Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report
C&D Auctions held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries with 430 forward on Monday 28th April 2025.
No signs of a backward step in the cattle trade with all classes keenly sought from the buyers present. R&M Hyslop, Netherfield topped at £2900 for a Charolais cross bullock with Hereford bullocks reaching 517.6p/kg from J&J Edgar, Ballinne. Heifers from TI Bell, Cormaddie topped at £2600 for Angus and Charolais cross heifers from D&G McClanachan attained 504.2p/kg. Bulls from Herries Farms, Lantonside sold to £2150 and 494p/kg. A feature of the sale was a pen of 17 Aberdeen Angus Bullocks from R Ritchie, Fardingjames which sold at £2480.
Bullocks per Head
Charolais – £2900 Netherfield, £2180 Millhill, £2180 & £2140 Bettyknowes
Limousin – £2700 Newbarn, £2300 Seafield, £2260 & £2220 Kirkbride, £2110 & £2050 Ballaggan
Aberdeen Angus – £2480 (x2) Fardingjames, £2350 No2 Tregallon, £2300 Seafield, £2280 Smallholms, £2240 Highlaw, £2200 No 2 Tregallon, £2160 Cormaddie, £2150 Highlaw
British Blue – £2320 Low Glasnick, £2220 Seafield, £2060 Low Glasnick
Hereford – £2200 Ballinnie
Simmental – £2090 High Auchneel, £2020 Meikleholm
Beef Shorthorn – £2010 Barnbarroch
Bullocks per Kg
Hereford – 517.6p & 481.1p Ballinnie, 471.9p Slacks
Charolais – 512.9p & 509.5p Bettyknowes, 463.8p Millhill
Aberdeen Angus – 498.4p Slacks, 468.1p No2 Tregallon, 459p Fardingjames
Limousin – 488.1p Ballaggan, 486.1p 4 Nether Locharwoods, 485.2p Park
Simmental – 486p High Auchneel
Fleckvieh – 477.4p Slacks
British Blue – 469p & 468.7p Low Glasnick
Beef Shorthorn – 394.1p Barnbarroch
Montbeliarde – 397.1p Mouswald Grange
Heifers per Head
Aberdeen Angus – £2600 Cormaddie, £2140 Netherfield, £2060 High Auchneel, £1980 Highlaw, £1980 High Auchneel
Limousin – £2440 & £2320 Newbarn, £1990 High Auchneel, £1930 Brownrigg, £1920 Meikleholm
Charolais – £2420 & £2320 Millhill, £2100 4 Nether Locharwoods, £2000 Millhill
British Blue – £2090 Netherfield, £2080 Seafield, £1910 High Auchneel, £1900 Low Glasnick
Holstein Friesian – £2040 Brownrigg
Simmental – £2020 & £1990 High Auchneel
Hereford – £1980 High Auchneel
Beef Shorthorn – £1960 Barnbarroch
Heifers per Kg
Charollais – 504.2p & 483.3p Millhill, 457.1p Park
Simmental – 468.3p High Auchneel
Aberdeen Angus – 458p & 431.3p Cormaddie
Limousin – 457.5p High Auchneel, 450.5p Newbarn
British Blue – 439.1p High Auchneel, 434.6p Low Glasnick
Hereford – 425.8p High Auchneel
Saler – 391.4p High Auchneel
Bulls per Head
Limousin – £2150 (x2), £2080 & £2050 Lantonside
Bulls per Kg
Limousin – 494p, 493.8p & 475p Lantonside
