Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 17th May 2017.
102 Cattle Forward:
20 Prime Cattle: Good show of cattle.
A Limousin Heifer from Mesr J Jardine, Yett Farm sold to 237p/Kg.
84 OTM Cattle – Good show of cast cows, with trade maintaining recent rates.
Beef cows Averaged 135p/kg to 207p/kg and £1193.25
Dairy Cows Averaged 115.5p/kg to 134p/kg and £1011
Per Head
Limousin to £1193 Isle of Dalton
Stabiliser to £1192 Burnside
Angus to £1190, £1162, £959, £923, £891 Whitehall
British Blue to £1174 Belzies, £1050 Canina, £883 Belridding
Holstein to £1118 Slacks, £1011 Hardgrove, £905 Lakehead, £889 Newhouse, £873 Brownfield, £873 Rockhallhead.
Simmental to £1060 Wellhill
Fleckvieh to £1040, £949, £945 Slacks
Friesian to £943, £882, £877 Kirkland.
Per Kilo
Angus to 207p, 156p, 153p, 141p Whitehall
British Blue to 204p, Canina, 174p Belzies, 146p Belridding.
Limousin to 185p, 143p Isle of Dalton.
Limousin to 169p Canina
Simmental to 167p Welhill
Fleckvieh to 146p, 136p Slacks
Stabiliser to 142p Burnside
Holstein to 135p, 134p Slacks, 134p,127p Hardgrove 129p, 123p Longbridgemuir, 126p Newhouse, 124p Lakehead, 123p Rockhallhead, 123p Brownfield.
Friesian to 132p 127p(x2), 125p, 115p Kirkland
Ayrshire to 118p Hollands
Swedish Red to 112p Shenrick
460 Prime sheep Forward
23 Prime Lambs: Poorer show of spring lambs selling to £94 Newfield.
248 Hoggs: Fair show of prime hoggs sold 200p/kg from Thorns and Laughtmuirside.
Hoggs (32.1-39kg) Ave 198p/kg to 200p/kg Thorns
Cheviot to £75 Barnbarroch
Cross to £72 Ballinnie
Hoggs (39.1- 45.5kg) Ave 184p/kg to 200/kg Laughtmuirside
Texel to £84 Laughtmuirside, £83 Ballinnie, £82 Over Abington, £82 Glenkiln
Blackface to £83 Corsecon, £82 Glenkiln, £80 Merkland
Hoggs (45.6+kg) Ave 168p/kg to 183p/kg Barnbarroch
Suffolk to £90 Craiglearen, £82 Glenkiln,
Cheviot to £84 Barnbarroch
Texel to £86 Bankswood, £86 Barnbarroch
Cross to £95 Laughtmuirside
Blackface to £85 Glenmanna
190 Cast ewes and rams: Maintained recent rates
Cast ewes:
Charollais to £114.50 Wester Parkgate
Texel to £113 Glenlaugh, £99.50 Kirkbride, £99.50 Low Kirkbride, £92.50 Nether Dargavel.
Suffolk to £91.50 Bankswood
Beltex to £88.50 Netehr Dargavel
Cross to £71.50 Kirkbride, £71.50 Slacks
Lleyn to £69.50 Auchencairn
Blackface to £63.50 Lag, £63.50 Fingland, £62.50 Merkland
Cheviot to £60 Hill £56.50 Bankswood
