Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries, also Dumfries & Galloway Young Farmers rally show and sale on Monday 15th April 2024.

The young farmers rally cattle were expertly shown and a credit to the young handlers of the Dumfries and Galloway region.

The championship was awarded to Tammy Campbell of Machars District with her limousin X Bullock “Black Berry” selling at £1800.

Ali Dodd sold ‘Moana’ a British Blue X Heifer at the Days Top Price of £3100.

Other Young Farmers Prices

BB - £3100 A Dodd, Tundergarth Mains
Lim- £2000 A Kennedy, North Cowshaw
         £2000 A Craik, Waterside
         £1800 T Campbell, Carsewalloch
         £1700 J Reid, Calfpark 
AA - £1700 C MacTaggart, Orchardton
         £1450               “        “

Organic Cattle

80 Organic Status cattle sold readily selling to £1810 from L Petrucci, Outer Blair and to 351.6kg from Foulshiels.
Bullocks per Head
Sim - £1620, £1600 & £1580 Outer Blair, Lim - £1220 & £1150 Foulshiels, Here - £970 Tangymoil
Heifers per Head
SR - £1810 Outer Blair, Sim - £1620 & £1480 Outer Blair, Lim - £1100 x2 Foulshiels
Bullocks per kilo
Lim- 351p & 345p Foulshiels, Sal – 343p Whitchesters, AA – 327p Tangymoil, 319p Whitchesters 
Heifers per kilo
AA – 336p Tangymoil, Lim- 336p Foulshiels

 

590 Store Cattle were forward to a full ringside of buyers keen to do business, all classes continue to be easily sold. 

Bullocks sold to £1680 from D Wilson & Son, Marwhirn and to 336.6 p/kg Ardlamy
Heifers to £1650 from I Burgoyne Shenrick and to 380.80 p/kg Craigievern
Bulls to £1490 sold by D Brown Abune The Brae and to 310.4 p/kg

Bullocks per head
Char - £1680 Marwhirn, £1500 St Ninians Grove, £1500 & 3£1460 Cormaddie, AA - £1670 X2 Fardingjames, £1630 Kirkbride, £1560 Seafield, £1540 & £1460 Cormaddie, £1500 Marwhirn, £1460 Backburn, Sim - £1460 Meikleholm, £1430 High Auchneel, £1390 Hartbush, BB - £1450 South Carthat, £1445 Backburn, Fleck - £1360 Seafield, Mont - £1360 Seafield, Gall - £1160

Heifers per head
Char - £1650 Shenrick, £1480 Marwhirn, £1390 Burgoyne, £1270 Marchfield, Lim - £1620 & £1380 The Bush, £1540 & £1530 Brownrigg, £1490 Newmains, £1440 Kirkbride, £1400 Backburn, £1380 Herries, AA - £1460 Mid Bishopton, £1400 Backburn, £1360 & £1350 Cormaddie , Sim - £1430 & £1360 Mossburn, £1380 Philgown, £1300 High Auchneel, £ 1290 Meikleholm, BB - £1410 Upper Portrack, £1410 High Auchneel, £1350 Backburn, £1350 Collochan, Hol - £1380 Hillend, Here - £1320 High Auchneel, Flek - £1320 High Auchneel

Bulls per head
Lim - £1490 & £1380 Abune the Brae, AA - £1280 Mid Bishopton

Bullocks per kilo
Here – 336p & 329p Ardlamy, Lim – 335p St Ninnians, 333p Barnbarroch, Char – 334p Craigievern, 329p Ninians Grove, 329p Cormaddie, SH – 330p Bogue, AA – 330 Bogue, 314p Cormaddie, Sim – 323p Hartbush, BB – 300p Searigg

Heifers per kilo
Lim – 405p Newmains, 395p Herries, Cont – 380p Craigievern  Char – 338p Marchfield, 319p Marwhirn, Sim – 320p Craigievern

Bulls per kilo – Lim- 310p Abune the Brae