The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Sale of Primestock
in Dumfries on Wednesday 24th August 2011.
25 Prime Cattle – Scarcity
made all classes sharper
Greater numbers needed to fill wholesaler and butchers order books.
Heifers Limousin to 216.5p from J Retson & Son, Gardrum Eastriggs to
R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan
British Blue to 203.5p from R Neill, Upper Tinwald Torthorwald to Border
Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Heifer £1251.53 Upper Tinwald
Bullocks
Limousin to 209.5p from Gardrum, Eastriggs to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers
Annan
British Blue to 208.5p from Kenmuir Farmers Ardwall to PR Duff & Son
Wishaw
Top Gross Bullock £1215.10 Gardrum
91 OTM Cattle – Quality cows dearer
Per Head
Angus £1377.35, £994.05 Drumbuie, £1102, £1107.40
Newlands
Limousin £1147.50, £1011.70, £954.60 Meikle Larbrax, £1142.10
Home Farm, £1090.05 Upper Tinwald
Blonde £1000.10 Nether Gribton
Friesian £990.60 Outmains, £984, £939.80, £861.80
Slacks, £918.45 Lakehead, £911.40 Mark, £850.85 Byeloch
British Blue £986.70 Cleughbrae
Simmental £930.10 Nether Gribton
Bulls Simmental £1036.80 Whitedyke; Limousin £945.40 Lochmailing
Per Kilo
Limousin 174p Craig Cott, 169p, 153p Upper Tinwald, 162p Home Farm, 153p,
151p Meikle Larbrax
Angus 163p, 141p, 139p Drumbuie, 145p (x2), 138p Newlands
Friesian 144p, 134p Home Farm, 143p Byeloch, 142p Isle, 127p Outmains,
127p, 124p Slacks
Simmental 139p Hightownhead, 135p, 131p Nether Gribton
British Blue 143p Cleughbrae, 140p Belzies
Continental 137p Dinwoodie Green
Blonde 137p (x2) Nether Gribton
Shorthorn 127p Mouswald Banks
Bulls Simmental 144p Whitedyke; Limousin 116p Lochmailing
1574 Prime Lambs – Trade sharper for all classes selling to a
top of 187p for Texel Crosses from JR & NG Smith, Westhills. Top
price per head was £89 for Texel Crosses from Messrs Chapelhill
Farmers Lanarkland. Overall average was 175.8p
Top Prices
Standard Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 180p ave 178.6p
Suffolk £68.50 Barbuie, £68.20 Meikle Richorn, £61.50
Hastingshall
Texel £72 Drumcruilton, £71.80 Midtown, £70.20 Powhillon
Charollais £66, £63.80 Maryholm
Cross £66.50 Grove Farm, £65.80 Blackburn
Blackface £61.80 Drumgrange
Lleyn £71.20, £68.50 Bennan
Isle de France £60 Burrance of Courance
Medium Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 187p ave 175.8p
Suffolk £75 Marwhirn, £75 Barnbarroch, £75 Gillesbie
Texel £77.80 Shieldhill, £76.20 Drumburn, £76 Drumcruilton, £76
Shangan
Charollais £74.50 Maryholm
Beltex £79.80 (x2) Netherton
Cross £72 Barnbarroch, £71.50 Grove
Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg) Top 175p av 167.8p
Suffolk £80.80 East Polquhirter, £80.50 Marwhirn, £78.50
Drumburn
Texel £89 Lanarkland, £80.80 East Polquhirter, £80
Woodfoot, £80 Carswadda
Leicester £74 Carswadda
Super Heavy Lambs (52.1 + over)
Texel £83 Woodfoot
572 Cast Ewes & Rams forward – all types
looking dearer
Principal Prices
Texel £112.50 Craigieland Hill, £101.50 Drumcruilton, £100
Dressertland
Suffolk £103.50, £98.50 Druidhall, £90.50 Lanarkland
Cross £92.50 Marwhirn & Lanarkland, £89 Third, £87.50
East Kirkcarsewell
Leicester £87.50 Druidhall, £85.50 Over Abington
NCC £77.50 Ewanston
Lleyn £79.50 Bennan, £77.50 Summerhill
Half Bred £68.50 Marwhirn
Zwartble £69.50 Nunnerie
Blackface £58 Carswadda, £55.50, £50.50 Nunnerie, £50
Auchenhassnane
Cheviot £47.50 High Drum
Rams Suffolk £135 Sunnyhill
Texel £135.50, £130.50, £121.50 Craigieland, £119.50
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