Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 20th October 2021.

52 Cattle Forward:

Prime Cattle sold easily to 264p/kg for a Limousin x Bullock from D&E Lockhart, Fauldingcleugh to R Johnstone and Sons, Butchers, Annan.

Galloway Bullocks to 240p/kg from Low Three Mark to W Lindsay, Butchers, Creetown

OTM's met a competitive trade with fleshed cows scarce

Per Head: AA - £1185.80 £1047.20 Skipmyre. Lim - £1116.30 Burnhead, £1008 Skipmyre. Char - £1045 Glenlaugh. Hols - £892.70 Barnbarroch, £806.20 Boreland of Colvend.

Per Kilo: Lim – 183p 161p Burnhead. Hols – 139p Boreland, 113p Barnbarroch. Sim – 137p Burnhead. AA – 136p Skipmyre. Short – 128p Skipmyre.

1642 Prime Sheep Forward

1186 Prime Lambs: Another pleasing trade with well fleshed lambs being needed. Please note as from next week it is requested that lambs be belly clipped.

168 Lambs (25.5kg-39kg) averaged 234.4p/kg to 261p/kg Snar

508 Lambs (39.1kg-45kg) averaged 237.7p/kg to 264p/kg Glenkiln

Tex - £106.50 Longbeoch, £106.50 Craighead, £106.50 Over Abington, £106 Struanlee & Foregirth, £105.50 Kirkton of Crawford & Horseholm, £105 Woodhead, £96.50 Dollard

Cross - £106 High Cairn

Char - £105 Lochhill

Suff - £104 £102 Netherhall, £99 Lochhill

Belt - £94.50 Heithat

BF - £85.50 Snar

502 (45.6kg-52kg) averaged 230.4p/kg to 250p/kg Shangan

Tex - £125 £116.50 Shangan, £120 x2 Druidhall/Braco, £120 East Polquhirter, £116.50 Rigghead

Suff- £114 Netherhall, £110 Sheildhill

Cross - £105 Upper Rigg

8 Lambs (52.1+) averaged 215.3p/kg to 226p/kg Palaceknowe

Suff - £120 Palaceknowe

Tex – £120 Druidhall/Braco

456 Cast Ewes & Rams: Cast Ewes looked sharper on the week with no shortage of buyers in attendance

Heavy Ewes averaged £83.13 to £170 Dinwoodie Green

Light Ewes averaged £52.14 to £90 Palaceknowe

Ewes:

Tex - £170 £164 Dinwoodie Green, £147 Over Abington, £123 Bettyknowes

Belt - £139 £94 £93 Dinwoodie Green

Char - £110 Upper Steppford

Chev. Mule - £98 Meikleholm

Suff - £96 Meikleholm

Cross - £92 Kiraugh, £88 Sheildhill, £87 Meikleholm

Chev - £90 Sweetbit, £74 Bushcroft, £72 Snar

NCC - £77 Bushcroft

BF - £73 Wyliehole, £67 Bettyknowes, £67 Snar

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report