Primestock Trade Sharper At Dumfries Mart

DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 01.02.2017

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries.

83 Cattle forward:

Prime Cattle – Met a sharper trade and more could have been sold.

Limousin Heifer to 230p/kg from Mr J Jardine, Yett Farm and sold to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan and 229p/pk for a Limousin heifer from the same home which sold to W Lindsay Butchers, Creetown.

OTM Cattle – Again met brisk competition for all classes.

Cows

Per Head

Limousin to £1052.70, £1044, £1028.10, £1000.80, £983.40 Dalmakethar, £1001 Bankswood, £924.60 Merrick

Simmental to £1034.90, £993.60 Dalmakethar

Holstein to £1004.40, Netherwood, £994.40, £989, £954.50, £932.20 Conheath,  £896.80 Trailflat, £877.80 West Galdenoch.

Angus to £968.50 Lochmailing

Blonde to £945.30 Foregirth

Saler to £900 Third

Per kilo

Angus to 149p Lochmailing

Limousin to 149p, 145p, 144p, 132p Dalmakethar, 143p Bankswood,142p Sunnyhill, 138p Merrick

Blonde 137p Foregirth.

Holstein to 134p,132p, 118p, 115 (x2) Conheath 124p Netherwood 118p Trailflat, 117p West Galdenoch, 115p Hardgrave

Simmental to 138p, 131p Dalmakethar

Saler to 125p Third

Bulls

Per head

Angus to 1163.90 Bellfield

Limousin to 1078.80 Hollands

Per kilo

Angus to 124p Bankswood

487 Prime Hoggs- All weights much sharper with numbers being tight.

62 Hoggs (25.5-32kg) Ave 176.7p/kg To 196p/kg Park

56 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) Ave 175.7p/kg to 190p/kg Hallmeadow

158 Hoggs (39.1- 45.5kg) Ave 173.9p/kg to 183p/kg Paddockhole

141 Hoggs (46+kg) Ave 165p/kg to 171p/kg Farthingwell

Hoggs (25.5-32kg)

Texel to £59.50 Kiraugh

Suffolk to £58.50 Corrie Mains

Cheviot to £58.50 Barbush, £57.50 Burn

Blackface to £55.50 Barbush

Hoggs (32.1-39kg)

Texel to £70.50 Paddockhole.

Suffolk to £65 Meadow Farm, £63.50 Paddockhole.

Blackface to £63.50 Barbush

Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg)

Texel to £77 Clydeside, £76, £75.50 £75 Riggheads, £75.50 Brydekirk mains, £75, Paddockhole

Suffolk to £75 Brydekirk Mains amd Paddockhole

Cross to £67 Brydekirk Mains

Hoggs (46kg +)

Texel to £83.50, £82  Farthingwell, £82.50 Hoddomtown, £80 Torkirra £79.50 West Skelston, £79 Riggheads.

Suffolk to £82.50, £77 Clydeside,

Cheviot to £76.50 Hoddomtown.

Cast ewes and rams:

Cast ewes: Ewes and tups sharper by £10 per head and sold to a top of £93.50 Ballaggan.

Texel to £93.50, £79.50 Ballaggan, £81.50 Corrie Mains, £78.50 Torkirra

Leicester to £88.50 Barnshangan

NCC to £86.50 Annefield, £68.50 Burn, £66.50 Marwhirn.

Half-Bred to £82.50 Marwhirn

Cross to £75.50 Hoddomtown, £72.50 Torkirra, £56.50 Barnshangan

Suffolk to £75 Torkirra

Cheviot to £68.50 Thwaite

Blackface to £59.50, £48.50  Barnshangan, £54.50 Dalpeddar £47.50 Riggheads

Lleyn to £52.50 Little Bogue.

Rams

Border Leicster to £90 Burn.

Blackface to £72.50 Hayfield

Blue Leicster to £69.50