Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock on Wednesday 3rd July 2019 in Dumfries.

55 OTM cattle : Met brisk competition with leaner types looking the dearest. Buyers requesting more of all classes

Per head –  Sim - £1130.30 Oxgang, £942.40 Overcairn. AA - £1185.60 £1085 £1065.30 Whitehall. Lim - £1040 Skipmyre, £954.80, £916.35 No2 Tregallon. Lui - £962.50 Overcairn. Fries - £920.40 Park Farm. Hol - £828 Brownfield

Per kilo –  Lim – 136p Skipmyre. AA – 134px2 Whitehall. Sim – 131p Over Cairn. Lui – 125p Over Cairn. Hol – 120p Brownfield, 100p New Farm. Fries – 118p Park, 105p Farding James. Mont - £107. AA – 97p Ravenstone Mains.

Prime Sheep

402 Prime lambs – All classes sharper with 45kg+ lambs meeting the most improvement.

46 Lambs (32.1-39kg) Ave 195.7p/kg to 226p/kg Kirkhill

Tex - £75 Glencrosh, £75 Kirkhill, £74.50 Slacks

281 Lambs (39.1-45kg) Ave 191.8p/kg to 243p/kg Glenhowan

Tex - £99 £97x2 Glenhowan, £91.50 Hollands, £91.50 Burnside. Suf - £84 Hastings hall, £83 Palaceknowe, £80.50 West Lanegate, £80 Cushag.

75 Lambs (45.6+kg) Ave 200.8p/kg to 221p/kg Pendicle.

Tex - £103.50 Pendicle, £103 Shieldhill, £101.50 TownPark, £98 Riggheads, £98 Slacks, £97.50 Maryholm. Suf - £101.50 Cushag, £99.50 West Lanegate, £99 Inamay. Char - £100 Maryholm. Berr - £94 Maryfield.

Cast Ewes and Rams – Ewes easily maintained recent rates. More could have been sold.

Ewes -Tex - £129 Farding James, £122.50 Glenhowan, £117  Park Farm. Beltex - £128.50 Inamay. Suf - £95.50 Palaceknowe, £84.50 £80.50 Muriside. X - £95 Shieldhill, £78.50 £76.50 Pendicle, £76.50 Inamay. Char - £92.50 Nether Dargavel, £77.50 x2 Maryholm. Chev Mule - £79.50 Auchenchyne, £73.50 Pendicle. Chev - £78.50 Muirside, £52.50 Branteth. BF - £63.50 Pendicle, £62.50 Auchenchyne, £58.50 £48.50 £37.50 Blairmulloch

Ram – Tex - £75.50 Park Farm. BF - £58.50 Corsebank.

Young Handlers Competition

C & D Auctions held their Annual Young Handlers Competition.

Kindly Sponsored by Tarff Valley. Ably judged by Billy McTaggart, Livestock buyer, Castle Douglas. 

This year's competition was won by 2 year old Evie Craig, Glenhowan with her Texel Lamb which sold at £97 (42kg) to regular supporter of this sale W Lindsay Butcher's, Creetown.

Next best was Ayla Craig, Glenhowan (7 yo) with her Black Texel Lamb also selling at £97 (40kg) to W Lindsay Butcher's. 

corresponding week 2018 sale report