Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of 558 store and breeding cattle in Dumfries. on Monday 2nd November 2020.

Store cattle met plenty of competition although looking easier than previous sales.

Bullocks per head – Lim - £1230 Hillhead, £1080 Highlaw, £1050 West Lanegate, £1030 Mosshead, £1025 Upper Moor, £1020 Carradale, £1000 High Auchneel. AA - £1170 Craigielands, £1075 £1055 High Auchneel, £1025 West Lanegate, £1020 Upper Moor, £1015 High Auchneel. Sim - £1100 High Auchneel, £1045 Rockhallhead. Char - £1070 Jardinehall, £1065 High Auchneel, £1040 Cormaddie, £1000 High Auchneel. Mont - £1070 South Cairn. Luing - £1060 Lawesknowe. Other - £1020 High Auchneel. BB - £1015 Upper Moor. Hols - £810 Upper Barr. 

Heifers per head – Lim - £1150 Low Peninver, £1120 £1115 Kirkbride, £1105 High Auchneel, £1100 £1080 Kirkbride, £1060 Horseholm, £1030 Drumcru, £1010 High Auchneel. Short - £1120 Auld Mills. BB – £1120 Highlaw, £1005 £975 Upper Moor. AA - £1095 £1010 High Auchneel, £1025 Horseholm. Stab - £1060 x2 Horseholm. Char - £1060 x3 Horseholm, £1030 Drumcru, £1025 West Lanegate, £1005 Drumcru. Other - £1060 High Auchneel, £960 Leathorn. Sim - £1030 High Auchneel. Saler - £930 Auchenfad. 

Bullocks pence per kilo – BB – 268.50 Low Barness. Here – 268.50 Low Barness. Lim – 250.80 Hillend. Char – 231.10 Greenfield.

Heifers pence per kilo – Lim – 247.10 Catslackburn, 242.40 Tregallon. AA – 233.30 Catslackburn. Here – 232.80 Low Barness. Sal – 231.30 Auchenfad. Char – 227.80 Cormaddie.

Breeding Cattle met plenty of interest.

Charolais bull (6yo) £1500 Monybuie

Blue Grey Cows (spring calvers)to £1350 x2 Upper Barr

Simmental Cows (spring calvers) to £1100 Monybuie

Aberdeen Angus Cows (spring calvers) to £1120 St Ninians

Shorthorn cows with calves to £1480 West Kirkbryde