Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 15th April 2020.

47 Cattle Forward.

Prime Cattle to 220p/kg for a Limousin x heifer from Low Three Mark purchased by W. Lindsay Butcher, Creetown others to 218p/kg Yett.

OTM's again met a competitive trade for a poorer show.

Per head – Sim – £942.40 Cormaddie. AA - £940.50 Edingham. Lim - £910 Midtown. Her - £829.60 Cormaddie. Hol - £730.05 Rue, £690.90 Heathfield, £675 Grains. Short - £702 Brickhouse.

Per Kilo – Lim – 130p Midtown. Sim – 124p x2 123p Cormaddie. Her – 122p Cormaddie. AA – 121p Cormaddie. Hol – 100p Grains & Barnbarroch, 98p Heathfield.

694 Prime Sheep

502 Prime Hoggs - best weights met a spirited demand. Again heavy hoggs meeting less demand.

19 Hoggs (25.5 -32kg) Average 172p/kg to 250p/kg Drumcork.

Bel - £75 Drumcork

Tex - £71.50 Drumcork

184 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) Average 216.6ppk to 247ppk Barmurrie.

Bel - £90 Barmurrie, £89 x2 Drumcork

Chev - £88 Riggheads, £87 Auchentaggart

Tex - £84.50 Hillside, £84 Cleughbrae.

BF - £83.50 Dalpeddar

Suf - £76.50 Corsencon

181 Hoggs (39.1-45kg) Average 216.6ppk to 247ppk Drumcork.

Tex - £100 Kiraugh, £96.50 Hillside & Tinwald Shaws

Bel - £98 Drumcork

Chev - £96 Newbank & Tinwald Shaws

X - £93 Lanarkland

BF - £92.50 Glenkiln & Tinwald Shaws

118 Hoggs (46+kg) Average 180.4ppk to 201ppk Cleughbrae.

Tex - £96 £95 Cleughbrae, £94 Drumburn

Suf - £94 £90.50 Lanarkland

Chev - £90 Cleughbrae

192 Cast Ewes – Trade Steadier

Char - £129 Maryholm

Tex - £126 Meikleholm, £118 Ruthwell, £110 Drumburn, £108 Woodhead, £107 Shieldhill, £106 Auchenhill & Maryholm

Zwart - £104 Barmurrie

Blue Leic - £99 Dalpeddar

Suf - £96 £95 Meikleholm

NCC - £95 Ruthwell

Half bred- £94.50 £92.50 Hartbush

Chev Mule – £94 Ryemuir

Lleyn - £91 Barnfield

Bel - £90 Barmurrie

X - £87 Woodhead

Chev - £69 Park Street

BF - £64 Wyliehole

Rams

Tex - £100 Meikleholm

Lleyn - £96 Glenkiln

Suf - £95 Meikleholm

corresponding week 2019 sale report