Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of 458 Store Cattle on Monday 19th April 2021.

Trade upheld recent values as buyers were actively seeking cattle of all classes with grazers meeting the biggest demand.

Bullocks averaged 248.8p/kg to 310p/kg and £1465
Heifers averaged 237p/kg to 322.9p/kg and £1230
Bulls averaged 220.3p/kg to 232.5p/kg and £1280

Bullocks per head – British Blue - £1465 £1390 South Carthat, £1145 £1105 Newtonairds, £1145 Gimmenbie. Limousin - £1300 £1100 Meikleholm, £1235 £1200 Newmains, £1150 Kirkbride, £1105 Upper Moor, £1105 Highlaw, £1100 Gimmenbie. Charolais - £1265 £1165 £1135 £1100 West Lanegate, £1170 Netherhall, £1110 Netherfield, £1110 Upper Moor. Aberdeen Angus - £1260 x2 £1190 South Cairn, £1210 £1200 Kirkbride, £1180 Netherhall, £1150 Bruntshields, £1140 Gimmenbie. Shorthorn - £1160 £1115 £1105 Auld Mills, £1055 Gimmenbie. Simmental - £1150 Archbank. Hereford - £1090 Backburn. Montbelliarde - £1090 South Cairn. Holstein - £1040 South Carthat.

Heifers per head – Limousin - £1230 £1215 £1140 £1100 High Auchneel, £1195 £1175 St Ninians, £1130 Lantonside. Charolais - £1195 £1010 Netherfield. British Blue - £1150 South Carthat, £1090 Gimmenbie, £1080 Upper Moor. Simmental - £1135 £1010 High Auchneel, £1050 Archbank.  Aberdeen Angus - £1120 £1115 £1110 High Auchneel, £1030 St Ninians, £1020 £1000 Cormaddie. Shorthorn - £1105 High Auchneel, £1090 Gimmenbie. Hereford - £1015 St Ninians.

Bulls per head – Aberdeen Angus - £1280 South Cairn. Simmental - £1050 Denbieyett.

Bullocks per kilo – Aberdeen Angus – 310p Bogue. Limousin – 296.7p Crosslee. Shorthorn – 291.2p Bogue. Simmental – 280.6p Craiglearen. Charolais – 272p West Lanegate. Luing – 259.4p Crosslee. British Blue – 248p Backburn.

Heifers per kilo – Limousin – 322.9p Lantonside. Aberdeen Angus – 261.9p High Auchneel. Simmental – 259.1p Craiglearen. British Blue – 248.4p Auld Mills.