Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 5th May 2021.

53 Cattle Forward

Prime Cattle:

Limousin x Bullocks to 260p/kg from J Jardine, Yett to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan

Heifers to 246p/kg from Low Three Mark to W Lindsay Butchers, Creetown

OTM's met plenty of competition as buyers competed for all classes

Dairy averaged 132.7p/kg to 180p/kg and £1290.50

Beef averaged 146p/kg to 179p/kg and £1400

Per Head: AA - £1400 £1185.75 Whitehall, £1216.75 £1155.15 Auld Mills, £1185.60 Brickhouse. Fleck - £1290.50 £1247 Slacks. Short - £1192 £1115.40 x2 Auld Mills. Here - £1191.40 Slacks. Hols - £1188 Brownrigg, £1054.90 £1030.75 Barndennoch, £1146.95 Boreland of Colvend. Sim - £1163.90 Heithat. Lim - £1150 Barndennoch. Ayr - £936.20 Ryemuir.

Per Kilo: Hols – 180p Brownrigg, 137p 133p Barndennoch. AA – 179p 156p Brickhouse, 157p 151p Auld Mills, 153p Whitehall, 147p Craigielands. Fleck – 178p 147p Slacks. Short – 149p 143p x2 Auld Mills. BB – 145p Tinwald Shaws. Here – 148p Slacks. Lim – 143p Auld Mills. Ayr – 125p x2 Waterside Mains.

Spring Lambs sold to £159 for Suffolks from North Cowshaw to W Lindsay Butchers, Creetown

Lambs averaged 336p/kg

Prime Hoggs ment a keen demand with fleshed types wanted

Per Head:

Chev - £146 Birsca

Tex - £141 Marchbank, £140 Birsca, £138 Upper Rigg, £136 Ford Cottage

Per Kilo:

Chev – 352p/kg Barend, 324p/kg Upper Rigg

Tex – 321p/kg 305p/kg Upper Rigg, 316p/kg Ford Cottage

Black – 303p/kg Barend

154 Cast Ewes and Tups – Cast ewes and tups met a sharp trade. More can be sold weekly to vendors advantage.

104 Heavy Ewes averaged £109.19 and £178

45 Light Ewes averaged £64.58 and £116

Ewes:

Tex - £178 The Bush, £146 Hall of Drumpark, £143 Auchenfad

Suf - £140 Upper Portrack, £136 £124 Fairhills, £134 £128 Auchenfad, £114 Sweetbit

Chev. Mule - £128 Barony, £124 Druidhall/Braco, £110 Marchbank

Cross - £125 Barony, £124 £122 The Bush

Zwart - £124 Wallacetown

Chev - £124 Marchbank, £116 Hall of Drumpark, £101 £98 Druidhall/Braco

BFL - £98 Barr

Kerry - £92 Birsca

Black - £91 Hall of Drumpark, £72 Barony

Herd - £76 Barend

Rams:

Tex - £170 Hall of Drumpark, £168 Marchbank

Char - £164 Barend

Chev - £104 Marchbank

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report