Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of 742 store cattle which included their autumn sale of organic cattle on Monday 5th October 2020.

147 Organic Cattle met a competitive demand.

Bullocks ave 232.6p/kg to 271p/kg Swinside and £1250 Torhousemuir.
Heifers ave 224p/kg to 262.7p/kg Swinside and £1230 Aulton Muirhouse

Bullocks per head – AA - £1070 Fell of Lochronald. BB - £1200 £1110 Torhousemuir. Char - £1120 Cobbinshaw. Her - £1070 £1070 Cobbinshaw. Lim - £1250 £1175 Torhousemuir, £1140 £1140 £1130 Swinside, £1080 Torhousemuir. Sim - £1215 Shawfield, £1160 £1160 £1160 £1100 £1100  Killipol. BSH - £1070 £1060 Cobbinshaw.

Heifers per head – AA - £1230 Alton Muirhouse. BB  - £1180 Torhousemuir. Char - £940 Cobbinshaw. Her - £1130 Steel Farm. Lim  - £1100 £1075 £1075 Torhousemuir. BSH - £1150 Cobbinshaw. Simmental - £965 Killipol.

577 Continental Cattle: Plenty of competition with best types especially wanted. A feature of the sale was the consignment of 90 British Blue x Heifers (14mo) from M/S Baillie Low Glasnick which averaged £1043.29 or 239.5p/kg. Selling to £1205.

Bullocks ave 214.9p/kg to 270p/kg Laught Mains and £1380 Landis.
Heifers ave 213.2p/kg to 280.5p/kg Low Glasnick and £1205 Low Glasnick.

Breeding Cattle:
Limousin x Heifers with bull calves to £1800 West Cluden
Luing x Cows with bull calves to £1320 Kilquhockadale
Heref x Cows with heifer calves to £1320 Kilquhockadale
Luing Cows I/C to £1120 Kilquhockadale
                          
Bullocks per head – AA - £1380 Landis, £1350 Ryemuir, £1190 Drumcru, £1180 £1150 £1095 Kirkbride,  £1095 Shawhill, £1095 Boreland of Southwick, £1090 Jardine Hall Mains. BB  - £1335 £1195 £1140 Landis, £1150 Ryemuir, £1085 Shenrick, £1040 Dalrioch. Lim - £1200 £1165 Kirkbride, £1170 £1120 No 4 Mid Locharwoods, £1150 Ryemuir, £1090 Midtown, £1080 Ryemuir, £1055 Chapelton. Sim - £1150 £1135 £1085 £1060 Shawfield, £1025 Hartbush, £1015 No 6 Howes.  Char - £1050 £1040 Chapelton, £1035 Craigielands Hill. Her  - £955 Baltersan.  Mont - £985 £970 Shawhill. BSH - £960 Gimmenbie. Fri - £800 Baltersan.

Heifer per head –  AA - £1130 Ryemuir, £1120 High Auchneel, £1095 East Skeroblin, £1095 Jardine Hall Mains, £1070 Ryemuir, £1020 Dalrioch. BB - £1205 £1205 £1200 £1195 £1160 £1150 £1145 Low Glasnick. Lim - £1165 Horseholm, £1115 £1035 Ryemuir, £1030 Hartbush. BSH - £1120 Chapelton, £990 Low Glasnick. Char - £1110 Drumcru, £1040 Horseholm, £970 Beechgrove.  Sim - £1060 High Auchneel, £1060 £1055 £1030 Hartbush. Stab - £1005 Horseholm.