C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.
We were delighted to support and be part of the QMS sponsored St Andrew’s Lamb promotion, which provides local schools with the benfits of eating quality Scotch produced lamb. We also thank Glenkiln Farms, S Wilson Leathorn and SAB Advisory Ltd for their contribution.
50 Cattle:
8 Prime Cattle to 240p/kg bought by R Johnstone & Son, Butchers Annan sold by J Jardine, Yett.
42 OTM’s: Leaner dairy types easier. Beef cows maintained recent values.
Per head – Lim – £1139.20 Lantonside, £1024.10 £987.50 Laverock Hall. Sim – £1021.20 Lantonside, £924.30 Lochbank. Gall – £819.15 Barfil. Fries – £814.20 Park.
Per Kilo – Sim – 142p 138p Lantonside, 134p Dalpeddar. Lim – 134p Queensberry, 133p Laverock Hall, 128p Lantonside. Gall – 127p Barfil. Fries – 120p Grains, 118p Park.
970 Prime Sheep Forward:
792 Prime Lambs: All classes met plenty of demand being short of numbers.
97 Lambs (32.1-39) ave 212p/kg to 242p/kg Over Abington
Tex – £87.50 Over Abington
Chev.Mule – £86 Over Abington
Black – £83.50 Craighead
Suff – £81 Kirkbride
347 Lambs (39.1-45.5) ave 214.2p/kg to 240p/kg Heithat
Tex – £98 Nether Gribton, £95.50 Abune the Brae, £95.50 Terreglestown, £95.50 x2 Lockerbie House Stables
Oxf – £98 Lockerbie House Stables
Suff – £97.50 Kirkbride
Belt – £96.50 £96 Heithat
Chev. Mule – £94.50 Gillesbie
Cross – £93 Upper Rigg, £92.50 Abune the Brae, £92 Over Abington
Char – £90 Wyliehole
Black – £84.50 Wyliehole
330 Lambs (45.6-52) ave 208.2p/kg to 218p/kg Foregirth
Tex – £102 x3 Terreglestown, £101.50 Midtown, £100.50 Foregirth, £99.50 Corncockle
Suff – £100 Millriggs, £98 Third, £98 Nether Gribton, £97 Corncockle
18 Lambs (52.1+) ave 183.4p/kg to 191p/kg Rigghead
Suffolk – £105 Millriggs, £100 Rigghead
Tex – £101 Rigghead, £100 Corncockle, £100 Lockerbie House Stables
Small show of Store Lambs:
Mules to £70 Queensberry
Black to £58 Queensberry
Cast Ewes: A smaller show on offer. They met a similar trade, and big ewes were sharper. More could have been sold.
Ewes:
Tex – £112 Nether Gribton, £88 Thorniethwaite, £86 Upper Tinwald
Suff – £94 Upper Tinwald
Char – £91 Rigghead
Berr – £83 Glen Darroch
Cross – £79 Gall, £79 Corncockle, £78 Upper Tinwald
Chev. Mule – £77 Gall
Chev – £76 West Crossleys & Marwhirn, £75 Glen Darroch
Belt – £72 Barmurrie
Black – £50 Wyliehole, £46 Nether Stenries, £46 Guelt, £45 Nether Gribton
Rams:
Tex – £94 Mains of Airies
BFL – £84 Glenjaan, £60 Barr
