Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Primestock on Wednesday 8th March 2023.

Primes sold to 310p/kg for limousin x heifers consigned by J. Jardine, Yett to Annan Butchers, R Johnstone & Sons.

OTM's number tight, buyers request greater numbers.

Dairy cows of all classes met a competitive trade selling to 208p/kg for a Fleckvieh from Slacks. Holstein cows to £1819.05 Conheath

Beef cows comprised a plain show to 189p/kg for Angus cows from Keyla Park and Whitehill and to £1370.25 Whitehill.

Per Head – Hol - £1819.05 Conheath, £1502.30 Brownfield. Flec - £1757.60 £1720 Slacks. AA - £1370.25 Whitehall.

Per Kilo – Flec – 208 200x2 195 Slacks. AA – 189 Whitehall & Keyla Park. Hol – 181 175 Brownfield, 181 Conheath, 179 x2 Grains, 175 New Farm.

780 Prime Hoggs – Very mixed offering forward. Meated hoggs scarce

31 Hoggs (25.5-32kg) Average 200p/kg to 209p/kg Barony

249 Hoggs(32.1-39kg) Average 241.4p/kg to 288p/kg Millriggs

Bel - £95 Millriggs

Tex - £93 Pendicle

NCC - £93 Barnbarroch

Chev- £89 Pendicle

BF - £87 Maryholm

226 Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) Average 236.6p/kg to 283p/kg Millriggs

Belt - £115 Millriggs

Tex - £107 £106 Cleughbrae, £106 Braco

NCC - £105 Auchencreiff

Suf - £104 Pendicle

Chev - £99 Cleughbrae

264 Hoggs (46- 52Kgs) Average 222p/kg to 238p/kg Shangan

Tex - £130 Millriggs, £116 Braco

Belt - £124 Shangan

Char - £116 Druidhall

NCC - £114 Auchencreiff

Suf - £114 Braco, £113 Pendicle

10 Hoggs (52.1kg+) Average 207.4p/kg to 210p/kg Lanarkland

Suf - £129 Millriggs, £112 Lanarkland

209 Cast Ewes and Rams forward.

Cast Ewes a poorer show for quality.

Ewes

Suf - £122 Garloff

Tex - £120 £116 £114 £110 Garloff

Chev Mule - £118x 2 Hartbush

Zwar - £110 Hollands & Wallacetown

X - £104 Bettyknowes, £104 Garloff, £102 Steilston

Chev - £94 Auchencheyne, £90 Barnbarroch & Knockhill

BF - £62 Laghead & Auchencheyne