The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale
of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 20th January
2010.
85 Prime Cattle – Trade
looked easier more heavy weights forward to average 165.4p (300.7p d/w
@55%)
Heavyweight Heifers
Limousin to 180.5p from D & R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill to Border
Meats Lockerbie, 180p Woodfield Eastriggs to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers
Annan, 176.5p Rashgill Dumfries to M/S Whannel Shotts, 173.5p Balgrayhill
Lockerbie to M/S Whannel, Shotts, 172.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to Border
Meats Lockerbie.
Lightweight Heifers
Limousin to 177.5p Yett, Johnstone Bridge to M/S Whannel, Shotts, 176.5p
Rashgill, Dumfries to Border Meats Lockerbie, 174.5p Woodfield Eastriggs
to Border Meats Lockerbie, 170.5p Newmains Duncow to Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Heifer £1049.68 Balgrayhill
Bullocks
British Blue to 180.5p Gardrum Esatriggs to J Kerr & Son Butchers Gretna
Limousin 172.5p Newmains Duncow to Border Meats Lockerbie, 170.5p Gardrum
Eastriggs to C Anderson
Top Gross Bullock £1100.58 Newmains
40 Prime Bulls – more heavyweight forward beef types steadied dairy
types sold at similar rates
Charolais to 164.5p, 158.5p Carwood
Limousin to 158.5p Yett, 158.5p Carwood
British Blue to 150.5p, 149.5p Becton Hall
Holstein Friesian to 133.5p Whins, 132.5p Barwinnock, 132.5p Becton Hall
Top Gross Bull £1109.50 Yett
95 OTM Cattle – Trade maintained
recent improved rates for both fat and feeding cows
Cows per Kg
Limousin to 152p, 151p Cowburn, 137p Belridding, 134p Kirkhill Dalton,
121 Hartbush
Luing to 137p Cowburn
Charolais £127 Marwhirn, 119p St Ninians Grove
Simmental to 118p Hartbush, 109p Cormaddie
Saler to 115p Hall
Holstein Friesian to 115p, 104p, 101p Barndennoch, 109p Rigghead, 100p
Baltersan
Bulls
Charolais to 111p Horseholm
Bullocks
Angus to 143p Meinfoot Cott
Cows per head
Limousin to £1070.85 Hartbush, £1061.75 Belridding
Saler to £937.25 Hall
Angus to £849.75 Tinwald Shaws
Luing to £853.15 Cowburn
Simmental to £932.20 Hartbush
Charolais to £825.50 Marwhirn
Holstein Friesian to £798.25 Rigghead, £798 Gamerigg, £753.30
Barwinnoch
Bulls Charolais £1282.05 Horseholm
624 Prime Hoggs
Hoggs scarce of numbers and quality very mixed but best sorts still making
around the 200p mark. Top price 203p or £77 for 38Kg Texels from
Messrs R & L Weir, Crairieknowe. Top price per head £101.50
for 62Kg Texel X from AC Austin, Woodcroft. Overall average 185.7p Top
prices
Light Hoggs (25.5-32Kg) Top 183p av 180.4p
Blackface £58.50 Hayfield, £57.50 Kirkhill
Standard Hoggs
(32.1-39Kg) Top203p av 188.8p
Texel £77 Crairieknowe, £75 Little Cloak, £74.20 Ballaggan
Cross £70 Foregirth, £66 Kirkhill, £65 Dempsteron
Suffolk £67.50 Crairieknowe
Blackface £61.80 Hayfield
Medium Hoggs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 198p av
186.2p
Texel £84.50 Riggheads, £82.50 Round Fell, £81.50 Old
Mosside
Suffolk £83, £79 Riggheads, £82.20, £78.80 Springfield, £78.50
Little Cloak
Chev Mule £79 Springfield
Charollais £74.50 Demperston
Half Bred £77, £73.50 Marwhirn
Blackface £72 Sweetshawhead
Heavy Hoggs (46Kg + over ) Top 181p
av 172.6p
Texel £101.50, £96.50 Woodcroft, £85 Seeside, £84.20
Old Mosside
Suffolk £86.50, £84.50 Netherhall, £85.20, £84.80
West Skelston
Half Bred £83 Marwhirn
Cross £81 Mosside
Blackface £79.50 Craigdarroch
307 Cast Ewes & Rams sold and
trade very dear, Scarce of requirements.
Heavy ewes
Suffolk £123.50 Netherhall, £106.50 Kingside
Texel £123.50 Crairieknowe, £119.50 Skipmyre, £117.50
Auchengray, £107.50 Seeside
Charollais £138.50 Riggheads
Half Bred £90.50 Kingside
Cross £99.50 Dempsterton, £95.50 Gledenholm, £92.50 Seeside
Zwartble £98.50 Rigghead
NCC £94.50 Kingside, £90.50 Auchenhill
Light Ewes
Cheviot £60.50, £59.50, £58.50 Kingside
Blackface £73 Mosside, £69.50 Drumgrange, £68.50 Marr, £66.50
Gledenholm
Cast Rams
Suffolk £90.50 Backburn
Texel £129.50 Auchencheyne, £117.50 Backburn
Leicester £73.50 Kingside
NCC £89.50 Kingside
Blackface £88.50 Craigdarroch, £80.50 Kingside
Overall Heavy Ewes averaged £82.72
Overall Light Ewes averaged £56.72
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