Dumfries OTM & Prime Cattle Report – 10 August 2026
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of OTM and Prime Cattle at Dumfries. Strong entry of 90 OTM & Prime Cattle. Beef Bred Cows & Bulls would seen no change on sale, where as Parlour Cows eased back. Goldie, Skipmyre returned to Dumfries with OTMs today topping at £2470.50 and Smyth, Henderland returned with a run of well fed cows topping at £2374.75. Bunting, Calhamewas up to 3.38p/kg and Taylor, Galdenoch was up to 3.22p/kg.
Dairy bred cows did meet resistance albeit some still achieved 312p/kg and 280p/kg from Allen, Grains and Gibb, Auchencrieff seen 240p/kg. Stewart, Smallholmburn achieved £1874.80 and £1805.50 from Burgoyne, Shenrick.
10 Cast Buls were forward and topped at £3060 from Dodd, Boreland of Southwick and £2854.25 was achieved from Weir, Dressertland. Take full advantage of the ringside of firepower for OTMs and capped expenses.
Beef Cows per Head
Simmental – £2717 Little Gladenoch
Beef Shorthorn – £2470.50 Skipmyre, £2154.75 Newlands, £2053.80 Skipmyre
Aberdeen Angus – £2374.75, £2358.40, £2241.90, £2066.25 & £2052 Henderland
Limousin – £2264.60 Calhame
Saler – £2160 Little Gladenoch
British Blue – £1944 Netherfield
Luing – £1855 Clonhie
Charolais – £1748.40 Muirhead
Beef Cows per Kg
Limousin – 338p Calhame, 280p Bankswood, 270p Barnbarroch
Aberdeen Angus – 325p Dressertland, 295p, 285p & 282p Henderland, 282p North Bowerhouses, 282p Auchencrieff
Saler – 322p & 288p Little Galdenoch
Beef Shorthorn – 270p & 268p Skipmyre, 255p Newlands, 252p Little Galdenoch, 252p Skipmyre, 250p Courstein
British Blue – 270p Netherfield, 220p Boreland of Southwick
Luing – 265p Clonhie, 235p Lawesknowe
Simmental – 265p North Bowerhouses, 260p Muirhead, 260p Little Galdenoch
Charolais – 248p Muirhead
Dairy Cows per Head
Holstein – £1874.80 Smallholmburn, £1759.50 Barndennoch, £1721.25 Gamerigg
Norwegian Red – £1624 & £1544.40 Grains
Fleckvieh – £1805.50 Shenrick
Montbeliarde – £1165.90 Shenrick
Dairy Cows per Kg
Norwegian Red – 312p & 280p Grains
Holstein – 240p Auchencrieff, 230p Barndennoch, 225p Gamerigg, 220p Smallholmburn
Fleckvieh – 230p Shenrick
Montbeliarde – 178p Shenrick
Bulls per Head
Beef Shorthorn – £3060 Boreland of Southwick
Aberdeen Angus – £2854.25 Dressertland, £2203.75 Kirkbride, £2197.60 Linns
Bulls per Kg
Aberdeen Angus – 268p, 262p & 245p Linns, 245p Dressertland
Beef Shorthorn – 240p Boreland of Southwick
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Cameron Robertson – 07435 702 625
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
