DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 13/11/2023
C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries.
280 Forward – All classes continue to met brisk trade with buyers in an active buying mood
Bullocks to £1485 for Angus x from Kirkbride and 290.9p/kg Hartbush
Heifers to £1455 for Limousin from Newbarn and 302.2p/kg Hartbush
Bullocks per head – Lim – £1455 £1235 Newbarn, £1360 £1290 £1250 Belridding, £1260 £1245 Ryemuir, £1255 Upper Moor, £1200 Hartbush. Char – £1435 £1340 High Auchneel. Sim – £1395 £1340 High Auchneel, £1220 Hartbush, £1220 Meikle Culloch. Her – £1300 High Auchneel, £1140 Backburn. BB – £1270 Upper Moor. AA – £1235 Upper Moor, £1200 Ryemuir, £1180 Laghead, £1180 Backburn. Gal – £1050 Dunarroch.
Heifers per head – AA – £1485 Kirkbride, £1300 High Auchneel, £1290 Backburn, £1225 Ryemuir, £1200 Upper Moor. Lim – £1450 Rashgill & Hartbush, £1440 £1400 £1380 Kirkbride, £1380 Dunarroch, £1330 Newbarn, £1300 Belridding. Sim – £1340 High Auchneel, £1280 £1260 Hartbush, £1265 Crawesknowe. Her – £1300 High Auchneel. BB – £1250 Upper Moor, £1205 Backburn, £1200 Low Peninver. BSH – £1100 Backburn. Flec – £1100 Crawesknowe.
Bullocks per kilo- Lim – 302.2p 296.6p Belridding. Char- 287p High Auchneel. AA – 285p Ifferdale. Sim – 274.20 Hartbush & Meikle Culloch.
Heifers per kilo – Sim – 290.9p Hartbush. Lim – 290.9p Hartbush. AA – 260.5p Kirkbride. BB – 260.4p Upper Moor.
DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 13-11-23
C&D Auction Marts held their fortnightly Sale of OTM and Prime Cattle on Monday in Dumfries
130 cattle forward – OTM’s sold easily, more plainer sorts forward.
Beef cows sold to 198p/kg for a Galloway from J & J Macpherson, Balliemeanoch and £1786 for an Angus x from Landale & Co Dalswinton.
Dairy cows sold to 210p/kg for a Montbelliarde from R & L Austin, Upper Portrack and to £1444 for a Holstein from E Murray & Son Conheath.
Prime Cattle met keen demand selling to 330p/kg for a Limousin x Heifer purchased by R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan from J Jardin, Yett.
Per Head – AA – £1786, £1492.40 & £1296 Dalswinton, £1336 Hall, Dev – £1719, £1504 & £1444.80 Greencroft, Lim – £1377.50 Herries, Sim – £1447.60 Maryfield, £1411 Herries, £1218 Dalswinton, Hol – £1444, £ 1176 Conheath, £1154.40 Maxwellbank, £1104 Upper Portrack, Fri – £1300 Upper Portrack, Sal – £1235.40 Ballygraggan, Lui – £1212.75 Kirkland, BB – £1186.80 Low Peninver, BSH – £1184.40, £1163.25 Dalswinton, Ayr – £1175.30 Ryemuir, Stab – £1139.25, £1137.60 South Mains, £1134.Gal – £1069.20 Balliemeanoch.
Per Kilo – Mont – 210p Upper Portrack, Fri – 200p Upper Portrack, 150p New Farm, Gal – 198p Balliemeanoch, AA – 188p, 182p, 180p Dalswinton, Lim – 190p, 180p Lantonside, Sim – 188p Maryfield, 170p Lantonside, Hol – 184p Upper Portrack, 180p, 165p Dryburgh, BSH – 182p Dalswinton, Dev – 180p/kg Greencroft, Stab – 178 Greenshields, Lui – 165p Kirkland, Ayr – 146p Ryemuir