MARKET ROUND-UP

C&D held of Dumfries that store included Auction their cattle on fortnightly Monday Marts the in Ltd sale Dumfries Young Farmers & Galloway Overwintering Competition. Megan Forsyth won the championship with a

March 2017-born Limousin heifer that sold for £2650 or 476.6p per kg, with the reserve ticket Megan bullock £1400. The also overall for that going a fetched Limousin average to for 129 (+18.4p heifers on the was fortnight), 232.1p while 171 bullocks levelled at 233.8p (+13.6p). Five store bulls sold to 267p and averaged 195p (-37.6p). Lawrie & Symington Ltd sold 22 prime heifers in Lanark on Monday to a top of 254p and an average of 241.5p (-2.1p on the week), while 15 prime, beef-bred bullocks peaked at 240p and levelled at 213.5p (+2.5p). Nine prime,

B&W bullocks sold to 157.5p and averaged 144.2p (-3.1p).

In the rough ring 25 beef cows averaged 136p (+2p) and 46 dairy cows levelled at 112p (-3p).

The firm also sold 1522 prime hoggs to a top of £138.50 per head and 327p per kg to average 224p (-51p).

The 155 heavy cast ewes forward sold to £168.50 for a Texel and averaged

£87.92, while 290 light/ export-type ewes peaked at £87.50 for a Blackface and levelled at £58.11.