DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE. 10-06-19
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries
150 forward: All classes looked easier due to the uncertain beef trade.
Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1075 (x2), £1050, £1045, £980 High Auchneel, £1025 Belridding. Short – £1025, £995 High Auchneel. Sim – £940 Victoria House. BB – £920 Upper Moor, £890 Victoria house.
Heifers – Per Head – AA – £1120 High Auchneel, £880 Upper Moor. Sim – £1090 Shawfield, £980 High Auchneel. BB – £980 Newtonairds, £920 Upper Moor, £860 Backburn. Lim – £965, £890 Cushag, £960 Belridding, £925 New Mains, £900 Upper Moor. Short to £880 Gimmenbie.
DUMFRIES CALVES 10-06-19
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale.
Sale of 40 calves met a strong trade with buyers in a chirpy mood.
Bull Calf – Per head – Lim – £500(x3) Ryes, £490 (x5), £440 Barndennoch. AA – £390 Barndennoch.
Heifer Calf – Per head – Lim – £400 Ryes, £380 Ryes, £370 (x2) Barndennoch.
BREEDING CATTLE 10/06/19
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their special June sale of breeding cattle in
dumfries which included the dispersal of stock cows from Townhead, Parkgate and annual draft from Kildarroch, Kirkcowan.
The dispersal of the commercial stock cows and calves from M/s Findlay & Sons met plenty of interest from the full ringside of buyers to level at £1733.06.
Cow & bull calf AA – £2050 (x2), £1850, £1800 (x3). Sim – £1950, £1900. Char – £1850 (x2).
Cow & heifer calf Sim – £1950, £1750 (x2).Lim- £1900, £1850(x2).AA – £1900, £1800 (x2).
Char – £1700.
Heifer & bull calf Lim – £2050. Sim – £1850 (x2), £1800. Angus – £1850.
Heifer & heifer calf Sim – £1900, £1850.
Stock bulls Char – £4200, £2700, £2300. Lim – £2600. Sim – £2200.
The annual draft of heifers with calves from J Paterson & Co were keenly sought after.
Heifer & bull calf Short £2150. Sals – £2150, £2100 (x2), £2000, £1950 (x2), £1900
Heifer & heifer calf Sals – £2250, £1850 (x2). Short – £2150, £1950. Sim – £2100, £2000
Other outfits met a pleasing trade.
Heifer & bull calf Lim – £2200 Riggheads. AA – £1850 Riggheads. Hfd – £1800 (x2), £1750 (x2) Pendicle.
Heifer & heifer calf Lim – £1900 (x2) Riggheads, £1850 Drum.
DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 12.06.19
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock on wednesday in Dumfries.
51 Cattle forward :
Prime cattle all comprised of heavyweights selling to 180p/kg for shorthorn x bullock from Shawhill.
OTM cattle continue to meet a pleasing trade with numbers short of demand.
Per head – AA – £1071.60 Cormaddie, £840 Abune the Brae. Hol – £1068 Slacks, £923 £916.50 Drum. Fleck – £1064.70 Slacks. Her – £1033.60 Slacks. Fri – £811.20 Drum.
Per kilo – Fleck – 177p Slacks. Hols – 142p 141p Drum,120p Slacks, 103p Hartfield. Her – 136p Slacks.Short – 123p Rowanburnfoot. Fri – 108 Baltersan, 104p Drum.
Prime Sheep – all classes sold at increased rates with buyers actively seeking greater numbers.
Prime lambs to £108 Midtown and 242p/kg Bush of Craigs. Averaging 217p/kg.
Tex – £108 Midtown. Suf – £105 Hillbank. Zwar – £102 Rigghead
Cast ewes sold sharper.
Belt – £113.50 Balgray Garage House, £113.50 Inamay. Tex – £112.50 Mosslands, £111.50 Newbank, £100 Craigieland, £99.50 Inamay. Char – £110.50 Riggheads. Chev M – £81.50 x2 Newbank. Chev – £76.50 Park Street. Cross – £74.50 Over Cairn, £74 Lanarkland. Herd – £74.50 Mosslands. BF – £66.50 Beuchan
