Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their opening sale of Primestock for 2019 on Wednesday 2nd January in Dumfries.

25 OTM Cattle: Met a competitive trade and more could have been sold.

Per Head

Holstein to £745.20 Barndennoch, £721.60 Rue, £717.75 Brownfield.

Ayrshire to £685.30 Hollands

Per Kilo

Holstein to 94p to Chapelcroft, 100p, 90p Hardgrove, 92p Barndennoch, 89p Rue, 89p Brownfield.

Ayrshire to 89p Hollands

1198 Sheep forward:

951 Prime Hoggets: Trade pleasing. Best exports weights scarce.

49 Lambs (25.5-32kg) Ave 186.1p/kg to 213p/kg Foregirth

Texel to £77 Garrel House, £65 Foregirth

Blackface to £56 Glenkiln

255 Hoggs (32.1-39 kg) Ave 198.8p/kg To 217p/kg Farthingwell

Texel to £79 Whinnyhill, £76.50 Bennan, £76 Paddockhole

Beltex to £78 Park

Blackface to £71.50 Glenkiln

355 Hoggs (39.1-45.5 kg) Ave 195p/kg To 217p/kg Dornells

Charollais to £88.50 Lochill

Texel to £88.50 Lanarkland, £88 Woodhouse, £88 Glenkiln, £87, £86 Abune the Brae, £86.50 Park.

Cheviot to £87 Dressertland

Cross to £83.50 Abune the Brae, £81 Shangan

292 Hoggs (45.6kg+) Ave 190p/kg To 200p/kg Garrel House

Suffolk to £98.50 Lanarkland, £95, £91 Abune the Brae, £94 Bankswood, £93.50 Meikleholm, £90 West Lanegate.

Texel to £97.50 Meikleholm, £97 Nether Garrel, £97 West Skelston, £96.50 Meikleholm, £96 West Skelston, £96 Nether Garrel, £95.50 Bankswood.

247 Cast Sheep: A lot sharper.

Ewes

Texel to £147.50, £120.50, £110.50, £92.50 Nether Dargavel

Beltex to £105.50 Nether Dargavel

Half-Bred to £92.50, £84.50, £80.50 Hartbush

Suffolk to £88.50 Glenkiln, £85.50 Kiraugh

Zwartble to £87.50, £82.50 Wallace Town

Leicester to £83.50 Over Abington

Cross to £67.50 Roughside, £64.50, £63.50, £62.50 Glenkiln

Cheviot to £59.50 Nether Gribton, £57.50 Glenkiln.

Blackface to £49.50 South Glen, £48.50 Nether Gribton, £45.50 Glenkiln, £42.50 Roughside

Rams

Suffolk to £104.50 Hartbush

corresponding week 2018 sale report