Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auctions held their opening 2021 sale of Primestock on Wednesday 6th January.

52 Cattle forward:

OTM cattle met a much sharper demand with all classes being sought.

Prime Cattle sold to 242p/kg for a Limousin x Heifer from J.Jardine, Yett to R.Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan.

Per Head: Sim - £1245.60 Cormaddie. BB - £1116 Cormaddie. Lim - £1087.50 £986.90 Kirkhill. AA - £952.20 Cormaddie. Hols - £896.40 Newtonairds, £849.30 Tarbreoch Dairy, £825 Barnbarroch. Ayr - £754 Ryemuir.

Per Kilo:

Lim – 150p 139p Kirkhill. BB – 144p Cormaddie. AA – 138p Cormaddie. Hols – 118p Meikle Killantrae, 115p 114px2 Tarbreoch Dairy, 113p Ryemuir, 113p Barnbarroch. Ayr – 106p Beuchan.

1038 Prime and Store Sheep forward

760 Hoggets: Trade for all classes continues to improve with best types scarce.

355 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) ave 240.4p/kg to 248p/kg Abune the Brae

Chev - £98.50 Newbigging

Suff - £93 Bushcroft, £89 Abune the Brae

Black - £92.50 Hetland, £91.50 Troloss, £89.50 Hetland, £88.50 Abune the Brae

Tex - £91 Monaliadh, £90 Meikle Barncleugh, £88 Bennan

283 Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) ave 252.5p/kg to 300p/kg Auchenfad

Tex - £119 Auchenfad, £115.50 £112.50 £111.50 Druidhall/Braco, £113 Rigghead, £111.50 Slacks

Suff - £112.50 Auchenfad, £111.50 The Barony, £107.50 Townhead

Cross - £112 Marwhirn, £109 £105 Monaliadh

Chev.Mule - £106.50 Marwhirn

Chev - £101.50 Rigghead

Black - £97.50 Meikleholm

122 Hoggs (46kg+) ave 236p/kg to 262p/kg Druidhall/Braco

Tex - £116.50 Midtown, £116 Slacks, £116 Druidhall/Braco, £115 Over Abington, £114.50 Shangan, £114 x2 Druidhall/Braco, £114 The Barony, £113.50 Monaliadh, £113 Woodhead

Suff - £116 £113.50 Druidhall/Braco, £115.50 Midtown

Rye - £108 Chestnut Lodge

Cross - £103 Shangan

278 Cast Ewes and Rams – Trade sharper

Ewes:

Tex - £150 Midtown, £132 Hillside, £130 Maryfield, £118 Rigghead

Belt - £128 Rigghead

Char - £100 Rigghead

Suff - £100 Druidhall/Braco

Cross - £93 Midtown, £88 Rigghead, £86 £85 The Barony, £85 Maryfield, £85 Abune the Brae

Black - £71 Abune the Brae, £66 The Barony, £64 Barend, £63 Hillbank

Rams:

Tex - £115 East Kirkcarswell

Chev - £90 Lawesknowe

Black - £79 Troloss

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report