Dumfries Primestock Report

C & D Auctions held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 29th September 2021.

44 Cattle Forward:

Prime Cattle again met a competitive trade with Limousin x Heifers selling to 270p/kg from J Jardine, Yett to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers Annan and 250p/kg to Border Meats, Lockerbie.

Simmental x Heifers to 238p/kg Low Three Mark to W Lindsay, Butchers Creetown.

OTM's again sold easily with well fleshed cows being scarce.

Per Head: AA- £1219.10 Park. Lim - £1118.95 Tregallon. Fri - £986.90 Linns. Hols - £973.40 Branetrigg, £950 £936 Barndennoch, £911.40 Brownrigg.

Per Kilo: AA – 167p Park. Lim – 161p Tregallon. Fri – 139p 136 Linns, 127p Park, 124p Searigg. Hols – 127p 124p Branetrigg, 125p Barndennoch, 124p Brownrigg.

1118 Prime Sheep Forward

674 Prime Lambs: Numbers short of supply with trade being much sharper with competition fierce for all classes

117 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) averaged 246.2p/kg to 283p/kg Eastside

Tex - £98.50 x2 £96 Eastside, £94.50 Carnavel

Chev - £94 Tinwald Shaw

Rous - £92.50 Hall

Oxf - £92 Carnavel

318 Lambs (39.1kg-45kg) averaged 242.1p/kg to 265p/kg Netherton

Tex - £113.50 Garloff, £110.50 Rashgill, £110 Belzies, £109 Over Abington

Char - £108.50 Harley Rigg

NCC - £108 Netherton

Suf - £103 Corrie Mains, £102.50 Lochhill

Chev - £99 Corrie Mains

222 Lambs (45.6kg-52kg) averaged 240p/kg to 250p/kg Garloff

Tex - £125.50 £120 Garloff, £123.50 Eastside, £122.50 Lochhill, £120 East Polquhirter

Char - £124 East Polquhirter

Belt - £118.50 Tinwald Shaw

17 Lambs (52.1+) averaged 220.8p/kg to 236p/kg Garloff

Tex - £127 £125 Garloff, £123.50 Eastside

Char - £123 Tinwald Shaw

Suf - £121 Lochhill

444 Cast Ewes & Rams: Well fleshed ewes in short supply and wanted, leaner types harder to cash

Ewes:

Tex - £128 Eastside, £111 Sweetbit, £111 Dressertland

Cross - £114 £94 Lochfoot, £93 East Polquhirter, £92 Rigghead

Chev - £90 Dalhanna, £86 Sweetbit

BF - £70 Snar, £67.50 £65.50 Auchenbrack

Rams:

Tex - £129 Over Abington

Mil Blue - £109 Carnavel

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report