Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auction Marts held their weekly Primestock sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 23rd November 2022.

Prime cattle met plenty of demand selling to 287p/kg for Limousin x Heifers from Rigghead, Collin.

OTMs comprised a show of plainer cows with fleshier types scarce. Trade would be a touch sharper for the offering forward.

Per Head – BSH - £1596 Shancastle. AA - £1488 Auld Mills. Lim - £1457.15 £1232.25 West Lanegate, £1173.60 Skipmyre. Stab - £1212.86 £1116 Greenshields, £1132.40 Skipmyre. Hol - £1185.35 £1146.10 Hartfield, £1071.60 Boreland of Colvend. BB - £1077.15 Auld Mills.

Per Kilo – Lim – 193p West Lanegate. AA – 186p Auld Mills. Stab – 165p South Mains. Lui – 160p Auld Mills. Hol – 157p x2 Hartfield, 142p Chapelcroft, 141p Boreland of Colvend. Ayr – 152 Ryes. Mont – 145p Upper Portrack.

Prime and Cast Sheep

980 Prime Lambs – Trade improved for a show of predominatley 45kg + lambs selling to £141 for Texels from Belridding

A lamb was kindly donated by R. Paterson, Over Abington for the Donate A Lamb for St Andrews Day Scheme.

135 Lambs (32.1-39kg) Average 247.6p/kg to 284p/kg Pendicle

Tex - £103 Pendicle, £100 Craigielands Hill

Chev - £98 Pendicle

Hamp - £94.50 Burnhead

292 Lambs (39.1kg-45.5kg) Average 245.3p/kg to 265p/kg Terregles Cott

Tex - £126 £113 Terregles Cott, £114 Rigghead

BF - £105 Sonoma

X- £102 Hall

531 Lambs (45.6kg- 52kg) Average 243.3p/kg to 253p/kg Terregles Cott

Tex - £130 £122 Druidhall/Braco, £125 £121 Slacks, £125 Nether Garrel House, £124 Belridding, £122 Terregles Cott, £121 Rigghead, £121 Newmains

Char - £124 Newmains, £121 Belridding, £120 Kilbrook House

Suf - £120 Slacks & Druidhall/Braco, £119 Newmains, £118 Lochhill

Belt - £119 Terregles Cott

Chev Mule - £115 Druidhall/Braco

X - £114 Abune the Brae

22 lambs (52kg +) Average 228p/kg to 240p/kg Druidhall/Braco

Tex - £141 Belridding, £132 Terregles Cott, £132 £130 Druidhall/Braco, £125 Kilbrook House

Chev - £122 Newbank

340 - Cast Ewes and Rams – A better show of ewes forward, which resulted in a better trade for all.

Ewes

Char - £118 Nether Stenries

Chev mule - £118 Nether Stenries, £110 Newbank 

Tex - £115 Nether Stenries, £104 East Polquhirter, £102 Burnhead

X - £107 Burnhead, £100 Cleughead, £97 Nether Stenries

NCC - £105 Nether Stenreis, £98 Newbank

BF - £88 & £87 Nether Stenries, £87 Troloss, £82 & £74 Pendicle

Swale - £70 & £60 Pendicle

Tups

BFL - £178 Dalpeddar

Tex - £145, £128 & £117 Peithyll

NCC - £126 Newbank

Char - £116 & £108 Peithyll

BF - £80 Troloss

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report