Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 12th December 2018.

100 Cattle Forward:

OTM's: Met a steady demand with very little flesh about.

Per Head

Angus to £816.40 Cormaddie

Friesian to £776 Drum

Luing to £749.80 Edingham

Limousin to £749 Crawthat

Holstein to £748.20 Riggheads

Per Kilo

Holstein to 121p, 105p Dryburgh

Friesian to 97p Drum

Ayrshire to 84p Hollands

2003 Sheep forward:

1282 Prime lambs: Best lambs in short supply and wanted selling at over 190p/kg. Plainer sorts meeting less demand.

182 Lambs (25.5-32kg) Ave 174p/kg to 208p/kg Paddockhole

Texel to £58.50 Paddockhole

Blackface to £58.50 Glencrosh

355 Lambs (32.1-39 kg) Ave 177.4p/kg To 216p/kg Foregirth

Texel to £71.50 Whinnyhill, £71, £70.50 Barnbarroch

Beltex to £70 Foregirth

Blackface to £67.50 Marbrack, £64.50 Glenkiln, £63 Barr

Cross to £67 Dornal/Guelt

455 Lambs (39.1-45.5 kg) Ave 181p/kg To 213p/kg Howthat

Texel to £91.50 Howthat, £83.50, £81.50 Shangan, £82.50, £81.50 East Polquhirter, £82.50 Kiraugh Park, £82 Newhope, £81 Dallowie

Suffolk to £78.50 Shangan, £77 Abune the Brae

Cross to £73 Over Abington

Blackface to £70.50 Barr, £69, £68.50 Glenkiln, £67 Dornal/Guelt

290 Lambs (45.6kg+) Ave 166p/kg To 185p/kg Pumplaburn

Texel to £85, £84, £82 Pumplaburn, £84, £83 (x2) Howthat, £84 Courthill, £83 Woodcroft, £82.50 Barrsyard.

Charollais to £79.50 Meikle Barncleugh

Cheviot-Mule to £77 Pumplaburn

721 Cast Sheep: Trade steadier.

Ewes

Beltex to £131 Paddockhole

Texel to £115.50 Woodcroft

Continental to £92.50 Paddockhole

Charollais to £81.50 Upper Steppford

Cheviot-Mule to £73.50 Dalhanna

Cross to £65.50 Drumburn

Blackface to £54.50 Balgerran, £52.50 Dalhanna

Cheviot to £49.50 Glenmanna

Rams

Texel to £96.50 Dallowie

Zwartble to £94.50 Woodcroft