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

corresponding week 2015 sale report