Dumfries Primestock Report
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 1st July 2015.
90 Prime & OTM Cattle Forward
Prime Cattle much dearer for all classes. Best types scarce more required weekly.
Heifers: Limousin to 229.5p from J & L Craik, Waterside to B Taylor Butchers Lockerbie, 223.5p from Waterside, Haugh or Urr to Border Meats Lockerbie, 222.5p from W Gribbon & Co, Waterside to W Lindsay, Butchers Creetown
78 OTM Cattle – All cows in demand, Trade sharper
Per Head
Limousin to £1229.80 Mid Bishopton, £1123.75, £1011.70 Lantonside, £1113 Park, £1086.80 Blairshinnoch, £1029.30 Meikle Barncleugh, £999.60 Breconside Cott
British Blue to £1219.10, £1085.70 Lantonside
Simmental to £1077.30 Blairshinnoch, £1043, £1014.70 Longrigg
British Friesian to £1048.05, £1012.50 Kirkland Closeburn
Holstein to £1000 Slacks, £947.70 Conheath
Angus to £979.95 Kirkland, £952.50 Druidhall
Bulls Limousin to £1341.35
Per Kilo
Limousin to 172p Mid Bishopton, 154p, 146p Belridding, 151p, 145p Lantonside, 149p, 143p Blairshinnoch, 147p Breconside Cott, 146p, 143p, 140p Meikle Barncleugh, 140p Park
British Blue to 167p, 152p Lantonside
Hereford to 155p, 145p, 144p Meikle Barncleugh
Charolais to 145p Skipmyre
Simmental to 140p, 139p Longrigg, 139p Lantonside
Angus to 139p Kirkland Closeburn
British Friesian to 137p, 136p, 135p (x2) Kirkland Closeburn, 129p Holmhead
Holstein to 125p Holmhead, 125p, 123p Slacks, 123p Mid Bishopton
Bulls Limousin to 139p Lantonside
484 Prime Sheep Forward
258 Prime Lambs – Trade firmer than all other early week centres as bidding was frantic, numbers were short of requirements to average 162.2ppk
53 Lambs (32.1-39Kg) ave 161.9ppk to 180ppk Broombank
Suffolk to £63 Gateslack
Texel to £68 Mardon, £62.50 Backburn
184 Lambs (39.1-45Kg) ave 162.2ppk to 174ppk Slacks
Suffolk to £68.50 Mardon, £67.50 (x3) Hartbush
Texel to £69.50 Martingirth, £69.50, £67.50 Slacks
21 Lambs (45.6-52Kg) ave 152.3ppk to 163ppk Martingirth
Texel to £87.50, £75.50 The Lodge, £78, £69.50 Martingirth
Lambs per Kilo
Suffolk to 166p Gateslack, 165p (x2) Hartbush
Texel to 179p Mardon, 174p, 165p Slacks, 169p Backburn
126 Cast Ewes – All classes better trade
Heavy Ewes
Texel to £117.50, £96.50 Backburn, £105.50 The Lodge, £103.50 Glenlaugh, £101.50 Mardon
Mule to £93.50 Third
NCC to £102.50 Glenlaugh
Light Ewes
Blackface to £68.50 South Mains, £67.50 Troloss, £64.50 Blindburn
Rams
Suffolk to £136.50 Third
Texel to £105.50 Brandleys
Blackface to £91.50 Brandleys
