Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 12th April 2023.

Prime cattle easily sold to a top of 314p/kg twice for a Limousin x heifer and a British Blue x bullock from D. & E. Lockhart, Faulding Cleugh.

OTM's met sharper competition for a plain offering.

Per Head – Hols - £1472, £1398 Drum, £1297, £1255 Brownfield, £1235 Brownrigg.  Fri - £1365 Drum. AA - £1050 Brickhouse. Ayr - £728 Ryes.

Per Kilo – Hols – 186p, 184p Brownfield, 184p Drum, 179p Brownrigg. Fri – 182p Drum. Ayr – 140p Ryes. AA – 175p Brickhouse.

940 Prime Hoggs and Cast Ewes forward, Hoggets of all sizes much sharper to average 300.7ppk overall (SQQ 305.1ppk),

230 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) Average 296.9/kg to 339p/kg Horseholme

325 Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg)  Average 311.2p/kg to 353p/kg Foregirth

275 Hoggs (45.6+Kgs) Average 293.7p/kg to 330p/kg Foregirth

Per Head – Tex - £160 Shangan, £158 Lanarkland, £157, £156, £155 East Polquhirter, £155 Upper Tinwald. B’tx - £157, £152 Foregirth. Char - £153 East Polquhirter. Mule - £150 Foregirth, £147 Riggheads, £142 Bettyknowes.  Chev - £150 Edingham, £149 Bettyknowes, £144 Upper Portrack, £143 Edingham, £141 Horseholme. Suf - £148.50 Horseholme, £147 Lanarkland, £145 West Skelston, £140 Riggheads. BF - £139 East Polquhirter, £134 Sonoma

Per Kilo – B’tx 353p, 330p Foregirth.  Chev – 339p, 331p Horseholme, 325p Sonoma and Riggheads.  Tex – 337p Hoddomtown, 330p Foregirth, 326p Upper Longbank and West Skelston, 325p Barnbarroch.  Suf – 330p Horseholme, 318p Riggheads, 302p West Skelston.  Ch Mule – 322p Barnbarroch, 302p Marwhirn.  Lleyn – 313p, 310p, 302p Bettyknowes.  Char – 306p East Polquhirter.  Mule – 302p Foregirth, 298p East Polquhirter, 279p Riggheads.  BF – 300p Riggheads, 294p Sonoma, 290p East Polquhirter. Dors- 297p, 282p Townfoot.  B Leic – 238p Barr Fm.

110  Cast Ewes and Rams forward – all classes sold £15 dearer on the week to a top of £262 for a Texel ram from R.W. Nairn, Shieldhill

Ewes

Tex - £220, £178 Wester Parkgate, £176 Upper Tinwald

Suf - £178 Tinwald Shaw

BFL - £127 Dalpeddar

Mule - £124 Longbeoch, £120 Philgown, £116 Shangan

Ch Mule - £114, £110 Shangan

Chev - £114 Nether Gribton, £99 Upper Tinwald and Edingham

BF - £85 Slaven, £81 Nether Gribton

Rams

Tex - £262 Shieldhill, £196 Wester Parkgate.

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report