Dumfries Store Cattle Sale Report

Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their fortnightly Sale of 384 Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 20th April 2015 which incorporated their annual Spring Sale of Organic Cattle.

52 Organic Cattle – Numbers were in short supply. Buyers were actively seeking greater numbers with trade buoyant, mainly yearlings forward.

31 Organic Bullocks ave 245p - £1010.81 to 290p and £1170

21 Organic Heifers ave 216.2p - £907.22 to 277.1p and £1055

Per Head

Organic Heifers

Charolais to £1020 Woolfords

Simmental to £1055 (x3), £955 (x2) Outer Blair

British Blue to £900 Upper Locharwoods

Organic Bullocks

Charolais to £1170 (x2), £1015 Woolfords

Per Kilo

Heifers

Charolais to 277.1 Woolfords

Bullocks

Charolais to 290p, 288.1p, 275.3p Woolfords

British Blue to 240.3p Upper Locharwoods

332 Non Organic Cattle were presented to a full ringside of buyers with trade continuing to please.

162 Bullocks ave 229.7p to 303.8p and £1325

148 Heifers ave 216.1p to 272.7p and £1145

18 Holstein Friesian ave 163.6p to 174.2p and £985

4 Bulls ave 205.8 to 234.5p and £1290

Bullocks

Devon to £1325 Westhills

Limousin to £1300 Westhill, £1140, £1125, £1120, £1115, £1105 High Auchneel, £1130 Newmains, £1080 Skipmyre, £1030 Kirkbride, £1025, £1000 Meikleholm, £1010 Meikle Firthhead

Angus to £1180 Westhills, £1100 Auchneel, £1050 Kirkbride, £965 Upper Moor

Simmental to £1180 Meikle Firthhead, £1010 Cormaddie, £990 Meikleholm, £915 Lochbank

British Blue to £1095 Kirkbride, £1065 Upper Moor, £985 Meikle Firthhead

Charolais to £1010, £915 Cormaddie, £990 Meikleholm

Holstein Friesian to £985 Formannoch, £830 Upper Moor

Galloway to £955 Castlefairn

Shorthorn to £925 Upper Barr, £925 Butterdales

Heifers

Simmental to £1155, £1085 Outer Blair

Limousin to £1145, £1005, £960 Meikleholm, £1005 (x2) Kirkbride, £990 Skipmyre, £980 High Auchneel, £970 Whitehill

Angus to £1125, £1015 Westhills, £1030, £900 Kirkbride, £935 Upper Moor

British Blue to £1055 Meikle Firthhead, £1005, £1000 Kirkbride

Bulls

Angus to £1290 Westhills

Simmental to £900 Abune the Brae

Per Kilo

Bullocks

Blonde to 303.8p Brandyburn

Shorthorn to 256.9p Bogue

Hereford to 278.3p Brandyburn

Charolais to 256.9p Cormaddie

Simmental to 256.9p Cormaddie

Limousin to 266.1p Brandyburn, 256.8p Cocklicks, 251.4p Cormaddie

Heifers

Blonde to 272.7p Brandyburn

Hereford to 262.8 Brandyburn

Simmental to 238.5p Bush of Craigs

Limousin to 238.5p Bush of Craigs

Bulls

Angus to 234.5p Westhills