Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 20th March 2023.

646 Forward – Another fine trade with buyer actively seeking all classes of cattle which included over 100 from the Kintyre peninsula.

The show sponsored by The Farmers Guardian, was capably judged by R.J Stodart, Mill of Inverarity who made the following awards

Best Bullock – Limousin – G. Mair, Meikleholm - £1380 420kg

Best Heifer – Limousin – A. Wyllie, Newmains - £1370 420kg

Best Pen of Bullocks – Herries Farms, Lantonside - £1130 345kg

Best Pen of Heifers – A. Wyllie, Newmains - £1310 410kg

Bullocks to £1730 from D. Wilson, Marwhirn and 380.8p/kg from M/S Davis, Low Peninver

Heifers to £1640 from J. Baillie, Low Glasnick and 403.4p/kg from M/S Davis, Low Peninver

Bulls to £1330 from D. Brown, Abune the Brae and 324.4p/kg Abune the Brae

Bullocks per head – Char - £1730 x2 Marwhirn, £1450 No4 Nether Locharwoods. BB - £1550 £1505 £1500 £1490 x2 £1470 Low Glasnick. AA - £1550 £1360 Bush of Killylure, £1525 No2 Tregallon, £1370 Cormaddie. Lim - £1470 £1460 £1450 £1440 £1410 Lantonside, £1465 Hazelbank, £1380 Meikleholm, £1365 Wyliehole. Sim - £1440 Upper Moor, £1270 Hartbush. Her - £1400 Low Glasnick. Sal - £1245 Auchenfad. Lui - £1180 Torwoodlee. BSH- £1145 Wyliehole.

Heifers per head – BB - £1640 £1560 £1460 £1430 £1420 Low Glasnick. Char - £1550 Marwhirn. Lim - £1450 Lantonside, £1380 £1360 Hazelbank, £1370 £1320 Newmains. Sim - £1420 High Auchneel, £1360 Upper Moor, £1290 Philgown. AA - £1380 Upper Moor, £1340 No2 Tregallon, £1280 High Auchneel. Her - £1370 £1320 Seafield, £1280 High Auchneel. BSH- £1280 High Auchneel. Sal - £1280 High Auchneel. Hol - £1250 Brownrigg. South Dev - £1200 High Bellochantuy.

Bulls per head – Lim - £1330 £1300 Abune the Brae.

Bullocks per kilo – BB– 380.8p 368.4p 360p Low Peninver. Lim – 360p 346.9p 333.8p 321.1p Low Peninver 326.7p 325.6p Lantonside, 320.9p Meikleholm. Sim – 299p Hartbush. Her – 297.9p Low Glasnick. Char – 296.9p Meikle Barncleugh. Lui – 295p Torwoodlee. Sal – 290.5p Auchenfad. AA – 286.8p Low Peninver.

Heifer per kilo – BB– 403.4p Low Peninver, 328p 318.4p Low Glasnick. Lim – 350p Low Peninver, 311.4p 310.6p Newmains, 308.5p Lantonside. Siml – 286.9p High Auchneel. Sal – 278.3p High Auchneel. Her – 272.3p High Auchneel.

Bulls per kilo – Lim – 324.4p 305.9p Abune the Brae, 300p Rashgill.