Dumfries Primestock Report
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 17th September 2014.
18 Prime Cattle – Trade sharper – more numbers needed on a regular weekly basis
Bullocks Limousin to 226.5p from D & E Lockhart, Faulding Cleugh to B Taylor Butchers Lockerbie, 224.5p from Faulding Cleugh, Kirkpatrick Fleming to B Taylor Butchers Lockerbie
Heifers Limousin to 222.5p from H & A Hiddleston, Park to J Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan, 220.5p ftom R Neill, Upper Tinwald to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers Annan. Charolais to 214.5p from D & G McClanachan, Millhill
62 OTM Cattle – meated cows met a keen demand – more plainer sorts forward
Per Head
Simmental to £1216.75, £1190.75, £1013.80 Courance, £1039.50 Barr
Friesian to £1035.40 brownfield, £952.50 Grains, £916.35 Kerricks, £915.75 Conheath
Limousin to £937.65 Nether Barr, £930 Blairshinnoch
Angus to £917 Park, £806.45 Blairshinnoch
Cast Bull Simmental to £1230.25 Courance
Limousin to £1029.25 Highlaw
Per Kilo
Simmental to 155p, 147p, 137p Courance, 135 Barr
Limousin to 141p Nether Barr, 131p Park
Friesian to 127p Grains, 124p Brownfield, 123p, 111p Kerricks, 111 Conheath
Angus to 127p Blairshinnoch
Cast Bull Simmental to 133p Courance
2211 Prime Sheep Forward
1375 Prime Lambs – Trade easier on week with big percentage of our 44Kg lambs forward. Sale average 146p
Lambs 25.5-32Kg ave 173p to 175p Longbeoch
Texel to £52 Longbeoch
Lambs 32.1-39Kg ave 147.2p to 160p Barnbackle
Texel to £62 Barnbackle, £60 Over Abington, £60 Burnside
Mule to £53.50 Nisbet
Blackface to £52.50 Guelt
Lambs 39.1-45Kg ave 147.1p to 166p Bridgestone
Suffolk to £66 Linnside, , £65.20 Abune the Brae, £64.20 Clydeside
Texel to £70 (x2) Drumburn, £70 (x2) Skipmyre, £69 Bridgestone
Mule to £59.50 Netherhall, £59 Kirkton
Lambs 45.6-52Kg ave 136.4p to 150p Drumcruilton
Suffolk to £65.50 longbeoch, £63.50 Kenmure
Texel to £69 Muircleugh, £68.50 (x3) Drumcruilton
Mule to £61.50 Guelt
Lambs 52Kg+ ave 120p to 127p Easthill
Texel to £71 Muircleugh, £70 Easthill
836 Cast Ewes & Rams forward, pretty mixed offering but good meated ewes still selling well. Top price on the day was £124.50 for a Texel Tup from Townfoot
Heavy Ewe averaged £58.84
Texel to £115.50 Dressertland Cott, £98.50 Bankswood, £94.50 Linnside, £93.50 Waterside, £91.50 Eastside
Suffolk to £95.50 Eastside, £87.50 Bankswood, £86.50 Howthat, £83.50 New Farm
Mule to £80.50 Carsegowan, £75.50 Eastside, £73.50 Drumcruilton, £71.50 Drumburn, £71.50 Kirkton
NCC to £73.50 Meikleholm, £67.50 Marwhirn, £63.50 Easthill
Light Ewes averaged £38.28
Blackface to £58.50 Hayfield, £55.50 Kenmure, £53.50 Guelt, £51.50 Nunnerie
Swale to £44.50 Dollard
Rams averaged £77.67
Texel to £124.50 Townfoot, £101 Lochmailing
Suffolk to £112.50 Netherhall
Leicester to £75.50 Guelt
Blackface to £64.50 Nunnerie
