Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 26th September 2018.

66 Cattle Forward

OTM's:Met a fine trade for a show lacking flesh.

Per Head

Limousin to £1138.25, £1022 Crawthat.

Luing to £903 Kirkland

Holstein to £878.80, £820 Brownfield, £872 Ryemuir, £810 Barndennoch, £800.40 Heathfield.

Angus to £856 Burrance of courance

Per Kilo

Simmental to 147p Barony

Limousin to 145p, 140p Crawthat

Holstein to 138p Heathfield, 135p Newhouse, 129p, 121p, 115p Cally Mains, 128p New Farm, 111p, 108p Barndennoch, 109p Ryemuir.

1413 Prime Lamb & Ewes forward:

712 Prime lambs: Trade looked sharper for the offering forward.

71 Lambs (32.1-39 kg) Ave 182.2p/kg To 194p/kg Victoria House

Texel to £71.50 Farthingwell, £71.50 Woodhead, £70.50 Carnavel.

Beltex to £70 Victoria House.

431 Lambs (39.1-45.5 kg) Ave 173p/kg To 192p/kg Heithat

Texel to £77.50 Skipmyre, £77.50 Capelfoot, £77 Shambellie Grange, £76 (x2), £75.50 Woodhead, £75 Carnavel

Suffolk to £76.50 West Lanegate, £75.50 Cushag, £72 Hallmeadow

Beltex to £74.50 Heithat

Cross to £67 Hall

196 Lambs (45.6kg-52 kg) Ave 165p/kg To 188p/kg Skipmyre

Beltex to £90 Skipmyre

Texel to £83.50 Culdrain, £81.50 Fardingajmes, £80.50 Shangan, £80.50 Skipmyre, £80 Upper Tinwald, £79 Capelfoot.

Suffolk to £80.50 West Lanegate, £77 Skipmyre, £77 Marwhirn

Cross to £67.50 Foregirth

14 Lambs (52kg +) Ave 150.4p/kg to 160p/kg East Polquhirter

Texel to £86.50 East Polquhirter

Charollais to £80 Craigend.

701 Cast ewes: All Classes of Ewes a similar trade on the week.

Ewes

Texel to £133.50 Pendicle, £125.50 Glenkiln, £111.50 Mains of Airies, £107.50 Copewood, £104.50 (x2) Druidhall/Braco.

Suffolk to £112.50 Shangan, £107 Druidhall, £75.50 Pendicle.

Cross to £86.50, £75.50 Druidhall/Braco

Cheviot to £86.50 Burn.

Romney to £79.50, £63.50, £56.50 Mains of Airies

Blackface to £57.50 Druidhall/Braco, £48.50 Hall of Drumpark, £43.50 Hayfield.

Rams

Texel to £127.50, £100 Balgerran