Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 16th September 2015.
87 Prime & OTM Cattle
12 Prime Cattle – A poorer offering met spirited bidding. More cattle needed to fill order books.
Heifers British Blue to 222.5p from Riggheads, Collin to Border Meats Butchers Lockerbie. Limousin to 223.5p from Mr J Bell, Brydekirk Mains to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan
75 OTM Cattle – All classes of cows easier sold.
Per Head
Limousin to £1425.60 Waterside (Haugh or Urr), £1276 Meikleholm, £1198.80 Mosshead, £1139.85 Crawthat, £1028.70 Isle of Dalton
Simmental to £1161.60 Meikleholm, £1070.55 Tregallon
Angus to £1160.50Guillyburn, £1087.20 Nether Gribton, £1081.25, £1076.25 Raeburnhead
British Friesian to £1143.10 Nether Gribton
Holstein to £929.50 Trailflat
Bull Charolais to £1276
Per Kilo
Limousin to 176p Waterside, 176p Meikleholm
Angus to 167p Guillyburn, 151p Nether Gribton, 127p, 125p Raeburnhead
British Friesian to 161p Nether Gribton
Limousin to 153p, 125p Crawthat, 148p, 133p Mosshead, 127p Isle of Dalton
Holstein to 133p, 116p Kerricks
Simmental to 132p Meikleholm
Bulls Limousin to 125p Waterside
Charolais to 121p Barnbackle
2546 Prime Sheep Forward
1585 Prime Lambs – Best Quality lambs easily sold from 160 to 180ppk, more mule and out of SPEC Lambs forward diluting sale average to 149.8ppk
372 Lambs (32.1-39Kg) ave 149.5ppk to 170ppk Clydeside
Suffolk to £60.50 East Lanegate
Texel to £62.50 Clydeside
Blackface to £56 Corsebank
1029 Lambs (39.1-45Kg) ave 149.9p to 189p Netherton
Beltex to £75 Netherton, £72 (x2) Heithat, £71.50 Martingirth, £71.50 Craigielandhill
Texel to £71 Eastside, £70.50, £67Heithat, £67 Eastside
Suffolk to £66 Clydeside
Mule to £59.50 Guelt, £58 Roughside
184 Lambs (45.6-52Kg) ave 138.5ppk to 163ppk Barmurrie
Beltex to £80 Barmurrie, £70.50 Nether Garrel
Texel to £70.50 East Polquhirter, £70 (x3) Nether Garrel
Suffolk to £66.50 Roshglen
Mule to £58 Barnshangan
Per Kilo
Texel to 176p, 168p Heithat, 168p Eastside, 161p Denbieyett
Beltex to 189p Netherton, 181p, 171p Heithat, 170p Martingirth, 170p Craigieland Hill
961 Cast Ewes & Rams – All classes easier
Texel to £85.50, £78.50 Barony, £84.50, £77.50 Dressertland
NCC to £84.50 Annefield
Leicester to £76.50 Kirkton, £69.50 Barnshangan
Cheviot to £74.50 Dressertland,£68.50 Gillesbie, £66.50 Auchencairn
Zwartble to £74.50 Wallacetown
Mule to £68.50 Barony, £63.50 South Mains
Blackface to £51.50 Orchard, £51.50 Castlefairn, £51.50 Corsebank
Rams Cheviot to £82.50 Ramseycleugh
Blackface to £74.50 Hayfield
