C&D Auction Marts held their annual Christmas Primestock show & sale in Dumfries. The prime cattle were expertly placed By J. Craig, Ballards Butchers who found his champion with a homebred limousin heifer from J & L Craik, Waterside scaling 585kg selling at 360p/kg to the judge.
Reserve champion from J. Jardine, Yett with a limousin x heifer selling at 350p/kg to R. Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan.
The galloway championship was awarded to JWK Paterson & Son, Low Three Mark for a bullock with attained 310ppk to W. Lindsay, Butchers, Creetown. Reserve ticket was won by Kilnstown Farms selling to 270p/kg to S. Wilson, Butchers, Corby Hill.
Outwith show 340p/kg Yett to R. Johnstone & Sons, Annan with limousin heifer.
Charolais x heifer to 320p/kg from M.G Barr, Meikle Kirkland to Border Meats, Lockerbie
OTM’s sharper on the week with more required weekly
Dairy to 187p/kg Average 145.7p/kg and £1457.00
Beef to 203p/kg Average 171.4p/kg and £1757.20
Per Head – Sim – £1757.20 Lantonside, £1539.90 Palaceknowe. AA – £1650 Conheath, £1592.10 Whitehall, £1333.50 Lantonside. Lim – £1630 £1575 Lantonside, £1545 Ryes £1516.90 Waterside. Hols – £1457 Park, £1426.20 Conheath, £1360.40 £1309.70 Townhead, £127.50 Brownrigg. Fri – £1335.70 Upper Portrack
Per Kilo – Lim – 203p 200p Lantonside, 197p Waterside, 189p West Lanegate. Fri – 195p Upper Portrack,169p 157p Park. Sim – 191p Lantonside, 177p West Lanegate & Palaceknowe. AA – 184p 183p Whitehall. Hol – 175p Conheath, 169p x2 Townhead, 167p 163p Brownrigg, 162p Brownfield.
1385 Prime and Cast Sheep Forward which included the annual Christmas show of Prime lambs ably judged by J. Craig, Ballards Butchers who found his champion pair of lambs shown by Poppy Graham, Hillend with Blue Texels weighing 42kg and selling at £225 (536pkg) to Ballards Butchers, Castle Douglas.
Reserve pen from W. Borthwick & Son, Shangan, 51kg at £154 with Texels, outwith the show trade no sharper due to the increased offerings nationally.
74 Lambs (25.5kg -32kg) Average 227.9 p/kg to 244 p/kg Clonrae
Tex – £78 Clonrae, £77 Craigielands
339 Lambs (32.1-39kg) Average 240.2 p/kg to 265 p/kg Pendicle
Tex – £100 & £99 Pendicle, £98.50 Muirside
628 Lambs (39.1-45.5kg) Average 241.4 p/kg to 536 p/kg Hillend
Blu Tex – £225 Hillend
Belt – £119 Gillesbie
Tex – £111 Rigghead & Cleughbrae, £110 8 Terregles
314 Lambs (45.6-52kg) Average 237.2 p/kg to 302 p/kg Shangan
Tex – £154 & £124 Shangan, £130 Cleughbrae, £127 Druidhall, £123 Gillesbie & Kilbrook House
30 Lambs (52+kg) Average 227.6 p/kg to 241 p/kg Collochan
Tex – £133 & £124 Woodhouse, £130 Collochan, £126 Druidhall, £124.50 East Polquhirter
We wish to thank Johnston Tractors/Macmin Starlyne/North West Limousin Cattle Breeders.
235 – Cast Ewes and Rams – Ewes maintained recent rates.
Ewes
Tex – £136 Druidhall, £118 & £114 Eastside, £114 Dressertland, £110 Collochan
Char – £110 Harley Rigg
Suf – £100 Townhead
X – £96 Newmains, £95 Swyre, £90 Eastside
Chev Mule – £82 Craiglearn
NCC – £82 Druidhall, £78 Barnbarroch
Chev – £72 Pendicle
BF – £66 Ballinnie, £60 Brandleys
Tups
Suf – £190 Newmains
Tex – £164 & £80 Druidhall, £126 Newmains
