BREEDING CATTLE 10/5/19
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their annual spring sale of breeding cattle in
dumfries with 566 head forward.
A full ringside of local and distant buyers were present with all classes selling at well beyond sellers expectations.
Top price BB heifer with a heifer calf to £2800 from McNeill Estates, Shennanton.
Top price bulling heifers to £1500 for limousin from M/s Harvey, Drum.
Heifers with calves met the dearest trade seen at this centre with demand exceptional.
Cow & bull calf
Lim – £2150, £2000, £1900 Barshill . AA – £1980 Barshill
Cow & heifer calf
Lim – £2250, £2000 Barshill
Heifer & bull calf
Lim – £2600, £2200 Shennanton, £2400, £2250, £2150, £2100, £2050 (x2) Garmartin, £2200 Riggheads, £2050 Fingland. Sim – £2350, £2300 (x4), £2200, £2150 Hartbush.
BB – £2200 Cleughbrae, £2100, £2000 Shennanton. Belt Gall – £2150, £1900 Riggheads. AA – £2000, £1950 Riggheads. Short – £1950 (x2) No 2 Tregallon.
Heifer & heifer calf
BB to £2800 Shennanton, £1900 Cleughbrae. Lim – £2250 (x2), £1950 Garmartin, £2050, £1950 Riggheads. Sim – £2200 Hartbush, £2050 Fingland, £2050 Cleughbrae. Sals to £2100 Riggheads. Short – £2000 Barshill, £1900 No 2 Tregallon. AA to £1950 Riggheads
Bulling heifers also met a big trade, heifers with power and style wanted.
Per head – Lim- £1500, £1480 Drum, £1400, £1380, £1300 (x2) Brownrigg, £1350 Cleughbrae, £1350 (x2) Kirktonfield £1300 Gillrigg, £1300 Waterside, £1300 Ryemuir. Sim – £1350, £1220 Shawfield, £1200 Commonside, £1180 Innerfield. Short – £1160, £1150 Barshill. AA – £1150 Barshill, £1120 Ryemuir. Hfd – £1100 Drum. BB – £1100 Bruntshields, £1100 Brownfield. Belt Gall – £1000 Boreland.
In calf heifers – BB- £1450 K Lochhead, 16 St Ninians drive
Breeding bulls – Sim- £2550 M/s Goldie, Newbie Mains & Short – £2150 M/s Marshall, Barshill
DUMFRIES CALVES 13-05-19
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale.
Calves continue to meet a pleasing trade with plenty of buyers in attendance.
Bull Calf – Per head – Lim – £440 (x4) Barndennoch, £390 Ryes. BB – £420, £410 Middlebie Rigg. AA – £385 (x2) Ryes.
Heifer Calf – Per head – Lim – £485 (x3) Barndennoch, £440 (x2) Ryes.
DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE. 13- 05 -19
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries
322 forward: Best types scarce and in demand whilst secondary sorts looked easier.
185 bullocks ave. 210.3p/kg to 245.5p/kg and £1130
128 heifers ave 200.2p/kg to 255p/kg and £1060
9 bulls ave. 200.7p/kg to 222.2p/kg and £900
Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1130 Netherhall, £1115, £1075 Kirkbride, £1100, £10958, £1030 High Auchneel, £1060 Gallaberry, £1015, £1005, £980 Ballaggan.Short- £1100 High Auchneel. AA £1060 Kirkbride, £955 Branteth. Hfd – £970 Low Glasnick. BB – £1005 Bruntshields, £985 High Auchneel, £950 Low Glasnick. Mont – £990 Branteth.
Heifers – Per Head – Lim – £1060, £1050, £955 New Mains, £960 High Auchneel. AA – £1020, £970 High Auchneel. Hfd – £915 Low Glasnick. BB – £910 Low Glasnick, £890 Searigg. Short – £910 High Auchneel. Sals – £860 Auchenfad
Bulls – Per Head – Lim – £900 Brownrigg. Sim – £880 Newbie Mains
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