Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 15th March 2023.

Prime cattle met a competitive trade to 308p/kg for limousin x heifers from J. Jardine, Yett to R. Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan.

OTM's again sold easily and more could be easily sold.

Dairy to 210p/kg and £1837.50 Slacks

Beef to 216p/kg and £1868.40 Archbank

Per Head – AA Bull - £2318.40 Boreland of Southwick. Short - £1868.40 Archbank, £1837.15 Slacks. Flec - £1837.50 £1550.40 Slacks. Mont - £1450.80 Hillend, £1318.40 Upper Portrack. Hols - £1436.40 £1351.45 Drum, £1357.20 Brownfield. BB - £1407 Midtown. AA - £1396.50 Cormaddie.

Per Kilo – Short – 216p Archbank, 203p Slacks. BB - 213p Upper Portrack,  210p Midtown. Flec– 210p 205p Slacks. Mont – 206p x2 Upper Portrack. Fri – 182p Upper Portrack. Hols – 182p Heathfield, 179p Drum.

604 Prime Hoggs – More action with all classes sharper

10 Hoggs (25.5-32kg) Average 255.4p/kg to 280p/kg Woodhouse

Chev - £84 Woodhouse

BF- £83.50 Mid Dargavel

165 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) Average 265.4/kg to 296p/kg Abune the Brae

Tex - £104 Cleughbrae & Barnbarroch

Suf - £103 Abune the Brae

NCC - £101.50 Gillesbie

BF - £99.50 Mid Dargavel, £98 Rigghead

244 Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg)  Average 245.8p/kg to 260p/kg Rigghead

Belt - £113 Gillesbie

NCC - £112 Gillesbie

BF - £110 x2 Ashmark, £102.50 Beuchan

Tex - £108 Longbeoch & Cleughbrae

Suf - £107 Rigghead

185 Hoggs (46+Kgs) Average 231.4p/kg to 248p/kg Cleughbrae

Suf - £118 Abune the Brae, £117 Longbeoch

Tex - £116 Abune the Brae, £116 Cleughbrae, £115 West Skelston & Philgown

208 Cast Ewes and Rams forward.

Better show for quality. Ewes sharper and wanted, more could be sold at vendors advantage.

Ewes

Suf - £140 Woodcroft & Fairhills, £132 Midtown

Tex - £140 £138 x2 Dunjop

EC - £127 Bettyknowes

Chev Mule - £124 Dunjop

X - £116 Dunjop & Bettyknowes, £114 Newbigging, £113 Craigadam

BFL - £114 Newbigging

Chev - £100 Mollin, £78 Craigadam

BF - £90 Abune the Brae

Rams

BFL - £174 Woodhouse, £172 Auchentaggart

Tex - £168 Woodcroft, £156 Dunjop

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report