Breeding Cattle – Cows with Calves 20/05/22
C & D Auctions held their Annual Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle with calves at foot in Dumfries
130 Outfits were presented to an active full ringside of buyers with vendors leaving delighted with returns.
Angus heifers with Limousin heifer calf from H.W Sloan, Rigghead led the days trade at £2900
Heifer with Bull Calf – AA – £2600 £2300 Rigghead, £2400 £2150 x2 No2 Tregallon. Lim – £2550 x2 £2150 Garmartin, £2350 £2100 Rigghead, £2100 Dryfesdale Gate. Sim – £2400 £2350 x4, £2100 x3 Hartbush. Short – £2400 £2300 £2150 £2100 No 2 Tregallon. BB – £2400 £2200 Rigghead. Her – £2300 Kildarroch, £2100 Rigghead. Sal – £2100 x2 Kildarroch.
Heifer with Heifer Calf – AA – £2900 £2700 Rigghead, £2350 £2300 £2200 No2 Tregallon. Lim – £2400 £2350 £2250 £2200 Garmartin. Sal – £2300 £2100 x2 Kildarroch. Sim – £2100 Rigghead. Her – £2000 Riggheads.
In calf Hereford heifers to £1300 Pendicle
Bulling Limousin heifers to £1420 Palaceknowe
DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 18/05/2022
C&D Auction Marts held their sale of Primestock in Dumfries.
Prime cattle sold easily to 295p/kg for limousin x heifers purchased by R. Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan sold by J. Jardine, Yett.
OTM’s again met a competitive trade with beef cows selling to 240p/kg Lantonside and £1540.35 from the same home.
Dairy cows to 176p/kg Ryes Farm and £1310.95 Kirktonfield.
Per Head – Sim – £1540.35 £1413.75 Lantonside, £1539 Newbie Mains. Lui – £1519 £1376(bull) Kirkland. AA – £1439.90 Lantonside. Lim – £1323 Lantonside. Hol – £1310.95 Kirktonfield, £1126.40 Ryes. BB – £1227.60 Horseholm. Ayr – £1183 Waterside Mains. Char – £1123.95 Auchenfad. Belt Gall – £1050 Lantonside.
Per Kilo – Lim – 240p 213p 196p Lantonside. Lui – 217p 172p (bull) Kirkland. Sim – 195p x3 Lantonside. AA – 187p Lantonside. BB – 186p Horseholm. Char – 177p Auchenfad. Hol – 176p Ryes 157p Kirktonfield. Belt Gall – 175p Lantonside. Ayr – 173p 169p Waterside Mains. Brow Swis – 166p Beyond the Burn. Fri – 164p Park. Mont – 153p Hillend.
Prime Sheep
New season lambs – easily sold to average 319.7p/kg
Suf – £146 Hayfield, £144 Meikleholm
Tex – £145 Meikleholm
Prime Hoggets – Well fleshed hoggs met plenty of competition
Tex – £127.50 Lanarkland, £127.50 £127 Cowans, £126 Barnbarroch, £125 Longbeoch
BF – £127 Millantae
X – £125 Longbeoch
Cast Ewes & Rams: Easily maintained recent rates, more could have been sold to vendor advantage.
Ewes:
Tex – £160 Glenlaugh, £139 Terregles Cottage, £135 Gledenholm
Chev – £154 Nether Dargavel, £141 £37 Eastside
X – £143 Terregles Cottage, £138 £130 South Mains, £134 Glenlaugh
Blu Leic – £140 Corsencon
Suf – £130 Terregles Cottage
Half Bred – £130 x2 Hartbush
BF – £125 Glenlaugh, £104 Carserigg
Rams:
Tex – £161 £148 Carse Rigg
Blu Leic – £146 Meikleholm
DUMFRIES MONTHLY PIG SALE
138 pigs were sold at the monthly sale at Dumfries on Monday. There was a much increased attendance of buyers and interested parties and, although trade still reflects the nationwide diffiuclties of the pig industry, there was a significant lift in demand over previous months.
A young pure pedigree registered Berkshire breeding boar from Messrs MacKay, Ulpha, Broughton in Furness made £200 to Mr G. Fleming, Greenlees, Kelso.
The May sale of weaners saw a good clearance to £70 for a pen of Aberdeenshire consigned Saddlebacks with Gloucester Old spot crosses from Stirling at £40, and £42 for Pietrain cross Saddlebacks from New Abbey.
Cutters & Baconers sold to £220 for Large Blacks with others to £130, £120 and £110 for Saddlebacks and Tamworths. There was improved demand generally for forward stores.
The next Dumfries pig sale will be on Monday 13th June.
DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 16/05/2022
C & D Auction Marts held their fornightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries.
250 Forward: A smaller show was presented to a full ringside of buyers who activley sought all classes.
Bullocks ave 238.7p/kg to 286.5p/kg and £1360
Heifers ave 241.9p/kg to 288.2p/kg and £1225
Bulls ave 250.6p/kg to 280p/kg and £1305
Bullocks per head – Angus – £1360 £1165 £1160 North Bowerhouses. Simmental – £1220 High Auchneel, £1195 North Bowehouses. Limousin – £1215 High Auchneel. Charolais – £1210 Craigielands Hill.
Heifers per head – Limousin – £1225 £1195 £1140 Newmains, £1205 £1190 £1150 £1100 High Auchneel. £1115 Drumyeonmore. Simmental – £1215 £1210 High Auchneel. British Blue – £1190 £1180 £1170 Fauldie. Saler – £1190 £115021 High Auchneel. Angus – £1180 Crawesknowe. Luing – £1140 High Auchneel. Hereford – £1150 High Auchneel.
Bulls per head – Angus – £1305 Ballaggan. South Devon – £1260 Greenwrae Croft.
Bullock per Kilo – Angus – 286.50p Ardlamy. Limousin – 280p Drumyeonmore. Charolais – 272.90p Sundhope. Hereford – 254.50p Drumyeonmore.
Heifer per Kilo – Limousin – 288.20p Newmains. British Blue – 277.60p Fauldie. Saler – 255.90p High Auchneel. Charolais – 250p Sundhope. Angus – 250p Sundhope.
Bulls per Kilo – Limousin – 280p Drumyeonmore
