Dumfries Primestock Sale Report 09/10/19

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock on Wednesday in Dumfries.

68 Cattle Forward:

Prime Cattle sold to 225p/kg for a lim x heifer from Millantae to weekly buyers R. Johnstone and Sons, Annan.

OTM Cattle: OTM’s sold at recent levels with plainer dairy types meeting plenty of competition. More smaller hill beef cows forward.

Dairy ave 87.3p/kg to 116p/kg and £962.80

Beef ave 99.4p/kg to 115p/kg abd £1110

Per head – Char – £1110 Carterton. Fleck – £962.80 £954.50 Slacks. Lim – £897 Kirkbride, £808.50 4 Mid Locharwoods. Lui – £807.95 Dalpeddar. AA – £785.20 £771.75 Kirkbride. Hol – £757.50 £724.50 Balgreggan. Sim – £752.60 Dalpeddar. Frie – £703 Drum.

Per Kilo – Fleck – 116p 115p 112p Slacks. Lim – 115p Kirkbride. Her – 115p Slacks. Lui – 113p Dalpeddar. Hol – 105p x2, 101p Balgreggan. AA – 105p Kirkbride. Fri – 95p Drum.

958 Prime lambs – Lambs with flesh in demand. Leaner lambs meeting little appetite from buyers.

164 Lambs (32.1- 39kg) Ave 161.4p/kg to 195p/kg Harley Rigg.

Tex – £73.50 Craigielandshill, £68.50 Woodend Way.

470 Lambs (39.1- 45.5kg) Ave 160.3p/kg to 190p/kg Maryholm

Tex – £77.50 Whinneyknowe, £76 Terregles Bank, £75.50 Nether Gribton, £75.50 Craigielandshill, £75.50 Ballaggan.

Belt – £75.50 Maryholm

Suf – £68 Porterstown, £68 Corrie Mains.

Chev – £65 Mollin.

X – £65 Whinneyknowe

BF – £62 Whinneyknowe

277 Lambs (45.6+kg) Ave 155.6p/kg to 180p/kg Kirkton of Crawford.

Tex – £88 Kirkton of Crawford, £81.50 Dollard, £80.50 Belridding.

Suf – £80.50 New Mains.

Chev £79 Mollin

X – £69 High Creoch

47 Lambs (52.1kg +) Ave 150p/kg to 155p/kg North Cowshaw.

Suf – £83.50 North Cowshaw

Tex – £82.50 Craighead, £81.50 Shangan, £80 New Mains.

X – £75.50 East Polquhirter

537 Cast Ewes and Rams – Ewes a similar trade to last week. Smaller feeding type were easily sold.

Tex – £143.50 Kirkton of Crawford, £138.50 Park Farm, £93.50 Barnbackle. Char – £87 Porterstown. Suf – £76.50 Meikleholm, £71.50 Hallmeadow, £63.50 Harley Rigg. Blu Leic – £73.50 £65.50 Kirkton of Crawford. X – £67.50 Maryholm, £61.50 Gateslack. NCC – £62.50 Newbank, £60.50 Bettyknowes. Chev – £57.50 Bodesbeck. BF – £42.50 Guelt, £41.50 Over Abington, Auchenbrack and East Polquhiter x2.