Dumfries Show and Sale of Suckled Calves & Store Cattle
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their annual Show and Sale of Suckled calves & Store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 15th October 2018.
Centre Records were smashed with the days champion suckled calf from Gary Bell, Haas Side a Home-bred March born Limousin x Heifer. This much admired stylish black calf sold at £4100 to Local Show Man Ali Jackson.
Phillip Wharton, Snade Farm then sold a home-bred Limousin Heifer (May Born) at £2400 to M/s Wilkinson, Lincs.
137 Bullock Calves Ave 242.1p/kg or £795.14.
97 Heifer Calves Ave 230.6p/kg or £715.60.
Bullocks Per Head
Limousin to £1100, £1080 (x2), £1050, £1020, £1000 Haas Side, £1000 Tregallon
British Blue to £920 Drumburn
Simmental to £900, £770 Chanlockfoot, £825, £795 Dollard
Angus to £890 St Ninians Grove, £885 Glencrosh
Charolais to £880, £815 Whinnyhill, £850, £830 St Ninians Grove
Shorthorn to £750 Butterdales
Heifers Per Head
British Blue to £1300 Drumburn
Limousin to £1080, £1000, £950 Has Side, £1000 Tregallon
Charolais to £920 St Ninians Grove, £720 Whinnyhill
Simmental to £630, £625 Dollard
The Show was kindly sponsored by Soltyre Ltd and The North West Limousin Cattle Club and ably judged by Billy Boyd.
1st Prize Single Limousin Haas-Side £4100
1st Prize Pen Limousin Tregallon £760
1st Prize Single AOB (BB) Drumburn £1300
1st Prize Pen AOB (Char) Whinnyhill £720
301 Store Cattle: All classes would be easier sold. Big percentage of dairy breds forward.
137 Bullocks Ave 205p/kg to 234.4p/kg and £1165.
20 Holstein Bullocks Ave 126.4p/kg to 140.7p/kg and £845.
144 Heifers Ave 200.8p/kg to 231.3p/kg and £1065.
Bullocks – Per Head
Simmental to £1165, £980, £950 Shawfield
Angus to £1105 High Auchneel, £1080 Kirkbride, £1070 Shenrick, £970 Keyla Park, £960 Kirkland.
Charolais to £1100 Hillhead
Montbeliarde to £1045 Gimmenbie, £910 Shenrick
Charolais to £1040, £1035 Beech Grove
British Blue to £1005 Shenrick, £935 Kirkland, £905 High Auchneel.
Limousin to £1140, £1020 Kirkbride, £1140 No 6 Howes, £1005 Gimmenbie £1000, £980, £955, £930 High Auchneel, £960 Ballaggan, £915 Highlaw.
Fleckvieh to £910 Shenrick
Hereford to £860 Baltersan
Friesian to £845 Kirkbride
Shorthorn to £985 Gimmenbie
Heifers Per Head
Charolais to £1065, £1040, £940 Beech Grove
Simmental to £1035, £945 Shawfield, £990, £905 Drumhumphrey, £890 Beechgrove
British Blue to £1010, £960, £910 (x2), £900 Low Glasnick
Angus to £970 Boreland of Southwick, £900 Beech Grove.
Limousin to £980, £955, £930 High Auchneel £915 Highlaw £890, £880 Drumcru
Montbeliarde to £905 Gimmenbie
Shorthorn to £850 Gimmenbie.
