Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock on Wednesday 20th November 2019 in Dumfries.

60 Cattle Forward: Trade upheld recent values. Mainly plainer types forward.

Per head – Hols - £912 Conheath, £819 Meikle Firthhead. Sim - £900.60 Cormaddie. AA - £773.80 Cormaddie.

Per Kilo – Lim – 115p West Auchensheen. Sim – 114p Cormaddie. AA – 111p Glendarroch. Hol – 96p 92p 90p Conheath, 90p x2 Firthhead.

1808 Prime Sheep Forward

1407 Prime lambs – Trade better than expected considering 2/3 sale lambs 45+kg.

12 Lambs (25.5-32kg) Ave 161p/kg to 180p/kg Leathorn

Tex - £54 Leathorn

329 Lambs (32.1- 39kg) Ave 191.1p/kg to 210p/kg Cragielands.

Belt - £76.50 Craigielands.

Tex - £75 Upper Rigg, £74 Mosside.

X - £74 Marbrack.

BF - £73.50 Kirkton of Crawford, £72.50 Marbrack.

503 Lambs (39.1- 45.5kg) Ave 185p/kg to 221p/kg Whinneyknowe.

Tex - £90.50 Auchenfad, £88.50 Woodfoot, £85 Kirkton of Crawford.

Suf - £83.50 Auchenfad, £81.50 Breconside.

Chev - £79 Millantae.

Chev Mule - £77.50 Murrayton.

NCC - £76 Murrayton

BF - £75.50 Kirkland, £73.50 Kirkton of Crawford.

370 Lambs (45.6 - 52kg) Ave 176p/kg to 182p/kg Meikleholm.

Tex - £91 Meikleholm, £90.50 Craighead, Eastside, Slacks & Kirkton of Crawford.

Suf - £90.50 West Skelston, £89.50 Barony.

X - £79 Barony.

193 Lambs (52.1+kg) Ave 162p/kg to 170p/kg West Skelston.

Tex - £90.50 Sandilands & Meiklholm x3

Suf - £90 West Skelston.

401 Cast Ewes and Rams – Cast ewes were similar on the week. Cross ewes looked sharper,

Tex -£127.50 Barmurrie, £125 Dinwoodie Green, £122.50 £101.50 Townfoot.

Bel - £127 £108.50 Dinwoodie Green, £91 Barmurrie.

Blue Leic - £85.50 Abune the Brae

X - £78.50 Lochmailing, £75.50 Abune the Brae, £67.50 Townhead & Meikleholm.

Chev Mule - £77.50 Meikleholm.

Suf - £72.50Townhead

BF - £72.50 Abune the Brae, £59.50 Townfoot

Zwar - £69.50 Barmurrie

Rom - £67.50 , £64.50 £60.50 Lag Farm

Lle - £53.50 Bennan & Barfil

Herd - £34.50 Carse Rigg