Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 26th May 2021.

6 Prime Cattle with J Jardine, Yett selling to 260p/kg for a Limousin x Heifer purchased by weekly buyers, R Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan.

40 OTM's again met a competitive trade with all classes of dairy bred keenly sought

Per Head: Char - £1198.80 Millhill. Sim - £1094.75 Dollard. Lim - £1069.50 £1064 Kirkhill £1033.50 West Lanegate. Fleck - £1157.10 Slacks. AA - £1049.45 Fingland. Hols - £1134 Slacks, £1008.70 Conheath, £996.60 Barnbarroch.

Per Kilo: Lim – 160p 155p Kirkhill. Char – 148p Millhill. Sim – 145p Dollard. BB – 141p Kirkhill. AA – 139p Fingland. Short – 139p North Corrielaw. Fri – 135p Linns. Fleck – 133p Slacks. Hols – 133p 131p Conheath, 132p Barnbarroch.

163 Prime Lambs: All classes sold easily to average 331p/kg

100 Prime Hoggs: Meated Hoggs wanted

Lambs Per Head:

Tex - £142 £140 Midtown, £140.50 Muirside

Suf - £140 Meikleholm

Hoggs Per Head:

Tex - £130 Nether Cargen, £120 £118 West Skelston

Suf - £121 £118 Townhead

Black - £113 Chanlockfoot, £111 Bettyknowes

213 Cast Ewes & Rams Forward: A lot sharper on the week. Many more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

Heavy Ewes topped at £180

Light Ewes to £113

Tups to £170

Ewes:

Tex - £180 North Cowshaw, £156 Bettyknowes, £156 £146 Belridding

Suff - £140 £136 Nether Cargen, £131 Thorns

Cross - £118 Upper Rigg, £117 Belridding, £112 Ryecroft, £112 Muircleugh

Chev - £117 Chanlockfoot, £106 Ballaggan, £100 Maxwelltown & Marwhirn

NCC - £113 Nether Cargen

Black - £104 £86 Upper Barr, £88 Bettyknowes

Rams:

Suf - £170 West Skelston

Tex - £162 West Skelston

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report