Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 17th March 2021.

Prime Cattle to 250p/kg for Limousin x Heifer purhcased by R Johnstone & Son Butchers, Annan selling by J Jardine, Yett.

OTM's much sharper with dairy cows averaging 120.5p/kg and many more being required weekly. Beef cows also met a competitive trade.

Per Head: Short - £1246.95 Archbank. Hols - £1216.80 £1081.60 Conheath. Char - £1196.25 West Lanegate. Sim - £957.60 Lower Ardmannoch.

Per Kilo: Sim – 196p Archbank. Hols – 169p 128p Conheath. Short – 153p Archbank. Char – 145p West Lanegate. Mont – 129p Upper Portrack. Hols – 126p Upper Portrack, 122p New Farm. Nor Red – 125p New Farm.

675 Prime and Cast Sheep Forward

547 Prime Hoggs: Fleshed hoggs met plenty of demand

27 Hoggs (25.5kg to 32kg) ave 251.6p/kg to 297p/kg Westhill

170 Hoggs (32.1-39kg) ave 288.6p/kg to 310p/kg Lanarkland

Chev - £115 Rigghead

Tex - £113 £111.50 Rigghead

Cross - £112 Meikleholm

BF - £103 Pendicle

277 Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) ave 285p/kg to 309p/kg Lanarkland

Tex - £128 Hoddomtown, £125.50 Rigghead, £125.50 Muirside, £124.50 Lanarkland

Suff - £127.50 Hoddomtown, £125.50 Lanarkland, £123 Upper Longbank

Chev - £124.50 £121.50 Hoddomtown, £124.50 Marwhirn

Cross - £123 Upper Longbank, £120 Hoddomtown

Chev. Mule - £122 Marwhirn

73 Hoggs (46kg+) ave 270p/kg to 296p/kg East Polquhirter

Tex - £142 x2 £134 East Polquhirter, £138 Lanarkland, £134 Dalscone

Char - £134.50 Rigghead

Cross - £134 East Polquhirter

Suff - £124 Rigghead

128 Cast Ewes & Rams: Ewes & Tups were sharper again on the week. Many more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

Ewes:

Suf - £134 Westhill, £126 £122 Nether Dargavel

Bel - £128 Heithat

Tex - £125 Heithat, £124 £100 Nether Dargavel, £119 Dressertland

NCC - £114 Heithat

Chev - £113 £103 Archbank, £108 Dressertland

Cross - £111 Kirkton of Crawford, £103 Corsencon, £94 Hallmeadow

Char - £105 Westhill

BF - £89 Corsencon, £79 Meikleholm, £79 High Cairn

Jac - £77 Dalscone

Rams:

Bel - £132 £129 Nether Dargavel

Suf - £127 Muirside, £119 Nether Dargavel

Tex - £119 Muirside

Dor - £104 Dalscone

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report