Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 11th May 2016.
72 Prime & OTM Cattle
13 Prime Cattle – Trade firmer with handyweights in short supply.
Heifers Limousin to 214.5p from J & L Craik, Waterside to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan. Blonde to 211.5p from J Jardine, Yett to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan
59 OTM Cattle – Big percentage of leaner dairy cows forward. Trade looked sharper
Per Head
Limsouin to £946.15 Lantonside
Charolais to £1039.35 Skipmyre
Simmental to £1014.75 Lantonside, £896.70 Barshill, £882.90 Auchenfad
Limousin to £873.20 Skipmyre
Angus to £837.90 Lochmailing
Holstein Friesain to £818.30 Brownrigg
Ayrshire to £733.20 Ryemuir
Per Kilo
Limousin to 131p, 127p Lantonside, 123p Ross
Charolais to 123p Skipmyre
Simmental to 123p, 119p Lantonside, 122p Barshill, 119p Edingham
Angus to 114p Lochmailing
Galloway to 110p to Bonshawside, 108p Barnbarroch
Holstein Friesain to 98p Brownrigg
Ayrshire to 94p Ryemuir
556 Sheep Forward
76 Prime Lambs – Keenly contested with Suffolkx Lambs to £106 North Cowshaw selling to J Kerr & Sons Butchers Gretna and Texel Lambs to 244p Drumcork
Suffolk to £106, £99.50, £99 North Cowshaw
Texel to £97.50 Drumcork, £97.50 The Lodge, £95.50 Kerricks
Charollais to £97.50 Rashgill
314 Prime Hoggs – Fleshed hoggs met a sharper trade to £89.50 Blackface Hoggs Craigdarroch. Cheviot Hoggs to 195p Thorns
Blackface to £89.50, £83.50 Craigdarroch
Texel to £86 Thorns
Mule to £80 Foregirth
166 Cast Ewes & Rams Forward – Ewes similar to last week and sold to a top of £125.50 for Suffolks from Netherhall.
Suffolk to £125.50 Netherhall, £85.50 Cairnbowie
Texel to £120.50 The Lodge, £109.50 Dressertland Cott, £101.50 Cairnbowie
Mule to £83.50 Bush of Craigs, £81.50 Cushag, £79.50 West Skelston
Cheviot to £77.50 Dressertland, £65.50 Shawhill, £62.50 Netehr Gribton
Blackface to £71.50, £65.50 Westhill, £71.50 Craigdarroch, £66.50 Foregirth
Rams Blackface to £79.50 Corsebank
Leicester to £87.50 Glenlaugh
