Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 2nd September 2015
96 Prime & OTM Cattle
12 Prime Cattle – Trade firmer – More cattle required
Bullocks Limousin to 223.5p from D & E Lockhart, Faulding Cleugh to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 219.5p from Faulding Cleugh, Kirkpatrick Fleming to W Lindsay Butchers Creetown.
Heifers Limousin to 221.5p from Mr J Bell, Brydekirk Mains to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers Annan, 215.5p from AC & S Martin, Horseholm to M/S PR Duff Wishaw
84 OTM Cattle – a plainer offer of mainly dairy cows forward. Trade no dearer
Per Head
Stabiliser to £1046.65 South Mains
Limousin to £1032 Millisle
Holstein Friesian to £906.30 Whitecroft Mains, £868.15 Netherwood, £839.30 Guillyhill, £828.40 Highlaw
Bulls
Charolais to £1098.90 Meikle Barncleugh
Saler to £1023.35 North park
Limousin to £1017.90 Porterstown
Per Kg
Shorthorn to 133p Meikle Barncleugh
Limousin to 129p Millisle
Limousin to 123p (x2) Meikle Barncleugh
Stabiliser to 121p South Mains
Holstein Friesian to 114p Whitecroft Mains, 109p Highlaw, 109p (x2) Smallholmburn, 105p Boreland, 109p, 108p Guillyhill, 109p Townhead, 107p Guillielands
Montbelliard to 108p Ravenstone Mains
2128 Prime Sheep
1546 Prime Lambs – Trade much dearer for all classes with best lambs regularly selling at 175-190ppk to average 160.6ppk.
336 Lambs (32.1-39Kg) ave 156.6ppk to 187ppk Barnbarroch
Texel to £68.50 Druidhall, £68.50 East Raffles, £64 East Kirkcarsewell
Suffolk to £60 Summerhill
Mule to £54 Merkland
1038 Lambs (39.1-45Kg) ave 161.8ppk to 192ppk Netherton
Texel to £80.50, £76.50, £76, £75.50 Netherton, £78.50 Craigielands hill, £76.50 Heithat, £76.50 Drumcruilton, £75 (x2) Eastside
Suffolk to £69.50 Townhead, £69 Courance, £67 High Drum
Charollais to £69.50 Shangan
Mule to £59.50 Guelt
142 Lambs (45.6-52Kg) ave 153.4ppk to 166ppk to Eastside
Suffolk to £80.50 Roshglen, £79.50 Lanarkland
Texel to £80 Roshglen, £79 Lanarkland, £76.50 Eastside
Lambs per Kilo
Beltex to 192p, 189p Netherton, 191p Heithat
Texel to 187p Craigieland Hill, 180p East Raffles, 179p (x2) Eastside, 178p Drumcruilton, 176p Druidhall
582 Cast Ewes – All classes met a steady trade.
Suffolk to £77.50 Shangan
Texel to £77.50 Dressertland, £75.50 Ballaggan, £74.50 Copewood, £71.50 East Polquhirter
Mule to £65.50 South Mains, £63.50 (x2) Gateslack, £62.50 Ballaggan
NCC to £65.50 Newbank, £58.50 Marwhirn
Blackface to £55.50, £49.50 Corsebank, £52 Larg, £48.50 Maxwelltown
Rams Zwartble to £112.50 Wallacetown
