Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their fornightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 18th April 2022. 

485 Forward: Trade remains strong for both forward and grazing types. Once again a full ringside of buyers were actively seeking all classes. 

Limousin x Bullocks from R. B. Oliphant, Shawfield realised £1600 with British Blue X Heifers to £1500 from A & F Baillie, Low Glasnick whose consignment of 47 cattle averaged £1268.08 

Bullocks ave 247.0p/kg to 307.8p/kg and £1600 

Heifers ave 239.3p/kg to 294.7p/kg and £1500 

Bulls ave 225.2p/kg to 254.9p/kg and £1190

Bullocks per head – Lim - £1600, £1410, £1370, £1340 Shawfield, £1250, £1230, £1225 Newmains. £1175 Mossburn. £1160 Park Farm. Sim - £1365, £1215 Rockhallhead. AA - £1330, £1295, £1270 Sheddock, £1210 High Auchneel. £1150 Park Farm, £1120 Cormaddie, £1115 Horseholm. BB - £1270 Tara, £1235 Smallholmburn, £1220 Netherfield, £1180 Belridding, £1100 Backburn. Char - £1260 Carsegowan, £1255 High Threave,£1175 Netherfield, £1160 Cormaddie, £1115 Hall of Drumpark.  Short - £1170 High Auchneel. Hols  - £1140 Gamerigg. Sal - £1100 High Auchneel. Fri - £1030 Park Farm.  

Heifers per head – BB - £1500 x2, £1450, £1430, £1420, £1400 x3 Low Glasnick. Char - £1410 Tara, £1100 Hoseholm. Sou Dev - £1365 £1140 Greenwrae Croft . Lim - £1320, £1280, Hazelbank, £1265 Tara, £1125 High Auchneel, £1105 Uppermoor. Flec - £1200 Horseholm. Lui - £1150 High Auchneel. Sim - £1150, £1100, £1100 High Auchneel, £1095 Hazelbank. Her - £1100 High Aucheneel. AA - £1090 High Auchneel,  

Bulls per head – Lim - £1190, £1160 Rashgill. AA - £1060 Carsegowan. 

Bullock per Kilo - Lim - 307.85p/kg Craigmore, 292.3p/kg Bankswood. AA - 302.2p/kg Sheddock, 278.8p/kg Bogue. Char - 295.5p/kg, 278.9p/kg High Threave. Short - 278.8p/kg Bouge. BB- 268.2p/kg Belridding. Sim - 260.0p/kg Rockhallhead.  

Heifer per Kilo – BB - 289.8p/kg, 288.9p/kg, 288.5p/kg Low Glasnick. Char - 265.3p/kg High Threave, 262.3p/kg Park Farm. Lim - 263.5p/kg Hillend. Sim - 255.2p/kg Auchenhill.  

Bulls per Kilo - Lim - 254.9p/kg Park Farm.