Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 5th February 2020.

60 Cattle Forward

19 Prime cattle: Sold to 232p/kg for a limousin heifer from J & L Craik, Waterside to R. Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan.

41 OTM: Buyers seeking greater numbers for all classes with Dairy ave 99.2p/kg. Beef ave 122.4p/kg.

Per head – Char - £1203.60 Barnbackle. Sim - £1094.80 Lantonside. Lim - £1092 £938.40 Lantonside. Hol - £1020.70 Slacks, £822.25 Rue. Flec - £957.70 £932.25 Slacks. BB - £910.35 Cormaddie. AA - £871.20 Lantonside.

Per kilo –  Char – 136p Barnbackle. Sim – 136p Lantonside. Limousin – 140p 136p Lantonside, 130p Foregirth. Flec – 122p 120p Slacks. AA – 121p Lantonside. BB – 119p Cormaddie, 118p Barnbackle. Hols – 118p Slacks, 115p 106p Rue, 105p Barnbarroch.

900 Prime & Store Hoggs Forward

Prime Hoggs – All classes continue to meet brisk bidding.

33 Hoggs (17 – 32kg) Ave 219p/kg to 242p/kg Shancastle.

Tex - £77.50 Shancastle, £73.50 Cleughead. BF - £70 Glenmanna, £69.50 Clonrae.

323 Hoggs (32.1 – 39kg) Ave 231.6p/kg to 240p/kg Murrayton

Tex - £92.50 Murrayton, £91.50 Little Culloch & Auchenfad, £90.50 Bankswood, £90 Lanarkland. Suf - £89 Springfield. X - £87.50 Pinclanty. Chev Mule - £87 Pinclanty. Chev - £86.50 £85 Glenkiln, £84 Murrayton. Blue Leic - £82 Kirkton of Crawford. BF - £79.50 Murrayton. £77.50 Auchenhessnane.

319 Hoggs (39.1 – 45.5kg) Ave 235.7p/kg to 250p/kg Little Culloch

Tex - £16.50 West Skelston, £105 Eastside, Little Culloch & Hoddomtown. £104 Riggheads. Suf - £105 Springfield. Char - £100 Riggheads.

154 Hoggs (46+kg) Ave 216.4p/kg to 233p/kg Barr

Char - £114.50 Riggheads. Tex - £113.50 Riggheads, £109.50 Barr. Suf - £112.5 £110 Third, £111 West Skelston, £109 Hoddomtown. Chev - £108.50 Third, £108 Riggheads & Newbank. X - £107.50 Cleughead. BF - £100 Snar.

71 Store Hoggs

Tex - £102 Stewarton. X - £98 Roan. Blackface - £65 Rigg.

263 Cast Ewes and Rams – Easily maintained recent rates.

Suf - £127.50 Third.

NCC - £102.50 Stewarton. £86.50 Craiglearen.

Tex - £99 Eastside, £97 Craigmuie.

Chev Mule - £97.50 Bankswood

X - £94.50 Craigmuie, £92.50 Cleughead.

Dors - £87 Terregle Bank.

BF - £83.50 South Mains, £76.50 Snar, £75.50 Craigmuie.

Chev - £78.50 Marwhirn

Rams

Suf - £133 Glenkiln

Tex - £131.50 £125.50 Townfoot, £127 Terregles Bank, £125 Hill

Blue Leic - £109 Hall

NCC - £104.50 Newbank

corresponding week 2019 sale report