C&D Auction Marts held their sale of Primestock in Dumfries
61 Cattle forward
Prime cattle met a competitive trade and more could have easily been sold. Selling to 274p/kg for a limousin x heifer consigned by J.Jardine, Yett to weekly buyers R. Johnstone & Son Butchers, Annan. Angus x heifers to 251p/kg Fauldingcleugh to C.M Kirkpatrick.
OTM’s again met a serious demand with buyers desperate for greater numbers.
Dairy ave – 136.6p/kg to 181p/kg and £1442.55
Beef ave – 154p/kg to 191p/kg and £1500.60
Per Head – Char – £1500.60 £1497.60 Barnbackle. Sim – £1377.60 £1343.55 Barnbackle. Hols – £1366.55 Drum, £1178 Auchencreiff, £1174.55 Brownfield. Flec – £1302.60 £1204.50 Slacks. Lim – £1295 Cormaddie. AA – £1271.55 Cormaddie, £1260.60 Auld Mills, £1178.10 Hunterhouse. Her – £1152.30 Netherfield. Fri – £1183.25 Drum.
Per Kilo – AA – 191p 173p Auld Mills, 175p Barnbackle, 173p Cormaddie. Lim – 185p 181p Cormaddie. Hol – 181p Drum, 157p Barndennoch, 155p Auchencrieff, 150p Ryemuir, 149p Brownfield. Sim – 169p 168p 166p Barnbackle. Flec – 167p 165p 163p Drum. Her – 167p Netherfield. Char – 164p Barnbackle. Lui – 160p Barnbackle. Mont – 159p Slacks. Short – 153p Archbank. Fri– 147p Drum.
Prime Sheep
591 Prime Hoggets: Trade sharper for a very mixed offering.
59 Hoggs (17-32kg) averaged 220p/kg to 260p/kg Dalscone
197 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) averaged 260.7p/kg to 287p/kg Beuchan
BF – £105.50 Beuchan
Chev – £99.50 Auchentaggart
Tex – £99 Over Abington
213 Hoggs (39.1kg-45.5kg) averaged 272.5p/kg to 294p/kg Bennan
Belt – £123 Tinwald Shaws, £122 x2 Cleughbrae
NCC – £118.50 Cleughbrae & Auchencrieff
Tex -£118 Bennan, £118 Barnbarroch, £117.50 Bushcroft, £117 Skipmyre
BF – £105.50 Beuchan
122 Hoggs (46+kg) averaged 243.7p/kg to 264p/kg Cleughbrae
Tex – £132 x3 £130 Cleughbrae
NCC – £118.50 x2 Auchencrieff
Cast Ewes & Rams: 229 All classes of ewes sharper and wanted. More ewes needed weekly.
Ewes:
Tex – £176 £132 Laughtmuirside, £134 Cleughbrae
Chev Mule – £131 £127 Barnbarroch
Hamp – £130 Corncockle
Wens – £126 Berryhole
NCC – £124 Dressertland £100 Marwhirn
X – £120 Swyre, £114 Hillbank
Chev – £115 Barnbarroch
BF – £106 Bankhead of Tinwald, £104 Guelt, £93 x2 Dressertland
Rams:
Blue Leic – £160 £116 Guelt
Tex – £108 £106 Upper Rigg
