Dumfries Primestock Report
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 30th July 2014.
22 Prime Cattle – very mixed offering forward with best quality types
scarce.
Heifers
Limousin to 231.5p from J & L Craik Waterside to Border
Meats Lockerbie, 216.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to Grierson Bros Butchers
Castle Douglas, 215.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to JD Owen & Sons
Butchers Newton Stewart
61 OTM Cattle – Mainly leaner dairy types forward.
Trade steadier
Per Head
Limousin to £1256
Simmental to £1236.60 Corbelly Hill
Angus to £1034.90 Woodcroft
Holstein Friesian to £910.15 Kerricks
Per Kilo
Limousin to 160p Waterside,
125p Leithenhall
Angus to 139p Boreland of Southwick, 131p Woodcroft
Holstein Friesian to 125p Kerricks, 111p Dinwoodie Green
1029 Prime
Sheep Forward
729 Prime Lambs forward – Trade improved on early
week sales, Buyers actively requiring larger numbers with best types
in short supply. Sale average 169p
Lambs 32.1-39Kg ave 175p to 196p
Newlands
Beltex to £69 Newlands
Texel to £70.20 Eastside, £70 Kiraugh
Suffolk to £68 Whitecroft
Mule to £64 Auchenfad
Lambs 39.1-45.5Kg ave 169.1p to 190p Skipmyre
Texel to £82 Skipmyre, £80 Farthingwell
Suffolk to £77 Bush, £74 Gillesbie
Half Bred to £71 Annefield
Mule to £66 Eastlands
Lambs 45.6-52Kg ave 152p to 160p Eastside
Texel to £75 Gillesbie
Suffolk to £75 Longbeoch
Slightly smaller show of 300 Cast Ewes & Rams forward still selling to similar money with a top price of £110.50 for Charollais from Newlands
Heavy Ewes ave £70.07
Charollais to £110.50 Newlands, £85.50 Hayfield
Texel to £94.50 Leithenhall, £88.50 (x2) Upper Hardland & Hayfield,
£86.50 Barony, £85.50 Hayfield
Mule to £80 Bridgestone, £76.50 Hayfield, £74.50 Martingirth, £72.50
(x2) Leithenhall & Barony
Leicester to £93.50, £73.50 Grennan
NCC to £76.50 (x2) Archwood & Marwhirn, £73.50 Marwhirn
Light Ewes
ave £43.46
Cheviot to £55.50 Marwhirn, £52.50 Woodcroft
Blackface to £63.50 Eastlands, £60.50 Hall of Drumpark, £58.50 Over
Abington, £56.50 Merkland, £53.50 Grennan
