Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 18th September 2023.

442 forward – All classes selling at sharper rates with an active ringside of buyers seeking cattle of all sizes.

Bullocks to £1570 from J & H Somerville, Larglea and 315p/kg Kilkivan, Argyll

Heifers to £1545 from TR & S Hyslop, West Lanegate and 323p/kg Lantonside

Bullocks per head – Limousin - £1570 Larglea, £1560 Ballaggan, £1390 Hartbush. Angus - £1560 £1440 Bush of Killylure, £1550 Highlaw & Boreland of Southwick, £1440 Landis, £1420 High Auchneel. Beef Shorthorn - £1560 £1400 Stud, £1195 Boreland of Southwick. British Blue - £1490 Larglea, £1275 Highlaw. Charolais - £1475 High Auchneel, £1445 Kilnford Croft, £1380 Millhill, £1360 Hartbush, £1300 Mosside. Hereford - £1420 High Auchneel, £1390 Landis, £1300 Keyla Park. Simmental - £1410 £1390 £1360 Hartbush, £1300 High Auchneel. Holstein - £1330 Bush of Killylure, £1250 Larglea. Swed Red - £1330 Bush of Killylure. Longhorn -£1280 Whiteyard. Fleckvieh - £1255 Bush of Killylure. Saler - £1195 Dunbae. Luing - £1170 Dunbae. Friesian - £1120 Baltersan.

Heifers per head – Charolais - £1545 £1280x2 West Lanegate, £1390 High Auchneel, £1340 £1240 Kilnford Croft. Angus - £1400 Landis, £1360 £1270 High Auchneel. £1300 Highlaw, £1280 West Lanegate, £1270 Dunbae. Limousin - £1360 £1290 Lantonside, £1300 High Auchneel, £1260 Chapel, £1210 Kirkhaugh. British Blue - £1350 Auchenhill. Hereford - £1270 Landis & High Auchneel. Simmental - £1240 Dunbae, £1200 High Auchneel.

Bulls per Head – Simmental - £1400 Hartbush

Bullocks per kilo - British Blue – 315p Kilkivan. Charolais – 313.6p Millhill. Limousin – 309p Killegruer, 394.30p Ballaggan. Simmental – 287.80p Hartbush. Angus – 287.70p Boreland of Southwick. Luing – 271.60p Dunbae

Heifers per kilo – Limousin – 323.80p 307.10p Lantonside, 302.50p Kirkhaugh. Charolais – 319p Kilnford Roots, 297.10p West Lanegate. British Blue – 293.80p Auchenhill. Simmental – 283.30p Millhill. Angus – 281.30p West Lanegate.