DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 18/04/2022
C & D Auction Marts held their fornightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries.
485 Forward: Trade remains strong for both forward and grazing types. Once again a full ringside of buyers were actively seeking all classes.
Limousin x Bullocks from R. B. Oliphant, Shawfield realised £1600 with British Blue X Heifers to £1500 from A & F Baillie, Low Glasnick who`s consignment of 47 cattle averaged £1268.08
Bullocks ave 247.0p/kg to 307.8p/kg and £1600
Heifers ave 239.3p/kg to 294.7p/kg and £1500
Bulls ave 225.2p/kg to 254.9p/kg and £1190
Bullocks per head – Lim – £1600, £1410, £1370, £1340 Shawfield, £1250, £1230, £1225 Newmains. £1175 Mossburn. £1160 Park Farm. Sim – £1365, £1215 Rockhallhead. AA – £1330, £1295, £1270 Sheddock, £1210 High Auchneel. £1150 Park Farm, £1120 Cormaddie, £1115 Horseholm. BB – £1270 Tara, £1235 Smallholmburn, £1220 Netherfield, £1180 Belridding, £1100 Backburn. Char – £1260 Carsegowan, £1255 High Threave,£1175 Netherfield, £1160 Cormaddie, £1115 Hall of Drumpark. Short – £1170 High Auchneel. Hols – £1140 Gamerigg. Sal – £1100 High Auchneel. Fri – £1030 Park Farm.
Heifers per head – BB – £1500 x2, £1450, £1430, £1420, £1400 x3 Low Glasnick. Char – £1410 Tara, £1100 Hoseholm. Sou Dev – £1365 £1140 Greenwrae Croft . Lim – £1320, £1280, Hazelbank, £1265 Tara, £1125 High Auchneel, £1105 Uppermoor. Flec – £1200 Horseholm. Lui – £1150 High Auchneel. Sim – £1150, £1100, £1100 High Auchneel, £1095 Hazelbank. Her – £1100 High Aucheneel. AA – £1090 High Auchneel,
Bulls per head – Lim – £1190, £1160 Rashgill. AA – £1060 Carsegowan.
Bullock per Kilo – Lim – 307.85p/kg Craigmore, 292.3p/kg Bankswood. AA – 302.2p/kg Sheddock, 278.8p/kg Bogue. Char – 295.5p/kg, 278.9p/kg High Threave. Short – 278.8p/kg Bouge. BB- 268.2p/kg Belridding. Sim – 260.0p/kg Rockhallhead.
Heifer per Kilo – BB – 289.8p/kg, 288.9p/kg, 288.5p/kg Low Glasnick. Char – 265.3p/kg High Threave, 262.3p/kg Park Farm. Lim – 263.5p/kg Hillend. Sim – 255.2p/kg Auchenhill.
Bulls per Kilo – Lim – 254.9p/kg Park Farm.
DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 20/04/2022
C&D Auction Marts held their sale of Primestock in Dumfries.
Prime Cattle in short supply with more required weekly. Sold to 286p/kg for a limousin x heifer from J. Jardine, Yett to R. Johnstone & Son, Butchers, Annan.
OTM’s again met serious competition for all shapes and sizes..
Dairy Average 155.4p/kg to 194p/kg and £1566.45
Beef Average 193.6p/kg to 241p/kg and £1689.25
Per Head – AA – £1689.25 Brickhouse, £1650.15 Whitehall. Lim – £1675.60 Grennan, £1425 Kirkhill, £1424.50 £1397.80 Lantonside. Hol – £1566.45 Brownfield, £1414.10 Maxwellbank, £1360.45 Conheath. Sim – £1237.95 Lantonside. Mont – £1281 Shenrick.
Per Kilo – Lim – 241p Lantonside, 236p 209p Grennan, 203p Bankswood, 190p Kirkhill. AA – 233p 197p Brickhouse, 193p Whitehall, 19p Boreland of Southwick. Hol – 194p 189p Tarbreoch Dairy, 179p Maxwellbank, 177p Brownfield, 169p Conheath. Mont – 183p Shenrick. Swed Red – 168p Shenrick.
556 Prime Sheep Forward
Prime Hoggets: Were a mixed offering with well fleshed hoggs being keenly sought
Texel hoggs £174 Tinwald Shaws
60 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) averaged 284.1p/kg to 300p/kg Ballaggan
BF – £113 Tinwald Shaws
Chev – £112.50 Tinwald Shaws
Tex – £109.50 Barnbarroch
Chev Mule – £108 Ballaggan
274 Hoggs (39.1kg-45.5kg) averaged 278.3p/kg to 298p/kg Dinwoodie Green
Bel – £134 Dinwoodie Green
Suf – £127.50 West Skelston, £118 Lanarkland
Tex – £124.50 Lanarkland, £123.50 Doweel, £123 Hoddomtown, £122 West Skelston
BF – £121.50 Tinwald Shaws
NCC – £121.50 Marwhirn
Chev – £118 x2 Tinwald Shaws
69 Hoggs (46+kg) averaged 250.9p/kg to 274p/kg Marwhirn
Belt – £142 Dinwoodie Green
Tex – £135 £130 West Skelston, £132 Dinwoodie Green, £130 Hoddomtown
Blu du Mai – £132 West Skelston
Chev – £128.50 Hoddomtown
Cast Ewes & Rams: Easily maintained recent rates.
Ewes:
Suf – £188 New Farm
Tex – £186 Kirkhill
Bel – £166 Doweel
X – £145 Ballaggan, £135 Lochhill, £134 West Lanegate, £130 West Skelston
BF – £142 £133 Hayfield, £136 Inglestone
Che – £144 West Lanegate, £136 Doweel
Rye – £129 West Lanegate
Rams:
Char – £182 Lochhill
Suf – £180 New Farm
Her – £136 Upper Steppford
