Dumfries Mart Weekly Sales Reports 2 & 4/05/22

DUMFRIES DAIRY TO £2,000

At C & D Auction Marts` monthly sale of dairy cattle at Dumfries on Monday 2^nd May an entry of 24 were forward.

Selling at £2,000 was a smart fresh calved in-milk Montbeliarde cross Holstein heifer from Messrs Burgoyne, Shenrick, Crocketford which was purchased by D. J. Kincaid, Slacks. Another Montbeliarde cross fresh calved heifer from the same home took the May Show championship and sold for £1,950, again to D. J. Kincaid.

A nice selection of in-calf Ayrshire heifers sold to £1,300 from J.D. M. Thomson Newlands, bought by Messrs Graham, Hillend with other Ayrshire lying-off calvers to £1,270, £1,250 and £1,220, Crailloch and £1,220, Newlands. Calved heifers averaged £1,975 and in-calf heifers £1,207.

The next Dumfries monthly dairy cattle sale is on Monday 13^th June.

DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 02/05/2022

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

495 Forward: Trade continues to please vendors for the plainer show forward.

Bullocks ave 240.4p/kg to 287.9p/kg and £1360

Heifers ave 220.4p/kg to 281p/kg and £1380

Bullocks per head – Short – £1360 No2 Tregallon, £1110 High Auchneel, £990 Pilmuir. Lim – £1245 Meikleholm, £1200 x2 Kirkbride, £1145 Lantonside, £1120 Hazelbank, £1105 Ballaggan, £1095 High Auchneel, £1095 Nether Rigg. AA – £1205 Netherhall, £1200 No2 Tregallon, £1190 £1130 Kirkbride, £1135 Cormaddie. Char – £1200 £1190 £1185 Cormaddie, £1190 Netherhall. BB – £1160 £1060 Searigg, £1145 Stockbridgehill, £1070 Upper Moor. Sal – £1125 £1095 Auchenfad, £1045 Upper Moor. Lui – £1055 High Auchneel.

Heifers per head – BB – £1380 Midtown, £1150 Midtown, £1140 Beyond the Burn. Sim – £1320 £1270 x2 £1220 £1190 Shawfield, £1180 High Auchneel. Lim – £1235 Nether Rigg, £1235 £1105 High Auchneel, £1205 Hazelbank. Her – £1060 High Auchneel. Shor – £1050 High Auchneel, £1025 £1000 Lagg. AA – £1050 High Auchneel, £1030 No2 Tregallon. Mont – £1000 Upper Portrack.

DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 04/05/2022

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

Prime Cattle met a competitive trade selling at 290p/kg for a limousin heifer from J. Jardine, Yett to R. Johnstone & Son, Butchers, Annan.

OTM’s again sold easily for all classes with buyer desperate for numbers.

Dairy Ave – 157.3p/kg to 185p/kg and £1591

Beef Ave – £175p/kg to 224p/kg and £1802

Per Head – AA Bull – £1764 Newmains. Hol – £1591 £1437.80 Ryemuir, £1418.60 Chapelcroft, £1396.20 Kirktonfield. Lim – £1537.50 Belridding, £1501.50 £1456 West Skelston, £1399.45 Foregirth. Char – £1476.45 Foregirth. Ayr – £1311.20 Muirside. Fri – £1279.85 £1211.80 Park. BB – £1279.70 £1212.45 Netherfield. Her – £1279.70 Pendicle. Mont – £1179.75 Knockeffrick. AA – £1160.65 Netherfield.

Per Kilo – Lim – 224p 195p West Skelston, 205p Belridding, 170p Kirkbride. Char – 193p Foregirth. Her – 191p Pendicle. BB – 191p Netherfield. Sal – 185p Auchenfad. Hol – 185p 182p Ryemuir, 179p Kirktonfield, 173p Chapelcroft. Fri – 179p Park. Mont – 173p Knockeffrick. Ayr – 155p Beuchan.

13 New season lambs selling to £135 Kirkbride.

396 Prime Hoggs – Best quality wanted.

77 Hoggs (25.5-39kg) averages 279.6p/kg to 293p/kg Meikleholm

Tex – £113.5 Lanarkland, £111.50 Meikleholm

Herd – £107 Millriggs

BF – £105 Meikleholm

143 Hoggs (39.1kg-45.5kg) averaged 277.4p/kg to 298p/kg Barnbarroch

Tex – £134 Barnbarroch, £126.50 Archwood

BF – £126.50 Maryholm, £125 Millantae & Glenwhargen

Suf – £124 Millriggs & Lanarkland

Swal – £122 Fardingjames

176 Hoggs (46+kg) averaged 245.5p/kg to 273p/kg Hoddomtown