The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale
of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 25th August
2010.
41 Prime Cattle – Trade was better. Quality was
very mixed with best sorts in short supply.
Lightweight Heifers Limousin
to 195.5p from J & L Craik, Waterside
to Galloway Quality Meats Dumfries, 184.5p Waterside Haugh of Urr to
Border Meats Lockerbie, 178.5p Culhorn Mains Stranraer to M/S Bosomworth
Paisley, 172.5p Culhorn Mains Stranraer to John Scott Meats (Paisley)
Ltd, 170.5p Sunnyhill Dumfries to M/S Bosomworth Paisley.
Heavyweight
Heifers Limousin to 182.5p Waterside Haugh of Urr to M/S Ballard Butchers
Castle Douglas, 174.5p Culhorn Mains Stranraer to Border Meats Lockerbie,
172.5p Waterside Haugh of Urr to Border Meats Lockerbie, 170.5p Culhorn
Mains Stranraer to JD Owen & Son Butchers Newton Stewart.
Charolais to 173.5p Ingleston, Irongray to M/S Ballard Butchers Castle
Douglas. British Blue to 173.5p East Raffles Carrutherstown to J Scott
Meats (Paisley) Ltd.
Top Gross Heifer £1060.68 Culhorn Mains
Bullocks Galloway to 160.5p
Low Three Mark, Stoneykirk to W Lindsay Butcher Creetown
Top Gross Bullock £981.08 Low Three Mark
62 OTM Cattle – Trade
Sharper. More active buyers present wanting greater numbers of all classes.
Cows
per kilo
Charolais to 142p Compstonend, 121p Inglestone
Limousin to 135p Waterside, 115p Culhorn Mains
Stabiliser to 130p South Mains
Angus to 127p Compstonend, 108p Sunnyhill
British Blue to 129p Inglestone, 124p Culhorn Mains
Simmental to 117p Sunnyhill, 109p Upper Portrack
Holstein Friesian to 117p Dinwoodie Green, 110p Kerricks, 104p Linns,
104p Brownrigg, 106p Burnside of Baltersan, 102p Kerricks
Bullocks Highland to 130p Compstonend
Bulls Limousin to 101p Gillesbie
Cows per head
Limousin to £1167.65 Waterside, £810.75 Culhorn Mains
Charolais to £951.40 Compstonend, £810 Foregirth
British Blue to £886.60 Culhorn Mains, £756 Sunnyhill
Holstein Friesian to £878.80 Brownrigg, £813.15 Dinwoodie
Green, £764.50 Kerricks, £752.60 Burnside of Baltersan
Bulls Charolais £960.30 Gillesbie
Limousin £909 Gillesbie
1406 Prime Lambs – Prime lambs sold to a top of
194p for Beltex Crosses from Mr W Nairn, Burnton. Top price per head
was £87 for
Texel Crosses from AC Austin, Woodcroft. Overall average was dearer than
expected 164.2p
Top prices
Standard lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 194p av 168.2p
Beltex £68.50 Newton cott, £68 Burnton
Suffolk £66.50 Lanarkland, £65.20 Springfield
Texel £66.50 Lanarkland, £64 Maryfield, £63.80 Hall, £62.20
Dabbins
Cheviot £60.50 Archwood
Lleyn £60 Bennan
Cross £58 Dunesslin, £56.20 Merkland
Medium Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg)
Top 174p av 162.2p
Texel £75 Lanarkland, 373.50 Eastside, £72.50 Maryfield
Beltex £70.20 Newton Cott, £67.50 Burnton
Suffolk £70 Springfield, £69.50 Cushag, £69 Birkshaw, £68.50
Palaceknowe
Charollais £68 Hayfield
NCC £65 Collochan Court
Cross £64 Hall, £60.50 Lawesknowe
Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg)
Top 171p av 159p
Suffolk £79.50 Hillhead, £76.50 Netherhall, £73 Woodcroft
Texel £87 Woodcroft, £83 Barbuie, £77.50 Lodge, £75
Drumcruilton
Cross £66 Hayfield
Super Heavy Lambs (52.1+ over)
Suffolk £77.50 Barr
Texel £85.50 Woodcroft
457 Cast Ewes & Rams Trade good
Heavy Ewes
Texel £109.50 Hightownhead, £90.50, £86.50 Belridding, £87.50
Druidhall, £84.50 Barshill
Suffolk £103.50 Nether Barr, £82.50 Druidhall
Cheviot Mule £76.50 Townhead
Beltex £76.50 Laight, £71.50 Bridgestone
Cross £75 Nether Barr, £72 Barshill, £71.50 Townhead
Lleyn £67.50, £59.50 Ballaggan, £67.50, £57.50
Bennan
Zwartble £59.50 Lochwood Cott
Light Ewes
Cheviot £67.50 Dressertland, £60.50
Capelfoot, £60
Palaceknowe
Blackface £49 Newbigging, £43.50 Craiglearen, £37.50
Hayfield
Rams
Texel £129.50 Townhead
Heavy Ewes averaged £64.46
Light Ewes averaged £48.92
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