Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their Annual Show & Sale of Suckled Calves along with the Sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 19th October 2015.

Champion Single from Mr G Bell, Haas Side making £1320 (371.8ppk) for an Limousin x Bullock (March born)

The show was in the capable hands of William Purdon, Strathaven House who made the following awards.

Best Calf – G Bell, Haas Side

Best Pen – N & L Shuttleworth, Drumburn

Today's Sale was Kindly sponsored by Soltyre Ltd

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Suckled Calves – A fantastic show of top quality calves was presented to a full ringside of buyers, Vendors were delighted with their returns.

Leading the days trade at £1320 (371.8ppk) was an outstanding Limousin x Bullock (March Born) from G Bell, Haas Side.

Next Best at £1300 (361.1ppk) was a Charolais x Bullock (Late March) from Glencrosh Farming Co, Moniaive.

Haas Side then sold March born Calves at £1060, £1020, £1000.

Blonde x Heifer (March) Calves from Maryfield, New Abbey to £1020.

Simmental x Bullock (March) Calves from Maryfield, New Abbey to £990

British Blue Heifer Calves (April Born) to £1000 Drumburn, New Abbey

Other Principal Prices – Suckled Calves

Bullocks

(March Born) - £100 Mains of Collin, £950 Sunnyhill, £900 (x3) Mosshead, £990, £980 Haas Side

(April Born) - £810 Lantonside, £990, £870 Drumburn, £855 Dollard

Heifers

(March Born) - £910, £900 Sunnyhill

(April Born) - £1000, £880 Drumburn, £840 Mains of Collin, £770 Glencrosh, £770 Dollard

Per Kilo Calves

Bullocks

Limousin to 371.8p, 321.3p, 309.4p, 303p, 298.6p, 291.4p Haas Side, 294.5p Lantonside, 300p, 260p Buittle Mains, 264.6p Mosshead, 263.9p Sunnyhill, 250p Mains of Collin

Charolais to 361.1p Glencrosh

British Blue to 335.6p, 266.7p Drumburn, 264.5p Sunnyhill

Simmental to 271.2p Maryfield, 269.4p Buittle Mains

Heifers

British Blue to 392.2p, 320p, 294.7p Drumburn

Limousin to 323.1p Mains of Collin, 285.7p, 275.8p Sunnyhill

Blonde to 313.8p Maryfield

Charolais to 248.4p Dollard, 246.4p Upper Rigg

Bulls

Charolais to 292.3p, 270.6p, 259.5p Upper Rigg

Store Cattle – Trade steadier especially for forward stores.

Bullocks

Angus to £1180, £1020, £980 Auchenage, £1170 Raeburnhead, £1050 High Auchneel, £1020 Terregles Cott, £1020 Ballaggan, £1000 Netherhall, £1000 Borgue House, £990 Keyla Park, £950 No2 Tregallon, £910 Boreland of Southwick

Limousin to £1155 No6 Howes, £1115 Kirkbride, £1100 Keyla Park, £1065, £1000 High Auchneel, £1055 Kirkbride, £1050 Cocklicks, £1020 Ballaggan, £1000 Netherhall, £970 Backburn, £965 Backburn

Charolais to £1075 (x2) Netherhall, £980 Terregles Cott, £940 Netherhall, £925 Hayfield

Simmental to £1020 Clarencefield, £990 Palaceknowe

Hereford to £1020 Backburn, £985 Ballaggan

British Blue to £1115, £1055 Kirkbride, £1035 Ballaggan, £995 No2 Howes, £975 Harwood on Teviot

Saler to £1000 (x2), £995 Terregles Cott

Shorthorn to £910 Borgue House

Montbelliard to £910 Mosside

Heifers

Charolais to £1070 High Auchneel, £1050, £1000 Foregirth, £995 Netherhall, £910 Mosside

British Blue to £1065 East Gallaberry, £1015, £975 High Auchneel, £940 Harwood on Teviot, £930 Backburn

Hereford to £1035 Backburn

Limousin to £985 Holmes, £965 Netherhall, £945 Terregles Cott, £910 Cocklicks, £880 Netherhall

Angus to £950 (x2) Auchenage, £920 Braehead, £905 Lochmailing, £900 Keyla Park

Simmental to £900 High Auchneel, £890 Hayfield

Shorthorn to £810 Borgue House

Bulls

Angus to £1005 Westhills