Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Nithsdale]

DUMFRIES PRIMESTOCK 10/08/2022

C&D Auction Marts held their weekly Primestock sale in Dumfries.

Prime cattle met spirited bidding to 290p/kg for a limousin heifer from W. Boyd, 8 Terregles Cottages to Johnstone and Son, Butchers, Annan. Bullocks from the same home to 280p/kg.

OTM's – were forward in numbers far short of customers demands, with trade again being exceptional.

Per Head – Limousin - £1493.80 Laverock Hall. Charolais - £1497.20 Millhill. Holstein - £1431 Boreland of Colvend, £1278.90 Barndennoch, £1191.45 Big Balcraig. Angus - £1413.60 North Bowerhouses. Simmental - £1352.40 Millhill. Saler - £1211.75 Gillesbie.

Per Kilo – Simmental – 209p North Bowerhouses, 196p Millhill, 189p Gillesbie. Charolais – 197p 185p Millhill. Limousin – 194p Laverock Hall, 184p Gillesbie. Angus – 186p North Bowerhouses. Saler – 185p Gillesbie. Holstein – 180p Boreland of Colvend, 174p 170p Barndennoch.

1452 Prime and Cast Sheep Forward

922 Prime Lambs – All classes maintained recent values

66 Lambs (32.1kg-39kg) Average 250.6p/kg to 281p/kg Glensone Cottage
Texel - £105.50 Glensone Cottage, £104 Glenhowan & Bushcroft

583 Lambs (39.1kg-45.5kg) Average 246p/kg to 271p/kg Swyre
Texel - £111 x3 Muirside, £110 Chapel
Suffolk - £110.50 Chapel & Netherhall
Cross - £103 High Cairn

280 Lambs (45.6 -52kg) Average 244.3p/kg to 255p/kg Shangan
Texel - £130 Shangan, £124.50 Swyre, £124 Longbeoch
Suffolk - £124 Swyre, £122 8 Terregles Cottage

23 Lambs (52kg+) Average 236.6p/kg to 259p/kg Sheildhill
Texel - £132 Shangan, £127 Sheildhill, £125 Longbeoch & High Cairn

530 Cast ewes forward, a plainer show was on offer making things easier on the week.

157 Heavy ewes averaging £93.25

372 Light ewes averaging £51.83

4 Tups averaging at £101


Ewes-
Texel - £140 Glenhowan, £132 Breconside & £130 Shangan
Suffolk - £128 Shangan & £112 33 Newton Rd
Mule - £108 Newbigging, £100 Shangan, £96 8 Terregles Cottage & £96 Roan Farm
Blackface - £109 High Cairn, £78, £72 Kirkland Farming, £78 Guelt & £75 Roan Farm
Chev.mule - £97 Nether Cargen, £87 Cairnbowie
Beltex - £98, £76 & £66 Inamay
Romney - £84 33 Newton Rd
Cheviot - £70, £50 Hastingshall & £61, £54 Roan Farm

Rams
NCC - £140 Nether Gribton

 

[Estate fencing.]

Booked some in on the dead weight tomorrow at £5.55 looks alright if they’re just £2.50 in the ring, fancy beltex’s they are not.

Where’s that?

 

[Nithsdale]

Booked some in on the dead weight tomorrow at £5.55 looks alright if they’re just £2.50 in the ring, fancy beltex’s they are not.

Good price that! Scotbeef is £5.30 and Highland Meats is £5.20

 

[Estate fencing.]

Good price that! Scotbeef is £5.30 and Highland Meats is £5.20

Rpf on 5.40, thought that was a good price

 

[Farmer Keith]

ABP, rang dunbia and they were only at 520p although to be fair they would kill out slightly better at dunbia from past experience.

 

[Estate fencing.]

ABP, rang dunbia and they were only at 520p although to be fair they would kill out slightly better at dunbia from past experience.

Iv never sent to apb but dunbia kill out worst than rpf when I’ve sent before.

 

[Farmer Keith]

Iv never sent to apb but dunbia kill out worst than rpf when I’ve sent before.

I think dunbia pay for the kidneys and channel fat and ABP don’t, basically if the dunbia price is 10-20p less it comes to the same carcass value.

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

Quality of the lambs there compared to most places is totally different though. When 1/3 of your entry is top end Vivers type lambs you expect the average to be miles in front of the averages

I don't think Vivers are paying the premium at the moment. From my quick look on the livestream he wasn't going above about £130 for the best lambs. Apparently Paul had been at Darlo last week looking for lambs and had left saying they were to dear

 

[copse]

Rpf on 5.40, thought that was a good price

Are they down 10 p from last week as I’m sure they were £5.50 then?

 

[Estate fencing.]

Are they down 10 p from last week as I’m sure they were £5.50 then?

I didn’t send last week but where 5.50 the week before. 5.40 is fine I think for my type of lambs.

 

[muleman]

ABP, rang dunbia and they were only at 520p although to be fair they would kill out slightly better at dunbia from past experience.

Kilo less meat at abp so more or less the same.

 

[Woolless]

Good price that! Scotbeef is £5.30 and Highland Meats is £5.20

Do Highland Meats (Saltcoats?) kill sheep now?

 

[muleman]

drought really starting to bite now... this gateway had water standing in it this morning!

 

[copse]

There was loads of smart texel lambs in melton at around £100 yesterday and I was up to £128 for Tex x mule lambs . yes mine were bigger but wouldn’t have cost any more to produce and I would be selling 2 lambs off a mule and guessing nearer 1.5 off a ewe that will produce a smart lamb so I don’t think quality does always pay really.

 

[copse]

View attachment 1055530drought really starting to bite now... this gateway had water standing in it this morning!

You greedy buggers keeping all the rain to yourselves send some down here!

 

[muleman]

You greedy buggers keeping all the rain to yourselves send some down here!

No, we're gonna be short ourselves.....weve had none today!

 

[Estate fencing.]

View attachment 1055530drought really starting to bite now... this gateway had water standing in it this morning!

You forget to turn the bowser off?

 

[Nithsdale]

Do Highland Meats (Saltcoats?) kill sheep now?

Well!! I thought they only did cattle... but my neighbour has been talking to them about sending lambs. How long they've been taking them for I don't know

 

[Estate fencing.]

There was loads of smart texel lambs in melton at around £100 yesterday and I was up to £128 for Tex x mule lambs . yes mine were bigger but wouldn’t have cost any more to produce and I would be selling 2 lambs off a mule and guessing nearer 1.5 off a ewe that will produce a smart lamb so I don’t think quality does always pay really.

I got some really smart lambs lambs but they just done weigh. My Suffolk crosses easy get to 50kg for no more money.

 

[muleman]

You forget to turn the bowser off?

Whats one of them!
Thought i best get some lambs in this field sharpish today . ..grass gets past its best when it gets up towards their knees!