Dumfries Marts Weekly Report

DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 08.02.2017

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

103 Cattle forward:

16 Prime Cattle – Handy Weights met a brisk trade.

Limousin Heifer to 220.5p/pkg from R Neill, Upper Tinwald to John Scott Meat and J Jardine, Yett sold a Limousin heifer to 231p/pkg to R Johnstone & Son Butchers, Annan. Another Heifer from the same home sold to 226p/kg going to Ballard Butchers, Castle Douglas.

87 OTM Cattle – Once again all classes met plenty of competition.

48 Beef cows averaged 128.7p/kg

31 Dairy Cows 104.5p/kg

Cows

Per Head

Charolais to £1462.60 Carterton

Limousin to £1245.75 Newmains,£1211 Capelfoot, £1037.40, £1035.55 Outertown, £979.80 Skipmyre.

Simmental to £1141, £1122.55 Outertown, £1134 Dalmakethar, £1048, £922.50 Dalmakethar.

Belgian Blue to £1123.20 Cocklicks

Fleckvieh £1079.15 Rockhallhead

Friesian to £1056 East Gallaberry, £975.80, £888 Drum.

Montbelliarde to £986.85 East Gallaberry.

Angus to £973.70 Dalmakethar, £915.90 Outertown

Holstein to £911.40 Barndennoch, £876.90 Meikle Dalbeattie.

Per kilo

Angus 182p Dalmakethar, 142p Outertown,129p Skipmyre

Simmental to 180p, 163p Dalmakethar, 163p 143p Outertown 131p Dalmakethar

Limousin to 151p Newmains, 149p Outertown, 140p Capelfoot , 139p Dalmakethar, 138p Skipmyre, 136p West Skelston

Belgian Blue to 144p Cocklicks

Charolais to 142p Carterton

Friesian to 139p, East Gallaberry, 119p, Drum

Holstein to 137p 124p, 123p 116p(x2) 114p Bardennoch 116p 115p West Galdenoch, 114p Townhead 13p Smallrigg, 112p Chapelcroft.

Montbelliarde to 129p

Luing to 128p Horseholm

773 Prime and Store Hoggs- Quality sorts scarce and wanted trade steady.

182 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) Ave 169p/kg to 206p/kg Drumcork

286 Hoggs (39.1- 45.5kg) Ave 165.6p/kg to 200p/kg Drumcork

191 Hoggs (46+kg) Ave 163.3p/kg to 177p/kg West Skelston.

Hoggs (25.5-32kg)

Texel to £62.50 Lochmailing £55.50 Dollard

Suffolk to £57.50 Copewood

Cheviot to £57 Lochmailing

Hoggs (32.1-39kg)

Beltex to £70 Drumcork

Texel to £68.50 2 Green View , £67.50 Carsegowan , £66.50 Bennan

Chev/Mule £63 Glenjaan

Blackface to £60.50 Dressertland, £60.50 Cleughbrae

Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg)

Beltex to £80 Drumcork

Texel to £77.50 Paulsland, £74.50 2 Grreen View, £73.50(x2) Foregirth, £73.50 Cocklicks

Suffolk to £74.50 Riggheads, £73 Barnbarroch

Cross to £70.50 Ballinnie

Blackface to £67 Cleughbrae

Hoggs (46kg +)

Texel to £85, £84, £82 West Skelston £82.50 Clydeside £82 Nether Laggan, £81.50 (x2) Cleughbrae, £81.50 West Skelston , £80.50 Paulsland, £80 Clydeside.

Suffolk to £81.50 Carsegowan, £81 Cleughbrae

Beltex to £80 Clydeside

Blackface £70 Barr

114 store hoggs Easily Sold to £62.50

Cast ewes and rams: Similar to Last Week and sold to £98.50 for a Suffolk tup of Carsegowan.

Cast ewes:

Texel to £95.50 Tower, £85.50 Carsegowan, £84.50 Drumburn, £81.50 West Skelston.

Suffolk to £89.50 Thorns

Blue Leicester to £82.50 Hannaston

Cross to £76.50 Carsegowan, £72.50 Hill, £68.50 Tower, £66.50 West Skelston

Cheviot to £65.50 Dressertland, £64.50 Nether Stenries, £62.50 Barnbarroch.

Blackface to £54.20, £52.50 (x2) Thorns £49.50 Tower, £48.50 South Mains, £48.50 Finniness.