Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 20th March 2017.

360 Forward - Trade for all classes continues to meet a brisk demand with a large ringside of active buyers present.

Prior to the sale the Spring Show was ably judged by David Bell, Hoddomtown who made the following awards

Best Single: Limousin Bullock From Newfield £1035

Best Pen: Limousin Bullocks From Lantonside £1050

The Show was Kindly Sponsored by Soltyre LTD

Bullocks ave 217.6p to £1165 and 258.5p

Heifers ave 207.4p to £1085 and 247.5p

Bulls ave 192p to £990 and 215.2p

Bullocks

Angus to £1165 Netehrfield, £980, £945 Boreland of Southwick

Limousin to £1110, £1105, £1020, £1000, £995 High Threave, £1050 (x2), £1010 Lantonside, £1035 Newfield, £1020 High Auchneel

British Blue to £1035 Lochmailing, £1015 High Auchneel, £1010 Upper Moor, £980 Cormaddie, £940 Cocklicks.

Simmental to £1000, £965, £940 Cormaddie, £980 Lochbank

Charolais to £1000, £985, £965 Cormaddie, £935 Netehrfield, £925 High Threave

Montbeliarde to £870 Gimmenbie

Shorthorn to £860 High Auchneel, £860 Tregallon

Friesian to £750 Kirkland

Per Kilo

British Blue to 257.5p, 250.8 (x2) Cocklicks

Limousin to 250.8 Cocklicks, 245.3, 244.1 Sunnyhill, 244.9 Rashgill

Charolais to 239.1p Cormaddie

Simmental to 226.7 Cormaddie

Angus to 226.4 Boreland of Southwick

Heifers

Charolais to £1085 Netherfield

Limousin to £1065 Newmains, £1030 Shenrick, £990 Wyliehole, £960 High Threave, £950, £890 Tregallon, £920 Upper Moor, £910 High Auchneel, £895 Kirkland,

British Blue to £1040, £995 High Auchneel, £955 Upper Moor, £900 Shenrick

Angus to £1040, £970 Braehead, £1000, £980 Lochmailing, £990, £890 Burnhead, £990 Shenrick

Simmental to £940 Lochbank, £935 Upper Moor

Per Kilo

Limousin to 247.5p Sunnyhill, 237p High Threave, 234.3 Hazelbank, 229p Newmains

Charolais to 220.8 High Threave

Angus to 217.1p Burnhaed

Bulls

£990 Abune the Brae.

Per Kilo

215.2p Abune the Brae