Dumfries Mart Weekly Sales Reports – 16 & 18/01/23

DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 18/1/2023

 

C&D Auction Marts held their Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries.

 

Prime cattle met plenty of demand selling to 304p/kg for limousin x heifer from regular consigner J. Jardine, Yett to Annan Butchers, R. Johnstone & Sons. Simmental heifers to 260p/kg from Low Three Mark to W. Lindsay, Butchers, Creetown.

 

OTM’s met a very competitive trade with all classes wanted.

 

Per Head – Sim – £1519.80 £1491.50 Cormaddie. Lim – £1352.70 Newbarn. AA – £1341 Cormaddie. Hol – £1178.10 £1176 Brownfield, £1173 Gamerigg, £1132.40  Brownrigg, £1114.70 Drum. 

Per Kilo – Sim – 190p 184p Cormaddie. AA – 180p Cormaddie. Lim – 180p Cormaddie. Hol – 170p Gamerigg, 160p Drum & Brownfield.

 

 

990 Prime Hoggs – Trade much improved with flesh wanted

 

358 Hoggs(32.1-39kg) Average 244.3p/kg to 276p Catslackburn

Tex- £100 Northpark, £98 Pendicle

Lley – £97 Pendicle

Bl Tex – £95 Catslackburn

BF – £93 Beuchan

 

395 Hoggs (39.1-45kg) Average 248.9p/kg to 268pkg Rigghead

Tex – £111.50 Druidhall, £111 Catslackburn, £110 Abune the Brae

Suf – £108.50 Abune the Brae

Chev Mule – £108.50 Druidhall

Chev – £107 Blackett House, £104 Catslackburn

X – £105 Barr

 

237 Hoggs(45.6kg+) Average 234.8p/kg to 256p/kg Nether Gribton

Suf – £129 £127 Lochmailing, £124 Northpark

Lley – £127 Laneside

Tex – £126 Barr, £125 £122 Foregirth, £122 Eastside

X – £120 Nether Gribton

 

 

170 Cast Ewes and Rams forward.

Heavy Ewes sold dearer on the week with light Ewes and Rams a similar trade,many more could have been easily sold.

 

Ewes

Tex – £125,£120 Mull of Galloway,

Char – £108 Little Fenwick

X – £121 Mull of Galloway,£116 11 High Road & Foregirth,

Llley- £102 Laneside,

BF – £86 Foregirth £70 Abune The Brae

Chev – £87 HighTownhead, £75 Dressertland

 

Rams

Suf- £138 Lochmailing

Lley – £150 Laneside

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY  16 JANUARY 2023

STORE, OTM CATTLE

& STORE LAMBS

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Monday 16 January sold OTM Cattle, Store Cattle and Store Hoggs.

 

102 OTM Cattle sold to an absolutely flying trade and topped at £1943.70 for an Aberdeen Angus cow from Messrs Hair & Brewis, Drumbreddan and to 294ppk for a Charolais from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo.

 

1564 Store Hoggs sold to £91.50 for Beltex from Copelaw, with Suffolk and Texel to £91 from Ardwall and Copelaw respectively.

 

Store Cattle met a much stronger trade than anticipated and topped at £1360 for Charolais bullocks from Messrs Craig, Craigton with heifers to £1205 for Angus from Messrs Finlay, Rainton and to 287ppk for Shorthorn bullocks from Messrs Milby the Cottage.

 

Leading Prices

 

OTM CATTLE

 

COWS

Angus

£1943.70, £1709.70 Drumbreddan; £1709.96 Cannee; £1709.10, Torhousekie

217, 211 Cannee; 211 Torhousekie; 209 Drumbreddan

 

Simmental

£1848.60, £1756.98, £1745.80 Craigton

237, 227 Craigton; 225 Cannee

 

Limousin

£1763.64, £1512.90 Drumbreddan; £1518.90 Derrie; £1511.22, £1505.70 Glentoo

267 Glentoo, 249 Derrie

 

Blonde

£1648.20 Drumbreddan

205 Drumbreddan

 

Luing

£1599, £1571.08, £1541.60 Hillside

249 Hillside

 

Charolais

£1575.84 Glentoo

294 Glentoo

 

Hereford

£1521 Torhousekie

195 Torhousekie

 

Saler

£1434.80 Fagra; £1158.36, £1106.30, £1102.64 Poldean

211 Fagra; 197, 195 Poldean

 

Shorthorn

£1427.60 Little Galdenoch

215 Little Galdenoch

 

Belted Galloway

£1298.82, £1039.72, £1013.14 Mochrum; £1115.40 Irelandton

195 Irelandton; 191 Mochrum

 

British Blue

£1186.92 Drumbreddan; £1099.98 Little Galdenoch

189 Little Galdenoch; 189 Drumbreddan

 

Jersey

£812.20 Scroggiehill

 

Highland

£556.92 Barlochan Wood

 

BULLS

£1305 Balgerran

 

STORE LAMBS

Beltex

£91.50 Copelaw

 

Suffolk

£91 Ardwall; £79 Miefield; £77 Fagra

 

Texel

£91, £89, £83 Copelaw; £80 Tower, Dalry

 

Scotch Mules

£82.50 Stair Estate; £82 Garroch; £81 Copelaw

 

Cheviot

£80 Garroch; £77 Burn

 

Blackface

£76 Stair Estate

 

STORE CATTLE

 

Bullocks

Charolais

£1360, £1180 Craigton; £1200 Glentoo

275.2 Glentoo; 270.9 Craigton

 

Simmental

£1340, £1180 Craigton; £1070 Gass, Glenluce

242.3 Craigton; 239.9 Gass, Glenluce

 

Angus

£1300 Glentoo

237 The Cottage

 

Belted Galloway

£1000 Halmyre

217.4 Halmyre

 

Limousin

£930 North Park; £890 Derrie

260.2 Derrie

 

Galloway

£910 Gass, Glenluce

233 Palgowan

 

Shorthorn

£900 Gass, Glenluce

287 The Cottage

 

Heifers

 

Angus

£1205 Rainton; £1100 Glentoo; £1020 North Park

221.1 Rainton

 

Charolais

£1170, £1090 Craigton

253.2, 251.2 Craigton

 

Simmental

£1150, £1090, £1080 Craigton

251.2, 248.3 Craigton

 

British Blue

£1100 Craigton

255.4 Derrie

 

Limousin

£1080 Craigton

248.3 Craigton