Dumfries Mart Weekly Sales Report 31/05 & 02/06/21

DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 31/05/2021

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries.

200 Forward:

Trade continues to please as buyers actively seek cattle

97 Bullocks averaged 227.7p/kg to 352p/kg and £1300

102 Heifers averaged 224.1p/kg to 313.5p/kg and £1180

2 Bulls averaged 226p/kg to 231.6p/kg and £1160

Bullocks per head – Lim – £1300 Harley Rigg, £1180 £1175 x2 Seafield, £1180 £1125 Hall of Drumpark. Nor Red – £1180 Seafield. BB – £1180 Seafield. AA – £1170 Seafield, £1165 £1160 High Auchneel. Sal – £1130 Upper Moor. Char – £1100 Hall of Drumpark. Here – £1050 High Auchneel. Belt Gal – £1000 Harley Rigg. Short – £900 Gillenbie.

Heifers per head – Lim – £1180 High Auchneel, £1060 Newmains, £955 Hall of Drumpark. AA – £1160 £1070 x2 High Auchneel, £1035 North Bowerhouses. Char – £1090 High Auchneel, £1020 £930 Hall of Drumpark, £970 East Buccleuch. Sim – £1070 High Auchneel.

Bulls per head – Lim – £1160 £1100 Denbieyett.

Bullocks per kilo – Sim – 352p/kg Auld Mills. Char – 300p/kg East Buccleuch. Lim – 264.7p/kg Hall of Drumpark.  AA – 246.9p/kg East Buccleuch.

Heifers per kilo – Char – 313.5p/kg East Buccleuch. Lim – 306.7p/kg 261.6p/kg Hall of Drumpark. AA – 225p/kg East Buccleuch.

Bulls per kilo – Lim – 231.6p/kg Denbieyett.

DUMFRIES PRIMESTCK 02/06/2021

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

38 Cattle Forward:

A good silage day restricted numbers with customers being well rewarded for bringing OTM’s.

Dairy averaged 133p/kg to 171p/kg and £1125

Beef averaged 146.1p/kg to 170p/kg and £1164.50

Weekly sellers J Jardine, Yett sold to Limousin x Heifers to 260p/kg purchased by Annan Butchers, R Johnstone & Sons. Angus Heifers to 242p/kg Low Three Mark to W Lindsay, Butchers, Creetown.

Per Head: Lim – £1164.50 £1049.60 Belridding. Hols – £1125 Branetrigg, £1021.65 Brownfield, £1020 Brownrigg, £986.70 Muirside. AA – £1005.75 North Bowerhouses. Ayr – £971.50 Muirside.

Per Kilo: Fri – 171p 143p Linns, 138p Park. Lim – 170p 164p Belridding, 160p Ballaggan. AA – 157p North Bowerhouses. Hols – 150p 137p 136p Branetrigg, 139p 136p Brownfield, 138p Muirside, 136p Dryburgh & Brownrigg. Ayr – 136p 134p Muirside.

420 Prime Sheep Forward:

197 Lambs continue to meet a pleasing trade to averaged 322.2p/kg

83 Prime Hoggs: Fleshed Hoggs still wanted

 Lambs Per Head:

Suf – £160 Midtown

Tex – £150 £139 Midtown, £148 Meikleholm, £140 Shieldhill

Suf – £145 £142 Meikleholm

Char – £144 Newbigging

Hoggs Per Head:

Tex – £134 £124 Foregirth, £124 Upper Rigg

Char – £127 Springfield Hill, £125 Sandilands

Suf – £122 Springfield

Chev. Mule – £122 Springfield

140 Prime Ewes & Rams: All classes keenly sought

Ewes:

Tex – £164 £149 Newton Bungalow, £162 Glenlaugh

Chev – £113 Dressertland & Springfield

Cross – £111 £108 Midtown, £111 Glenlaugh, £110 Dressertland, £108 Shieldhill, £108 South Mains

Chev. Mule – £110 Springfield

Black – £93 Newbigging, £90 South Mains

Rams:

BFL – £151 Glenlaugh

Tex – £141 Glenlaugh