DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 26/05/2021
C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.
6 Prime Cattle with J Jardine, Yett selling to 260p/kg for a Limousin x Heifer purchased by weekly buyers, R Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan.
40 OTM’s again met a competitive trade with all classes of dairy bred keenly sought
Per Head: Char – £1198.80 Millhill. Sim – £1094.75 Dollard. Lim – £1069.50 £1064 Kirkhill £1033.50 West Lanegate. Fleck – £1157.10 Slacks. AA – £1049.45 Fingland. Hols – £1134 Slacks, £1008.70 Conheath, £996.60 Barnbarroch.
Per Kilo: Lim – 160p 155p Kirkhill. Char – 148p Millhill. Sim – 145p Dollard. BB – 141p Kirkhill. AA – 139p Fingland. Short – 139p North Corrielaw. Fri – 135p Linns. Fleck – 133p Slacks. Hols – 133p 131p Conheath, 132p Barnbarroch.
163 Prime Lambs: All classes sold easily to average 331p/kg
100 Prime Hoggs: Meated Hoggs wanted
Lambs Per Head:
Tex – £142 £140 Midtown, £140.50 Muirside
Suf – £140 Meikleholm
Hoggs Per Head:
Tex – £130 Nether Cargen, £120 £118 West Skelston
Suf – £121 £118 Townhead
Black – £113 Chanlockfoot, £111 Bettyknowes
213 Cast Ewes & Rams Forward: A lot sharper on the week. Many more could have been sold to vendors advantage.
Heavy Ewes topped at £180
Light Ewes to £113
Tups to £170
Ewes:
Tex – £180 North Cowshaw, £156 Bettyknowes, £156 £146 Belridding
Suff – £140 £136 Nether Cargen, £131 Thorns
Cross – £118 Upper Rigg, £117 Belridding, £112 Ryecroft, £112 Muircleugh
Chev – £117 Chanlockfoot, £106 Ballaggan, £100 Maxwelltown & Marwhirn
NCC – £113 Nether Cargen
Black – £104 £86 Upper Barr, £88 Bettyknowes
Rams:
Suf – £170 West Skelston
Tex – £162 West Skelston
Breeding Cattle – Cows with Calves 28/05/21
C & D Auctions held their Annual Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle
306 Foward: A good show of commercial cattle met plenty of interest
Limousin x Heifers with Bull Calf to £2600 Garmartin to average £1980.93
Limousin x Heifers with Heifer Calf to £2350 Drum to average £1927.37
Cow with Bull Calf – BB – £1900 £1850 Hillend.
Heifer with Bull Calf – Lim – £2600 £2300 £2050 Garmartin, £2200 Rigghead, £2000 Wynholm. BB – £2400 £2350 £2300 £2050 Rigghead. AA – £2400 £2300 No 2 Tregallon. Sal – £2350 £2150 £2100 x2 Kildarroch. Sim – £2150 x2 Rigghead. Her – £2000 £1950 Pendicle.
Heifer with Heifer Calf – Lim – £2350 £2050 Drum, £2150 x2 £2000 Garmartin, £2000 x2 Rigghead. BB – £2100 Rigghead. Sal – £2100 Kildarroch. Her – £2000 x2 £1950 x2 Pendicle. Gal – £2000 Rigghead. Sim – £2000 x3 Rigghead. AA – £1950 x3 Tregallon, £1950 Rigghead.
In Calf Heifer – Her – £1450 x2 £1400 x4 Pendicle.
Bulling Heifers – AA – £950 Blunderfield East, £940 South Cairn.
