Dumfries Mart Weekly Sales Round-up 17 & 19/05/21

DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 17/05/2021

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

250 Forward:

Trade remains bouyant, more grazing types forward

Bullocks averaged 243.6p/kg to 334.8p/kg and £1255

Heifers averaged 222.4p/kg to 275p/kg and £1205

Bulls averaged 218.8p/kg to 230p/kg and £890

Bullocks per head – Fleck – £1255 Limekilns. Lim – £1175 £1100 £1085 High Auchneel, £1140 £1060 Mid Bishopton. BB – £1155 High Auchneel. Sim – £1115 High Auchneel, £1055 Meikleholm, £1050 North Bowerhouses. AA – £1090 North Bowerhouses, £915 Branteth. Sal – £1030 High Auchneel, £970 Auchenfad. Gal – £990 Glenwhargen.

Heifers per head – AA – £1205 Limekilns, £1140 Kirkland, £1080 Slacks, £1075 Boreland of Southwick, £1075 High Auchneel. Here – £1190 High Auchneel. Lim – £1115 High Auchneel, £1090 Newmains, £1055 Newbarn. Lui – £1115 High Auchneel. Sal – £1075 High Auchneel. Fleck – £1025 Slacks. Sim – £970 Stonehouse. Short – £900 Stonehouse.

Bulls per head – Fleck – £890 Slacks. AA – £835 Slacks.

Bullocks per kilo – Dev – 334.8p/kg High Bellochantuy. Char – 310.2p/kg Barnakill. Lim – 293.2p/kg Crosslee, 270p/kg Meikleholm. Sal – 276.1p/kg Auchenfad, 272p/kg Barnakill. BB – 269.8p/kg High Bellochantuy. AA – 259p/kg Brackley. Sim – 254p/kg Barnakill.

Heifers per kilo – Lim – 275.8p/kg Meikleholm, 264.6p/kg Newmains. BB – 272.7p/kg High Bellochantuy. AA – 251.3p/kg Slacks. Fleck – 244p/kg Slacks.

Bulls per kilo – AA – 228.8p/kg Slacks. Lim – 223.6/kg Slacks.

DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 19/05/2021

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

Prime Cattle easily sold to 265p/kg from J Jardine, Yett to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan.

Angus Bullocks to 242p/kg Low Three Mark to W Lindsay Butchers, Creetown.

OTM’s again met a competitive trade

Dairy averaged 124p/kg to 169p/kg and £1319.50

Beef averaged 142p/kg to 161p/kg and £1184

Per Head: Fleck – £1319.50 £1294.65 £1230.15 £1146.25 Slacks. Lim – £1184 Glenstockadale Several, £1130.40 Belridding. AA – £1133 Corrie Mains, £1062.60 Glenstockadale Several. Hols – £1047.80 Barndennoch, £955.50 Upper Portrack. Sim – £986.90 Dalpeddar.

Per Kilo: Hols – 169p Barndennoch, 130p Upper Portrack, 130p Brownfield. AA – 161p Glenstockadale Several. Lim – 157p Glenstockadale Several, 157p x2 Belridding. Fleck – 145p 139p 137p Slacks. Sim – 139p Dalpeddar. Gal – 134p Hastingshall.

42 New Season Lambs: Mainly heavier lambs forward

Texels to £152 Kirkhill, Suffolks to £150 Chapelcroft

187 Old Season Hoggs: Well fleshed hoggs wanted. Plainer sorts limited demand

Per Head:

Tex – £168 £148 Craigdarroch, £133 Glengennet, £125 Dollard

Belt – £153 Drumcork

Suf – £135 Bankhead of Tinwald

Black – £129 Inglestone, £128 Craigdarroch

Chev – £123.50 Drumcork

176 Cast Ewes & Rams Forward: Ewes were sharper on the week

Ewes:

Tex – £136 North Cowshaw, £136 Newmains, £128 Fardingjames, £126 Bettyknowes