Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 20th February 2019 in Dumfries.

96 Cattle Forward

11 Prime Cattle: Trade steady selling to 220p/kg for a limousin x heifer from M/S Neill, Upper Tinwald.

85 OTM's: Trade looked sharper on the week.

68 Dairy ave 85.1p/kg to 138p/kg and £888.80

17 Beed ave 111.3p/kg to 160p/kg and £1176

Per Head

Limousin to £1176 Milantae £799.20 Bogue

Fresian to £888.80 Drum, £795.00 Kirkland

Holstein to £887.25 £880.20 Newhouse, £796.50 Rue Farm

Per Kilo

Limousin to 160p Millantae, 111p Bogue

Freisan to 128p 126p Drum, 108p 105p Newhouse, 106p Newtonairds, 98p Hartfield

Norweigian Red to 122p Upper Portrack

Highland to 117p Horsecrook

Fleckvieh to 103p Shenrick

1,110 Sheep forward

840 Prime Hoggs: Lightweights meeting plenty of demand whilst heavies met a more cautious trade.

47 Hoggs (25.5-32kg) Ave 183p/kg To 198p/kg Bridgemark

Blackface to £60 Bridgemark, £55.50 Clonrae

173 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) Ave 195.7/kg To 205p/kg Barr

Texel to £75.50 Skipmyre

Beltex tp £73.50 Barmurrie

Blackface to £71.50 Barr, £68.50 Barbush

282 Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) Ave 186.2p/kg To 200p/kg Meikleholm

Texel to £84.50 Newhope, £82.50 Meikleholm, £82 Cleughbrae £82 Riggheads £81.50 Kirkhill, £81.50 Lanarkland

Suffolk to £80.50 £80.00 Springfield

Cheviot to £77 Burn

Blackface to £77.50 Meikleholm, £75.50 Maryholm

338 Hoggs (46+kg) Ave 174p/kg To 182p/kg Cowans

Texel to £87.50 x2 £86 Garloff, £85.50 Riggheads, £85 Kirkhill

Suffolk to £87 Riggheads

North Country Cheviot to £86.50 £83 Auchencrieff

Charollais to £82.50 Riggheads

Cheviot to £82.50 Springfield

270 Cast Sheep: Maintained recent values

Ewes

Texel to £92 £88.50 Skipmyre

Cross to £79 Lochhill

Suffold to £78.50 Nether Cargen

Blue Leic to £78 Merkland

North Country Cheviot to £69.50 Pendicle

Cheviot to £67.50 South Glen,£66.50 Burn £63 Barnbarroch; Blackface to £54 Merkland £47 Marback, £44.50 Loch Arthur. £44 Glenwhargen.