Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their Weekly Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 21st November 2018.

73 Cattle Forward

2 Prime Cattle

Prime cattle scarce selling to 240p/kg for a limousin x heifer from J. Jardine, Yett to R.Johnstone and Sons, Butchers. Annan.

71 OTM's: Trade remains steady. Dairy cows plain offering and scarce.

51 Beef Cows Ave 96.9p/kg to 156p/kg and £1000

20 Dairy Cows Ave 80p/kg to 127p/kg and £951.30

Per Head

Limousin to £1000 Herries, £960 Laverock Hall £951 Edingham

Stabiliser to £999 £803 South Mains

Holstein to £951.30 £927 Kirktonfield, £836, £791 Brownrigg

Angus to £948, £836 Whitehall

Per Kilo

Holstein to 195p Brownrigg,126p Kirktonfield, 127p Kirktonfield

Limousin to 156p Edingham,125p Herries, 120p Laverock Hall

Stabiliser to 110p South Mains

Angus to 1ll

Simmental to

1293 Prime Lambs & Ewes forward:

746 Prime lambs: Leaner exports scarce and wanted. Selling at 180p to 200p/kg. Heavy weights met some resistance.

29 Lambs (25.5-32kg) Ave 178p/kg to 200p/kg Hill

Cross to £55 Craighead

268 Lambs (32.1-39 kg) Ave 178.6p/kg To 193p/kg Eastside

Texel to £73 Sandilands, £71.50 Eastside

Cheviot to £69 Laghead

Blackface £62.50 Clonrae, £61.50 Laghead

301 Lambs (39.1-45.5 kg) Ave 170p/kg To 194p/kg Barnbackle

Texel to £79.50 Barnbackle, £76.50 Over Abington, £75.50 Foregirth

Suffolk to £76.50 Woodfoot

Cross to £66.50 Woodhouse

Blackface to £64.50 Laghead

148 Lambs (45.6kg +) Ave 158.7p/kg To 184p/kg Cleughbrae

Beltex to £92 Cleughbrae

Texel to £83 £80.50 Riggheads, £82 Roshglen, £80.50 Foregirth, £79.50 Over Abington

Suffolk to £77.50 Laghead, £76 Annefield

547 Cast ewes: Slightly sharper on the week. Better show of ewes on offer. Good meaty ewes better on the week.

Ewes

Texel to £93.50 Barbush, £83.50 Nether Gribton, £82.50 Whinneyhill

Suffolk to £86.50 Whinneyhill

NC Cheviot to £83.50 Annefield, £57.50 Blaebeck

Blue Leicester to £77.50 £62.50 Blaebeck, £67.50 Grennan,

Cross to £75 £63.50 Hill. £64.50 Foregirth, £60.50 Abune the Brae

Zwartble to £65.50 Glen Darroch

Blackface to £49.50 Abune the Brae, £41.50 Carnavel, £40.50 Laghead.