Dumfries store cattle sale

Jul 31 2009 by Our Correspondent, Dumfries Standard Friday

CUMBERLAND & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their fortnightly Sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday.

191 Forward - Trade continue to be a seller’s market with plenty of customers for all classes of cattle.

Bullocks: Charolais to 204.1p Knowe. Limousin to 203.7p Kilmichael. British Blue to 203.7p Knowe. Simmental to 190p Hightownhead. Sale average 167.4p.

Heifers: Limousin to 209.4p Kilmichael. British Blue to 190.3p Newbie Mains. Simmental to 175p Newbie Mains.

Sale average 160p

Per head: Bullocks £955, £945 Tarbreoch, £732, £728 Newbie Mains, £750, £720 Hightownhead, £755 Seafield. Limousin £838, £800 Seafield, £832 Tarbreoch, £705 Stockbridgehill. Charolais £800, £758 Knocksheen, £705 Gibbonhill, £750, £748 Woodside. British Blue £798, £732 Hearthstains, £832 Seafield. Holstein £640, £620 Topmuir, £690 Fardingjames. Angus £745 Hightownhead, £755 Lochpark

Heifers: Simmental £872, £748 Newbie Mains. Limousin £725 Lochpark. Charolais £702 Gibbonhill £700 Knocksheen.

Young calves: 29 young calves with more beef calves forward. Limousin Bulls £285 Hollands (6 weeks). Simmental Bulls £265, £190, £180 Newbie Mains (4 weeks). Shorthorn Bull £95 Tanlawhill (6 weeks). Shorthorn Heifers £80 Tanlawhill (6 weeks). B&W Bulls £60 Boreland (3 week).