DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 19/04/2021
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries.
458 Forward:
Trade upheld recent values as buyers were actively seeking cattle of all classes with grazers meeting the biggest demand.
Bullocks averaged 248.8p/kg to 310p/kg and £1465
Heifers averaged 237p/kg to 322.9p/kg and £1230
Bulls averaged 220.3p/kg to 232.5p/kg and £1280
Bullocks per head – British Blue – £1465 £1390 South Carthat, £1145 £1105 Newtonairds, £1145 Gimmenbie. Limousin – £1300 £1100 Meikleholm, £1235 £1200 Newmains, £1150 Kirkbride, £1105 Upper Moor, £1105 Highlaw, £1100 Gimmenbie. Charolais – £1265 £1165 £1135 £1100 West Lanegate, £1170 Netherhall, £1110 Netherfield, £1110 Upper Moor. Aberdeen Angus – £1260 x2 £1190 South Cairn, £1210 £1200 Kirkbride, £1180 Netherhall, £1150 Bruntshields, £1140 Gimmenbie. Shorthorn – £1160 £1115 £1105 Auld Mills, £1055 Gimmenbie. Simmental – £1150 Archbank. Hereford – £1090 Backburn. Montbelliarde – £1090 South Cairn. Holstein – £1040 South Carthat.
Heifers per head – Limousin – £1230 £1215 £1140 £1100 High Auchneel, £1195 £1175 St Ninians, £1130 Lantonside. Charolais – £1195 £1010 Netherfield. British Blue – £1150 South Carthat, £1090 Gimmenbie, £1080 Upper Moor. Simmental – £1135 £1010 High Auchneel, £1050 Archbank. Aberdeen Angus – £1120 £1115 £1110 High Auchneel, £1030 St Ninians, £1020 £1000 Cormaddie. Shorthorn – £1105 High Auchneel, £1090 Gimmenbie. Hereford – £1015 St Ninians.
Bulls per head – Aberdeen Angus – £1280 South Cairn. Simmental – £1050 Denbieyett.
Bullocks per kilo – Aberdeen Angus – 310p Bogue. Limousin – 296.7p Crosslee. Shorthorn – 291.2p Bogue. Simmental – 280.6p Craiglearen. Charolais – 272p West Lanegate. Luing – 259.4p Crosslee. British Blue – 248p Backburn.
Heifers per kilo – Limousin – 322.9p Lantonside. Aberdeen Angus – 261.9p High Auchneel. Simmental – 259.1p Craiglearen. British Blue – 248.4p Auld Mills.
DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 21/04/2021
C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries.
68 Cattle Forward:
Prime Cattle easily sold to 262p/kg for a Limousin Heifer from J. Jardine, Yett to weekly buyers R Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan. Others to 242p/kg from Low Three Mark to W Lindsay Butchers, Creetown.
OTM’s again met a competitive trade. All classes selling readily.
Dairy averaged 127.1p/kg to 154p/kg and £1239.75
Beef averaged 151.1p/kg to 190p/kg and £1390.80
Per Head: Lim – £1390.80 £1105.05 Midtown, £1197 Barshill, £1099 Park. Fleck – £1239.75 x2, £1219.65 Slacks. Hols – £1233 Barndennoch, £1091.15 Meikle Killantrae, £1076.40 Kirktonfield, £1039.50 Hartfield, £1024.10 Brownfield. AA – £1146.60 Gillesbie, £1095.15 Dalmakethar. Fri – £1143 Drum. Mont – £1014.70 Shenrick. Ayr – £844.95 Park.
Per Kilo: Lim – 190p Barshill, 183p 159p Midtown, 158p 157p Dalmakethar, 157p Park. Char – 158p Park. Sim – 156p Dalmakethar. Fleck – 154p 145p x2 141p Slacks. Lui – 150p Dalmakethar. AA – 149p Dalmakethar. Blonde – 148p Denbieyett. Mont – 139p Ravenstone Mains, 139p Shenrick. Hols – 139p Meikle Killantrae, 139p Maxwellbank, 138p 135p Kirktonfield, 137p x2 135p Barndennoch, 135p Hartfield, 135p Tarbreoch. Ayr – 129p Park.
Prime Sheep Forward:
First of the season spring lambs sold to £148 (40kg) from Hayfield.
Mixed offering of Hoggs forward, well fleshed Hoggs met a keen demand whilst out of spec sorts were harder to cash. Texel Hoggs to £159 Foregirth and 330p/kg Copewood.
Hoggs (32.1kg-39kg) to 296p/kg to Thorns
Black – £113.50 Auchenhessnane, £112.50 Thorns
Hoggs (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 329p/kg Foregirth
Tex – £138 Copewood, £135 Foregirth, £132 West Skelston
Chev – £130.50 Hoddomtown, £129.50 Horseholm
Black – £115 Thorns
Hoggs (46kg+) to 308p/kg Hoddomtown
Tex – £159 Foregirth, £153.50 West Skelston, £153 Swyre
Chev – £150 Upper Portrack
Suf – £145 West Skelston
Cast Ewes remain a good trade. Heavy ewes topping the trade at £136 from Kilbrook House. More could be sold on a weekly basis to vendors advantage.
Ewes:
Tex – £136 Kilbrook House, £132 Newton Bungalow, £128 £124 Craigielands, £124 x2 Dressertland, £122 Copewood & Hayfield
Zwart – £112 Craigruie
Cross – £108 Dempsterton & Midtown, £107 Newbarns, £100 Gateslack, Foregirth, Hayfield & Kilbrook House
Chev. Mule – £107 Gateslack
Chev – £100 Upper Portrack, £95 Gateslack, £92 Dressertland
Black – £84 Bettyknowes, £79 Hayfield
Rams:
Black – £81 Hayfield
Dumfries Auction Market had forward a small show of good working pure Holstein 1st Calvers. A smart looking Heifer doing 31 litres sold to £1790 with plainer sorts selling at a slightly lighter trade and averaging £1655. Many more sought for the next sale on Monday 3rd May at 1.15pm.
