Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 28th October 2015.
120 Prime & OTM Cattle
21 Prime Cattle - Trade reflected the mixed offering of mainly heavy cattle forward.
Bullocks; Angus to 195.5p to A & J Wilson, Archwood to J Hall & Sons, Butchers Kirkcudbright
Heifers; Blonde to 202.5p from Archwood, Johnstonebridge to Ballard Butchers Castle Douglas
99 OTM Cattle – Shortage of fleshed cows, trade steadier
Per Head
Simmental to £1125 Porterstown
Holstein to £1043.75 Nether Gribton, £811.20, £800.70 Barndennoch
Angus to £1004.25 Carruthers
Limousin to £988 Cowans, £910.20 Meikleholm
British Blue to £920.95 Cowans
Charolais to £910 Airds of Balcary
N Red to £881.40 Mortonholm
Blonde to £828 Foregirth
Bullocks Ayrshire to £1106.85, £1070.70 Nether Gribton
Holstein to £1049.45 Nether Gribton
Per Kilo
Charolais to 175p Airds of Balcary
Holstein to 134p Ryemuir, 117p Mortonholm
Limousin to 130p Cowans
N Red to 113p Mortonholm
British Blue to 121p Shieldhill
Angus to 117p, 115p Drumrae
Bullocks Ayrshire to 157p Nether Gribton
Holstein to 139p, 132p Nether Gribton
1542 Prime Sheep
908 Prime Lambs – Too many out of SPEC Lambs forward. Trade levelled at 137.5ppk
171 (32.1-39Kg) ave 141.2p tp 160p Woodhead
Texel to £58.50 Archwood, £58.50 Woodhead, £57.50 Powhillon
Blackface to £51.50 Kirkton of Crawford
510 (39.1-45.5Kg) ave 136.4p to 158p Glanmanna
Blackface to £68 Glenmanna
Texel to £67.50 High Drum, £64 Upper Barr, £62.50 Over Cairn, £62.50 Archwood
NCC to £61.50 Capelfoot
Charollais to £60 Riggheads
Suffolk to £59.50 Ford, £58.50 Barbuie
227 (45.6-52Kg) ave 130p to 153p Capelfoot
Suffolk to £65.50 Roshglen, £64.50 Cushag, £64 East Polquhirter
Texel to £72, £70 Capelfoot, £69 High Drum, £68.50 Sandilands, £68 Archwood
634 Cast Ewes – Trade similar to previous weeks trading
Texel to £98.50 Craigieland Hill, £93.50 Hall of Drumpark, £89.50 Dollard
Mule to £64.50 Barnbarroch, £62.50 Kenmure
NCC to £63.50 Archwood, £58 Archbank
Cheviot to £53.50 Over Cairn, £51.50 Mabie
Blackface to £47.50 Laughtmuirside, £45.50 Hall of Drumpark, £45 Meikleholm
Rams Texel to £96.50 New Farm
Blackface to £56.50 Midlock
