DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE. 01/04/19
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries along with their spring sale or organic status cattle.
A good show of 145 organic cattle met a competitive trade although easier on the year due to the current disappointing beef trade.
98 Bullocks ave. 236.1p/kg to 296.8p/kg and £1250
47 Heifers ave. 219.2p/kg to 245.3p/kg and £1170
12 month Limousin x bullocks to £1250 Toftcombs
10 month Charolais bullocks to £1120 Woolfords
Organic Bullocks – Per Head
Limousin to £12050 £1160 £1120 £1100 Toftcombs
Charolais to £1120 £1110 Woolfords
Simmental to £1100 £1080 Outer Blair
Organic Heifers – Per Head
Simmental to £1170 £980 Outer Blair
Limousin to £1060 Toftcombs
Charloais to £1030 £970 Woolfords
Organic Bullocks – Per kilo
Charloais to 296.80, 282.20, 281.0 Woolfords
Limousin to 273.4, 265.10 Toftcombs
Organic Heifers – Per kilo
Charolais to 245.30, 239.50 Woolfords
Limousin to 228 Toftcombs
265 Non-organics Cattle: Mainly dairy crosses forward with trade continuing to please.
156 Bullocks Ave 198.3p/kg to 258.7p/kg and £1155
94 Heifers Ave 194.9p/kg to 219.4p/kg and £1020
15 Bulls Ave 210p/kg to 236.8p/kg and £1210
Bullocks – Per Head
Limousin to £ 1155 £1050 Hightownhead £1105 Shenrick £1060 Boreland £1040 Newmains
Simmental to £1130 £935 Hightownhead £1060 High Auchneel £990 x2 Backburn £950 Cormaddie
British Blue to £1120 £1025 Backburn £1050 Highlaw £990 Garmartin
Montbelliarde to £1025 Shenrick
Angus to £965 Branteth £960 Screel £955 Cormaddie
Hereford to £960 Backburn
Shorthorn to £960 High Auchneel £935 Gimmenbie
Belted Galloway to £815 Boreland
Ayrshire £745 Muirside
Heifers-Per Head
Angus to £1020 High Auchneel £950 Backburn £940 Gimmenbie £915 Cormaddie
Charolais to £1020 High Auchneel £905 Cormaddie
Simmental to £1015 £900 Hightownhead £960 High Auchneel £905 Cormaddie
British Blue to £990 £965 £955 High Auchneel £925 Gimmenbie
Limousin to £965 High Auchneel
Hereford to £960 High Auchneel
Bulls – Per Head
Simmental to £1210 £1130 £990 Newbie Mains £930 Abune the Brae
Limousin to £1015 Abune the Brae
DUMFRIES Young Calves 01/04/19
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Calves in Dumfries on Monday.
Good ringside of active buyers present.
Bull Calf
British Blue to £470 Brownfield
Limousin to £420 Ryes
Heifer Calf
Liomousin to £475 Ryes £455 Barndennoch
British Blue to £450 Brownfield
Angus to £305 Barndennoch
Next Sale Monday 15th April 2019 at 10.15am
Contact Alistair Watret 07715 499 320