Dumfries Primestock Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 19th April 2017.
62 OTM Cattle – Trade maintained recent rates. Mainly dairy cows forward.
Beef cows Averaged 130p/kg to 164p/kg and £1169
Dairy Cows Averaged 116.3p/kg to 142p/kg and £1169
Per Head
Limousin to £1169 Tregallon.
Fleckvieh to £1169, £1113.90 Slacks
Holstein to £1127.25 Barony College, £1041.20 Slacks, £1026 Upper Portrack, £1021.80 Kirktonfield, £1003.20 Rue.
Simmental to £1086.75 Tregallon, £1057.80 Wellhill
Luing to £1085.70 Wellhill
Friesian to £938.25 Burnhead
Per Kilo
Simmental to 164p Wellhill, 135p Tregallon
Holstein to 142p, 136p Mortonholm, 138p Trailflat, 137p Slacks, 135p Upper Portrack, 135p Barony, 133p Townhead, 133p (x2) Barndennoch, 132p, 130p Rue 131p Kirktonfield.
Luing to 141p Wellhill
Fleckvieh to 141p, 140p, 131p Slacks
Limousin to 140p Tregallon, 138p Ballaggan
Friesian to 135p, 128p Burnhead
835 Prime sheep Forward
572 Hoggs: All classes sharper for a mixed offering.
28 Hoggs (25.5-32kg) Ave 184.3p/kg to 188p/kg Burnside
Blackface £59.50 Barnbarroch, £56.50 Burnside
294 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) Ave 191.4p/kg to 216p/kg Newhope
Beltex to £80 Newhope
Charollais to £76 Lochill
Texel to £75.50 Thorns
Cheviot to £74.50 Riggheads
Blackface to £72.50, £69, Thorns, £71.50 Rigghead
121 Hoggs (39.1- 45.5kg) Ave 185.4p/kg to 194/kg Rigghead
Cheviots to £79.50 Riggheads
Texel to £79.50 West Skelston, £77.50 Meikleholm, £76.50 Riggheads, £75 Newhope, £74.50 Lochill
Blackface to £76.50 Meikleholm
129 Hoggs (45.6+kg) Ave 164p/kg to 184p/kg Cleughbrae
Suffolk to £86.50 West Skelston, £79.50, Barnbarroch
Texel to £85.50 £80.50 West Skelston, £84.50, £84 Cleughbrae, £82.50 Aar-Dar, £81.50 Riggheads, £80.50 Maryfield.
NCC to £83.50 Cleughbrae.
Cross to £72 Lochill
263 Cast ewes and rams: A very good trade for a mixed offering.
Cast ewes:
Texel to £104.50, £97.50, £93.50 Shieldhill, £97.50 Ross Farm, £96.50 Cocklicks.
Suffolk to £95.50, £79.50 The Waterhole
NCC £95.50, £86.50 Annefield
Half-Bred to £79.50 Ross
Cross to £78.50, £76.50 Lanarkland, £73.50 Kirkhill of Dalton
Blackface to £76.50 South Mains
Rams
Blue Leicester £112.50 Dalpeddar.
Beltex to £103.20 Ross
Blackface £74 Dalpeddar
