Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auctions Ltd held their weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Rams & Ewes in Dumfries on Wednesday 20th March 2024.

Well fleshed Hoggs continue to meet a fast trade selling in excess of £4 per kilo, mainly heavies forward.

Beltex Hoggs to £220 from J. Muir & Son Cleughbrae and to 463p/kg.

98 Hoggs (32.1kg-39kg) averaging 382.3p/kg to 420p/kg Pendicle
Tex - £160 Pendicle, £140 Barnbarroch
BF - £130 Inglestone
Char - £126 Lochhill

150 Hoggs (39.1kg-45.5kg) averaging 388/kg to 440p/kg Pendicle
Tex - £186 Druidhall, £180 Pendicle, £174 West Skelston
Suff - £171 Hoddomtown
Cross - £167 Hoddumtown

327 Hoggs (45.6kg+) averaging 373.5/kg to 463p/kg Cleughbrae
Btex - £220 Cleughbrae
Tex - £219 Cleughbrae, £214 Hunthills, £210 & £205 Pendicle, £206 West Skelston, £206 Abune the Brae
Chev - £206 Auchencrieff
Suff - £204 East Polquhirter

Store Hoggs sold to £118 Sufolks from Woodfoot, Mules to £106 Glenwhargen

All classes of Cast Ewes and Rams were a good bit sharper on the week.

Ewes
Suff - £188 Midtown, £178 Backburn
Half B - £170 Hartbush
Tex - £166 Abune the Brae, £154 Backburn
Chev.m - £156 Hillhead, £140 Hartbush
X - £152 Hunthills
Zwar - £148 Wallace Town
BF - £103 Guelt, £100 Sonoma, £96 Hall, £96 Abune the Brae
Chev - £94 Sonoma

Rams
BFL - £214 & £185 Guelt, £172 Hall, £164 Marwhirn
NCC - £146 Marwhirn
Char - £134 Hall

corresponding week 2023 sale report