Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 3rd March 2021.

40 Cattle Forward:

OTM's of all classes wanted. Greater numbers required weekly.

Dairy ave 114p/kg to 163p/kg Drum and £1058 Ryemuir

Beef ave 141.5p/kg to 200p/kg Tregallon and £1638 Grennan

Per Head: BB - £1638 Grennan. Lui - £1183.20 Over Cairn. Lim - £1110 Tregallon. Sim - £1105.05 Oxgang, £1014.70 Barnbackle. Char - £1078 Oxgang. Hols - £1058 Ryemuir, £994.30 £960.25 Drum, £957 Muirside. Brit Frie - £891.25 Drum.

Per Kilo: Lim – 200p Tregallon. BB – 180p Grennan. Hols – 163p Drum, 122p Philgown, 116p Muirside & Barndennoch. Char – 140p Oxgang. Sim – 139p Barnbackle & Oxgang, 136p Over Cairn. Brit Frie – 131p 117p Park, 115p Drum. Brown Swiss – 120p Philgown.

1030 Prime and Cast Sheep Forward

825 Prime Hoggs: All classes continue to sell at improved rates. Best meated sorts in short supply.

91 Hoggs (25.5kg to 32kg) ave 262p/kg to 294p/kg Snar

337 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) ave 285p/kg to 310p/kg Lanarkland

Tex - £115.50 Rigghead, £114.50 Lanarkland, £110 Bankswood

Black - £112 Beuchan, £110.50 Hetland, £109 Glenmanna

Chev - £108.50 Rigghead, £105.50 Auchencrieff

240 Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) ave 286.5p/kg to 300p/kg Copewood

Tex - £129 Copewood, £128.50 £127 Rigghead, £127.50 West Skelston, £126 Shealing Hill

Chev - £119.50 Rigghead, £116.50 Hoddomtown

Char - £119.50 Rigghead

Cross - £109 Woodfoot

157 Hoggs (46kg+) ave 269.5p/kg to 286p/kg Auchencrieff

Tex - £143.50 Rigghead, £138.50 £134 Cleughbrae, £137.50 West Skelston, £134.50 Bankswood, £134 Midtown & Hoddomtown

Suff - £142 Hoddomtown, £136.50 West Skelston, £131 Rigghead

Belt - £139 Carse

Char - £137.50 Craigend

Chev - £134.50 £131.50 Auchencrieff

Black - £128.50 Snar

206 Cast Ewes & Rams: Sharper on the week

Ewes:

Tex - £152 Midtown, £147 Woodcroft, £146 Bankswood, £122 Newbigging 

Chev. Mule - £123 £101 £95 Dalhanna, £114 Midtown,

Suff – £122 Midtown, £119 £113 Copewood, £80 £54 Hayfield

Cross - £112 Newbigging, £110 Burnhead, £106 Wyliehole, £105 Hayfield

Lleyn - £101 Hoddomtown

Black - £98 Wyliehole, £96 Barfil, £90 £85 Craigdarroch

Chev - £87 £74 Marwhirn, £78 Craiglearen

Rams:

BFL - £116 Marwhirn

Tex - £109 West Skelston

Chev - £91 Craiglearen

Black - £86 Craigdarroch

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report