Dumfries Primestock Report
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 12th November 2014.
48 Prime Cattle – Trade firm. Buyers continue to require numbers.
Bullocks Limousin to 231.5p & 227.5p both from D & E Lockhart, Faulding Cleugh both to B Taylor Butchers Lockerbie
Heifers Limousin to 230.5p from AH Fisher, Merrick to Border Meats Lockerbie, 227.5p Merrick, Portpatrick to B Taylor Butchers Lockerbie
106 OTM Cattle – Larger ringside of buyers in attendance. Trade looked firmer for all classes.
Per Head
Limousin to £1094.40 Maryfield, £1067.85 Laught Mains, £987 Upper Tinwald, £977.85 New Hall, £965.25 Penlaw
Angus to £1075.45, £983.40 Lochmailing, £931.60 Meikle Barncleugh
Blonde to £985.60 Foregirth
British Blue to £951.75 Barr
Saler to £945 Drumcruilton
Devon to £915 Drumcruilton
Holstein Friesian to £861.35 Trailflat, £858.40 Panlands
Blue Grey to £756.40 Burn
Per Kilo
Limousin to 189p Laught Mains, 173p West Skelston, 152p, 142p Maryfield, 141p Upper Tinwald, 135p Penlaw, 129p Pearsyhall
Stabiliser to 140p Carterton
Angus to 137p Meikle Barncleugh, 137p, 132p Lochmailing
British Blue to 135p Barr
Holstein Friesian to 128p, 124p Trailflat, 116p Panlands, 110p Burnside, 107p Whitecroft Mains
Blonde to 128p Foregirth
Saler to 126p Drumcruilton
Devon to 122p Drumcruilton
Blue Grey to 122p, 116p Burn
Luing to 117p Crofts
Galloway to 108p Burn
1676 Prime Sheep Forward
1159 Prime Lambs – All classes met a sharper trade. Sale average 175p.
Lambs 32.1-39Kg ave 181.5p to 199.5p Penlaw
Texel to £73.50 Penlaw, £72 Over Abington, £71 Fardingjames, £70 Ford
Suffolk to £72 Ford, £67 Springfieldhill
Lleyn to £70.50 Summerhill
Blackface to £57 Ballinnie
Lambs 39.1-45.5Kg ave 173p to 196p Bridgestone
Beltex to £84 Bridgestone
Texel to £79.20, £79 (x2) Druidhall, £79.50 Penlaw, £78.80 Lanarkland
Mule to £68 (x4) Nisbet, £67 Ballinnie
Lambs 45.6-52Kg ave 162.1p to 175p Bridgestone
Beltex to £80 Bridgestone
Texel to £80 Muircleugh, £79.50 Riggheads, £79 (x2) Springfieldhill
Suffolk to £79 Springfieldhill, £76.50 East Polquhirter
Charollais to £76 Fardingjames, £76 Riggheads
Mule to £76 Fardingjames
A similar number of 517 Cast Ewes & Rams forward saw trade much the same as last week, more cast ewes could be sold to advantage. Top price to £125 (x2) for Texel Tups sold by Kerricks Farms Ltd. Suffolk Tups sold to £110 from RH Paton, Gateslack. Mule Ewes topped at £80 shown by D Hyslop, Clydeside. Blackface topped at £65 from DB Fleming, The Cottage.
Heavy Ewes averaged £70.16
Texel to £94 Clydeside, £88 Macqueston, £86 Cottage, £74 Nether Gribton, £72 Barnshangan
Leicester to £87 Over Abington, £81 Eastlands
NCC to £84 Annefield
Mule to £80 Clydeside , £77 Macqueston, £75 Rashgill, £74 Townhead, 73 Clydeside, £72 Muircleugh
Suffolk to £73 Townhead
Light Ewes averaged £53.42
Cheviot to £75 Cottage, £63, £50 Carterton, £51 Craiglearen
Blackface to £65 Cottage, £57 Macqueston, £56 Craigdarroch, £55 Auchenhay, £54 Low Garleffan, £53 Craigdarroch
Rams averaged £81.67
Texel to £125 Kerricks
Suffolk to £110 Gateslack
Blackface to £85 Troloss
