Dumfries Store Cattle Sale Report

Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their Annual Spring Show & Sale of 350 Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 23rd March 2015.

186 Bullocks ave 226.4p to 291.2p and £1300

150 Heifers ave 212p to 265.7p and £1150

14 Bulls ave 210.6p to 218.2p and £960

Prior to the sale sponsored by RC Dalgliesh, Lockerbie the show was in the capable hands of Mr Tom Faulder, Houghton House who found his best single with an April 2014 born Limousin Bullock from JS & M Goldie, Skipmyre which sold for £1060 (380Kg).

Best pen awarded to A & M Fitzsimons, Tregallon with Limousin x Bullocks £1105 (440Kg)

Top Prices Per Head

Bullocks

Limousin to £1300, £1200, £1170, £1160, £1125 Wyliehole, £1200, £1130, £1110 High Threave, £1120 Crossleys, £1115 Ryemuir, £1110 Whitehill, £1105 (x2) Tregallon

Charolais to £1300, £1225, £1190 Marwhirn, £1055 Meikleholm

British Blue to £1285 Trolane, £1100 Ryemuir, £1050 Shenrick

Angus to £1280, £1170 Wyliehole, £1260 Trolane

Fleckvieh to £1070 Meikleholm

Norwegian Red to £1015 Shenrick

Hereford to £1010 North Corbelly

Simmental to £1005, £950 Dalswinton, £995 Newlands, £970 (x2) Lochbank

Montbelliard to £985 Shenrick

Shorthorn to £905 (x2) Newlands

Luing to £860 Crosslee

Heifers

British Blue to £1150 Trolane, £950 Backburn

Limousin to £1115 Whitehill, £1100 High Threave, £975 Sunnyhill, £975 Wyliehole, £955, £935 Meikleholm, £945 Skipmyre, £910 North Corbelly, £910 Newfield

Charolais to £1035, £900 Cormaddie, £1030 Netherfield, £980 Foregirth

Angus to £995 North Corbelly, £975 Wyliehole, £965 Trolane, £925 Woodside

Shorthorn to £930, £890 Westhills

Bulls

Simmental to £960 Abune the Brae

Limousin to £900 Abune the Brae

Top prices Per Kg

Bullocks

Limousin to 291.2p, 265p Skipmyre, 262.9p, 260.9p High Threave, 253.3p Backburn

Charolais to 244p High Threave

Simmental to 233.7p Lochbank

Shorthorn to 233.3p Archbank

Angus to 227.4p Gibbonhill

British Blue to 230.5p Backburn

Heifers

British Blue to 265.7p Sunnyhill, 243.6p Backburn

Limousin to 255.4p, 246.7p, 240p Skipmyre, 247.2p High Threave

Charolais to 240.6p, 236.8p Cormaddie

Simmental to 234.5p Drumhumphry

Angus to 210.2p Woodside

Bulls

Simmental to 218.2p Abune the Brae