Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 1st September 2021.

50 Cattle Forward:

Prime Cattle: Limousin x Heifers from D&E Lockhart to 161p/kg purchased by AS McGimpsey. Other to 260p/kg Yett Farm to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers Annan.

Charolais to 230p/kg Low Three Mark to W Lindsay, Butchers Creetown.

OTM's: A plainer show was keenly saught after

Per Head: Fleck - £1420.80 £1065.80 Slacks. Sim - £1248.90 Newbie Mains, £1004.40 North Bowerhouses. AA - £1226.10 Millaries. Here - £1032 Slacks. Fri - £1016 £960 Drum. Hols - £1015.25 Brownfield, £1007.50 Heathfield, £956.30 Ravenstone Mains, £936.65 Tarbreoch Dairy.

Per Kilo: AA – 183p Millairies. Sim – 181p Newbie Mains. Fleck – 148p 146p Slacks. Lim – 143p Drum. Hols – 131p Brownfield, 131p Tarbreoch Dairy, 131p Ravenstone Mains, 130p Heathfield, 128p Boreland of Colvend. Fri – 127p Drum, 127p Ravenstone Mains.

1284 Prime Sheep Forward

814 Prime Lambs: Well fleshed lambs of all weights wanted. Leaner lambs met resistance.

6 Lambs (25.5kg-32kg) averaged 241.9p/kg to 252p/kg Upper Rigg

75 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) averaged 234.2p/kg to 264p/kg Over Cairn

Tex - £95.50 Dalmakethar, £91.50 Upper Rigg, £91 High Cairn

Chev - £91 Over Cairn

569 Lambs (39.1kg-45.5kg) averaged 239.2p/kg to 265p/kg Dalmakethar

Tex - £115 Dalmakethar, £110.50 Druidhall/Braco & Midtown, £110 Townfoot & Eastside

Belt - £110 x2 Meikle Dykes

Suff - £106 Netherhall

164 Lambs (45.6kg+kg) averaged 238.6p/kg to 250p/kg Rigghead

Tex - £125 £121.50 Rigghead, £124 Druidhall, £122.50 Eastside, £120 Townfoot, £119 Chestnut Lodge

Suf - £111 Midtown, £110 Netherhall

Cross - £105 Wyliehole

470 Cast Ewes & Rams: Ewes easily maintained recent rates. Good Texel Ewes sold to £192.

366 Heavy Ewes avaeraged £86.70

101 Light Ewes averaged £74.09

Rams averaged £66.33

Ewes:

Tex - £192 £188 £187 £164 Townfoot

NCC - £130 £118 Bennan

Chev. Mule - £112 Sweetbit, £106 x2 Meikleholm

Dor - £106 Carronhill

Suf - £105 Rashgill

Char - £103 Rigghead

Cross - £97 Foregirth, £96 Sweetbit, £95 Glenlaugh, £94 Meikleholm

BF - £75 Bettyknowes, £65 Meikleholm

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report