Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auction Marts held their weekly Primestock sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 30th November 2022.

Prime Cattle sold easily to 303p/kg for Limousin Heifers sold by J. Jardine, Yett to R. Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan.

OTMs comprised a show of mainly dairy bred cows with all classes being easily sold.

Beef to 220p/k Bankswood and £1553.10 Shambellie Grange

Dairy to 161p/kg Branetrig and £1286.50 Brownrigg

Per Head – AA - £1553.10 Shambellie Grange. BSH - £1441.50 Gillenbie. BB - £1330 Midtown. Hol - £1286.50 Brownrigg, £1232.40 £1170 Branetrigg, £1139.60 New Farm, £1102 Drum. Lim - £1133 Bankswood, £1097.20 Midtown. Swed Red - £1117.20 Shenrick. Ayr - £1057.90 Ryemuir.

Per Kilo – Lim– 220p Bankswood. BB – 190p Midtown. BSH – 186p Gillenbie. Lim – 170p Bankswood. AA – 167p Shambellie Grange. Hols – 161p 156p Branetrigg, 155p Brownrigg. Fri – 155p Drum. Mont – 150p Knockeffrick. Ayr – 149p Ryemuir.

1285 Prime and Cast Sheep Forward 

736 Prime Lambs – Trade remains firm for a plainer offering

Lambs kindly donated to the Donate a Lamb for St Andrews Day from Archbank Farming & M. Kay, Auchenfad

4 Lambs (25.5kg -32kg) Average 246.7p/kg to 247p/kg Barncleugh

103 Lambs (32.1-39kg) Average 243.4p/kg to 260p/kg Barr

Tex - £98.50 Over Abington, £93 Dinwoodie Greenshields

Char - £93.50 Barr

Chev - £93 Bushcroft & Archbank

285 Lambs (39.1kg-45.5kg) Average 248.6p/kg to 265p/kg Archbank

Tex - £113 Glenlaugh, £112 Longbeoch, Rashgill Park, Bettyknowes, Shambellie Grange & Dinwoodie Green

337 Lambs (45.6kg- 52kg) Average 240p/kg to 260p/kg Belridding

Tex - £130 Belridding, £123 Eastside x2, £122.50 West Skelston, £122 Dinwoodie Green

7 lambs (52kg +) Average 217.1p/kg to 225p/kg Belridding

Tex - £132 Sandilands, £130 Eastside, £124 Belridding

549 - Cast Ewes and Rams – Trade shaper for all classes

Ewes

Tex - £126 Auchenfad, £120 West Lanegate, £120 Nether Gribton & West Skelston

Belt - £119 Dinwoodie Green

BDM - £112 Townpark

X - £112 £108 Abune the Brae, £112 Innerfield, £108 Rashgill Park, £107 Nether Gribton

NCC - £102 £96 Pendicle

BF - £90 Bettyknowes, £80 Abune the Brae

Tups

Cont - £122 Dinwoodie Green

BF - £114 Bar

BFL - £112 Over Abington

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report