DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 07.12.2016
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their Annual Christmas Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday.
118 Cattle & 1349 Sheep Forward.
An outstanding show of Prime Cattle were placed under the scrutiny of Mr Sam Carlisle, Border Meats Lockerbie who professionally found his champion in a Charolais x Heifer 675Kg from Ben Radley, Loaningfoot selling to 300ppk or £2025 to the Judge.
Reserve Champion rosette was awarded to Maxwellton Estate Farm, Shancastle with a Galloway Bullock also selling to Border Meats at 222p (750Kg) or £1665.
However the days top price of 320p was attained for a 490Kg Galloway Bullock from Kilnstown Farms, Bewcastle. The purchaser being local quality Butcher Jimmy Craig of Ballard’s Castle Douglas.
Cattle Prize List
- Any Continental Bullock
1st Terregles town 690Kg 230p £1587.00
2nd Low Three Mark 690Kg 225p £1552.50
- Any Home Bred Bullock
1st Mid Bishopton 515Kg 270p £1390.50
2nd Lantonside 610Kg 230p £1403.00
- Any Continental Heifer
1st Loaningfoot 675Kg 300p £2025.00
- Any Home Bred Heifer
1st Greenfield 500Kg 285p £1425.0
- Limousin Bullock
1st Terreglestown 775Kg 220p £1705.00
- Limousin Heifer
1st Waterside 660Kg 250p £1650.00
- Best Limousin
Waterside
- Pure Bred Galloway Bullock
1st Shancastle 750Kg 222p £1665.00
2nd Kilnstown 490Kg 320Kg £1568.00
- Bullock (Sired by Galloway)
1st Shancastle 720Kg 200p £1440.00
Principal prices outwith Prize list.
Bullocks
Charolais to 245p from 245p Greenfield, Cummertrees to Wolley Bros, Sheffield, 230p from West Cluden, Holywood to Mr C Anderson.
Galloway to 245p from RM McConnell, Gass to W Lindsay Butchers Creetown. Limousin to 240p from Merrick, Portpatrick to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 238p from J Howie, West Cluden to Woolley Bros, Sheffield.
Heifers
British Blue to 246p, 240p from J & J Campbell, Dinnans to Woolley Bros, Sheffield. Limousin to 243p, 231p Upper Tinwald, Torthorwald to Woolley Bros, Sheffield, 242p from Upper Tinwald to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan. Charolais to 231p Merrick, Portpatrick
83 OTM Cattle – Trade firmer on week
Per Head
Simmental to £1130.40 Dalmakethar, £1006.20 Dinnans
Angus to £1128.50, £890.10 Dalswinton
British Blue to £1128 Dalmakethar, £968 Edingham
Limousin to £1102.20 Dalswinton, £945.20 Kirkton, £916.50 Dinnans
British Blue to £857.50 Drum
Holstein Friesian to £821.60, £811.20 Slacks, £804.60 Boreland, £766.50 Panlands
Fleckvieh to £807.85 Slacks
Per Kilo
Angus to 185p, 138p Dalswinton, 129p Whitehall
Limousin to 167p Dalswinton, 136p Kirkton, 130p Dinnans
Simmental to 157p Dalmakethar, 129p, 128p Dinnans
British Blue to 141p Dalmakethar
Fleckvieh to 117p, 107p Slacks
Holstien Friesain to 108p Boreland
Holstein Friesain to 105p Panlands, 104p (x2), 100p Slacks
British Friesian to 104p Drum, 103p Baltersan
Swedish Red to 95p Shenrick
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1061 Prime Lambs – A Quality show was presented to the days judge Mr Sam Carlisle, Border Meats Lockerbie
Best pair of Lambs was awarded to J Muir & Son, Cleughbrae with Beltex Lambs (52Kg) which sold for £156 (300ppk) to Mr Jason Tucker, Pontypool.
Reserve Champion pen was won by Gillesbie Farms, Lockerbie with Texels (49Kg) selling to Creetown Butcher Willian Lindsay for £126 (257ppk).
Lambs 32.1-39Kg
Texel to £80 Finnieness, £72 Gillesbie, £71.50 (x2) Lower Shieldhill, £70.50 Ballinnie
Beltex to £80 Finnieness, £80 Newton Cott
Chev Mule to £67 Dornells
Blackface to £67 Corsebank, £66 Kirkton
Suffolk to £64.50 Barony
Cheviot to £61 Beechgrove
Lambs 39.1-45.5Kg
Beltex to £93 Sunnyhill, £82 Newton Cott
Cheviot to £80 Waterside of Terregles
Texel to £78, £75 Paddockhole, £74.50 Ballinnie, £74.50 Newhope, £74.50 Glenlaugh, £74.50 Ballaggan
Suffolk to £72.50 Cushag
Blackface to £70 Glenmanna, £68 Corsebank, £65.50 Snar
Mule to £65 Lochwood
Lambs 45.6-52Kg
Beltex to £156, £120 Cleughbrae
Texel to £126 Gillesbie, £96 Cleughbrae, £83 Shieldhill, £78 Cloggers
Suffolk to £76 Hartbush, £75 Riggheads
NCC to £70 Hoddamtown
Lambs 52.1Kg+
Texel to £94 Hartbush, £84 Gillesbie, £79 Glenhowan
268 Cast Ewes & Rams Forward
Cast sheep £4-£5 sharper on the week. £111.50 was top for a Texel Ram from Mr D Fleming, Nisbet.
Top prices
Texel to £102.50 Glenhowan, £96.50 Barony, £88.50 Howthat, £86.50 Barbush
Charollais to £93.50 Lochwood
NCC to £83.50 Annefield
Suffolk to £83.50 Howthat
Mule to £79.50 Rashgill, £77.50 Third, £76.50 Howthat, £74.50 Kenmure
Blackface to £60.50 Kenmure, £53.50 Snar, £42.50 Torkirra
Jacob to £41.50 Berryland
Rams
Texel to £111.50, £97.50 Nisbet, £104.50 Lochwood, £97.50 Maryfield
Charollais to £110.50 Lochwood
Leicester to £105.50 Lochwood, £93.50 Meikle Barncleugh