116 East Polquhirter
NCC – £119 Mollin
BF – £116 Pendicle
Char – £114 Lochhil
Suf – £106 Lochhill
Chev – £101 Chanlockfoot
328 Hoggs (46+kg) averaged 237p/kg to 274p/kg Abune the Brae
Chev – £125 Monaliadh
Tex – £123 £122.5 West Skelston, £122 Rigghead, £121.50 Lanarkland
Suf – £121.50 West Skelston
Char- £117.50 Rigghead
X – £113 Netherhall
BF – £111 Rigghead, £110 Snar
Cast Ewes & Rams: 290 forward again met plenty of competition for all classes. Many more could have been sold to sellars advantage
Heavy Ewes Average £119.39 Topped £200
Light Ewes Average £86.90 Topped £125
Rams Average £120.18 Topped £216
Ewes:
Tex – £200 £216 £189 The Bush, £184 West Skelston
Chev Mule – £174 Mollin
Beltex – £170 x2 Nether Dargavel
Char – £168 Rigghead
X – £157 £134 Abune the Brae, £140 Wellhill
Suf – £152 £134 Nether Dargavel
Rom – £121 Barony
Chev – £119 Chanlockfoot, £108 Craiglearen
BF – £107 Barr,£98 Abune the Brae, £97 Netherhall, £92 Glenkiln
Rams:
Suf – £150 Nether Dargavel
Chev – £138 Mollin
One partner. No competitors. Full visibility across the region.
