Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auction Marts held their weekly Primestock sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 9th November 2022.

Prime cattle sold easily to 296p/kg for a limousin x heifer from J. Jardine, Yett to R. Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan

Simmental to 290p/kg Newbie Mains

Charolais to 275p/kg Rigghead

OTMs in short supply met plenty of competition

Per Head – Sim - £1396.75 Newbie Mains. Short - £1368.50 Wester Parkgate. AA - £1311.75  Muirside. Lim - £1265.55 Lantonside. Hols - £1137.60 Philgown, £1132.40 Drum.

Per Kilo – Sim – 185p Newbie Mains. Lim – 177p Lantonside. Short – 169p Dalswinton. Hols– 163p Drum, 158p Philgown. AA – 159p Dalswinton. Nor Red – 153p Shenrick.

 Prime and Cast Sheep Forward 

1039 Prime Lambs – Trade lifted with fleshed lambs of all sizes wanted

184 Lambs (32.1-39kg) Average 235.3p/kg to 261p/kg Woodhead

Tex - £100 Gillesbie, £98 Barnbarroch

Chev Mule - £97.5 Muirside

Herd - £86 Roshglen

X - £86 Bushcroft

BF - £80 Marbrack

419 Lambs (39.1kg-45.5kg) Average 251.1p/kg to 276p/kg Barnbarroch

Tex - £115.50 £114.50 Pendicle, £114.50 x2 Tinwald Shaws, £113.50 Barnbarroch

Char - £112.50 Brownrigg

Suf - £111.50 Pendicle

Chev Mule - £107 Pendicle

X- £106 Pendicle

NCC - £97 Druidhall/Braco

Herd - £88 Ulzieside

412 Lambs (45.6kg- 52kg) Average 249.7p/kg to 265p/kg Druidhall/Braco

Tex - £125.50 Netherhall, £125.50 £125 Druidhall/Braco, £125 Foregith, £124.50 Tinwald Shaws, £122.50 West Skelston, £122 Meikle Barncleugh

Suf - £125 West Skelston, £124.50 Pendicle

X - £119.50 Barr

24 lambs (52kg +) Average 202.4p/kg to 234p/kg Barr

Tex - £131 Druidhall/Braco, £130 Pendicle, £124 Barr

Suf - £125 Netherhall

522 - Cast Ewes and Rams – A poorer show of ewes forward.

Ewes

Tex- £122 Foregirth, £120 Meikleholm, £118 Druidhall, £110 Newmains

Lley - £117 West Skelston, £91 Meikleholm

X - £112 Newmains, £108 Kirkbride, £107 Grove Farms, £97 Druidhall & West Skelston 

Zwart - £112 x2 Wallace Town

NCC - £106 & £98 Druidhall, £95 Marwhirn

Chev.mule - £87 Marwhirn

BF - £67 x2 Meikleholm, £67 Guelt, £67 Foregirth

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report