C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.
Prime Cattle to 262p/kg from D&E Lockhart, Fauldingcleugh for Limousin x Heifers
OTM’s very scare and wanted
Per Head: Char – £1182.15 Carterton. Fri – £1093.50 Braehead. AA – £1020.10 Eastlands.
Per Kilo: Fri – 135p Braehead. Hols – 127p Auchencrieff.
1424 Prime Sheep Forward
959 Prime Lambs: Trade good especially for weight and flesh
201 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) averaged 225.1p/kg to 264p/kg Little Fenwick
Tex – £91 Foregirth, £89 Glenjaan
Cross – £88.50 High Cairn
Belt – £88.50 Little Fenwick
567 Lambs (39.1kg-45.5kg) averaged 230.5p/kg to 265p/kg Netherton
Tex – £109 £107.50 Belridding, £108.50 Newmains, £108 Third, £107.50 Townhead
Belt – £107.50 Netherton
Suf – £98 Roshglen, £93 Burnhead, £92.50 Corrie Mains
BF – £89.50 Hayfield
159 Lambs (45.6kg+kg) averaged 235.8p/kg to 253p/kg Druidhall/Braco
Tex – £123.50 East Polquhirter, £118 Townhead, £116.50 Druidhall/Braco
Suf – £119 Druidhall
Chev. Mule – £112 Marwhirn
32 (52.1+) averaged 225p/kg to 246p/kg Belridding
Tex – £129 Druidhall/Braco, £126 Netherton, £125.50 Glenlaugh, £125.50 Collochan
Char – £121 Belridding
465 Cast Ewes & Rams: Easily maintained recent rates.
Heavy Ewes averaged £84.14
Light Ewes averaged £60.65
Rams averaged £111.47
Ewes:
Tex – £128 Druidhall/Braco, £126 Hayfield, £124 Shieldhill, £122 Swyre, £120 Slacks
Suf – £118 Corrie Mains, £85 High Townhead
Cross – £115 Slacks, £111 Rigghead, £96 Druidhall/Braco, £95 Swyre
Chev – £112 £83 Druidhall/Braco, £90 Fardingjames
BFL – £107 Glenjaan
Chev. Mule – £96 Kirkbride
NCC – £92 Newbank
Jacob – £75 Low Meadow
BF – £74 Fardingjames
Rams:
Tex – £178 Rigghead, £159 £142 £124 £120 Druidhall/Braco
BFL – £120 Druidhall/Braco
