Dumfries OTM and Prime Cattle Report
C&D Auctions Ltd held their fortnightly sale of OTM and Prime Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 20th January 2025.
130 forward: 12 active buyers ensured competitive bidding for all shapes and sizes. Beef OTMs averaged 235.3p/kg selling to 335p/kg rom JB Paterson & Co, Hartbush and to £242.75 from E Murray & Son, Conheath for a Limousin cross. Dairy OTMs averaged 176.8p/kg to 245p/kg from AW Currie & Son, Barndennoch and to £2103.70 from E Murray & Son, Conheath.
Prime Cattle much dearer selling to 382p/kg and 372p/kg from J Jardine, Yett to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers, Annan and S Gilvear, Stirling.
Dairy Cows per Head
Holstein Friesian - £2103.70, £1904.60 & £1816.50 Conheath, £1510 Barndennoch
British Friesian - £1677 Conheath
Ayrshire - £1342.60 Machribeg, £1254.90 Searigg
Dairy Cows per Kg
Holstein Friesian – 245p/kg & 200p/kg Barndennoch, 225p/kg Auchencrieff, 222p/kg Heathfield, 218p/kg, 214p/kg 210p/kg (x2) Conheath, 192p/kg Branetrigg
Ayrshire – 198p/kg Halmyre, 196p/kg Machribeg
British Friesian – 195p/kg Conheath
Friesian – 194p/kg Searigg, 190p/kg Grains
Beef Cows per Head
Limousin - £2472.75 & £2402.50 Conheath, £2244.50 Hartbush, £2037.50, £2025 & £2023.40 Cormaddie, £1986.50 Hunthills
Devon - £2275 1 Mallyford Cottage
Luing - £2196 Dalmakethar
British Blue - £1889.40 & £1567.80 Meikle Kirkland, £1509.30 Kilwhipnach
Beef Shorthorn - £1867.60 & £16521.20 Wyliehole, £1755 Kilwhipnach
Simmental - £1773.20 Dalmakethar, £1649.70 Clarencefield, £1630.20 Millhill
Hereford - £1856 & £1598.40 Drumyeonmore
Aberdeen Angus - £1689.50 Cormaddie, £1684.80 & £1668.80 Auchencrieff, £1642.50 Dalmakethar, £1617 Wyliehole
Beef Cows per Kg
Limousin – 335p/kg & 328p/kg Hartbush, 315p/kg & 310p/kg Conheath, 274p/kg Hunthills, 270p/kg Cormaddie, 270p/kg Kilwhipnach
Aberdeen Angus – 298p/kg & 288p/kg Auchencrieff
Beef Shorthorn – 270p/kg Kilwhipnach, 258p/kg Wyliehole, 244p/kg Corputechan
British Blue – 270p/kg & 268p/kg (x2) Meikle Kirkland
Devon – 260p/kg 1 Mallyford Cottage
Simmental – 248p/kg Dalmakethar, 234p/kg Clarencefield
Luing – 244p/kg Dalmakethar
Bulls per Head
Aberdeen Angus - £1682.60 Machribeg
Simmental - £2300.40 Dollard
Bulls per Kg
Simmental – 216p/kg Dollard
Feeding Steer
Simmental – 235p/kg Killervan
