Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of 680 Store Cattle on Monday 2nd October 2017 in Dumfries which included 107 Organic Cattle.

The Organic cattle met plenty of demand with finishers in a confident buying mood especially for suckler bred stores.

57 Bullocks Ave 249.2p/kg to 276.4p/kg and £1255

50 Heifers Ave232.3p/kg to 277p/kg and £1255

Organic Bullocks Per Head

Simmental to £1255, £1135 Outer Blair

Charolais to £1150 Gillespie

Angus to £1100, £1080, £1035 Gillespie, £995 Torhousemuir

Limousin to £1035 Gillespie

British Blue to £995 Torhousemuir

Organic Bullocks Per Kilo

British Blue to 276.40p

Angus to 276.40p Torhousemuir, 258.80

Simmental 261.7p, 261.5p, 255.1p Outer Blair

Limousin to 258.8p Gillespie

Charolais to 252.70p Gillespie

Organic Heifers Per Head

Simmental to £1255(x2), £1240, £1075 Outer Blair, £1100 Torhousemuir

Angus to £1225 Torhousemuir

British Blue to £1100 Outer Blair, £975 Torhousemuir

Charolais to £1015 Gillespie

Organic Heifers Per Kilo

British Blue to 277p, 270.8p Torhousemuir

Charolais to 233.7 Gillespie

Simmental to 268.80p, 261.50p, 256.10p, 250.50p Outer Blair

573 Conventional Cattle Forward: Best types met a keen trade. As cattle begin to feel the weather other sorts looked easier.

265 Bullocks ave 207.4p/kg to 255.1p/kg and £1180

232 Heifers ave 196.1p/kg to 247.7p/kg and £1100

62 Holstein Friesian Ave 132.8p/kg to 176p/kg and £870

14 Bulls Ave 231.8p/kg to 237p/kg and £1150

Per Head

Bullocks

Charolais to £1180, Greenfield,£1080, £1055, £1045 West Lanegate, £1040 Annefield, £920 Beechgrove

Angus to £1170, £1150 Barwhanny, £1140 Woodhall, £1120, £1045 Kirkbride, £1110 Shenrick, £1110, £1035 Raeburnhead.

Limousin to £1130, £1070 Dinnans, £1080 Shenrick, £1055 Ballaggan, £1030 Annefield, £1020 (x2) Kirkbride, £1005 West Lanegate, £1005 Cushag, £1005 Boreland.

Hereford to £1085 Barwhanny, £1000 Baltersan

Simmental to £995, £970 (x2) Dinnans

Norweign Red to £910 Shenrick

Fleckvieh to £910 Shenrick

Galloway to £900 Baltersan

Heifers

Limousin to £1100 Glenlaugh, £925 High Auchneel

Charolais to £1085 Greenfield, £940 (x2), £905 Annefield, £930, £890 Drumcru

British Blue to £1010 (x2) Hightae, £1000 Cushag, £925 High Auchneel

Angus to £910 Townfoot, £910, £905 High Auchneel

Simmental to £900 Cormaddie

Per Kilo

Limousin to 255.1p, 248.4p, 247.7p Herries, 247.7p Herries, 252p Annefield, 251.8p, 251.4p Dinnans

Charolais to 237.8p Greenfield

Bull

Limousin to £1150, £880 Mid Locharwoods

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their October Sale of Breeding Cattle which Included the Dispersal Sale of Shorthorn and Red Angus Cattle from Ryehill, Sanquhar.

The stock cows with calves at foot were well bid from the large ringside of buyers selling to £1850, £1600 (x2), £1520, £1450 (x2)

The 2 year old heifers scanned in calf for spring calving were easily sold selling to £1280, £1250 (x2), £1200, £1180, £1100 (x4)

Bulling Heifers to £860, £820

Outwith the dispersal the breeding cattle were sought after.

Limousin x Heifers with Calves to £2250, £2200, £1850 (x2), £1800 Garmartin.

Salers Heifers with Calves to £1900 Garmartin

Breeding Bulls

Salers to £1850 Oaklea

Next Sale Monday 16th October 2017