Dumfries Store Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 1st April 2019 along with their spring sale or organic status cattle.

A good show of 145 organic cattle met a competitive trade although easier on the year due to the current disappointing beef trade.

98 Bullocks ave. 236.1p/kg to 296.8p/kg and £1250

47 Heifers ave. 219.2p/kg to 245.3p/kg and £1170

12 month Limousin x bullocks to £1250 Toftcombs

10 month Charolais bullocks to £1120 Woolfords

Organic Bullocks – Per Head

Limousin to £12050 £1160 £1120 £1100 Toftcombs

Charolais to £1120 £1110 Woolfords

Simmental to £1100 £1080 Outer Blair

Organic Heifers – Per Head

Simmental to £1170 £980 Outer Blair

Limousin to £1060 Toftcombs

Charloais to £1030 £970 Woolfords

Organic Bullocks – Per kilo

Charloais to 296.80, 282.20, 281.0 Woolfords

Limousin to 273.4, 265.10 Toftcombs

Organic Heifers – Per kilo

Charolais to 245.30, 239.50 Woolfords

Limousin to 228 Toftcombs

265 Non-organics Cattle: Mainly dairy crosses forward with trade continuing to please.

156 Bullocks Ave 198.3p/kg to 258.7p/kg and £1155

94 Heifers Ave 194.9p/kg to 219.4p/kg and £1020

15 Bulls Ave 210p/kg to 236.8p/kg and £1210

Bullocks Per Head

Limousin to £ 1155 £1050 Hightownhead £1105 Shenrick £1060 Boreland £1040 Newmains

Simmental to £1130 £935 Hightownhead £1060 High Auchneel £990 x2 Backburn £950 Cormaddie

British Blue to £1120 £1025 Backburn £1050 Highlaw £990 Garmartin

Montbelliarde to £1025 Shenrick

Angus to £965 Branteth £960 Screel £955 Cormaddie

Hereford to £960 Backburn

Shorthorn to £960 High Auchneel £935 Gimmenbie

Belted Galloway to £815 Boreland

Ayrshire £745 Muirside

Heifers Per Head

Angus to £1020 High Auchneel £950 Backburn £940 Gimmenbie £915 Cormaddie

Charolais to £1020 High Auchneel £905 Cormaddie

Simmental to £1015 £900 Hightownhead £960 High Auchneel £905 Cormaddie

British Blue to £990 £965 £955 High Auchneel £925 Gimmenbie

Limousin to £965 High Auchneel

Hereford to £960 High Auchneel

Bulls Per Head

Simmental to £1210 £1130 £990 Newbie Mains £930 Abune the Brae

Limousin to £1015 Abune the Brae.