Dumfries Store Cattle Report – 20 April 2026
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of 519 Store Cattle at Dumfries. An active ringside of buyers in attendance with trade for younger grazing sorts every bit as dear. Forward stores slightly easier. A sweet pen of Limousin cross Friesian heifers topped at £2500 from Marshall, Brownrigg and to 490.6p/kg from MacDonald, Drumyeonmore. Burgess, The Bush sold Limousin cross bullocks at £2300 with Simmental cross realising 575p/kg from Jackson, Pole.
Bullocks average 401p/kg to 575p/kg and to £2300.
Heifers average 393p/kg to 490.6p/kg and to £2500.
Bulls average 404.5p/kg to 482.4p/kg and to £1910.
Bullocks per Head
Limousin – £2300 & £2280 The Bush, £2200 Newbarn, £2010 The Bush, £1960 Dryfesdale Gate, £1940 Newbarn, £1920 Smallholms
Aberdeen Angus – £2180 Dempsterton, £2040 Tregallon, £2000 Victoria Park, £1960 Dryfesdale Gate, £1940 Tregallon, £1920 Highlaw, £1920 Fardingjames
Charolais – £2140 Oxgang
Simmental – £2110 Mossburn, £2020 Oxgang, £1900 Henderland, £1900 High Auchneel
British Blue – £2060 Seafield, £1900 High Auchneel
Fleckvieh – £1900 & £1880 Seafield
Hereford – £1830 High Auchneel
Bullocks per Kg
Simmental – 575p, 513.8p & 468.6p Pole
Limousin – 542p Crosslee, 481.8p High Bellochantuy, 460.8p Newbarn, 457.5p Ryemuir, 456.5p Newbarn
Luing – 542p Crosslee
British Blue – 532.1p High Bellochantuy, 455.2p Mid Hartietsfield, 445.9p High Bellochantuy
Beef Shorthorn – 498.1p Rowanburnfoot, 475p Mid Harrietsfield
Aberdeen Angus – 491p Rowanburnfoot, 440.6p Highlaw
Hereford – 458.7p (x2) Stonehouse
Charolais – 455.3p Oxgang
Heifers per Head
Limousin – £2500, £2380, £2340, £2100(x2) Brownrigg, £2040, £2020 & £2000 Newmains
Charolais – £2180 & £2060 Netherfield, £1850 Auchenhill
Aberdeen Angus – £1960 High Auchneel, £1920 Skewbridge, £1900 Brickhouse
Simmental – £1920 & £1910 Mossburn
British Blue – £1880 Netherfield
Hereford – £1700 Stonehouse
Heifers per Kg
Limousin – 490.6p Drumyeonmore, 481.9p Newmains, 481.5p Rowanburnfoot, 464.4p Newmains
Charolais – 468.2p Netherfield
Simmetal – 457.6p Pole
Aberdeen Angus – 435.6p High Auchneel
British Blue – 426.3p Slacks
Hereford – 422.6p Drumyeonmore
Bulls per Head
Charolais – £1910 Netherfield
Aberdeen Angus – £1610 North Bowerhouses
Hereford – £1400 Drumyeonmore
Bulls per Kg
Hereford – 482.4p & 450p Drumyeonmore
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
