Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers: Dumfries primestock sale

Oct 17 2008 by Our Correspondent, Dumfries Standard Friday

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock at Dumfries on Wednesday.

103 prime cattle were forward, trade eased.

Bullocks: Limousin to 180.5p from R Neill, Upper Tinwald to M/S Fraser Butchers Stranraer. British Blue to 170.5p Culhorn Mains Stranraer to C Anderson.

Top gross bullock: £1135.90 Newmains

Heavyweight heifers: Limousin to 180p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to Border Meats Lockerbie, 172.5p, 171.5p Laneside New Abbey to Cleveland Meats Stockton on Tees, 170 Woodfield, Eastriggs to PR Duff & Son Wishaw.

Charolais to 170.5p Inglestone, Dumfries to PR Duff & Son Wishaw. British Blue to 175p Culhorn Mains Stranraer to JD Owen & Son Butchers Newton Stewart.

Top gross heifer: £1082.05 Marwhirn.

41 prime bulls: trade remained firm.

Limousin to 174.5p, 170.5p, 169.5p(x2) Duchra, 170.5p Sarkshields.

Luing to 154.5p Yett. Devon to 147.5p Mossburn. Montbeliard to 139.5p Inglestone.

Holstein to 131.5p Inglestone, 128.5p, 124.5p Whins.

Top gross bull £1351.88 Drumburn.

124 OTM cattle: more flesh on offer, plainer cows looked dearer.

Principal prices per kilo cows:

Angus to 130p Hardlawbank, 129p Blairshinnoch, 117p Hightown of Craigs. British Blue to 120p, 107p Blairshinnoch

Charolais to 107p Gairloch.

Holstein to 108p, 97p Kerricks, 102p, 97p Baltier, 96p Fingland.

Bullocks: Devon to 131p Upper Portrack

Angus to 118, 114p (x2) Calf Park.

Bulls: Montbeliard 99p Upper Portrack.

Principal prices per head: Holstein £846 Baltier, £785 Kerricks, £733 Baltier, £687 Shawsmuir. Angus £761, £752 Blairshinnoch, £700 Hightown. Charolais £749 Gairloch.

Bullocks: Devon £838 Upper Portrack. Angus £803 Calf Park

Bulls. Montbeliard £811 Upper Portrack.

1767 prime lambs: Easier on the week but a large percentage of mule lambs and plainer sorts forward well fleshed quality sorts making 125-135p.

Top price per head: £70 for 48kg Beltex Crosses from Messrs W Gribbon & Co, Waterside, Cargenbridge, Dumfries. They also made the top price per kg of 145.8p. Overall average was 115.2p. Top prices were:

Standard lambs (32.1-39kg): top 115.7p; av 110.2p.

Texel £44 Bennan, £44 Eastside. Cross £43.40 Netherton, £42.20 Merkland, £42 Fraserford Farms, £40.80 Over Abington

Lleyn £42.20 Bennan. Suffolk £41 Iron losh.

Medium lambs (39.1-45.5kg): top 136p; av 117.8p.

Texel £56 Waterside, £55.80, £54.80 Drumcruilton, £53.50 Lochmailing. Suffolk £52 Skemrigghead, £50.80 Longbeoch. Cross £50.50, £50.20 Midlock.

Heavy lambs (45-52kg): top 145.8p; av 113.8p.

Beltex £70 Waterside. Texel £57 Lochmailing. Suffolk £55 Marwhirn, £54 Hartbush.

Super heavy lambs (52.1kg +over): Texel £67.50 Townfoot. Suffolk £55 Hastingshall.

1016 cast ewes & rams: a large show of ewes forward and better fleshed quality sorts were £4 dearer on the week. Top prices:

Heavy ewes: Texel £67.50 Midlock, £64.50 Carsegowan, £56.50 Auchenknight, £55.50 Lochmailing. Suffolk £49.50 Townfoot. Chev/Mule £42 Kells. Half Bred £41.50 Newmains, £39.50 Marwhirn. Cross £41 Hightownhead. Leicester £40 Midlock, £39.50 Kirkton. NCC £39 Marwhirn.

Light ewes: Cheviot £35 Dalhanna, £33.50 Lochmailing, £22.50 Dalhanna. Blackface £25 Hightownhead, £24.50 Carserigg, £24 Lawesknowe, £23.20 Dunesslin.

Rams: Texel £57.90 Barvennan, £48.50 Hayfield.