Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their spring show and sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 23rd March 2020.

350 Forward: Best quality cattle maintained recent values whilst plainer sorts slightly easier.

The Show, kindly sponsored by Soltyre Ltd , was expertly judged by Jimmy Jardine, Yett who made the following awards.

Best Bullock New Mains £975 (395kg)
Best Heifer New Mains £960 (405kg)
Best Pen High Threave £965 (390kg)

Bullocks per head BB - £1090, 1050, £1030 Smallholmburn, £1055 Low Glasnick, £1040 Gimmenbie. Lim - £1085, £1005 High Threave, £1075 Belridding, £1050 Brownrigg, £1035 New Mains, £1025 Boreland, £1015 Midtown. Sals - £1040 Newlands, £955 Low glasnick. Char - £1015 High Auchneel, £910 Heithat. Here - £1000, £975 Low Glasnick, £990 High Auchneel. AA - £970, £940 Tara, £905 Branteth. Hols - £810 Upper Portrack.

Heifer per head Lim - £1070 Belridding, £1030 (x2) Horseholm, £1020, £990 High Auchneel, £960 New Mains, £955 High Threave. AA - £1055, £955 High Auchneel, £910 Sheddock. Char - £1035, £1030 (x2) Horseholm, £955 High Auchneel. BB - £1010 (x2), £950 (x2) Smallholmburn, £940 Gimmenbie. Short - £990, £930 High Auchneel. £935 Newlands. Sim - £930 Gimmenbie. Luing - £930 High Auchneel. Here - £885 Braehead.

Bulls per head Char - £840 Denbieyett.  Fleck - £820 Slacks