C&D Auction Marts held their Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries.
OTM’s met plenty of competition for a plainer offering.
Beef to 229p/kg North Bowerhouses and £1692.75 Corrie Mains.
Dairy to 163p/kg Conheath and £1170.45 Chapelcroft.
Per Head AA £1,692 Corrie Mains. Sim £1,362 North Bowerhouses. Lim £1,281 North Bowerhouses. Hols £1,170 & £1,102 Chapelcroft, £1,165 & £1,160 Conheath.
Per Kilo Sim 229p & 200p North Bowerhouses. Hols 163p & 159p & 153p Chapelcroft.
957 Prime Sheep Forward
802 Prime Lambs forward with all classes sold at levels beyond sellers expectations and more is needed to fill demand on a weekly basis.
138 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) averaging 314.3p/kg to 336p/kg Maryholm
Texel – £126.50, £124 Maryholm. £124 Dalmakethar. £123.50 Whitehall, £123.50 West Lanegate.
582 Lambs (39.1kg-45kg averaging 313.6p/kg to 341p/kg Maryholm
Texel – £149 Maryholm. £142 Eastside. £141.50 Netherhall. £140 Newmains. £140 Corrie Mains. £140 Innerfield.
Suffolk – £143 Netherhall. £137 Meikleholm.
Ryeland – £143 Chestnut Lodge
82 Lambs (45.6kg+) averaging 317.5p/kg to 334p/kg Meikleholm
Texel – £164, £157.50 Eastside. £155 Ryemuir. £153.50 Meikleholm.
Suffolk – £163, £150 Netherhall. £151 Swyre. £149.50 Hayfield.
Charollais – £154.50 Maryholm
155 Cast Ewes and Rams sharper, selling to £198 for Texel Ewes from Midtown, New Abbey.
Texel – £198 Midtown. £150 Hayfield.
Suffolk – £140 Loaningfoot.
North Country Cheviot – £128 Millriggs. £121 Auchentaggart. £110 Muirside.
Cross – £120 West Lanegate. £107 Muircleugh.
Cheviot Mule – £115 Midtown. £114 West Lanegate.
Cheviot – £87 Marwhirn.
Blackface – £85 Marwhirn.