Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report
C&D Auctions held their fortnightly sale of 405 Store Cattle, Suckled Calves and Breeding Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 27th October 2025.
Breeding Cattle; the dispersal of stock hill Cows with Calves from Archbank Farming, Moffat brought a huge complement of customers to the ringside creating plenty of interest selling to £4250 for a 6 year old Simmental Cross Cow with Bull Calf other to £3900, £3400, £3200 & £3050. Simmental Cross Cows with Heifer Calf at foot sold to £3500 (x2), £3400 & £3000. Beef Shorthorn Cross Cows with Heifer Calf at foot sold to £3450 & £3000. Beef Shorthorn Cross Cows with Bull Calf at foot sold to £3100.
The Spring Calving Aberdeen Angus Cross Heifers from Ritchie, Fardingjames, Auldgirth met a flurry of bidding selling to £3700, £3600, £3550, £3500 (x2), £3400/ Breeding Bulls sold easily, Aberdeen Angus to £4200 from Harkness, Netherhall and Charolais to £300 from Reid, Glendearg.
Annual Show of Suckled Calves was sponsored by Solway Agriculture was ably judged by Mr G Rome, Nivenhill who awarded the Champion Rossette to Fitzsimmons, Tregallon with a sweet Limousin Heifer realising £2200. Reserve Champion went to Graham, Hillend with a British Blue Bullock reaching £1900. Champion Pen went to Adkin, Dollard with Simmental Cross Bullocks making £1720.
Bullocks per Head
British Blue – £1900 & £1550 Hillend
Aberdeen Angus – £1820 & £1800 Tregallon, £1560 Tathhill
Limousin – £1800 Tregallon, £1680 Leckuary
Simmental – £1720, £1700, £1680, £1660 (x2) Dollard
Hereford – £1220 & £1200 Ardlamy, £1200 High Bellochantuy
Bullocks per Kg
Limousin – 533p & 531p West Auchensheen, 490.6p Hopestead
Hereford – 521.7p Ardlamy, 489.8p High Bellochantuy, 481.6p Ardlamy
Simmental – 521.4p High Townhead, 520p Ardlamy, 509.1p & 506.3p Dollard
British Blue – 520.5p Hillend, 489.8p High Bellochantuy
Aberdeen Angus – 472.7p Tregallon
Luing – 468.3p Ardpatrick
Heifers per Head
Limousin – £2200 & £1980 Tregallon
Simmental – £1580 & £1520 Dollard
Charolais – £1460 Gillesbie Farms
Heifers per Kg
Charolais – 635p Gillesbie Farms
Limousin – 571.4p & 521.1p Tregallon, 468.1p West Auchensheen
Simmental – 501.6p & 496.3p Dollard, 494.9p Gillesbie Farms
British Blue – 486.3p High Bellochantuy
Bulls per Head
Charolais – £1460 Gillesbie Farms
Limousin – £1450 Hillend
Bulls per Kg
Charolais – 494.9p Gillesbie Farms
Simmental – 456p Gillesbie Farms
Store Cattle continue to maintain recent values with buyers again actively seeking cattle of all classes.
Bullocks per Head
Limousin – £2240 Ballaggan, £2210 Kirkbride, £2140 Hartbush, £2020 Larglea
Aberdeen Angus – £2160 Kirkbride, £1980, £1920 & £1850 Highlaw
British Blue – £2100 & £1980 Larglea
Charolais – £1900 Craigielands Hill
Hereford – £1810 Baltersan
Dairy Shorthorn – £1660 Baltersan
Galloway – £1580 Baltersan
Friesian – £1500 Baltersan
Holestein Friesian – £1440 Larglea
Bullocks per Kg
British Blue – 458.2p (x2) Slacks
Simmental – 450.5p Hartbush
Herefords – 446.9p Baltersan, 416.7p Killervan
Charolais – 439p Craigielands Hill
Aberdeen Angus – 433.3p Slacks
Dairy Shorthorn – 415p Baltersan
Fleckvieh – 406.7p Slacks
Heifers per Head
Aberdeen Angus – £2480 & 2080 North Bowerhouses, £2060 High Auchneel, £2040 & £1920 Kirkbride, £1900 Highlaw
Limousin – £2070 Kirkbride, £1920 (x2) & £1900 Hartbush, £1880 Low Peninver
Simmental – £1960 & £1920 Hartbush, £1880 High Auchneel
British Blue – £1920 Low Peninver, £1900 Larglea, £1900 High Auchneel
Beef Shorthorn – £1900 High Auchneel
Hereford – £1780 High Auchneel, £1780 Mouwald Grange
Norwegian Red – £1780 High Auchneel
Heifers per Kg
Limousin – 453p Woodend, 447.1p Hartbush
Aberdeen Angus – 423.3p 16 St Ninians Grove
British Blue – 419.8p Woodend
Hereford – 414p Mouswald Grange
Bulls per Head
Aberdeen Angus – £1660 North Bowerhouses
