DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 03/10/22
C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of 601 store cattle in Dumfries, which included the autumn sale of organic store cattle
157 Organic Stores – Stronger cattle met competition whilst plainer types looked value.
Bullocks Ave 240.4p/kg and 281p/kg and £1350
Heifers Ave 213p/kg to 259.8p/kg and £1500
Leading price of £1500 from Killapol with a sim x heifer
Bullocks topped at £1350 for Sim from Killapol
Organic Bullocks per head – Sim – £1350 £1110 Killipol. Char – £1290 Woolfords. AA – £1090 Woolfords & Alton Muir. Lim – £1050 Alton Muir House.
Organic Heifers per head – Sim – £1500 £1200 Kiillipol. Char – £1130 Woolfords.
Organic Bullocks per Kilo -Sim – 281p Killipol. AA – 275.3p Alton Muir House. Lim – 262.5p Alton Muir House. Char – 258p Woolfords.
Organic Heifers per head – Char – 259.8p Woolfords. Lim – 234.2p Alton Muir House. AA – 243.2p Alton Muir House. Sim – 232.6p Killipol
414 Non Organic Cattle – A good ringside attendance of active buyers with better end of cattle easily sold whilst plainer sorts meeting less interest.
Bullocks average 219.7p/kg to 276.3p/kg and £1365
Heifers average 230p/kg to 320.5p/kg and £1460
A feature of the sale was the annual consignment of 62 British Blue x Saler Heifers from A & F Baillie, Low Glasnick which sold to £1460 to average £1172 or 266.4p/kg
Bullocks per head – AA- £1365 £1340 Sheddock, £1305 £1190 Kirkbride, £1200 £1155 No2 Tregallon, £1185 South Carthat, £1145 Shenrick, £1105 Dunbae. Lim – £1325 Backburn, £1235 Kirkbride, £1210 Ballaggan, £1185 Dunbae, £1165 Chapel, £1115 £1105 Townfoot. Her – £1205 £1155 Baltersan. BSH – £1200 x2 No2 Tregallon. Char – £1195 £1180 West Lanegate, £1190 Shenrick, £1120 Craigielands Hill. Sim – £1160 East Skeroblin, £1090 Beechgrove. Whit Short – £1080 Dunbae. Sal – £1080 Dunbae.
Heifers per head – BB – £1460 £1410 £1370 £1360 £1350 £1330 £1315 £1280 Low Glasnick. Lim – £1280 Low Glasnick, £1155 Shenrick, £1150 £1105 High Auchneel, £1145 Beechgrove. AA – £1265 £1230 Sheddock, £1170 £1125 High Auchneel, £1135 South Carthat, £1105 Shenrick. Char – £1170 Shenrick, £1130 Beechgrove. BSH – £1100 High Auchneel, £1085 Chapel. Sim – £1045 High Auchneel.
20 Calves were keenly sought selling to £340 Hfr £325 Bull from Rattra Farm
14 Dairy Cattle sold to £900 for bulling heifers from the Linns
DUMFRIES MONTHLY PIG SALE
108 pigs were forward at the monthly sale at Dumfries on Monday with consignors from as far afield as Caithness and North-East England. Trade was generally stronger on the month although demand for weaners was limited, as anticipated at this time of year, with there being more demand for growers.
Quality was excellent with Large Black baconers from Argyll to £220. Pedigree Large Black gilts made to £160 and £150 (twice) with a good entry of Middle-White gilts levelling at £100.
Stronger weaners sold to £50; cross-bred cutters met improved demand to £105, £103 and £102; stores to £85, £80 and £75.
The next Dumfries pig sale will be on Monday 14th November.
DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 04/10/2022
C&D Auction Marts held their weekly Primestock sale in Dumfries.
Prime cattle to 256p/kg for a Galloway x bullock from Low Three Mark to W. Lindsay, Butchers, Creetown
OTMs comprised a show of mainly leaner type cows which continue to be easily sold
Per Head – Lim – £1398.40 Hunthills, £1266.50 High Townhead. AA – £1692.35 Townfoot, £1562.40 No2 Tregallon. Sim – £1626.90 £1453.20 £1433.25 Barnbackle. Hol – £1386.10 £1185.75 Brownrigg, £1303.80 Barmbarroch, £1177.10 Brownfield. Mont – £1344.75 Hillend. Fri – £1331.10 Drum.
Per Kilo – Sim – 195p Barnbackle. AA – 186p No2 Tregallon. Lim – 184p Hunthills. Hol – 167p 153p Brownrigg, 159p Barnbarroch. Mont – 160p Hillend, 147p Knockeffrick. Fri – 153p Drum. Ayr – 150p 149p Park Farm.
Prime and Cast Sheep Forward
846 Prime Lambs – Trade remains similar to recent rates with well fleshed lambs keenly sought.
53 Lambs (25.5-32)kg Average 180.5p/kg to 188p/kg Auchenbrack
47 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) Average 218.6p/kg to 257p/kg Marwhirn
Tex – £90 Marwhirn
361 Lambs (39.1kg-45.5kg) Average 233.3p/kg to 263p/kg Eastside
Tex – £106.50 West Lanegate, £105.50 Over Abington & Eastside
Suf – £105 £102.50 Springfield
296 Lambs (45.6kg- 52kg) Average 230.6p/kg to 254p/kg East Polqhuhirter
Tex- £122 £118 Druidhall/Braco, £122 East Polquhirter
89 Lambs (52kg +) Average 223.9p/kg to 230p/kg Druidhall/Braco
Tex – £135 x2 £125×2 £122 Druidhall/Braco, £125 East Polquhirter, £120 Ryemuir
686 Cast ewes forward, easily maintained recent rates.
Ewes
Char – £154 & &140 Rigghead
Tex – £136 Foregirth, £129 Netherton, £128 Todhillmuir, £126 Rigghead
Chev M – £124 Todhillmuir, £102 Netherton, £94 Kilbrook
NCC – £116 & £96 Newbank, £110 Skipmyre, £92 Dressertland
Suf – £112 Skipmyre, £112 Corrie Mains, £108 Druidhall
X – £100 Rigghead, £95 & £94 East Polquhirter, £93 Druidhall, £93 Kirkbride
BF – £84.50 Kirkland, £73 Glengeith, £69 Roughside
Tups
Char – £154, £134, £102 Rigghead
A quality of show of store lambs of all classes, at the weekly sale of Dumfries on Friday 7th October, met the strongest demand of the season from a good ringside of buyers. Many more could have been sold to advantage.
Leading Prices
Store Lambs
Tex – £94 £91 Sandilands
X – £87 Dressertland
NCC – £77 Ewanston £70 Dressertland
BF – £65 Auchenhessnane
Next sale, Friday 14th October at 11am, entries encourged to meet buyers requirements
