Dumfries OTM and Prime Cattle Report

C&D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of OTM and Prime Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 16th September 2024.

103 forward: An increasing ringside if buyers attending ensured a very competitive trade for all classes and more could easily be sold to fulfil needs.

Beef cows sold to 288p/kg from Herries Farms, Lantonside and £2217.60 to average 200.40p/kg:

Beef Cows per Head

Limousin - £2217.60 & £1876.50 Lantonside, £2065 Hunthills, £1728.90 Newmains
Luing - £1836 Kirkland Farm
Aberdeen Angus - £1827.75 No 2 Tregallon, £1642.80, £1642 & £1584.60 Dalmakethar
Charolais - £1762.80 Foregirth
Simmental - £1696.50 & £1616.80 Millhill
British Blue - £1674.80 Meikle Kirkland

Beef Cows per Kg

Limousin – 228p/kg, 278p/kg & 242p/kg Lantonside, 236p/kg Hunthills, 235p/kg Midtown, 226p/kg Newmains, 220p/kg Dalmakethar, 220p/kg (x2) Meikle Kirkland
Aberdeen Angus – 275p/kg No 2 Tregallon, 228p/kg, 222p/kg & 220p/kg Dalmakethar
Simmental – 234p/kg & 216p/kg Millhill
Charolais – 226p/kg Foregirth
British Blue – 212p/kg Meikle Kirkland
Luing – 204p/kg Kirkland

Dairy cows sold to 212p/kg from DR Sloan & Son, Kirktonfields and £1722 to average 164.10p/kg:

Dairy Cows per Head

Holstein - £1722, £1696, £1622.40 & £1435.20 Kirktonfield, £1470.30 Maxwellbank
Norwegian Red - £1377 Searigg

Dairy Cows per Kg
Holstein – 212p/kg, 210p/kg, 208p/kg (x2) Kirktonfield, 194p/kg & 186p/kg Maxwellbank, 186p/kg (x2) Barndennoch, 184p/kg Dryburgh

Bulls sold to 190p/kg from JH Strawhorn & Son, Dalmakethar:

Bulls per Head
Aberdeen Angus - £2318 Dalmakethar
Stabiliser - £1975.80 Bennan
Simmental - £1886.80 Clarencefield
Shorthorn - £1835.70 Brickhouse
Charolais - £1763 Marwhirn

Bulls per Kg
Aberdeen Angus – 190p/kg Dalmakethar

Prime cattle topped at 332.00p/kg for Limousin Cross Heifers from J Jardine, Yett to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan and to £1973.80 A McKune, Townhead