Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 13th January 2016.
124 Prime & OTM Cattle
20 Prime Cattle – Butchers & Wholesalers active, Trade no dearer.
Heifers Limousin to 218.5p from Dinans, Whithorn to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 216.5p from T & M Irving, Bectonhall to J Scott Meat (Paisley) Ltd
British Blue to 214.5p from J & J Campbell, Dinnans to Ballard Butchers Castle Douglas
104 OTM Cattle – All classes sharper on the week with buyers in bouyant mood, more required weekly.
Per Head
Blonde to £1102.60 Shangan
Charolais to £1093.35 Lanarkland
British Blue to £1065.55 Dinanns
Limousin to £1032.75 Waterside, £868 Pearsbyhall
Holstein to £945 Slacks, £856.90 Millisle, £814.20 Brownfield
Angus to £843.60 Airds of Balcary
Per Kilo
British Blue to 151p Dinanns
Blonde to 149p Shangan
Limousin to 135p Waterside, 124p Pearsbyhall, 121p Dinnans, 119p Foregirth
Charolais to 120p Lanarkland
Angus to 111p Airds of Balcary
Devon to 105p Pearsbyhall
Holstein to 105p, 101p Slacks, 103p Townhead, 99p Conheath, 99p Netherwood
Shorthorn to 97p Brickhouse
1083 Prime Sheep
862 Prime Hoggs – Trade easily maintained recent weeks trading
255 Hoggs (32.1-39Kg) ave 171p to 194p Ross
Texel to £70.50 Barnbarroch, £70 West Logan, £70 Ross, £68.50 Tullochallum, £68 Maryfield
Mule to £64 Chapel
447 Hoggs (39.1-45.5Kg) ave 175p to 200p Cleughbrae
Beltex to £88 Cleughbrae
Suffolk to £80.50 Cleughbrae, £75 Woodcroft, £74.50 Abune the Brae, £74 Riggheads
Texel to £80 (x2) Cocklicks, £77.50 Sandilands, £77.50 Terregles, £77 Barnbarroch
Chev Mule to £76 Terregles, £70 Marwhirn
Cheviot to £73.50 Dressertland
Mule to £72.50 Lochwood, £70.50 Terregles, £69 Abune the Bare
Blackface to £64 Marbrack
130 Hoggs (45.6-52Kg) ave 173.3p to 188p Cleughbrae
Texel to £85 Liscleugh, £85, £84 Cleughbrae, £84 Maryfield, £82.50 Meikleholm, £82.50 West Skelston, £82.50 Meikleholm, £82 Chapel, £81.50, £80.50 West Skelston
Suffolk to £80 Dressertland, £78 Riggheads, £77 Barnbarroch22
221 Cast Ewes & Rams – A good show of ewes, a similar trade to last week.
Texel to £90 Copewood, £90 West Logan, £88 Mains of Airies, £87 Ross
Suffolk to £77 Maryfield, £68 Townhead
Berrichon to £72 Maryfield
Half Bred to £70 Ross
Mule to £68 Abune the Brae, £63, £59 Carsegowan, £59 Muircleugh
Leicester to £64 Foregirth
Romney to £62 Mains of Airies
Blackface to £49 Abune the Brae, £47.50 Bogue, £46 Ross
Cheviot to £46 Chapel
Rams
NCC to £79 Liscleugh
Beltex to £70 Liscleugh
Leicester to £67 Cairnhall