Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 21st April 2021.

68 Cattle Forward:

Prime Cattle easily sold to 262p/kg for a Limousin Heifer from J. Jardine, Yett to weekly buyers R Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan. Others to 242p/kg from Low Three Mark to W Lindsay Butchers, Creetown.

OTM's again met a competitive trade. All classes selling readily.

Dairy averaged 127.1p/kg to 154p/kg and £1239.75

Beef averaged 151.1p/kg to 190p/kg and £1390.80

Per Head: Lim - £1390.80 £1105.05 Midtown, £1197 Barshill, £1099 Park. Fleck - £1239.75 x2, £1219.65 Slacks. Hols - £1233 Barndennoch, £1091.15 Meikle Killantrae, £1076.40 Kirktonfield, £1039.50 Hartfield, £1024.10 Brownfield. AA - £1146.60 Gillesbie, £1095.15 Dalmakethar. Fri - £1143 Drum. Mont - £1014.70 Shenrick. Ayr - £844.95 Park.

Per Kilo: Lim – 190p Barshill, 183p 159p Midtown, 158p 157p Dalmakethar, 157p Park. Char – 158p Park. Sim – 156p Dalmakethar. Fleck – 154p 145p x2 141p Slacks. Lui – 150p Dalmakethar. AA – 149p Dalmakethar. Blonde – 148p Denbieyett. Mont – 139p Ravenstone Mains, 139p Shenrick. Hols – 139p Meikle Killantrae, 139p Maxwellbank, 138p 135p Kirktonfield, 137p x2 135p Barndennoch, 135p Hartfield, 135p Tarbreoch. Ayr – 129p Park.

Prime Sheep Forward:

First of the season spring lambs sold to £148 (40kg) from Hayfield.

Mixed offering of Hoggs forward, well fleshed Hoggs met a keen demand whilst out of spec sorts were harder to cash. Texel Hoggs to £159 Foregirth and 330p/kg Copewood.

Hoggs (32.1kg-39kg) to 296p/kg to Thorns

Black – £113.50 Auchenhessnane, £112.50 Thorns

Hoggs (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 329p/kg Foregirth

Tex - £138 Copewood, £135 Foregirth, £132 West Skelston

Chev - £130.50 Hoddomtown, £129.50 Horseholm

Black - £115 Thorns

Hoggs (46kg+) to 308p/kg Hoddomtown

Tex - £159 Foregirth, £153.50 West Skelston, £153 Swyre

Chev - £150 Upper Portrack

Suf - £145 West Skelston

Cast Ewes remain a good trade. Heavy ewes topping the trade at £136 from Kilbrook House. More could be sold on a weekly basis to vendors advantage.

Ewes:

Tex - £136 Kilbrook House, £132 Newton Bungalow, £128 £124 Craigielands, £124 x2 Dressertland, £122 Copewood & Hayfield

Zwart - £112 Craigruie

Cross - £108 Dempsterton & Midtown, £107 Newbarns, £100 Gateslack, Foregirth, Hayfield & Kilbrook House

Chev. Mule - £107 Gateslack

Chev - £100 Upper Portrack, £95 Gateslack, £92 Dressertland

Black - £84 Bettyknowes, £79 Hayfield

Rams:

Black - £81 Hayfield 

Dumfries Auction Market had forward a small show of good working pure Holstein 1^st Calvers. A smart looking Heifer doing 31 litres sold to £1790 with plainer sorts selling at a slightly lighter trade and averaging £1655. Many more sought for the next sale on Monday 3rd May at 1.15pm.

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report