DUMFRIES MART WEEKLY SALES REPORT

DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 30/11/20

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

213 Forward: All classes continue to be easily sold with buyers in an active mood.

Bullocks ave 210.9p/kg to 263.8p/kg Buittle Mains and £1300 Belzies

Heifers ave 203.6p/kg to 240p/kg Barlae and £1310 Braehead

Bullocks per head – BB – £1300 Belzies, £1035 Jardinehall. Lim – £1165 Kirkbride, £1105 £1100 Belridding, £1040 £1025 Upper Moor, £1030 No 6 Howes, £1025 High Auchneel, £1020 Backburn, £1010 Gimmenbie, £1000 Cushag. AA – £1075 No 6 Howes, £1055 £1040 Upper Moor, £1035 Kirkbride, £1005 Maxwellbank. Short – £1070 North Corrielaw.  Sim – £1070 Maxwellbank, £1055 High Auchneel, £1035 Backburn. Char – £1060 High Auchneel. Dev – £1035 Shawhill. Here – £1030 No 6 Howes. Mont – £960 Shawhill. Fri – £900 Kirkbride.

Heifers per head – AA – £1310 Braehead, £1060 Maxwellbank, £1050 Barlae, £1050 Kirkbride, £1035 £955 High Auchneel, £965 Gimmenbie, £920 Laghead. Sim – £1180 Crawesknowe, £1070 Barlae, £1005 Upper Portrack, £1000 Maxwellbank, £985 Jardinehall, £950 High Auchneel. Char – £1175 £1015 Barlae, £1125 Crawesknowe, £1020 £1005 Gimmenbie. Blon – £1175 Barlae. Lim – £1145 Braehead, £1105 £1015 Kirkbride, £1050 Barlae, £1020 Mid Bishopton, £965 High Auchneel, £920 Backburn, £915 Carradale. Here – £1070 Braehead. Short – £1035 North Corrielaw, £965 High Auchneel. BB – £980 Upper Moor. Beltie – £970 Upper Portrack.

DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 2/12/20

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

56 Cattle Forward:

Prime Cattle met a competitive trade with Limousin x Heifers from J.Jardine, Yett selling at 245p/kg to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan.

Galloway Bullocks from Low Three Mark made 232p/kg to W.Lindsay Butchers, Creetown

OTM’s looked sharper for all classes.

Per head – AA – £1267.20 £969.85 Pearsby Hall, £924.35 Skipmyre. Char – £1128.60 Skipmyre. Gall – £1098.25 Upper Hardland. Lim – £1054 Pearsby Hall, £1021.80 £998.30 Skipmyre. Short – £1008.80 £806.20 Skipmyre. Hols – £792 Ryemuir, £765 Big Balcraig.

Per Kilo – AA – 198p Pearsby Hall,133p Skipmyre. Char – 198p Skipmyre. Short – 194p 139p Skipmyre. Gall – 191p Upper Hardland. Lim – 155p Pearsby Hall, 147p Skipmyre. Frie – 110p Baltersan. Hols – 102p Big Balcraig, 100p Garrie, 97p Brownrigg. Ayr – 98p Ravenstone Mains.

1001 Prime Lambs: Trade remains good.

76 Lambs (25.5-32) ave 210.7p/kg to 253p/kg Little Fenwick

Black – £68.50 Auchenhessnane, £67 Kirkland

410 Lambs (32.1-39) ave 217.1p/kg to 253p/kg Rigghead

Tex – £89 Hetland, £88.50 East Polquirter, £87.50 Bennan, £87.50 Abune the Brae

Chev – £88.50 Rigghead

Black – £81.50 Auchenhessnane, £79.50 Craighead

407 Lambs (39.1-45.5) ave 217.1p/kg to 230p/kg Kiraugh

Tex – £99.50 New Farm, £98 Eastside, £98 Barnbarroch, £97 Dollard

Suff – £98.50 Terreglestown, £96.50 Sandilands

Belt – £96.50 Sandilands

Cross – £91 Foregirth

NCC – £90 Ballaggan

Black – £81 Sweetshawhead, £80 Auchenhessnane

96 Lambs (45.6-52) ave 204.2p/kg to 215p/kg East Polquirter

Tex – £105 Rigghead, £100 Hillbank

Bel – £101 Sandilands

12 Lambs (52.1+) ave 178p/kg to 190p/kg Glenhowan

Tex – £100 Glenhowan, £100 Hillbank

Char – £100 Porterstown

Cast Ewes: 510 Forward

Ewes were in line with last weeks. Small lean ewes easily sold.

Ewes:

Tex – £130 Glenhowan, £92 Hayfield, £90 Flatts of Cargen, £90 Hetland

Belt – £110 Dinwoodie Green

Char – £107 Lochmailing

Bord Leic – £93 Horseclose

Suff – £92 The Waterhole

Cross – £91 Hayfield, £89 £85 Thorniethwaite, £85 Lanarkland

Chev. Mule – £88 Moorfoot

BFL – £80 Hetland

Chev – £77 £66 Hetland

Lleyn – £75 £67 Barony, £65 Auchencheyne

Black – £74 Barony, £66 Hayfield, £65 Muirside, £64 Hetland

Rams:

Tex – £124 Maryfield, £106 Upper Senwick

Chev – £80 Lanarkland

100 Store Lambs met plenty of competition.

Tex – £91 Gillenbie

Cross – £77 South Mains

Black – £72 Drumlanrigg Mains

Rous – £69 Gillenbie