Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 16th December 2020.

57 Cattle Forward:

OTM's met a pleasing trade.

Prime Cattle sold readily to 244p/kg from Yett Farm to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan.

Per head – Sim - £895.05 Potterland. Stab - £883.30 South Mains. Hols - £870 Branetrigg, £860.70 Barndennoch, £777.65 Big Balcraig. Lim - £834 £816.50 Hunthills. AA - £802.30 Potterland.

Per Kilo – Sim – 123p 118p x2 Potterland. Stab – 121p South Mains. Lim – 120p Potterland, 120p 118p Hunthills. Hols – 120p Branetrigg, 114p Barndennoch, 105p Heathfield, 105p Boreland, 103p Big Balcraig.

1309 Prime Sheep Forward

1092 Prime Lambs: Trade eased with heavyweights being the hardest to sell

98 Lambs (25.5-32kg) ave 181.7p/kg to 200p/kg Ardoch

Black - £60 Glenmanna

295 Lambs (32.1-39kg) ave 212.3p/kg to 236p/kg Foregirth

Tex - £87.50 Torkirra, £85.50 Mashockmill

Chev - £83 Beltonhill

Black - £74 Glenmanna

468 Lambs (39.1-45.5kg) ave 207.4p/kg to 228p/kg Foregirth

Tex - £93.50 Nether Stenries & Druidhall/Braco , £92.50 Rigghead, £92 Bushcroft, £92 Shangan

Char - £92.50 The Waterhole

Chev - £89 Mollin, £89 Upper Longbank

Chev. Mule - £87.50 Marwhirn

NCC - £87 Mashockmill

Suff - £87 Mashockmill, £85.50 Muirside

Cross - £85.50 Upper Longbank

Black - £80 Glenmanna

198 Lambs (45.6-52kg) ave 195.6p/kg to 220p/kg Druidhall/Braco

Tex - £108 £94.50 Druidhall, £95 Rigghead & Nether Stenries

Suff - £92.50 Upper Longbank, £91.50 Druidhall/Braco

NCC - £92 West Lanegate

Chev - £91 Druidhall/Braco

Cross - £90 Shangan

Chev. Mule - £90 Druidhall/Braco

33 Lambs (52.1+kg) ave 180p/kg to 185p/kg Nether Stenries

Tex - £100 Nether Stenries, £92 Druidhall/Braco

Store Lambs

Tex - £73 Beltonhill

NCC - £70 Beltonhill

Black - £55 Lettrick

217 Cast Sheep: A smaller show of ewes forward. They were a similar trade on the week.

Ewes:

Tex - £106 Craigdhu, £102 Druidhall/Braco, £101 North Cowshaw

Suff - £100 Cleughbrae, £97 £89 Meikleholm

Cross - £84 Kilbrook, £81 Wellhill, £80 Townhead

Chev - £70 Druidhall, £61 Bettyknowes

Zwart - £69 Craigdhu

Black - £58 Hetland Hill, £55 Bettyknowes

Rams:

Tex - £122 £98 Burn, £100 Struanlee

Suff - £102 £90 North Cowshaw

 

corresponding week 2019 sale report