Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auctions held their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 17th February 2025 with 393 forward.

All classes continue to sell at levels beyond sellers expectations with buyers very active for both dairy cross and suckler bred cattle. Bullocks averaged 368.17p/kg and sold to £2160 from WJ Keaning, Depsterton and to 429.40p/kg from J Ross Freeman & Son, Clarencefield. Heifers averaged 350.37p/kg and sold to £1820 from A&F Baillie, Low Glasnick and to 400p/kg from John McMillan, Ballaggan.

Bullocks per Head
Aberdeen Angus - £2160 & £2040 Dempsterton, £2010 Smallholms
British Blue - £2140 Low Glasnick, £1900 Seafield, £1850 & £1830 Smallholmburn, £1810 High Auchneel
Charolais - £2090 & £1850 Low Glasnick
Saler - £2000 Auchenfad
Limousin - £1980 & £1830 Smallholms
Simmental - £1790 & £1780 Hartbush
Hereford - £1780 & £1680 High Auchneel, £1690 & £1680 Mouswald Grange
British Friesian - £1460 & £1420 Park, £1390 Baltersan
Beef Shorthorn - £1650 Smallholmburn, £1280 Baltersan
Ayrshire - £1420 Park

Bullocks per Kg
Aberdeen Angus – 429.40p/kg & 421.90p/kg Clarencefield, 414.30p/kg & 397.70p/kg Smallholmburn, 396.90p/kg Gatehouse
Simmental – 423.70p/kg & 410.30p/kg Clarencefield, 391.20p/kg Hartbush
Hereford – 422p/kg Ardlamy, 390.50p/kg Corran
Charolais – 415.70p/kg & 406.80p/kg Low Glasnick
Limousin – 400p/kg (x2) Lochbank, 397.80p/kg Smallholms
Saler – 391.30p/kg Auchenfad
British Blue – 386.40p/kg Smallholmburn
British Friesian – 320p/kg Baltersan            

Heifers per Head
British Blue - £1820 Low Glasnick, £1820 Seafield
Aberdeen Angus - £1810 Innerfield, £1760 Seafield
Simmental - £1810 & £1740 Innerfield
Limousin - £1800 Ballaggan, £1740 Meikleholm
Hereford - £1800, £1790 & £1780 High Auchneel
Norwegian Red - £1800 High Auchneel
Fleckvieh - £1790 High Auchneel
Charolais - £1780 & £1750 Low Glasnick
Holstein - £1700 Rockhallhead

Heifers per Kg
Limousin – 400p/kg Ballaggan           
British Blue – 397.60p/kg Low Glasnick
Charolais – 388.90p/kg Lows Glasnick
Aberdeen Angus – 386.50p/kg Smallholmburn
Norwegian Red – 375p/kg High Auchneel
Hereford – 375p/kg High Auchneel
Simmental – 373.20p/kg Innerfield