Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 1st May 2019 in Dumfries.

61 Cattle forward.

Butcher types scarce. Heifers sold to 205p/pk for a Charolais x from Oxgang.

OTM's maintained recent rates. More could have easily been sold.

Dairy ave. 103p/kg to 130p/kg Conheath and £943 Rue

Beef ave.  126p/kg to 155p/kg Grennan and £1096 Skipmyre

Per Head

Limousin to £1096 Skipmyre, £1085 Grennan, £985.60 Newbigging, £979.20 Ballaggan.

Montbeliarde £1004.80 Upper portrack

Holstein to £943 Rue, £892.70, £885.50, £847 Newhosue, £828.80 Morton Holm, £851.50 Newhouse

Friesan to £920.20, £904 Drum, £817.50 Park

Angus to £914.40 Innerfield, £838.50 Conheath

Simmental to £912 Ballaggan, £910 Cormaddie

Per Kilo

Montbeliarde to 157p Upper Portrack

Angus to 157p Rue, 130p, 129p Conheath, 129p (x2) Skewbridge, 127p Innerfield

Limousin to 155p Grennan, 144p, 141p Ballaggan, 137p Skipmyre, 130p Midtown, 128p Newbigging

Holstein to 143p Newtonairds,131p, 115p, 113p, 110p, Newhouse, 115p Rue, 112p Mortonholm, 109p Beuchan, 108p Hardgrove

Simmental to 130p, 128p Cormaddie

Stabiliser to 127p Bennan 

Hereford to 125p Cormaddie

Friesan to 113p, 108p, 107p Drum, 109p, 106p Park.

C & D Auctions Marts Ltd had forward 980 spring lambs, prime hoggs and cast ewes and rams.

The first spring lambs forward and sold to £106 from Loaning Foot and £104 Merrick.

Prime hoggs a good show for the time of year, all weights in strong demand with the exceptions of hoggs 55kg plus. Top price per kilo was 253p from Laird, East Polquhirter and £88.50 per head from Meikleholm.

Heavy hoggs sold to a top of £99 for texel from Merrick, £97.50 West Skelston, £95.50 Garloff.

Suffolks to £96 Springfield and £94.50 West Skelston.

Cheviots to £87.50 Upper Rigg

Blackfaces to £84.50 Meikleholm

Greyfaces to £82.50 East Polquhirter

Light hoggs were well sought after to a top of 253p/kg from East Polquhirter and £88.50 per head Meikleholm.

Overall, average was 190.9p with the SQQ at 205p with the usual buyers in attendance.

A much larger show of 417 Cast Ewes and Rams easily maintained recent high rates and average £71.84.

Overall tup £125.50 from Texel from Skipmyre

Charolais to £120.50 Loaning Foot

Beltex £120 High TownHead

Suffolks to £101 Low Kirkbride

Leicester to £87 Barr

Cheviot Mule to £83.50 Newbank

Greyfaces to £82.50 Laightmuirside

Cheviot to £77.50 Newbank, £73.50 Sweetbit

Lleyn to £77 Maxwelltown

Blackfaces to £72.50 Dalpeddar £69.50 Wyliehole

Swaledale to £70.50 Carnavel

Rams

Texel to £117 Skipmyre

Berrichon to £90 Kirkbride

Cheviots to £77 Marwhirn

Blackfaces to £69 Barr

corresponding week 2018 sale report