Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 24th February 2020.

305 Forward: The regular large turnout of both local and distant buyers were in attendance with trade easily upholding rates for a show of predominantly forward stores.

Beef shorthorn bullocks to £1185 Archbank and to 263.2p/kg for char East Kirkcarswell

Char heifers to £1140 Sheildhill and 319.1p/kg for char East Kirkcarswell

Lim bulls to £980 Belridding and to 220.8p/kg  Belridding

Bullocks per head  Short - £1185 Archbank, £1105 x2 Whitelaird. Lim - £1095 Cushag, £1080 £1060 Meikleholm, £1070 £1040 Belridding, £1035 High Auchneel, £1030 Lantonside, £1015 Chapelcroft & Whitelaird. Sim - £1180 £1125 £1105 £1065 Archbank, £1080 Meikleholm, £1040 Whitelaird, £1040 Gimmenbie, £1000 High Auchneel. He - £1135 Balgreggan. BB - £1130 £1100 x2 £1075 South Carthat, £1075 Cushag, £1045 Barwhanny,£990 Chapelcroft, £970 Highlaw. AA - £1105 South Carthat, £1060 Barwhanny, £1040 Shenrick, £140 High Auchneel. £1040 Whitelaird, £1000 Upper Moor. Char - £1070 Whitelaird. Saler - £975 High Auchneel.  Gal - £935 Laghead. Fri - £930 x2 Boreland.

Heifer per head Char - £1140 £1110 £1060Shieldhill, £1110 Horsehlom, £1095 x2 Hillhead, £1025 High Auchneel. Sim - £1090 Horseholm, £1070 Porterstown, £1065 £995 Archbank. Lim - £1080 £1005 High Auchneel, £1070 £1010 Horseholm, £980 Shenrick. AA - £1050 Cormaddie, £1010 £995 Barwhanny, £960 Gimmenbie, £950 Uper Moor. Lui - £1005 High Auchneel. BB - £1005 Upper Moor, £920 Whitecroft Mains. Her - £970 Gimmenbie. Flec - £945 Whitecroft Mains. Hol - £930 Whitecroft Mains. Mont - £910 Shenrick.

Bulls per head Lim - £980 Belridding. Flec - £845 Slacks.