Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auctions Ltd held their Wednesday sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Ewes in Dumfries on Wednesday 22nd November 2023.

920 Prime Lambs – Fleshed lambs continue to be in big demand, Selling to £146 from Eastside, Durisdeer

Lambs for St Andrews Day – Generously donated by H W Sloan, Rigghead

221 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) averaging 262.2p/kg to 293p/kg Woodhead
Tex - £106.50 Woodhead
Char - £102 Springfield Hill

370 Lambs (39.1kg-45kg) averaging 263.5/kg to 302p/kg Shambellie Grange
Tex - £130 Shambellie Grange, £121 Lochfoot
Suf - £119.50 Nether Gribton, £117.50 Kirkbride
Beltx - £118 Belridding
BF - £104 Hill Farm

291 Lambs (45.6kg-52kg) averaging 260.7p/kg to 276p/kg Newmains
Beltx - £139 Edinburgh Road
Tex - £137 Newmains, £133.50 Ballaggan, £133 Slacks
Suf - £122 Longbeoch & Nether Gribton
Blu Texl - £121 Maxwellfield
Chev - £120 Kiraugh Park
Char - £120 Lochhill
X - £119 Foregirth

38 Lambs (52.1kg+) averaging 256.6p/kg to 264p/kg Longbeoch
Tex - £146 Eastside, £142.50 £140 Maryfield, £141 Belridding, £140 East Polquhirter
Char - £143.50 Eastside. £143 Rigghead
Suf - £142 East Polquhirter, £140 Longbeoch
Beltx - £140 Newmains

 

403 Cast Ewes and Rams forward.
Good ewes easily sold to maintain recent rates, plainer sorts harder to cash

Ewes
Char - £148 Rigghead
Tex - £130 Eastside, £128 Maryfield, £120 Newmains
Chev Mule - £128 Kilbrook House
Chev - £104 £97 £87 Newbank
X- £100 Newmains, £96 Kilbrook
Lleyn - £73 £72 Bennan
BF - £68 Bridgemark & Nether Gribton, £65 Barr

Rams
Tex - £226 Maryfield, £172 Newbank
Char - £188 Rigghead
Chev - £168 Newbank
Zwar - £138 Rigghead

C&D Auctions Marts Ltd had their weekly store lambs sale in Dumfries.

Good Strong Store Lambs in good demand. Smaller hill types harder to sell.

Beltx - £101 Edinburgh Road
Tex - £90 Dressertland, £86 South Mains
Wens - £70 Edinburgh Road
Chev - £66 £52 Townfoot
BF - £64 £62 Townfoot

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report