Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 4th November 2020.

113 Cattle forward:

10 Prime Cattle:

Limousin x Heifers to 244p/kg from J.Jardine, Yett to R.Johnstone & Sons, Butchers Annan.

103 OTM's: Meated beef cows maintained recent values. Plenty of leaner dairy cows forward. 

Per head – Shorthorn - £1387 Skipmyre. Aberdeen Angus - £1122.20 £1101.60 £924.35 Dalswinton Estate. Simmental - £1081.60 £1028.70 £1006.40 Dalswinton Estate. Stabiliser - £1018.75 £1002.15 South Mains. Luing - £1003.30 Chanlockfoot. British Blue - £993.45 Nether Locharwoods. Limousin - £963.90 Hunthills. Holstein - £957.65 £813.10 Conheath.  

Per Kilo – Shorthorn – 190p Skipmyre. Simmental – 169p 136p Dalswinton Estate, 134p East Lanegate. Aberdeen Angus – 136p 133p Dalswinton Estate. Stabiliser – 131p 130p x2 South Mains.  Holstein – 107p Conheath, 97p Rue.  Ayrshire – 92p Muirside.

1554 Prime Sheep Forward:

1137 Prime Lambs: Trade sharper for all classes.

14 Lambs (25.5-32) ave 211.3p/kg to 224.2p/kg Woodhead

Texel - £65 Woohead

271 Lambs (32.1-39) ave 216.9p/kg to 263p/kg Woodhead

Texel - £89 Whitehall, £85.50 Over Abington, £85 Craigielands, £85 Woodhead

Beltex - £82 Belridding

Blackface - £75 Glenmanna

542 Lambs (39.1-45.5) ave 213.1p/kg to 239p/kg Abune the Brae

Texel - £96 Wyliehole, £95.50 Corsencon, £95.50 Glengennet, £95.50 Belridding, £95 Shambellie, £95 Craighead, £95 Kirkbride.

Suffock - £95 £94 Kirkbride, £94 Hall, £93.50 Hayfield

Cross - £93.50 Glenwhargen, £88 Glengennet, £86 Over Abington.

Oxford - £91.50 SAC Commercial Ltd

Beltex - £89.50 Glenlaugh, £87 Harley Rigg

Blackface - £89 Glenmanna, £86 Glengennet

Chev. Mule - £86 Marwhirn

273 Lambs (45.6-52) ave 205p/kg to 216p/kg Shangan

Texel - £110 £105 Shangan, £103 Rigghead, £103 £100.50 x2 Shangan, £100.50 Newmains, £100 Shambellie

Suffock - £100.50 Meikleholm.

Cross - £92.50 Hayfield, £92 Newmains, £91 Glengennet

37 Lambs (52.1+) ave 182p/kg to 194p/kg Rigghead

Texel - £105 Rigghead, £104 Meikleholm, £103 Belridding

Suffock - £100 Glengennet

Cross - £90 Dempsterton

417 Cast Ewes – Ewes were sharper on the week. More could have been sold.

Ewes:

Texel - £120 Belridding, £114 Druidhall, £94 Dressertland

Cross - £96 Cushag, £80 Barend, £76 Nether Gribton, £75 Lochmailing

Charollais - £94 Barend, £92 Harley Rigg

Suffock - £89 £81 Meikleholm, £85 Harley Rigg

Cheviot - £76 Dressertland, £66 Druidhall, £66 £59 Barend, £60 Marwhirn

NC Cheviot - £75 Cushag, £66 Lochmailing

Chev. Mule - £74 Meikleholm, £70 x2 Lochmailing

Blackface - £68 £66 Glenwhargen,£57 Nether Gribton

Rams:

Zwartble - £80 Meikleholm

Blackface - £71 Craigdarroch, £60 Wyliehole

 

corresponding week 2019 sale report