The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Sale of Primestock
in Dumfries on Wednesday 29th June 2011.
40 Prime Cattle – Trade improved with numbers
tighter to average 186.1p or (332.5p D/W at 56%)
Heifers
Limousin to 200p from J Retson & Son, Gardrum to R Johnstone & Sons
Butchers Annan, 198.5p Woodfield Eastriggs to J Kerr & Son Butchers
Gretna, 197.5p Balgrayhill Lockerbie to R Johnstone & Son Butchers
Annan, 194.5P Gardrum Eastriggs to Border Meats Lockerbie, 191.5p Balgrayhill
Lockerbie to Border Meats Lockerbie.
British Blue to 192.5p Outertown Annan to Border Meats Lockerbie
Charolais to 190.5p Outertown Annan to M/S Ballard Butchers Castle Douglas
Top Gross Heifer £1100 Gardrum
Bullocks – Limousin to 190.5p
from A Ritchie, Stormont to Border Meats Lockerbie, 186.5p, 184.5p Raeburnfoot
Gretna both to C Anderson, 184.5p, 182.5p Raeburnfoot Gretna both to
Scotbeef Ltd
Top Gross Bullock £1332.58 Stormont
83 OTM Cattle – Trade
continues to improve for all classes
Per head cows
Holstein Friesian £1183.70, £960 Mid Bishopton, £1045.50
Barndennoch, £967.50 Drum, £956.30, £922.35 Slacks, £931.25
Upper Portrack
Limousin £1044.90, £969.90 Conheath, £987 Carscreugh
Angus £922.35 Carscreugh, £925.75 Conheath
Simmental £912.50 Auchenhill
Bulls Charolais £1280.30 Carsegowan
Friesian £1040.75 Over
Airies
Bullocks Galloway £1215.55, £1189.90, £1156.20
Cutreoch
Limousin £1081.20 Conheath
Per kilo cows
Limousin 162p, 161p, 160p, 159p Conheath
Blonde 141p No 3 Stonehouse
Angus 141p Carsreugh, 139p Mid Bishopton
Holstein Friesian 139p Over Airies, 133p Mid Bishopton, 131p, 129p Slacks,
129p Drum
Bulls
Limousin 121p Mid Bishopton
Charolais 118p Carsegowan
Friesian 115p Over Airies
Bullocks
Galloway 164p, 163p, 161p Cutreoch
Limousin 159p, 155p Conheath
473 Prime Lambs – Lambs scarcer due to good weather conditions
selling to a top of 222p for Beltex X Texels from Messrs Haigh, Airyhemming.
Top price per head £90 for Suffolk Crosses from Messrs JR Jackson & Son,
Cushag and Mr W Barbour, Carsegowan, Texels also to £90 from Dale – Sunley,
Lochmailing. Overall average was 204.2p.
Top prices
Standard Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 222p av 205.8p
Suffolk £78 Cushag, £73 Airyhemming
Texel £80 Airyhemming, £79.50, £79 Lochmailing
Medium
Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 210p av 203.8p
Suffolk £90, £88 (x2) Carsegowan, £87.20 Drumburn, £86.50
Barshill
Texel £89 Garmartin, £89 Kerricks, £88.50 Lochmailing
Charollais £84 Riggheads
Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg) Top 191p av 190p
Suffolk £90 Cushag
Texel £90 Lochmailing, £89.50 Bankhead of Tinwald
203 Cast
Ewes & Rams – Trade remains firm
Heavy
Texel £98.50 Bankhead of Tinwald, £90.50 (x2) Mabie Farm
Park, £82.50 Skipmyre
Cross £89.50 Bankhead of Tinwald, £88.50, £85 Park, £88
Lochmailing
Leicester £92.50 Lochmailing
Suffolk £84.50 Lochmailing
Light
Blackface £63.50, £44.50 Gateslack
Rams – Cheviot £101
Dressertland
Texel £125.50 Dressertland, £123.50 Hightownhead
Lleyn £108.50 Hightownhead
Overall Heavy Ewes averaged £86.05
Overall Light Ewes averaged £57.65
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