Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 26th August 2020.

46 Cattle Forward

Prime cattle met plenty of demand selling to 242p/kg for a limousin x heifer from J. Jardine, Yett purchased by R. Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan.

OTM's short of supply and wanted for a show of mainly leaner dairy types.

Per head –  AA - £1110 Whitehall. Sim - £1102.60 Millhill. Hol - £1026 £793.65 Meikle Firthhead. Mon - £761.60 Ravenstone Mains.   

Per Kilo – Sim – 148p Millhill. AA – 144p Bush of Craigs. Hol – 120p 111p Firthhead, 111p Wadsworth. Fri – 113p Fardingjames. Flec – 111p Ravenstone Mains.

906 Prime Sheep

530 Spring Lambs – Numbers tighter. Trade sharper.

43 Lambs (25.5 – 32kg) Ave 156.7p/kg to 227p/kg Upper Rigg

BF - £52.50 Daltallochan

104 Lambs (32.1-39kg) Ave 211p/kg to 263p/kg Over Abington

Tex - £92 £88 Over Abington, £88.50 £88 Over Cairn

Belt - £90.50 Townpark

Chev - £88.50 Hastinghall

286 Lambs (39.1- 45.5kg) Ave 226.6p/kg to 248p/kg Eastside

Tex - £104.50 £102.50 Eastside, Kirkconnel, £102.50 Belridding, £102.50 £101.50 x2 Eastside, Durisdeer, £100.50 Riggheads & Lanarkland, £99.50 Shambellie Grange, £99 Upper Rigg.

Zwar - £99 Greenwrae

Suf - £95 Breconside

Char - £94.50 Riggheads

X - £92 Hayfield

97 Lambs (45.6+kg) Ave 217.2p/kg to 232p/kg Eastside

Tex - £108 Over Cairn, £106.50 x2 £105.50 Belridding, £106.50 Lanarkland, £105 Eastside, £104 Shambellie Grange, £103 Hayfield, £100 East Polquhirter.

Suf - £100 Lanarkland

376 Cast Ewes and Rams – Continue to be easily sold

Tex - £108 Halldykes, £104 Glendarroch, £99 Breconside

Chev Mule - £97 Halldykes, £86 Kirkhill, £80 Gall & Glendarroch

X - £91 Eastside, £80 Cushshag, £77 New farm & Ballaggan

Suf - £90 Nether Dargavel

Chev - £86 £78 £74 Glenkiln

Lley - £82 £77 £73 Bennan

Berr - £72 Townpark

BF- £63 Fardingjames, £60 £57 Netherhall

Rams

Tex - £118 £116 Kirkhill, £108 Newbigging

Chev - £84 Gall

 

corresponding week 2019 sale report