Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 30th September 2015.
120 Prime & OTM Cattle
18 Prime Cattle – Once again butcher cattle were in short supply. Any feeders should consider supplying local Butchers & Wholesalers through the live ring.
Heifers Charolais to 220.5p from W Borthwick & Son, Shangan to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers Annan. Simmental to 218.5p from Shangan, Dunscore to Border Meats Butchers Lockerbie.
102 OTM Cattle – Trade similar although a large number of leaner dairy cows distorted the average.
Per Head
Charolais to £1414.10, £1158.30 Gairloch
Limousin to £957.95 Belzies, £915.45 No2 Tregallon
British Blue to £916.30 Meikleholm
Holstein Friesian to £864, £823.15 Kerricks
British Friesian to £797.15 Kirkland
Angus to £761.25 Muircleugh
Bulls Charolais to £1600.80 Dalswinton
Angus to £1171.75 Druidhall
Per Kilo
Charolais to 158p, 155p, 143p Gairloch
Holstein Friesian to 135p (x2) Kerricks, 117p, 106p Kirkbog
Limousin to 132p Gairloch, 128p Spittal, 125p Belridding, 123p No2 Tregallon
Hereford to 118p Relief
Simmental to 118p Hightownhead
Angus to 115p Dalswinton
British Friesian to 107p Kirkland
Bulls Charolais to 116p Dalswinton
1339 Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes
977 Prime Lambs – Trade better than expected with best quality regularly selling to between 160-180ppk. More Mule & Blackface Lambs forward from 130-140ppk
196 Lambs (32.1-39Kg) ave 142.7ppk to 188p Waterside
Beltex to £64 Waterside, £62.50 Heithat
Texel to £62 Ross
Charollais to £60 Lower Shieldhill
486 Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) ave 142.1ppk to 177p Crairieknowe
Texel to £72 Eastside, £68.50 Crairieknowe, £67 Druidhall, £67 Martingirth
Beltex to £67.50 Craigieland Hill
Chev Mule to £61.50 Springfield Hill
Mule to £56.50 Ewanston
295 Lambs (45.6Kg + ) ave 139.4ppk to 160ppk Nether Keir
Beltex to £75 Waterside of Terregles
Texel to £74.50 Nether Keir, £72 Auchenfad, £70.50 East Polquhirter, £70 Waterside
Suffolk to £71.50 Clydeside, £70.50 East Polquhirter
NCC to £68 Springfield Hill
Chev Mule to £67.50 Springfield Hill
Per Kilo
Beltex to 188p Waterside, 171p Craigielands, 168p Heithat
Texel to 177p Crairieknowe, 168p Ross, 163p Martingirth, 160p Eastside
Charollais to 158p Lower Shieldhill
Suffolk to 150p Hastingshall
362 Cast Ewes & Rams – Trade no sharper
Texel to £73.50 Waterside
Leicester to £69.50 Cairnhall
Mule to £66.50
Cheviot to £52.50 Courance
Blackface to £51.50 Guelt, £48.50 Lawesknowe
Rams Beltex to £89.50 Roshglen
