Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their opening sale of Primestock of 2018 in Dumfries on Wednesday 3rd January 2018.
44 Cattle Forward:
Prime Cattle sold to 232p/kg for a Limousin x Heifer from Burnside, Lochmaben to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan.
OTM Cattle:
33 Dairy Cows Ave 85.5p/kg to 112p/kg and £936.25
10 Beef Cows Ave 103.5p/kg to 121p/kg and £738.15
Per Head
Holstein to £936.25 Hardgrove, £879.20 Ryemuir, £823.90 Gamerigg
Simmental to £738.15 Wellhill
Luing to £669.50 Wellhill
Per Kilo
Simmental to 121p Wellhill
Holstein to 112p Ryemuir, 107p Gamerigg, 107p Hardgrove, 106p New, 102p (x2) Barndennoch.
Prime Sheep
905 Prime Hoggs: Trade slipped back. Best hoggs still in demand.
20 Hoggs (25.5kg – 32kg) Ave 164p/kg to 171p/kg Millriggs
Texel to £54 Upper Rigg
286 Hoggs (32.1kg – 39kg) Ave 176.1p/kg to 196p/kg Whinnyhill
Texel to £76.50 Whinnyhill, £71 Shambellie, £70.50 Harley Rigg, £70.50 Over Abington
Blackface to £68 Glenmanna, £66.50 Newmains
Cheviot to £67.50 Glenjaan
419 Hoggs (39.1kg – 45.5kg) Ave 183p/kg to 198p/kg Whinnyhill
Texel to £83.50, £82.50, £82.50 Shieldhill, £82, £80.50 Newmains, £81.50 Philgown, £81.50 Third, £80.50 Over Abington, 80.50 The Bush
Cheviot to £76.50 Third
Suffolk to £75.50 Barnbarroch, £75 Thorns, £75 East Polquhirter
Blackface to £68.50 Glenmanna
180 Hoggs (45.6kg+) Ave 172p/kg to 188p/kg Shieldhill
Suffolk to £93.50 Newmains, £86.50 Third, £82.50 Barnbarroch
Texel to £90 Shieldhill, £88 (x2), £85 Drudhall/Braco, £86.50 Third, £84.50 East Polquhirter, £84 (x2) Millriggs, £82.50 Riggheads, £81.50 Tregallon
Cheviot to £88 Druidhall/Braco,
Blackface to £75 Glenmanna
Cross to £72 Druidhall
166 Cast ewes and rams: Dearer on the week
Ewes
Texel to £152.50, £114.50 Hillside, £134.50 Kilfaddoch, £92.50 Drumcruilton
Leicester to £88.50 Grennan
Suffolk to £86.50 Thorns
Cross to £83.50 The bush, £76.50 Kilfaddoch
Cheviot to £73.50
Beltex to £69.50 Thorns
Blackface to £43.50 Upper Rigg
Rams
Texel to £94.50 Thorns, £88.50, £86.50 Upper Rigg
