Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock on Wednesday 30th October 2019 in Dumfries.

85 Cattle Forward:

OTM Cattle: Trade remains firm for a plainer show.

Per head – Sim - £874.50 Millhill, £833.75 Drumjargon. Lim - £837.80 No2 Tregallon, £803 High Townhead. Char - £802.50 Millhill. AA - £798 Corrie Mains. BB - £780.90 Rigghead. Hol - £845.50 Barndennoch, £800.70 Highlaw. Ayr - £688.50 Ryemuir.

Per Kilo – Sim – 120p 119p Drumjargon. Lim – 118p No 2 Tregallon. BB – 114p Rigghead, 108p Glenstockdale Several. AA – 110p Glenstockdale Several. Hol – 102p Highlaw, 95p Auchencrieff & Barndennoch x2.

1694 Prime Sheep Forward

1114 Prime lambs –  Trade better. Best export lambs scarce. Mainly heavyweights forward. Texel lambs to £89 Midtown with beltex lambs to 221p/kg Springbank.

178 Lambs (32.1- 39kg) Ave 178.5p/kg to 221p/kg Springbank.

Bel - £73 Barmurrie, £72.50 Springbank.Tex - £72 Drumlanrig Park, £71.50 Springbank, £69.50 Dalmakether. Char - £70 Meikle Barncleugh. BF - £66.50 Glenkiln.

321 Lambs (39.1- 45.5kg) Ave 167.6p/kg to 195p/kg Kirkton.

Tex - £83 Bridgestone, £79 Barnbackle, £78.50 Midtown. Suf - £75 Abune the Brae. Char - £73 Kilbrook House. BF - £70.50 Corsencon. X - £67 Hall.

583 Lambs (45.6 - 52kg) Ave 163p/kg to 193p/kg Midtown.

Tex - £89 Midtown, £88 Druidhall, £86 Sandilands, £84.50 £84 Newhope, £84 Kirkton of Crawford. Suf - £80 Netherhall & Riggheads. Char - £79 Riggheads. NCC - £79 Druidhall.

34 Lambs (52.1+kg) Ave 152.5p/kg to 160p/kg Rashgill.

Tex - £84.50 Rashgill.

580 Cast Ewes and Rams – Ewes were a dearer on the week. More could have been easily sold.

Tex - £145.50 £127 Skipmyre, £144.50 Barnbackle, £130.50 Glenkiln. Char - £97.50 Glenkiln. Suf - £85.50 Glenkiln. Chev Mule - £75.50 £69.50 Newbank. NCC - £72.50 Marwhirn x2. Chev - £68.50 Glenkiln, £67.50 Dressertland. X - £63.50 Shambellie Grange, £62.50 Flathill, £61.50 Kirkton of Crawford. Dor - £62.50 Terregles Bank. Blackface - £48.50 Drumlanrigg Mains, £48.50 Nells Farm, £46.50 Shambellie Grange.

corresponding week 2018 sale report