Dumfries OTM and Prime Cattle Report
C&D Auctions Ltd held their Opening sale of OTM and Prime Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 12th January 2026.
80 forward, plenty of Buyers in attendance, all keen to purchase OTM’s of all classes. Beef Cows averaged 287p/kg to 360p/kg from Paterson, Hartbush and Mair, Meikleholm and to £2482 from Paterson, Hartbush. Dairy Cows averaged 224p/kg to 290p/kg and £2552 from Kincaid, Slacks. Bulls to 250p/kg and £2975 from Taylor, Fingland.
Prime Cattle to 442p/kg from Jardine, Yett to Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan.
Beef Cows per Head
Limousin - £2482 & £2340 Hartbush, £238 & £2328.75 Meikleholm, £2289.75 Hartbush, £2287.50 Ballaggan
Beef Shorthorn - £2336 & £2194.50 Marchbank, £2127.25 Boreland of Southwick
Aberdeen Angus - £2302.75 Meikle Barncleugh, £2119.75 Marchbank
British Blue - £2268.75 Belridding
Simmental - £2283.75 Oxgang, £2214 Meikleholm, £2193 Hartbush, £2112 Meikleholm
Charolais - £2199.50 16 St Ninians
Beef Cows per Kg
Limousin – 360p & 355p Hartbush, 345p Meikleholm, 340p Hartbush
Simmental – 360p & 352p Meikleholm, 340p Meikle Barncleugh, 340p Hartbush
Beef Shorthorn – 335p Boreland of Southwick, 332p Marchbank
Aberdeen Angus – 330p Boreland of Southwick, 325p Marchbank
Dairy Cows per Head
Norwegian Red - £2552 & £2188.80 Slacks
Fleckvieh - £2224 Slacks
Montbéliarde - £1868.30 Upper Portrack
Holstein Friesian - £1856.50 Slacks, £1702 Barndennoch
Brown Swiss - £1500 Beyond the Burn
Dairy Cows per Kg
Norwegian Red – 290p & 288p Slacks
Fleckvieh – 278p & 268p Slacks
Montbéliarde – 245p Ryes, 242p Upper Portrack
Holstein Friesian – 238p Barnbarroch, 235p Slacks
Bulls per Head
Aberdeen Angus - £2975 Fingland
Bulls per Kg
Aberdeen Angus – 250p Fingland
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
