Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 8th June 2016.
72 Prime & OTM Cattle
16 Prime Cattle – Trade sharper with all buyers active
Heifers Limouisn to 213.5p from J & L Craik, waterside to J Hall & Sons Butchers Kirkcudbright, 213.5p from Mr J Jardine, Yett to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers Annan, 208.5p from Waterside, Haugh or Urr to Border Meats Ltd, Butchers Lockerbie
Blue Grey to 191.5p from Low Three Mark, Stoneykirk to W Lindsay Butchers Creetown
56 OTM Cattle – Plainer show of cows forward. All classes met brisk competition
22 Beef ave 124.5p
34 Dairy ave 86.3p
Per Head
Angus to £1013.80 Carruthers, £946.15 Cleughbrae, £900 Dalmakethar
Limousin to £945.30 Crawthat, £924 Carruthers
Holstein Friesain to £828.40 Conheath, £793.65 New Farm
Ayrshire to £821.50 Hollands
Beef Shorthorn to £791.35 Pilmuir
Bulls Angus to £1223.85 Dalmakethar
Per Kilo
Beef Shorthorn to 119p Whitcastles
Ayrshire to 106p Hollands
Angus to 150p Dalmakethar, 137p Carruthers, 127p Cleughbrae
Hoilstein Friesain to 111p New Farm, 109p (x2) Conheath, 109p Netherwood
Simmental to 135p Pilmuir
Limousin to 137p Crawthat, 132p, 126p Carruthers, 130p Blairshinnoch
698 Prime Sheep Forward
515 Prime Lambs – A satisfactory trade prevailed with best sorts selling in ecxess of £2 per Kg.
Suffolk Lambs to £100 from Palaceknowe and 226p for Texels from Bush of Craigs
Suffolk to £100 Palaceknowe, £88.50 Palaceknowe, £81.50 Hartbush
Beltex to £94 Park
Texel to £87, £80 Eastside, £82 Bush of Craigs, £80 Upper Tinwald
183 Cast Ewes & Rams forward – cheaper on the week selling to a top of £104.50 from Mr H McLeish, West Skelston
Texel to £99.50 Newmains, £79.50 Bankswood, £79.50 High Cairn
Suffolk to £74.50 Townhead
Cont to £73.50 Cameron Close
NCC to £67.50 Terregles
Half Bred to £67.50 West Lanegate
Mule to £65.50 Townhead, £62.50 Druidhall, £60.50 Auchencheyne
Cheviot to £62.50 Over Cairn, £62.50 High Cairn
Blackface to £56.50 Hig Cairn, £55.50 Midlock, £54.50 Auchenhay
Rams
Texel to £104.50 West Skelston, £79.50 Bankswood
Blackface to £73.50 Midlock, £67.50 Knowe, £62.50 Auchenhay
