C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of 558 store and breeding cattle in Dumfries. Store cattle met plenty of competition although looking easier than previous sales.
Bullocks per head – Lim – £1230 Hillhead, £1080 Highlaw, £1050 West Lanegate, £1030 Mosshead, £1025 Upper Moor, £1020 Carradale, £1000 High Auchneel. AA – £1170 Craigielands, £1075 £1055 High Auchneel, £1025 West Lanegate, £1020 Upper Moor, £1015 High Auchneel. Sim – £1100 High Auchneel, £1045 Rockhallhead. Char – £1070 Jardinehall, £1065 High Auchneel, £1040 Cormaddie, £1000 High Auchneel. Mont – £1070 South Cairn. Luing – £1060 Lawesknowe. Other – £1020 High Auchneel. BB – £1015 Upper Moor. Hols – £810 Upper Barr.
Heifers per head – Lim – £1150 Low Peninver, £1120 £1115 Kirkbride, £1105 High Auchneel, £1100 £1080 Kirkbride, £1060 Horseholm, £1030 Drumcru, £1010 High Auchneel. Short – £1120 Auld Mills. BB – £1120 Highlaw, £1005 £975 Upper Moor. AA – £1095 £1010 High Auchneel, £1025 Horseholm. Stab – £1060 x2 Horseholm. Char – £1060 x3 Horseholm, £1030 Drumcru, £1025 West Lanegate, £1005 Drumcru. Other – £1060 High Auchneel, £960 Leathorn. Sim – £1030 High Auchneel. Saler – £930 Auchenfad.
Bullocks pence per kilo – BB – 268.50 Low Barness. Here – 268.50 Low Barness. Lim – 250.80 Hillend. Char – 231.10 Greenfield.
Heifers pence per kilo – Lim – 247.10 Catslackburn, 242.40 Tregallon. AA – 233.30 Catslackburn. Here – 232.80 Low Barness. Sal – 231.30 Auchenfad. Char – 227.80 Cormaddie.
Breeding Cattle met plenty of interest.
Charolais bull (6yo) £1500 Monybuie
Blue Grey Cows (spring calvers)to £1350 x2 Upper Barr
Simmental Cows (spring calvers) to £1100 Monybuie
Aberdeen Angus Cows (spring calvers) to £1120 St Ninians
Shorthorn cows with calves to £1480 West Kirkbryde
DUMFRIES PIG SALE
C & D Auction Marts had 102 pigs for their monthly sale at Dumfries on 2nd November. In line with national trends, accentuated by the upcoming lock-down, all classes of fat and cast pigs proved harder to cash. Weaners and breeding pigs were easier sold with pure Duroc weaners, all the way from Chester, selling to £48 twice from Deva Durocs who also topped the in-pig section with an aged Duroc sow at £130. A Kune sow with a litter of seven took £170. Cast sows made to £105; baconers to £80 for Large Blacks; cutters to £105 for Tamworth crosses and porkers to £70.
The next pig sale, the Christmas Sale, will be on 14th December.
DUMFRIES DAIRY TO £1,910
A small but select entry was forward for Dumfries Auction Mart`s monthly sale of dairy cattle on Monday 2nd November. The sale was topped by Mr Ian Burgyone, Shenrick with a first class three-way cross 1st calver. Yielding 33 litres and rising, she was knocked down at £1,910, a record for this season so far. This was closely followed at £1,900 for her neighbour from the same home, also a three-way cross 1st calver, putting out 31 litres. A tremendous 1st calving Holstein heifer sold to £1,800 from Newhouse Farming and a six-year old British Friesian stock bull sold at £1,100 for Mr A Orr, Carserigg. All others, including Holstein heifer calves met good demand.
The next monthly dairy sale is the Christmas sale on 14th December. Early entries are invited.
