Dumfries OTM & Prime Cattle Report – 02 November 2026
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of OTM and Prime Cattle at Dumfries. The numbers just keep on coming. The largest show for some time with 160 OTMS and 10 Bulls forward. Trade followed the National trend with feeding Cows hitting some resistance but fed fleshed sorts seeing little change. Topping at £2,519.20 from Young, Nether Gribton and 295p/kg from Kenyon, New Farm. Young Bulls seen £2,449.50 from Houldey, Kirtleton and 345p/kg again from Houldey, Kirkleton.
Prime Cattleseen a lift achieving £2760 from Jardine, Yett and 435p/kg purchased by Johnstone Butchers, Annan.
Beef Cows per Head
Charolais – £2519.20 Nether Gribton
Limousin – £2448 Oakwoodhill, £2076 Hall of Drumpark, £1947 Garloff, £1704 High Threave, £1698.50 Shangan, £1610 Hall of Drumpark, £1554 Shangan
Aberdeen Angus – £2322 Skewbridge, £2279 Whitehall, £2081.20 Meikle Barncleugh, £2070 Dollard, £1971 & £1898 Whitehall, £1870.50 Little Galdenoch, £1771 & £1767 Whitehall, £1729.20 Meikle Kirkland
Beef Shorthorn – £2208 & £2132 Auld Mills, £1991.20 Little Galdenoch, £1823.25 Henderland, £1612.40 Bargaly, £1504.20 Barnbarroch
Continental – £1983.20 & £1768 Meikle Kirkland
Simmental – £1902.80 Meikle Kirkland, £1890 Kirtleton, £1628 Shangan, £1620 Coldchapel
Stabiliser – £1785.60, £1705.20, £1606.50, £1591, £1573.20, £1558.75 & £1540 South Mains
Maine-Anjou – £1771 Kirtleton
Luing – £1738 Ulzieside, £1667.50 Bargaly, £1625 Burnfoot, £1574.50 Henderland
British Blue – £1672 High Threave
Blonde – £1554 Oakwoodhill
Beef Cows per Kg
Limousin – 295p Garloff, 272p Oakwoodhill, 240p Hall of Drumpark, 240p High Threave, 230p Hall of Drumpark, 220p Oakwoodhill, 215 & 210p Shangan
Continental – 272p & 268p Meikle Kirkland
Aberdeen Angus – 270p & 265p Whitehall, 262p(x2) Meikle Barncleugh, 260p Whitehall, 258p Skewbridge, 258p Little Galdenoch, 252p Meikle Barncleugh, 242p Ashfield, 242p Meikle Barncleugh
Charolais – 268p Nether Gribton
Simmental – 268p & 265p Meikle Barncleugh, 252p Kirtleton, 220p Shangan, 210p & 200p Coldchapel, 200p Dollard
Beef Shorthorn – 262p Little Galdenoch, 260p Auld Mills, 255p Henderland, 240p Auld Mills, 232p Bargaly, 230p Fairview, 218p Barnbarroch, 205p Bargaly
Luing – 250p Burnfoot, 235p Henderland, 230p Bargaly, 220p Ulzieside, 215p Burnfoot, 200p Bargaly
Stabiliser – 248p, 238p, 232p, 230p, 228p(x4) South Mains
Hereford – 232p & 230p Balmore
Maine-Anjou – 230p Kirtleton
Blonde – 222p Oakwoodhill
British Blue – 220p High Threave
Dairy Cows per Head
Hosltein – £2115 Conheath, £2052 Brownrigg, £2037.75 Brownfield, £2025 Kirktonfield, £1957.50, £1911 & £1867.50 Conheath, £1741.50 Kirktonfield
Friesian – £1728 New Farm, £1474.60 Upper Portrack, £1365 Baltersan
Montbeliarde – £1465.20 Upper Portrack
Dairy Cows per Kg
Friesian – 288p New Farm, 202p Upper Portrack, 195p & 180p(x2) Baltersan
Holstein – 285p Brownfield, 260p Dryburgh, 235p Conheath, 228p Brownrigg, 225p(x2) Conheath, 225p Kirktonfield, 220p Brownfield, 215p Brownrigg, 215p Kirktonfield
Montbeliarde – 198p Upper Portrack
Bulls per Head
Simmental – £2449.50 Kirtleton
Limousin – £2152.50 Auchenfad
Aberdeen Angus – £2137.50 West Lanegate
Bulls per Kg
Simmental – 345p Kirtleton
Aberdeen Angus – 220p Brickhouse
Limousin – 210 Auchenfad
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
