Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auctions held their Opening sale of Store Cattle at Dumfries on Monday 12th January 2026.

270 forward, full ringside of Buyers in attendance all in a buying mood with all classes being easily sold. Bullocks averaged 402.1p/kg to 590.9p/kg from Argyll & Lochaber Estate, Kennacraig and to £2380 from Glenkiln Farms, Bettyknowes and Temple, Wyliehole. Heifers averaged 378.1p/kg to 443p/kg Ewart, Belridding amd to £2290 from Grove Farms, Meikle Barncleugh. Bulls averaged 353p/kg to 395.2p/kg from MacDonald, Drumyeonmore and to £2550 from Reid, Glendearg.

Bullocks per Head
Aberdeen Angus - £2380, £2300, £2200, £2180 & £2160 Bettyknowes, £2040 Shenrick
Beef Shorthorn - £2380 & £2280 Wyliehole, £1940 Backburn
Limousin - £2380, £2320, £2280 Wyliehole, £2040 Belridding, £2000 Backburn
Simmental - £2160 Bettyknowes
Saler - £2100 Bettyknowes
Fleckvieh - £2000, £1980 Seafield
Hereford - £2000 & £1980 Seafield
Norwegian Red - £1940 Seafield
Luing - £1850 High Auchneel

Bullocks per Kg
Aberdeen Angus – 590.9p Beauly, 431.9p Grassfield
Limousin – 478.3p Hopestead
British Blue – 465.5p Hillend, 437.7p Searigg
Simmental – 464.7p Grassfield
Charolais – 458.5p Gatehouse
Hereford – 408.7p Seafield

Heifers per Head
Limousin - £2290 Meikle Barncleugh, £2170 (x2) Belridding, £2080 Ballaggan, £1960 Shenrick
Aberdeen Angus - £2080 Boreland, £1900 High Auchneel
Charolais - £2030 (x2) Shenrick
British Blue - £1970 & £1950 Backburn
Simmental - £1900 High Auchneel
Hereford - £1920 High Auchneel
Norwegian Red - £1900 High Auchneel

Heifers per Kg
Limousin – 442.9p Belridding, 433.3p Ballaggan, 432.1p Meikle Barncleugh
Simmental – 408.6p High Auchneel
Charolais – 405.4p Gatehouse
Aberdeen Angus – 405.1p Searigg
Hereford – 400p High Auchneel
British Blue – 390.5p Tregallon

Bulls per Head
Charolais - £2550 Glendearg
Limousin - £1700 Ryemuir

Bulls per Kg
Limousin – 395.2p Drumyeonmore

Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495