Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auctions Ltd held their Wednesday sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Ewes in Dumfries on Wednesday 15th November 2023.

856 Prime Lambs – Well fleshed lambs easily sold, selling to £145 From R. Sloan, Ryemuir

89 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) averaging 247.8p/kg to 265p/kg Hall

Char - £98 Hall

Tex - £95 Bushcroft

357 Lambs (39.1kg-45kg) averaging 259.2/kg to 280p/kg Craigielands Hill

Tex - £123 £121 Druidhall, £121.50 Ballaggan, £121 Midtown

Ber - £118 Druidhall

Chev Mule - £116 Druidhall

BF - £108 Laghead

X - £105 Craighead

381 Lambs (45.6kg-52kg) averaging 263.8p/kg to 283p/kg Shangan

Tex - £137.50 x2 Rigghead, £134 Shangan, Druidhall & Millantae, £127 West Skelston

X - £111 Hoddomtown

29 Lambs (52.1kg+) averaging 249.2p/kg to 261p/kg East Polquhirter

Tex - £145 £140 Ryemuir, £140 Rigghead, £136 Ballaggan

171 Cast Ewes and Rams forward.

Ewes met a firmer trade

Ewes

Tex - £138 Swyre, £124 Shangan, £112 Ballaggan, £104 Bushcroft

Chev Mule - £128 £125 Ryemuir

X - £110 £94 Swyre, £90 Ryemuir

Suf - £98 Bushcroft

BF - £75 Hall of Drumpark, £73 Craigdarroch

Chev - £63 Ballaggan,

Rams

Tex - £146 £130 West Skelston

Suf - £112 Glensone

BF - £94 East Polquhirter

Store Lambs

C&D Auctions Marts Ltd had their weekly store lambs sale in Dumfries.

Store lambs met a good demand although lambs were feeling the effects of the wet weather

Texel lambs sold to £78 to Loaningfoot. Charollais to £94 £ 91 £88 from the same good home. Cheviots to £62 Ewanston