Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock on Wednesday 27th November 2019 in Dumfries.

85 Cattle Forward:

5 Prime cattle sold easily to 231p/kg for a Lim heifer purchased by R. Johnstone & Sons Butcher, Annan seller being J. Jardine, Yett.

80 OTM'S maintained recent values for very little flesh.

Per head – AA- £986 £894.40 Dalswinton. Lim - £835.20 Dalswinton, £787.50 No2 Tregallon. Sim - £791.80 Dalswinton, £728 Ballaggan, £719.80 Over Cairn. Hol - £756.50 Kirktonfield, £729 Muirside. Lui - £756 Edingham. Gal - £726 Barfil.

Per Kilo – Sim – 120p Over Cairn. Lim – 116p Dalswinton. Gal – 112p Barfil. AA – 110p Dalswinton. Hol – 90p Muirside, 86p Rue.

1666 Prime Sheep Forward

1069 Prime lambs –  Best sorts meeting plenty of trade in particular lighter weights.

20 Lambs (25.5-32kg) Ave 191.6p/kg to 227p/kg Barmurrie.

Belt - £65 Barmurrie. Blackface - £58 Glenmanna.

276 Lambs (32.1- 39kg) Ave 192.4p/kg to 220p/kg Over Abington.

Belt - £76.50 Carnavel, £74.50 Barmurrie.

Tex - £82 Over Abington.

Suf - £73.50 Carnavel.

BF - £73.50 Glenmanna & Clonrae.

X - £72.50 Little Fenwick, £72 Barr.

460 Lambs (39.1- 45.5kg) Ave 183.6p/kg to 198p/kg Auchenfad.

Tex - £85 Auchenfad, £84.50 Bushcroft, £84 Hall of Drumpark, £83 Riggheads.

Chev - £79 Hoddomtown

X - £78.50 Riggheads, £77.50 Over Cairn & Over Abington.

BF - £74 Barr.

271 Lambs (45.6 - 52kg) Ave 178.6p/kg to 199p/kg Drumcork.

Belt - £93.50 Drumcork

Tex - £1.50 East Polquhirter, £91 £90 Shangan, £91 Eastside

Suff - £90 Riggheads

Chev Mule - £83.50 Marwhirn

Chev - £82 Riggheads

42 Lambs (52.1+kg) Ave 167.5p/kg to 200p/kg Shangan.

Tex - £108 Shangan, £90 Riggheads

Bel - £92 Shangan

Suf - £90.50 Third.

401 Cast Ewes and Rams – Cast ewes were sharper on the week for all classes.

Tex - £137.50 £127 Clonrae.

Suf - £102.50 Glenkiln

Belt - £96 Carnavel.

Blu Lei - £83 Clonrae

NCC - £81.50 Townhead & Newbank, £76.50 Mollin, £75.50 Carnavel.

X - £78.50 Auchencheyne, £75 Marwhirn, £74.50 Townhead, £73.50 Halldykes.

Chev Mule - £74.50 Marwhirn.

Rom - £74.50 Lag.

BF - £66.50 Nether Gribton, £65.50 Hall, £62.50 Auchencheyne,

Rams

Zwar - £107.50 Barmurrie

Belt - £107 Barmurrie

Blue Leic - £73 Marwhirn

corresponding week 2018 sale report