Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auction Marts held their weekly Primestock sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 27th July 2022.

Prime cattle to 294p/kg for a limousin x heifer purchased by R. Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan, seller J. Jardine, The Yett.

OTM's – Continue to be easily sold. Dairy bred cattle as dear as theyve been, to aveage 160.9p/kg

Per Head – Sim - £1573.80 Lochbank. Holst - £1496.40 £1494.60 Conheath, £1387 Heathfield. Fri - £1487.80 £1466.10 £1386.10 Boreland. Lim - £1327.70 Lochwood. Mont - £1205.60 Upper Portrack. Her - £1179.90 Lochwood.

Per Kilo –

Hol – 190p Heathfield, 172p Conheath, 171p Gamerigg. Lim – 197p Lochwood. Sim – 183p Lochbank. Fri – 181p 179p 174p 173p Boreland. Nor Red – 174p Shenrick. Her – 171p Lochwood.

981 Prime and Cast Sheep Forward

741 Prime Lambs – Trade continue the seasonal slide

74 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) Average 224p/kg to 248p/kg Dollard

Tex - £89 Dollard

Suf - £87.50 Little Fenwick

449 Lambs (39.1kg-45.5kg) Average 229.4p/kg to 258p/kg Heithat

Tex - £107 Belridding, £105.5 Hunthills, £104 Kirkbride & Eastside

200 Lambs (45.6kg-52kg) Average 223.4p/kg to 238p/kg Shangan

Tex - £114 Belridding, £112 Shangan, £111 Heithat, £110 Meikle Barncleugh & Eastside

Char - £110.50 Kirkbride

Suf - £110 Corrie Mains

18 Lambs (52kg+) Average 232.6p/kg to 235p/kg Eastside

240 Cast Ewes & Hoggs – Ewes wanted, many more could have been sold to vendor advantage.

184 Heavy Ewes Average £117.05

31Light Ewes Average £43.65

9 Rams Average £120.20

Ewes-

Tex - £166 Skipmyre, £156 Burnfoothill, £150 Hayfield, £149 Druidhall

Chev Mule - £149 Druidhall

NCC - £140 £134 x2 Skipmyre

Blu Leic - £140 Barr, £132 Glenlaugh

X - £131 Hoddomtown, £126 Meikle Barncleugh, £124 Hayfield

Hamp - £108 Hoddomtown

BF - £98 Glenkiln

Rams

Tex - £238 £170 Glenkiln, £186 Druidhall

BF - £136 Glenkiln

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report