The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Annual Christmas
Show and Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday
8th December 2010.
A Grand show of 20 Haltered Cattle was presented to the judge Evan Hall,
Scotbeef Ltd who found his Champion in ‘Vuvuzela’ 16mo Black
Limousin Bullock from A J Forsyth & Co, Mid Bishopton (655Kg) 300p
to Moira Johnstone of R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan who have recently
celebrated 100 Years in business.
![Champion Beast at Dumfries Markets Christmas Show James Forsyth, Mid Bishopton, Moira Brogan (Sponsor BOCMS Pauls, Kingan Farm Feed), Judge Evan Hall Scotbeef Ltd](xmas/mid_bishopton.jpg) |
Champion Beast at Dumfries Christmas
Show
James Forsyth, Mid Bishopton, Moira Brogan (Sponsor BOCMS Pauls,
Kingan Farm Feed), Judge Evan Hall Scotbeef Ltd |
The Forsyth’s made clean sweep also
securing Reserve Champion with a Charolais X Bullock (565Kg) 300p to
M/S Fraser Butchers Stranraer
Prize List
Class 1. Limousin Bullock. Mid Bishopton (655Kg) 300p to R Johnstone & Sons
Butchers Annan, 2nd Gardrum (580Kg) 236p to M/S Fraser Stranraer
Class 2. Charolais Bullock. Mid Bishopton (565Kg) 300p to M/S Fraser
Butchers Stranraer
Class 3. Any other Bullock. Bridgehouse (555Kg) 250p to M/S Frasers Butchers
Stranraer
Class 4. Home Bred Bullock. Waterside (570Kg) 200p to Galloway Quality
Meats Dumfries
Class 5. Limousin Heifers. Bridgehouse (455Kg) 236p to M/S Frasers Butchers
Stranraer
Class 6. Charolais Heifer. Ashtree Cottage (690Kg) 190p to Frasers Butchers
Stranraer
Class 7. Any other Heifer. Upper Tinwald (515Kg) 204p to Frasers Butchers
Stranraer
Class 9. Home Bred Heifer. Trailflatt (600Kg) 200p to Border Meats Lockerbie,
2nd Burnside (585Kg) 198p to M/S Fraser Butchers Stranraer.
Annadale Young
Farmers
1. Champion Trailflat (655Kg) 200p to M/S Frasers Butchers Stranraer
2. Opposite Sex Meiklehom (655Kg) 190p to M/S Frasers Butchers Stranraer
Dumfries
Mart would like to take this opportunity to thank our main sponors BOCM
Pauls Ltd, Kingan Farm Feeds
Outwith show 94 prime Cattle presented to
the usual full ringside of local butchers and national wholesalers. Trade
was pleasing for all classes
Bullocks Limousin to 211.5p from D & R
Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill to M/S Fraser Stranraer
Others to 188.5p Upper Tinwald, 187.5p Balgrayhill, 186.5p Meikleholm,
180.5p Burnside, 179.5p Balgrayhill, 178.5p, 177.5p Faulding Cleugh,
177.5p Pouton, 177.5p Mull of Galloway
Top Gross Bullock £1965 Mid Bishopton
Heifers Limousin to 201.5p
Balgrayhill Lockerbie to J Kerr & Sons Butchers
Gretna
Others to 197.5p, 191.5p Balgrayhill, 191.5p Dinnans, 191.5p Upper Tinwald,
186.5p Kenmuir, 181.5p Balgrayhill, 180p Nether Barr, 179.5p Mull of
Galloway
Charolais to 193.5p Marwhirn
Top Gross Heifer £1311 Ash Tree Cottage
14 Prime Bulls (all dairy
bred) Trade Better
Charolais to 141.5p Mid Bishopton
Limousin to 138.5p Mid Bishopton
Angus to 134.5p Mid Bishopton
Holstein to 128.5p Boreland of Colvend
Top Gross Bull to £873.98 Mid Bishopton
85 OTM Cattle – Plenty
of demand for fleshed cows quality was poorer
Per Kilo cows
Limousin 149p Boreland. 145, 144p Mull of Galloway, 143p Flathill
Holstein 116p Baltersan, 108p Baltier, 102p Barndennoch
Simmental 115p Dinnan
Angus 111p Cormaddie, 111p Dinnans
Bulls Charolais to 105p Maryfield
Per Head Cows
Limousin to £914.40, £906.25 Mull, £765.90 Dinnans, £897
Boreland, £750.75 Flathill
Charolais to £846.60 Rigghead
Holstein to £823.15 Shawsmuir, £780.30 Barndennoch, £766.80
Baltier, £722 Cruggleton
Simmental £759 Dinnans
Bulls Charolais £1029 Maryfield, £962.55 Hartbush
1072 Prime Lambs
A mixed show of quality met a sound demand with lambs selling to 186p
for Beltex Crosses from Mr W Nairn, Burnton, New Cumnock. Top price per
head was £82 for Zwartble crosses from Kirkhill Frams, Wamphray. Overall
average was 171.8p.
Top prices
Light Lambs (25.5-32Kg) Top 173p av 154.2p
Texel £46 Gateslack, £44 Marbrack
Blackface £52 Maqueston, £45 Gateslack, £44.50 Sweetshawhead
Standard
Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 185p av 177.2p
Suffolk £64.80 Ford, £60 Marbrack
Texel £72.20 Third, £69 Shawhill, £69 Rashgill
Cross £65 Grennan, £64.50 Dunesslin, £62.50 Kirkhill
Blackface £67.80, £67 Glenmanna, £64.20 Knocksheen, £64
Macqueston
Lleyn £64.80, £63 Bennan, £64.50 Locharwoods
Medium
Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 186p av 172.3p
Suffolk £77.80 Mull of Galloway, £77.50 Barshill, £76
e Polquhirter
Texel £76.50 E Polquhirter, £76 Rashgill, £73.80 Third
Beltex £74.20, £74 Burnton
Cross £70 Riggheads, £69 Dunesslin, £68 Knocksheen
Blackface £69, £68.20 Glenmanna, £67.80 Dunesslin, £65.80
Corsebank
Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg) Top 177p av 161p
Suffolk £80.50, £77.50 Hartbush, £79 Drumburn, £78
Townend
Texel £81.50 Kirkhill, £79.50 Grennan
Lleyn £75.50 Firth
Zwartble £82 Kirkhill
Super heavy Lambs (52.1 +over) Texel £80
Kirkhill
319 Cast Ewes & Rams
Trade similar
Heavy Ewes
Suffolk £75.50 Hartbush
Texel £94.50 Leithanhall, £90.50 Dressertland, £89.50
Barshill
Cross £72.50 Leithanhall, £72 Swyre, £71 maryfield
Half Bred £89.50, £78.50 hartbush
Lleyn £62.50 Carronhill
NCC £83.50, £78.50 Annefield
Light Ewes
Blackface £52
Grennan, £50.50 Fardingjames, £49
Kirkhill
Beula £39.50 Cowcorse Cott
Rams
Texel £97.50 Mull of Galloway
Blackface £72.50 Glenmanna
Suffolk £94.50 Maryfield, £87.50 Mull of Galloway
Overall Heavy Ewes averaged £73.23
Overall Light Ewes averaged £41.33
Averages
94 prime cattle
Heifers to 236p per kilo ave 180.2p to £1965.00
Bullocks to 300p per kilo ave 183.8p to £1311.00
Bulls to 141.5p per kilo ave 123.6p to £873.98
85 OTM to 149p per kilo ave 97.4p to £1029.00
1072 Lambs to 186p per kilo ave 171.8p to £82.00
319 Cast Ewes & Rams to £97.50
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