Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 18th May 2016.
62 Prime & OTM Cattle
Small show of Prime Cattle were scarce of buyers needs. Local Butchers and Wholesalers require numbers of local sourced beef.
Bullocks to 217.5p from R Neill, Upper Tinwald to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan.
Heifers to 211.5p from Upper Tinwald, Torthorwald to J Hall & Sons Butchers Kirkcudbright
OTM Cattle met a sharper trade with buyers competative for all classes
Per Head
Limousin to £1130.25 Isle of Dalton, £944.30 Ballaggan, £910 Barnbackle, £897.75 Sunnyhill
Angus to £941.70, £904.20 Carruthers, £928 Sunnyhill
Fleckvieh to £935.20, £893.75 Slacks
British Blue to £925.75 Glendarroch
Holstien Friesian to £904, £875.75 Slacks
Bulls
Angus to £1192.50 Maxwelltown
Holstein Friesian to £1075.35 Kerricks
Per Kg
Limousin to 165p, 128p Isle of Dalton, 135p Sunnyhill, 133p Ballaggan, 130p Barnbackle
Angus to 145p Sunnyhill, 132p, 129p Carruthers
Limousin to 130p Isle of Dalton
Holstein Friesian to 126p, 115p, 114p, 113p (x2) Slacks
Fleckvieh to 125p, 121p Slacks
British Blue to 115p Glendarroch
British Friesian to 114p Fingland
N Red to 107p Mortonholm
Montbelliard to 105p Barnbackle
398 Prime Sheep
58 Prime Lambs – Dropped in value to £99 for Suffolks from North Cowshaw and 207p Texels from Bankhead averaging 193.5p
Suffolk to £99,£93, £90 North Cowshaw
Texel to £89.50 Bankhead of Tinwald
175 Prime Hoggs – Plain offering selling to £78.50 for Blackface from Troloss and 186p for Cheviots from Thorns averaging 146.2p
165 Cast Ewes & Rams – Cheaper on the week with a top of £85.50 from Tower, Sanquhar
Blue Leicester to £85.50 Tower, £79.50 Drumbuie, £76.50 Fardingjames
Texel to £84.50, £78.50 Victoria Hse, £76.50 West Skelston, £76.50 Eastside
Mule to £75.50 Ballinnie, £72.50 West Skelston, £70 Keyla Park, £69.50 Auchencheyne, £69.50 Eastside
Leicester to £82.50 Fardingjames
Suffolk to £74.50Rigghead, £67.50 Upper Senwick
Blackface to £65.50 Glenmanna, £57.50 Fardingjames
Blackface to £62.50 Tower, £61.50 (x2) Fell of Lochronald, £58.50 Upper Barr, £56.50 Gledenholm, £55.50 Merkland
Rams Blackface to £66.50 Brandleys
