Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their Annual Show and Sale of Suckled Calves and Store Cattle when they had an entry of 625 head on Monday 16th October 2017 in Dumfries.

The show was kindly sponsored by Soltyre Ltd.

The days judge David Sandham, Lincs found his Champion Calf from the pen of Gary Bell, Hass-Side with a home bred British Blue x (March born) bullock which realised £1520 (467.7p/kg)

Other British Blue x Bullocks To £1480 (469.8p/kg), £1380 (452.5p/kg) Haas-side, £1120(334.3p/kg) Drumburn

Limousin x Bullock Calves from Haas-side to £1520 (524.1p/kg), £1400 (437.5p/kg), £1380(431p/kg)

British Blue x Heifer Calves to £1300 (472.7p/kg), £1100 (379.3p/kg), £1020 (370.9p/kg) Drumburn

Limousin x Heifer Calves £1220 (443.6p/kg, £1000 (363.6p/kg, £940 (276.5p/kg) West Bowhill

Spring Born Calves

Per Head

Bullocks

British Blue x to £1520, £1480, £1380, £1180, £1150, £1000 Haas-side, £1120, £1040, £950 Drumburn

Limousin x to £1520, £1400, £1380, £1100 Haas-Side, £1040 Drumburn, £1010 Catslackburn, £910, £870, £860 Tregallon

Charolais x to £890, £810 Whinnyhill, £760, £740 Dollard.

Simmental x Bullocks to £780 Tregallon, £720 Chanlockfoot, £710 Buittle Mains

Heifers

British Blue to £1300, £1100, £1020 Drumburn

Limousin x to £940 West Bowhill, £780, £740 Tregallon,

Angus x to £720 Glencrosh

Charolais x to £650, £610 Dollard

Older cattle met a steadier trade as finishers are wary of the fodder situation.

Per Head

Bullocks

Charolais to £1175 West Crossleys, £1000 Netherhall, £930 Beechgrove

Angus to £1045 Keyla Park, £1025, £910 Kirkbride, £960, £910 High Auchneel

Limousin to £1045 Millhill, £1025 Kirkbride, £1025 Netherhall.

Simmental to £1015, £950 Springfield, £995 Brownrigg, £990 Millhill.

Hereford £975 Baltersan, £910 High Auchneel.

British Blue to £930 Bruntshields

Ayrshire to £905 East Gallaberry

Fleckvieh to £885 High Auchneel

Montbeliarde to £885 High Auchneel

Heifers

Limousin to £1030, £950, £940 Pendicle, £1020 Ballaggan, £955, £910 £890 High Auchneel, £895 Netherhall

Blonde to £990, £920 Foregirth

Charolais to £970 Foregirth, £955 High Auchneel, £920, £850 Netherhall, £860 Beechgrove

Angus to £930 High Auchneel, £910 Foregirth, £860 Beechgrove