Dumfries primestock sale

Dec 19 2008 by Our Correspondent, Dumfries Standard Friday

THE CUMBERLAND and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held its weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday.

A smaller show of prime cattle were easily sold.

Heavyweight heifers – Limousin to 188.5p from D&R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill, to Border Meats, Lockerbie; charolais 164.5p Marwhirn to Cleveland Meat, Stockton on Tees and Border Meats, 160p Newmains to JD Owen & Son, Butchers, Newton Stewart.

Lightweight heifers – Limousin to 182.5p Balgrayhill to Border Meats; charolais 165.5p Newmains to Border Meats.

Top gross heifer £1,036.75 Balgrayhill.

Bullocks – Limousin to 184.5p Balgrayhill to Border Meats.

Top gross bullock £1,118.98 Fagra.

87 OTM cattle – trade firmed, more feeding cows forward.

Prices per kilo – cows: Limousin 134p, 133p, 119p Castlewigg; simmental 115p Third, 110p Garrel; holstein 85p Hardgrove, 83p Auchencrieff, 83p Ingleston.

Bullocks: Highland to 119p Archwood £666.90

Heifers: Limousin to 140p Fagra £679.00

Prices per head – cows: Simmental £891.25 Third; Limousin £884.40 Castlewigg; Angus £850.65 Kirkblane; Hereford £796.50 Russet Estate; holstein £742.85 Auchencrieff, £720.90 Abbey.

1,804 prime lambs maintained their recent good prices with export weights selling sharper and heavy lambs slightly easier on the week.

Top price per kilo was 146p for Texel x lambs from G A & M Marshall, Cocklicks, Annan.

Top price per head was £64 for 46kg texels from Messrs W Gribbon & Co, Waterside, Cargenbridge. The overall average was 130.6p a rise of 1.5p on the week.

Top prices were:

Light lambs (25.5-32kg): top 130p; average 125.2p.

Texel £41.50 Lochwood, £34 Arnmannoch; blackface £39 Guelt, £39 Dalpedder.

Standard lambs (32.1-39kg): top 138p; average 129.2p.

Texel £53.50 Upper Tinwald, £52.50 Shawhill, £52.20 Outertown, £51 Arnmannoch. Greyface £50.80 Mosside, £49.20 Guelt, £48 Abune The Brae & Brandleys. Blackface £49 Riggheads, £49 Midlock, £48 Dalpeddar, £47.50 Burnside. Suffolks £48.50 The Ford.

Medium lambs (39.1 – 45.5kg): top 146p; average 131.8p.

Texel £59.50 Cocklicks, £58.20 Longbeoch, £58 Waterside, £58 Raehills, £57.80 Over Abington, £57.40 Ballagan. Beltex £59 Nether Dargavel; Suffolks £59 Raehills, £57 Hartwood.

Heavy lambs (45.6-52kg): top 139p; average 120.4p.

Texels £64 Waterside, £60 West Skelston, £58 Belridding & Riggheads. Suffolks £60 Gall, £56 Riggheads, £55.80 Longbeoch. Charollais £60 Riggheads; greyface £55.20 Dalpedder, £51 Gall. North Country Cheviot £54 Hastings Hall. Leicesters £53 Gall.

Cast ewes and rams numbered 864: A large show with trade £6-£7 dearer on the week. Top prices were:

Heavy ewes: Texel £73 The Drum, £70 Belridding, £63.50 The Drum, £58.50 Barshill, £57.50 Holestane, £56.50 Belridding; Leicesters £60 Kilfaddoch; greyfaces £55.50 Barshill, £50 Arnmannoch, £48 Hillbank, £47.50 High Townhead, £47 Holestane; halfbreds £43.50 Marwhirn; North Country Cheviot £49 Annefield; Suffolks £54.50 Townhead; Lleyns £41.50 Bennan.

Light ewes: Blackface £39 Burn, £38.50 Palaceknowe, Dreva, £35.50 Brandleys, £35 Burn & Holestane; Swaledales £33.80 Dalhanna.

Cast rams: Leicesters £58.50 Dreva, £50.50 Craiglearan; texels £54.50 Cocklicks, £47.50 Ballaggan; blackface £38.50 Dreva.

Heavy ewes averaged £43.42; light ewes averaged £28.81; and cast rams averaged £46.20.