Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auctions held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 17th March 2025 with 385 forward.

No easing in trade as finishers battle for cattle. Bullocks topped at £2690 from S Ewart & Son, Belridding. Heifers sold to £2440 from A&F Baillie, Low Glasnick. Bulls from Torwoodlee & Buckholm Estates to £2450. Many more could be sold every fortnight.

Bullocks per Head
Limousin - £2690 & £2070 Belridding, £2060, £2000 & £1980 Meikleholm, £210 & £1920 Seafield, £1940 Lantonside
British Blues - £2640, £2560 & £2210 Low Glasnick, £1900 Seafield, £1890 Backburn
Charolais - £2420 Marwhirn, £2110 Langhbarns, £1890 Cormaddie
Aberdeen Angus - £2200 Marwhirn, £2020 West Lanegate, £2010 & £1920 Seafield, £1870 Cormaddie
Simmental - £2060 & £1900 Meikleholm, £1880 Torwoodlee, £1860 Cormaddie, £1860 High Auchneel
Holstein - £2010 Seafield
Saler - £1880 High Auchneel
Hereford - £1880 Backburn
Luing - £1760 Torwoodlee, £1560 Crosslee

Bullocks per Kg
Simmental – 486.5p/kg Lochbank, 422.7p/kg High Auchneel, 412p/kg Meikleholm
Limousin – 464p/kg, 450p/kg, 448.8[/kg, 442.1p/kg Lantonside, 430.1p/kg Meikleholm
Charolais – 448.1p/kg Marwhirn, 444.2p/kg Langhbarns, 429.5p/kg Cormaddie, 428.9p/kg Calhame
Saler – 437.2p/kg High Auchneel
Aberdeen Angus – 427.2p/kg Marwhirn, 422.7p/kg High Auchneel, 422.5p/kg Gatehouse
British Blue – 421p/kg Lows Glasnick, 419.4p/kg Searigg
Fleckvieh – 419.4p/kg Slacks
Hereford – 419.4p/kg Slacks
Holstein – 402p/kg Seafield
Luing – 395.5p/kg Torwoodlee

Heifers per Head
British Blue - £2440, £2400, £2380, £2220, £2200, £2070 & £2060 Low Glasnick, £2060 Calhame
Limousin - £2060 Low Glasnick, £1890 Lantonside, £1880 & £1850 High Auchneel, £1830 Seafield
Charolais - £1960 & £1950 Langhbarns
Aberdeen Angus - £1900 Meikle Barncleugh, £1830 Seafield, £1740 High Auchneel, £1720 Cormaddie
Simmental - £1880 (x2) High Auchneel
Saler - £1850 High Auchneel
Hereford - £1840 High Auchneel
Luing - £1780 High Auchneel

Heifers per Kg
British Blue – 480p/kg, 453.6p/kg, 451.9p/kg, 446.7p/kg & 444p/kg Low Glasnick
Charolais – 438.2p/kg, 430.8p/kg, 422.9p/kg & 420.5p/kg Langhbarns, 414.6p/kg Cormaddie
Limousin – 422.2p/kg Langbarns, 415p/kg Lantonside, 414.1p/kg Lochbank
Aberdeen Angus – 407.1p/kg Coramddie
Saler – 406.6p/kg High Auchneel
Simmental – 404.3p/kg High Auchneel

Bulls per Head
Aberdeen Angus - £2450 Torwoodlee
British Shorthorn - £2100 1 Mallyford Cottage