Dumfries OTM and Prime Cattle Report

C&D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of OTM and Prime Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 2nd September 2024.

A moderate show for quality met another sharp trade with competition brisk.

Beef cows sold to 258p/kg from TE & IJ Davies, Low Peninver and to £1763.20

Dairy cows sold to 188p/kg RC Gemmell, Brownfield and to £1532.20

Bulls sold to 212p/kg J & A J Smith, Drumalea and to £1706.80

Beef Cattle Per Head

British Blue - £1763.20, £1518.75 Low Peninver

Limousin – £1734.60, £1604.80 Meikle Kirkland

Simmental - £1612.80, £1576.80, £1573 Tregallon

Aberdeen Angus – £1537 Auld Mills, £1504.20 Low Peninver

Shorthorn – £1435.20 Auld Mills

Dairy Cattle Per Head

Holstein – £1532.20 Brownfield, £1360.80 Chapelcroft

Norwegian Red - £1369.20 Shenrick

Bulls Per Head

British Blue - £1706.60 Drumalea

Beef Cattle Per Kilo

British Blue – 258p/kg, 232p/kg, 225p/kg Low Peninver, 208p/kg Bleatchfield

Limousin – 236p/kg x2 Meikle Kirkland

Aberdeen Angus – 228p/kg, 218p/kg, 216p/kg Low Peninver, 212p/kg Auld Mills

Simmental – 224p/kg, 220p/kg, 216p/kg Tregallon

Shorthorn – 208p/kg Castlebrae, 208p/kg Auld Mills

Dairy Cattle Per Kilo

Holstein – 188p/kg, 178p/kg Brownfield, 174p/kg, 172p/kg Big Balcraig,

172p/kg Barnbarroch

Friesian – 184p/kg New Farm

Montbeliarde – 178p/kg Upper Portrack

Bulls Per Kilo

British Blue – 212p/kg Drumalea