Dumfries Store Cattle & Breeding Cattle Report – 15 June 2026
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle at Dumfries. A pleasing entry of 180 Store Cattle were forward and were sold to a strong ringside of new and returning purchasers. Top price today went to Ewart, Belridding topping at £2300 for a very smart Limousin Heifer. Returning customer Ewing of Dumbretton, Annan was up to £1980 for Limousin Heifers. Regular consigner Ramsay, High Auchneel was up to £1960 for Simmental Heifers. Graham, Midtown seen £1920 for a lovely Limousin Bullock and first time consigner Hodge of Coldchapel, Abington consigned a run of 8-9m Charolais Bullocks and Heifers comfortably achieving £1780. Magnay, Smallholms achieved 497p/kg for Bullocks and 489.9p/kg for Heifers was achieved by McBryde of Lochbank, Lockerbie.
A small show of Breeding Cattle was forward with Aberdeen Angus Bulls reaching £3700 & £3400 from Ross-Taylor, Littlegill. Heifers and Calves topped at £2700 from Sinclair, Kirland. In calf cows topped at £1980 for second calvers from Magin, Dunmore Hill Kennels.
Bullocks average 405.5p/kg to 497p/kg from Magnay, Smallholms and to £1920 from Graham, Midtown.
Heifers average 384.1p/kg to 489.9p/kg from McBryde, Lochbank and to £2300 from Ewart, Belridding.
Bullocks per Head
Limousin – £1920, £1900, £1780 & £1750 Midtown, £1730 & £1640 Smallholms
Hereford – £1880 High Auchneel, £1550 New Farm
Charolais – £1830 (x2) Auchenhill, £1780 Coldchapel
Aberdeen Angus – £1760, £1720 & £1700 Clonhie, £1660 New Farm
Stabiliser – £1680 Clonhie
Simmental – £1650 Park
British Blue – £1600 Park
Friesian – £1320 New Farm
Bullocks per Kg
Limousin – 497p & 443.6p Smallholms, 441.2p & 431.3p Park
Aberdeen Angus – 462.7p & 425.6p New Farm, 414.6p Clonhie
Hereford – 442.9p New Farm, 411.4p Park
British Blue – 426.7p Park
Charolais – 425.6p (x2) Auchenhill, 417.1p & 414p Coldchapel
Simmental – 388.2p Park
Stabiliser – 373.3p Clonhie
Friesian – 371.8p New Farm
Heifers per Head
Limousin – £2300 Belridding, £1980 Dumbretton, £1820 (x2) High Auchneel, £1780 Park, £1760 Belridding
Simmental – £1960 & £1880 High Auchneel, £1690 & £1530 Lochbank
Beef Shorthorn – £1950 High Auchneel
Charolais – £1950 Fagra, £1880 High Auchneel
British Blue – £1910 Auchenhill, £1880 Hillhead
Aberdeen Angus – £1900 Hillhead, £1830 (x2) Highlaw, £1820 (x2) & £1800 High Auchneel
Hereford – £1840 High Auchneel
Heifers per Kg
Simmental – 489.9p, 463.6p & 422.2p Lochbank
Limousin – 441.2p Lochbank, 436.4p Drumbretton, 420p Park, 414.1p & 410.7p Belridding, 404.1p Dumbretton
Aberdeen Angus – 426.2p Dumbretton, 378.9p, 371.4p & 367.7p High Auchneel, 151.9p Hillhead, 350p Highlaw
Charolais – 414.6p & 404.5p Coldchapel
Beef Shorthorn – 410.5p High Auchneel
Hereford – 360.8p High Auchneel
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
