Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 8th September 2021.

Prime Cattle to 262p/kg from D&E Lockhart, Fauldingcleugh for Limousin x Heifers

OTM's very scare and wanted

Per Head: Char - £1182.15 Carterton. Fri - £1093.50 Braehead. AA - £1020.10 Eastlands.

Per Kilo: Fri – 135p Braehead. Hols – 127p Auchencrieff.

1424 Prime Sheep Forward

959 Prime Lambs: Trade good especially for weight and flesh

201 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) averaged 225.1p/kg to 264p/kg Little Fenwick

Tex - £91 Foregirth, £89 Glenjaan

Cross - £88.50 High Cairn

Belt - £88.50 Little Fenwick

567 Lambs (39.1kg-45.5kg) averaged 230.5p/kg to 265p/kg Netherton

Tex - £109 £107.50 Belridding, £108.50 Newmains, £108 Third, £107.50 Townhead

Belt - £107.50 Netherton

Suf - £98 Roshglen, £93 Burnhead, £92.50 Corrie Mains

BF - £89.50 Hayfield

159 Lambs (45.6kg+kg) averaged 235.8p/kg to 253p/kg Druidhall/Braco

Tex - £123.50 East Polquhirter, £118 Townhead, £116.50 Druidhall/Braco

Suf - £119 Druidhall

Chev. Mule - £112 Marwhirn

32 (52.1+) averaged 225p/kg to 246p/kg Belridding

Tex - £129 Druidhall/Braco, £126 Netherton, £125.50 Glenlaugh, £125.50 Collochan

Char - £121 Belridding

465 Cast Ewes & Rams: Easily maintained recent rates.

Heavy Ewes averaged £84.14

Light Ewes averaged £60.65

Rams averaged £111.47

Ewes:

Tex - £128 Druidhall/Braco, £126 Hayfield, £124 Shieldhill, £122 Swyre, £120 Slacks

Suf - £118 Corrie Mains, £85 High Townhead

Cross - £115 Slacks, £111 Rigghead, £96 Druidhall/Braco, £95 Swyre

Chev - £112 £83 Druidhall/Braco, £90 Fardingjames

BFL - £107 Glenjaan

Chev. Mule - £96 Kirkbride

NCC - £92 Newbank

Jacob - £75 Low Meadow

BF - £74 Fardingjames

Rams:

Tex - £178 Rigghead, £159 £142 £124 £120 Druidhall/Braco

BFL - £120 Druidhall/Braco