C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.
34 Cattle Forward.
OTM’s met a competitive demand with buyers very active.
Per head – Sim – £954.80 Abune the Brae. Lim – £918.75 Hunterhouse. Hol Bull – £941.80 Muirside. Hol – £798 Tarbreoch, £768 Brownfield.
Per Kilo – Lim – 125p Hunterhouse. Sal – 125p Marwhirn. Sim – 124p Abune the Brae. Hol – 114p Tarbreoch, 99p 97p Barndennoch. Ayr – 95p Heathfield
Prime Sheep
446 Prime Hoggs– recovered from the previous weeks downward trend meeting brisk competition. Heavyweights looked hardest to cash.
67 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) Average 203.26ppk to 210ppk Chanlockfoot.
Chev – £75.50 Chanlockfoot
BF – £72 Beuchan, £70.50 Chanlockfoot.
169 Hoggs (39.1-45kg) Average 215.87ppk to 250ppk Riggheads.
Tex – £107.50 Riggheads, £106.50 East Polquhirter.
Chev – £97.50 £91.50 Riggheads, £96 x2 Hoddomtown, £90 Cleughbrae.
BF – £90 £88 Maryholm, £88 Riggheads
230 Hoggs (46+kg) Average 191.36ppk to 237ppk Cleughbrae.
Bltx – £109 Cleughbrae
Tex – £105 Backburn, £102 Riggheads
BF – £96.50 Riggheads
X – £95 East Polquhirter.
Suf – £94 Barony, £92.50 Lanarkland
Chev – £91 Cleughbrae.
BF – £90 Maryholm
Cast Ewes
Small show of cast sheep easily sold.
Tex – £149 £139 Maryholm, £130 Muriside
Suf – £120 Backburn, £118 Muirside
X – £104 Backburn, £103.50 £102.50 Muirside.
Blue Leic – £99 Corncockle.
Chev – £89 Harley Rigg
BF – £68 Harley Rigg, £66 Beuchan
Rams
One partner. No competitors. Full visibility across the region.
