DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE  18.04.16

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale held their Spring Sale of 124 Organic Cattle in Dumfries on Monday.

All classes of organic in particular grazing cattle met a better than expected trade with Angus Bullocks from Paul Adams, Monashee making 295.7p.

Leo Petrucci, Outer Blair sold a British Blue Bullock at £1210.

Angus Heifers frm Monashee to 261p

Simmental x Heifers from Outer Blair to £1100

76 Bullocks ave 228.9p

48 Heifers ave 193p

Per Head

Organic Bullocks per Head

British Blue to £1210 Outer Blair

Simmental to £1100, £1055, £1040 Outer Blair

Charolais to £1060, £990 Woolfords

Angus to £825 Monashee

Organic Heifers Per Head

Simmental to £1100, 31030, £990 Outer Blair

Charolais to £955 Woolfords

Angus to £850, £805 Askerton Castle

Organic Bullocks per KG

Angus to 295.7p, 289.5p Monashee

Charolais to 257.6p, 251.5p Woolfords

Organic Heifers per KG

Angus to 260.6p, 238.5p Monashee

Charolais to 238.8p Woolfords

224 Non Organic Cattle were also keenly bid being a sharper trade than the slast sale.

152 Bullocks ave 201.4p to 248.6p Rashgill and £1080 Panlands

72 Heifers ave 200.9p to 244.2p Skipmyre and £1135 Braehead

Bullocks Per Head

British Blue to £1080, £915 Panlands, £1020 Shenrick, £980 High Auchneel

Charolais to £1070, £910 Cormaddie

Limousin to £1065, £1040, £930 High Auchneel, £1035, £990 High Threave, £1000 Craiglearen, £995, £990 Cormaddie, £925 Meikleholm

Simmental to £1040 High Auchneel, £975, £910, £900 Cormaddie, £900 Meikleholm

Montbelliard to £1010 Gimmenbie, £950 Shenrick

Angus to £1005 Shenrick, £940 Panlands

Shorthorn to £830 Butterdales

Heifers Per Head

British Friesian to £1135 Braehead

Limousin to £1035 High Auchneel, £1000 Kirkbride, £955 Rashgill, £950 High Threave

Angus to £1005 Kirkbride, £930, £905 Braehead

British Blue to £1000 Kirkbride, £960, £925 HigH Auchneel, £920 Knockeffrick

Charolais to £985 High Auchneel

Simmental to £965 High Auchneel

DUMFRIES Young Calves  18.04.16

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly Sale of Young Calves at Dumfries.

A larger show of 35 Young Calves forward to the usual busy ringside of buyers.  Calves on milk were a good trade for a mixed selection.

Weaned calves met a brisk trade, however buyers appeared in a more cautious mood.

Bulls

Limousin to £370 Ryes

Fleckvieh to £350 (x2), £340 Whitecroft Mains

Shorthorn to £120, £115 Brickhouse

Hereford to £108 (x2) Newmains

Heifers

Limousin to £360, £345 (x2) Ryes

Hereford to £335 Ryes

Angus to £275 Ryes

Next Calf Sale Monday 2^nd May 2016 at 10.15am,

all enquiries/entries to Matthew Thomson 07900 181 6350