Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auctions Ltd held their weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Rams & Ewes in Dumfries on Wednesday 31st January 2024.

Prime hoggs carrying flesh easily sold, more could be sold to fill buyers orders. Hoggs sold at £168 from P. Ewart, Belridding and 320p/kg from Arnmannoch.

65 Hoggs (32.1kg-39kg) averaging 280.4p/kg to 318p/kg Hoddomtown
Tex – £119 Archwood
Hamp - £111 Hoddomtown
BF - £109 Muirhouse

265 Hoggs (39.1kg-45kg) averaging 294.1/kg to 320p/kg Arnmannoch
Tex - £137 Dollard, £136 Muirhouse, £132 Shambellie Grange, £131 Fairgirth
X - £136 Dollard
Char - £129 Lochhill
Suf - £126 Lochhill & Rigghead
Chev - £120 Hoddomtown
BF - £115 Laghead
Swal - £115 Dollard

199 Hoggs (45.6kg+) averaging 288.1p/kg to 306p/kg West Parkgate
Tex - £168 Belridding, £164 Wester Parkgate, £156 £155 West Skelston
Suf - £151 £150 West Skelston
X - £144 Muirhouse
BF - £126 Laghead

Cast Ewes and Rams

Cast ewes and rams met a far sharper trade on the week, more could have been sold.

Ewes
Tex - £185 Wester Parkgate, £182 £152 Belridding, £148 Drumburn
Belt - £150 £138 Loaningfoot
Rye - £146 Newfield, £112 Whiteyard
X - £144 Sheildhill, £130 Abune the Brae, £116 Drumburn
Chev Mule - £140 Archwood
Char - £138 Loaningfoot
BF - £92 Woodhouse, £82 Bushcroft the Glen, £76 Shambellie Grange
Chev - £92 Glenkiln

Rams
Chev - £146 Newbank
Tex - £145 Drumburn, £140 Archwood, £126 Eastside

corresponding week 2023 sale report