The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held
their Weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday
11th April 2012.
34 Prime Cattle – Trade improving numbers remain tight
Heavyweight Heifers Limousin to 227.5p from D & R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill
to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 217.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries
to Grierson Bros Butchers Castle Douglas
Lightweight Heifers Limousin to 225.5p from Kenmuir Farmers to R Johnstone & Sons
Butchers Annan, 224.5p Woodfield Eastriggs to J Kerr
& Son Butchers Gretna, 219.5p Waterside Haugh of Urr to Border Meats
Lockerbie
Top Gross Heifer £1366.58 Newmains
Bullocks Limousin to 218.5p from A & WR Wilson, Newmains to Border
Meats Lockerbie, 212.5p Fauldingcleugh Kirkpatrick Fleming to Border
Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Bullock £1536.65 Waterside
37 OTM Cattle – Trade good for all classes
Cows Limousin to £1219.65 Hillhead
Angus to £1028.35 Kenmuir
Holstein to £1085.85 Baltier, £1039.50 Ingleston
Bulls Limousin to £1292.80 Meikleholm
Holstein £1146.60 Guillielands
Bullock Angus to £1292.80 Croft Corner
Per Kilo Cows
Limousin 157p Kenmuir, 147p Meikleholm
Angus 153p Kenmuir, 141p Hillhead
Holstein 137p Upper Portrack, 135p Ingleston, 155p,130p Baltier
Bullocks Angus 167p Croft Corner
Bulls Charolais 175p Riggheads
A Larger show of 1095 Hoggs forward and easily sold. 731 SQQ Hoggs averaged
216.5p. Overall sale average was 206.5p
Light Hoggs (25.5-32Kg) Top 240p ave 212.2p
Cross £62 Wyliehole
Blackface £65.50 Outmains, £60 Maxwelltown
Beltex £69.50 Nether Garrel
Standard (32.1-39Kg) Top 249p ave 219.42p
NCC £87.50 Cleughbrae
Beltex £87 Outmains
Texel £85 Riggheads, £84 Outmains, £83 Cocklicks, £79.50
Marr
Charollais £83.50 Cocklicks
Blackface £82.50 Baltier, £82 Nether Garrel, £79.50
Baltier, £77.50 Maxwelltown
Half Bred £80 Wyliehole, £78.50 Riggheads, £68 Maxwelltown
Cheviot £77 Outmains
Lleyn £74.50 Maxwelltown
Medium (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 226p ave 210.36p
Texel £97 East Raffles, £95.80 Lanarkland, £95.50
West Skelston, £94 Auchengray
Lleyn £94.50 Upper Locharwoods
Blackface £92.50 Meikleholm, £90 Baltier, £88 Birkshaw, £87.50
Yett
Charollais £91.80 High Craighead
Suffolk £89 Yett, £88.50 Riggheads, £87.50 Outmains &
Coulter Station
Cheviot £88 Marr, £83.50 Shancastle
Cross £85.50 Marr, £84.50 Baltier, £77 Riggheads
Half Bred £73.50 Marwhirn
Heavy Hoggs 46Kg + Top 203p ave 187.54p
Zwartble £106.50 Riggheads
Texel £103.50, £96.50 Shancastle, £96 Little Culmains, £95
Auchengray
Charollais £102.50 Riggheads
Suffolk £95.50, £95, £93.50 Lanarkland, £93
Outmains, £93 Baltier, £92.50 High Tarbeg
Cross £93.50 Marr, £89 Baltier
Lleyn £92 Upper Locharwoods
Blackface £91 High Tarbeg, £89.50 Henderland
Leicester £88.50 Marr
283 Cast Ewes & Rams forward met a dearer trade than witnessed in
previous weeks all types commanding record prices
Texel £135, £128.50, £125.50 Auchengray, £132.50
Locharside
Suffolk £128.50, £121.50, £117.50 Auchengray, £117.50
Steilston
Mule £122.50 Rashgill, £112.50 Shancastle, £109.50
Southmains, £106.50 Marwhirn
Cheviot £108.50 West Crossleys, £97.50 Hillhead
NCC £104.50 Coilsholm, £78.50 Marwhirn
Beltex £97.50 Hillhead
Leicester £88.50 Kilfaddoch
Blackface £85, £83.50 Maxwelltown, £81.50 Lawesknowe, £78.50
Druidhall,
£78.50 Craigdarroch
Lleyn £77.50 Maxwelltown
Rams Texel £146.50 Shancastle, £135.50 Locharside
Charollais £157.50, £116.50 Riggheads
Zwartble £138.50, £121.50 Riggheads
Overall Heavy Ewe average £102.80
Overall Light Ewe average £78.30
corresponding week 2011 sale report
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