Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 12th June 2023.

235 cattle forward – Trade shows no sign of easing with ringside full of active buyers.

Bullocks to £1460 from R. Ritchie & Co, Fardingjames and B. Ramsay, High Auchneel and to 325.6p/kg Belridding.

Heifers to £1580 from H&G Graham, Hillhead and 421.8p/kg Killarow, Argyll.

Bulls to £1430 from P.Ewart, Belridding and 472.2 p/kg Killarow, Argyll

30 Heifers and Cows forward - Plenty of demand. Selling to £3000 (x2)

Bullocks per head    

Lim - £1460 x2, £1410, £1320 Fardingjames, £1400, £1300 Belridding, £1285 Nether Rigg

Her - £1460, £1450 High Auchneel

Sim - £1460 High Auchneel

AA - £1445, £1340 Fardingjames, £1390 Kirkland, £1330 Highlaw

Sal - £1210, £1150 Auchenfad

Heifers per head

Char - £1580, £1540 Hillhead, £1390 High Auchneel

AA - £1460, £1400 High Auchneel, £1390 Dressertland, £1380 Fardingjames, £1330 Highlaw

Sim - £1390 Auchneel

Lim - £1360 Boghead, £1330 Nether Albie, £1295 Belridding, £1280 High Auchneel

BB - £1280 High Auchneel, £1150 Searigg

Sal - £1280 High Auchneel, £1170 Auchenfad

 Bulls per head

Lim - £1430 Belridding

Bullocks per kilo

Lim - 325.6p Belridding

Sim - 313.5p Meikleholm

AA- 298.7p Gatehouse

Heifers per kilo

BB- 421.8p, 395.2p Killarow

Lim - 312p, 307.3p Belridding

Blu G - 296.3p Glencroe

Char - 292.6p High Auchneel

Sim - 292.6p  High Auchneel

Sal - 280p Auchenfad

Bulls per kilo

BB- 472.2p Killarow

Breeding Cattle

Cow and Heifer Calf - Sim - £3000 Palaceknowe

Heifer and Bull Calf - AA- £2950 Rigghead

Heifer and Heifer Calf - Sal - £3000, £2850 Kildarroch. Lim - £2950 Kildarroch. Sim - £2750 Kildarroch. AA - £2500 Rigghead. Her - £2550 Rigghead.