Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 31st July 2019 in Dumfries.

58 Cattle forward

Prime Cattle easily sold to 218p/kg for Limousin x Hiefers from M/S R.Neill, Upper Tinwald.

OTM Cattle continue to meet a competitive trade for all classes with buyers actively seeking greater numbers.

Dairy ave 92.8p/kg to 121p/kg and £980.10

Beef ave 119.7p/kg to 129p/kg and £1012.50

Per head – Stab - £1012.50 Bennan. Fleck - £980.10 £961.70 Slacks. Lim - £959.40 Laverock Hall, £900.90 Laught Mains. AA - £924 Compstone End. Sim - £907.50 Over Cairn, £882.90 Rockhallhead. Hol - £836 Barndennoch, £816.20 Hardgrove.

Per Kilo – Lim – 129 Nether Rigg, 126p Laught Mains. Stab – 125p Bennan. Sim – 123p Over Cairn. Fleck – 121p 118p Slacks. Hol – 110p  Barndennoch, 107p 105p Slacks, £106 Hardgrove. Ayr – 91p Muirside.

1033 Prime Sheep:

613 Prime lambs – Buyers were active with all classes being sharper.

106 Lambs (32.1-39kg) Ave 180.8p/kg to 188p/kg Woodhead.

Tex - £71.50 Woodhead, £70.50 Over Abington, £70 Little Fenwick. Suf - £70.50 Muirside.

409 Lambs (39.1-45kg) Ave 180.6p/kg to 193.8p/kg Swyre

Tex - £79.50 Rashgill, £78.50 Barony, £78.50 Peatrigg, £78.50 Blezies. Chev Mule - £79 Marwhirn. Char - £78.50 Meikle Barncleugh. Suf - £78 Marwhirn, £78 Swyre, £77.50 Skipmyre.

98 Lambs (45.6+kg) Ave 176.1p/kg to 200p/kg Drumburn

Tex - £98 Drumburn, £85 Belzies, £83.50 Eastside. Suf - £82 Drumburn. Belt - £81.50 Drumburn

420 Cast Ewes and Rams – Dearer on the week for all classes.

Ewes-  Tex - £134.50 £107 High Cairn. £110.50 Westhill. Belt - £108.50 Inamay.  X - £93.50 Third, £82.50 Drumburn, £81.50 Lanarkland, £81 Drumburn. Chev Mule - £82.50 Third. Chev - £76.50 £74.50  Mollin, £74.50 High Cairn. NCC - £72.50 Marwhirn, £63.50 Niviston. Suf - £70.50. Blackface - £64.50 High Cairn, £58.50 Westhill, £50.50 Pinclanty, £49.50 Ashmark.

Rams – Tex - £93.50 £81.50 High Cairn.

corresponding week 2018 sale report