Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 13th May 2020.

Prime Cattle met an active demand selling to 234p/kg for a limousin x heifer purchased by R.Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan and sold by J. Jardine, Yett.

OTM's again sherper with plainer dairy cows meeting the strongest trade, More required weekly.

Per head – Lim - £1117.50 £1106.85 Isle of Dalton. Sim - £963.90 Barnbackle, £951.75 Lantonside. Hols - £903 Meikle Killantrae, £826.20 Rue, £795.70 Conheath. Short - £849.30 Auld Mills. Fri - £882 Drum.

Per Kilo – Lim – 149p 141p Isle of Dalton, 135p Lantonside. Short – 149p Auld Mills, 129p Bogue. Sim – 135p Lantonside. AA – 124p Dempsterton. Hol – 110p 107p Hartfield, 109p Meikle Killantrae & Rue, 108p Rue.

Prime Sheep

30 Spring Lambs – Met  a spirited trade to average 260p/kg and to 296p/kg Backburn.

Tex lambs to £120 Nether Garrel House to W. Lindsay Butchers, Creetown.

Suf x lambs to £121 North Cowshaw to R. Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan.

Char - £118 Riggheads.

150 Prime Hoggs - Best types in short supply to £107 and 253p/kg Eastside.

Tex - £107 £101 x2, £99.50 Eastside, £106 Shancastle, £105.50 West Skelston.

Bel - £103 Nether Cargen.

Suf - £92 West Skelston.

159 Cast Ewes – Ewes were a similar trade on the week, More could have been sold.

Char - £127 Belridding

Tex - £126 Wallacetown, £123 Kilbrook, £120 Belridding

Bel - £118 £106 WellHill

Suf - £115 Druidhall, £112 Kilbrook.

Blue Leic - £97 Druidhall, £88 Grennan.

NCC - £88 Belridding

Chev Mule - £84 Kilbrook House, £81 Belridding.

X - £84 West Skelston, £81 WellHill, £80 Shancastle.

Chev - £70 Torkirra & Kilbrook.

BF - £67 Druidhall

Rams

Tex - £110 Wellhill & Shancastle, £104 West Skelston.

corresponding week 2019 sale report