Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 12th February 2020.

45 Cattle Forward

Prime Cattle sold to 226p/kg for a limousin x heifer from J & L Craik, Waterside.

OTM's meeting plenty of demand with all classes sharper.

Per head – Flec - £943.55 Rockhallhead. Hols - £895.50 Ryes. Lim - £862.50 No2 Tregallon.  AA - £845.60 Gateslack. BB - £838.50 Roan. Fri - £819 Boreland. BSH - £759 Abune the Brae.

Per kilo –  BB – 129p 128p Roan. AA – 126p Gateslack, 123p No2 Tregallon. Lim – 125p 124p No2 Tregallon. Hol – 117p Ryes, 110p 108p 103p Hardgrove, 105p Heathfield. Fri – 117p Boreland. BSH – 115p Abune the Brae. Flec – 113p Rockhallhead

801 Prime Sheep

531 Hoggs forward – Numbers tight with demand outstripping supply.

205 Hoggs (32.1 – 39kg) Ave 238.1p/kg to 257p/kg Shangan

Tex - £106 Druidhall, £103 Drumburn, £100 West Skelston. Belt - £97.50 Skipmyre. X - £94.50 Shangan, £91 Riggheads. Suf - £92.50 Raggiethwaite. Chev - £84 Lochwood.

129 Hoggs (39.1 – 45.5kg) Ave 241.1p/kg to 265p/kg Skipmyre.

Chev - £108 Druidhall, £103.50 Auchencrieff. Tex - £106.50 £104.50 Skipmyre, £105.50 £104.50 Riggheads, £102 Dalmakethar. Suf - £106 Skipmyre, £104 Raggiethwaite. X - £98 £94 Shangan,

148 Hoggs (46+kg) Ave 232.7p/kg to 251p/kg Druidhall

Tex - £120.50 £120 Druidhall, £115 Skipmyre & Kirkhill, £114.50 West Skelston, £114 Riggheads. Suf - £116 Netherhall, £115 £114 West Skelston. Chev - £108.50 Auchencrieff.

Feeding Hoggs – Met brisk competition

Tex - £80 Skipmyre. Blackface - £77 Auchenhessnane, £73 Glenkiln. X - £76 Coshogle.

270 Cast Ewes and Rams – Easily maintained values, more could have been sold.

Tex - £109.50 Gledenholm, £107, £98 Nether Stenries, £99.50 Marwhirn.

Suf - £90.50 Hayfield, £82.50 Roshglen.

X - £91.50 £84.50 Nether Gribton, £89.50 Shawsmuir.

NCC - £89.50 Nether Stenries, £88.50 Marwhirn, £83.50 Edingham.

BF - £88 Hill, £83.50 Barbae, £81.50 Netherhall, £80.50 Hayfield.

Chev - £75.50 x2 Marwhirn.

Easy C - £73.50 Loch Arthur.

Rams

Tex -£139.50 Glenkiln, £120.50 Druidhall.

NCC - £109.50 Druidhall

BF - £89.50 Hayfield.

corresponding week 2019 sale report