Dumfries Primestock Report
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 15th April 2015.
76 Prime Cattle – Trade sharper for better show. Numbers continue to be scarce.
Heifers Limousin to 235.5p from Riggheads, Collin to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 226.5p from J Drummond & Son, Holmhead to J Renicks Butchers Thornhill, 225.5p from Holmhead, Mouswald to B Taylor Butchers Lockerbie, 224.5p from Andrew Neill, Upper Tinwald to J Hall & Sons Butchers Kirkcudbright
62 OTM Cattle – More meat about. Buyers were active for both UK and Foreign Cows
Per Kilo
Holstein Friesian to 155p, 124p Braehead, 139p Mortonholm, 135p Brownrigg, 129p Newhouse, 127p, 126p SLacks, 127p Drum, 126p (x3) Guillyhill, 125p (x2) Newhouse
Limousin to 153p Waterside, 142p Knockenhair
Montbellaird to 151p Gimmenbie
British Blue to 133p Cleughbrae
Nor Red to 131p, 127p, 126p Mortonholm
Ayrshire to 118p Brownfield
Per Head
Nor Red to £1067.65 Mortonholm
Holstein Friesian to £1064.70, £963.80 Slacks, £1042.50 Mortonholm, £1033.20 Guillyhill, £986.85, £962.50 Newhouse, £968.75 Mouswald Grange, £937.25 West Galdenoch
Limousin to £1057.90 Knockenhair, £1048.05 Waterside
Ayrshire to £890.90 Brownfield
509 Prime and Cast Sheep
Prime Hoggs eased in value with plenty of strong hoggs forward.
(187) 32.1-39Kg ave 192.7p to 204p Newbank
Blackface to £71.50 Butterdales, £71 Newlands
NCC to £71.50 Newbank
Texel to £68 Barbuie, £68 Farthingwell, £67 Sandilands
Cheviot to £65.50 Sandilands
(187) 39.1-45Kg ave 190p to 205p Elizafield
Zwartble to £90 Elizafield
Cheviot to £87 Hoddamtown
Texel to £85 Lanarkland, £83.50 Calside, £83 (x2) Bankswood, £83 Crairieknowe
NCC to £84.50 Cleughbrae, £83.50 Edingham
Suffolk to £82 Riggheads, £76 Barbuie Cott
Mule to £81.50 Rue
Blackface to £81.50 Crairieknowe, £76 Rue
Lleyn to £79.50 Summerhill
(120) 46Kg+ ave 167.2p to 192p Lanarkland
Texel to £95.50 Hawkland, £94, £92, £90 (x2) Lanarkland, £89.50 Nether Gribton
Mule to £97.50 Dempsterton
Suffolk to £105.50 Dempsterton, £88 Lanarkland
NCC to £84 Cleughbrae
115 Cast Ewes & Rams maintained recent extreme rates.
Heavy ewes averaged £112.86
Texel to £160, £155.50 Townfoot
Charollais to £144.50 Loaningfoot
Beltex to £140.50, £131.50 Bridgestone
Suffolk to £129.50 Shangan, £126.50 Copewood, £121.50 Bankswood
Mule to £119.50 Dempsterton, £115.50 Isle of Dalton
Light Ewes averaged £74.27
Cheviot to £92.50 Nether Gribton
Blackface to £90.50 Dempsterton, £87.50 Nether Gribton
Rams averaged £123.50
Texel to £156.50 Shangan, £127.50 Bankswood
Charollais to £157.50 Loaningfoot
Suffolk to £135.50 Nether Barr
