PRIME CATTLE IN SHORT SUPPLY AT DUMFRIES MART

DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 23.03.2016

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday.

Prime Cattle were in short supply selling at 205.5p from A Martin, Horseholm to W Lindsay Butchers Creetown

56 OTM Cattle – Trade sharper with buyers keen for greater numbers.

Per Head

Limosuin to £910.80 Lantonside, £897 Carsegowan, £876.30 Dalswinton, £829.25 Carsegowan

Angus to £879.10 Lochmailing

British Blue to £869.95 Midtown

Simmental to £842.40 Tregallon

Per Kg

Limousin to 138p Lantonside, 127p Dalswinton, 119p Carsegowan

British Blue to 127p Midtown

Angus to 118p Lochmailing, 118p, 115p Bogue

Charolais to 117p Bogue

Holstein to 97p Newbould, 96p Boreland

Shorthorn to 93p Dalswinton

1024 Prime Sheep

717 Prime Hoggs – Best fleshed hoggs remain good to sell.  Trade easier.

31 Hoggs (25.5-32Kg) ave 176.8p to 198p Maxwelltown

Suffolk to £55.50 Maxwelltown

227 Hoggs (32.1-39Kg) ave 176p to 191p Springfield

Cheviot to £70 Cleughbrae

Texel to £70 Riggheads

Suffolk to £67 Marwhirn

Blackface to £62.50 Maxwelltown

260 Hoggs (39.1-45Kg) ave 175.4p to 200p Cleughbrae

Suffolk to £90 Cleughbrae

Texel to £87.50 Laughtmuirside

NCC to £86.50 Edingham, £86 Cleughbrae

Beltex to £84 Cleughbrae

Mule to £77 Riggheads

Blackface to £72 Dalpeddar

199 Hoggs (46Kg+) ave 175.1p to 193p Lanarkland

Texel to £95 Cleughbrae, £95 Lanarkland, £91.50 Newlands, £90.50 Barnbarroch, £90 West Cluden

Suffolk to £94 Lanarkland

Cheviot to £86 Chanlockfoot

Blackface to £80 Nunnerie

Mule to £79 Laughtmuirside

76 Store Hoggs met a keen demand

Suffolk to £64.50 Barbuie

Mule to £64 Meikle Barncleugh

Texel to £61 Tullochallum, £60.50 Barbuie

231 Cast Ewes & Rams Forward – Ewes cheaper on the week by £2-£3, and sold to a top of £100.50 from Drumcruilton

Texel to £100.50 Drumcruilton, £99.50, £93.50 Isle of Dalton

Suffolk to £99.50 Auchenfad, £98.50, £84.50 Sunnyhill,  £88.50 Barnbarroch.

Mule to £83.50 Broadholme, £77.50 Drumcruilton

NCC to £82.50 Newlands, £76.50 Barnbarroch

Dorset to £79.50 Niviston

Cheviot to £79.50 Over Cairn, £78.50 Chanlockfoot, £73.50 Nether Gribton

Lleyn to £78.50 Sunnyhill, £76.50 Maxwelltown, £74.50 Bennan

Blackface to £76.50 Drumcruilton, £74.50 Chanlockfoot, £66.50 Nether Gribton

Goats to £51 Polquhanity