Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auctions held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 22nd January 2024.

304 forward – Ringside buyers actively seeking cattle with trade again meeting a sellers market.

T. Bell, Cormaddie sold Limousin x heifers at £1700 with Angus Bullocks selling to £1590 from TW Dunlop, No2 Tregallon

Young bulls sold to £1440 from B. Reid, Rashgill

Bullocks per head – AA - £1590 £1580 £1520 No2 Tregallon, £1510 Farding James, £1420 Boreland. Lim - £1510x4 Farding James, £1410 Abune the Brae & Highlaw. Sim - £1400 x2 £1360 Lochbank, £1200 Rockhallhead.  BB - £1390 Highlaw, £1370 Nether Albie, £1280 Upper Moor, £1240 Smallholmburn. Hol - £1330 Smallholmburn. Fri - £1290 £1250 Park.

Heifers per head – Lim - £1700 x2 Cormaddie, £1590 £1550 Kirkbride, £1510 £1490 Ballaggan, £1480 Abune the Brae. AA - £1600 Cormaddie, £1460 Kirkbride, £1440x2 £1400 £1390 High Auchneel, £1340 Upper Moor. Her - £1380 High Auchneel, £1340 Mouswald Grange. Hol - £1330 Smallholmburn. BSH - £1250 Smallholmburn. 

Bulls per head – Lim - £1440 £1410 Rashgill Park, £1380 Lantonside.

Bullocks per kilo- Sim – 320.60p Rockhallhead, 311.10p Lochbank. BB – 317.1p Rockhallhead. Char – 313.90p Rowanburnfoot. Lim – 300p Ryes. Angus – 296p Burrance of Courance, 295.70p Highlaw.

Heifers per kilo – Lim – 297.40p Ryes. Angus – 293.90p High Auchneel. BB – 285.40p Smallholmburn. Her – 281.60p High Auchneel.

Bulls per kilo – Lim – 313p Rashgill Park, 31.10p Lantonside