Dumfries Primestock Report
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 1st October 2014.
24 Prime Cattle – Trade continues to improve, more can be sold weekly to fill increased order books.
Heifers
Limousin to 225.5p I Nelson, Outertown to R Johnstone & Sons,
Butchers Annan, 222.5p Waterside, Haugh or Urr to B Taylor Butchers
Lockerbie, 220.5p H
& A Hiddleston, Park to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan
Bullocks
Limousin to 224.5p J & L Craik, Waterside to Border Meats
Butchers Lockerbie
98 OTM Cattle – Meated cows scarcer and wanted – More leaner dairy cows forward looking easier on the week.
Cows Per Head
Simmental to £1283.45, £1102.85 Maryfield, £1122.55 Woodend, £997.50 Grove, £991.60, £990.85 Oxgang
Limousin to £1275 Greenbrae, £1124 Park, £1028.60 Foregirth, £979.55 Bush of Craig, £965.25 Skipmyre
Holstein Friesian to £1130.50 Hotts, £1020.80 Woodend, £931.70, £930.15, £926.30 Newhouse
Angus to £1047.75 Tundergarth Mains, £911.20 Bush of Craigs, £900 Ross
Bulls Per Head
Angus to £1136.45 Brownfield
Limousin to £1083.95 Laneside
Simmental to £1024.60 Maryfield
Cows Per Kilo
Limousin to 170p Greenbrae, 160p Park, 143p Bush of Craigs, 139p Foregirth
Galloway to 151p Barquhill
Simmental to 193p Maryfield, 149p Oxgang, 143p Woodend, 137p Maryfield
Hereford to 137p Meikle Barncleugh
Angus to 135p Skipmyre, 134p Bush of Craigs, 131p Shieldhill
Blonde to 130p Bush of Craigs
Holstein Friesian to 121p, 118p, 117p, 113p Newhouse, 119p Hotts, 116p Woodend, 110p Byeloch
Bulls Per Kilo
Limousin to 133p Laneside
Angus to 119p Brownfield
1960 Prime Sheep Forward
1414 Prime Lambs – Trade for handier weights much sharper, again plenty of 44Kg lambs forward which reflected the sale average of 154p
Lambs 25.5-32kg ave 148p to 148p Barr
Blackface to £45.80 Barr
Lambs 32.1-39kg ave 159.1p to 182p Howthat
Texel to £64 Bennan, 364 Howthat
Beltex to £62 Bridgestone
Suffolk to £57.20 Hastingshall
Lambs 39.1-45.5kg ave 154.2p to 168p Riggheads
Suffolk to £68.50, £65.20 Springfield, £65 Outertown
Texel to £69 Slacks, £68 Howthat, £67.80 Upper Tinwald, £67.80 Belzies
Beltex to £68.50 Kiraugh
Berrichon to £65 Glendarroch
Blackface to £60 Glenlaugh
Mule to £58.50 Belzies
Lambs 45.6-52kg ave 140.2p to 165p Rigghead
Texel to £76 Riggheads, £70 Drumcruilton, £69.50 Slacks
Texel to £70.50 New Cample
Beltex to £70 Riggheads
Suffolk to £67 Longbeoch
Smaller Show of 546 Cast Ewes & Rams forward with a mixed offering throughout. Good meated ewes slightly sharper on the week.
Heavy Ewes averaged £58.89
Texel to £91.50 Midtown, £89.50 Drumcruilton, £85.50 Thorniethwaite, £84.50 Calside
NCC to £77.50 Courance
Mule to £71.50 High Cairn, £65.50 Lawesknowe, £63.50 Drumcruilton
Light Ewes averaged £36.15
Cheviot to £72.50 New Cample, £69.50, £56.50 Bodesbeck, £67.50, £56.50 Dressertland
Blackface to £49.50 Lawesknowe, £47.50 High Cairn, £45.50 Dunesslin, £43.50 Ballinnie
Lleyn to £42.50 Polquhanity, £39.50 Bennan
