The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Weekly Primestock
Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 31st October 2012.
Heifers Charolais to 223.5p from JM Fisher, Meikle Larbrax to M/S Whannel
Shotts
Limousin to 222.5p, 220.5p, Merrick Portpatrick to Border Meats Lockerbie,
219.5p Merrick Portpatrick to M/S Whannel Shotts, 218.5p Merrick Portpatrick
to Grierson Bros Butchers Castle Douglas
Top gross Heifer £1346.13 Merrick
Bullocks Limousin to 205.5p Kenmuir Ardwall to R Johnstone
& Sons Butchers Annan
Top Gross Bullock to £1352.55 Marwhirn
94 OTM Cattle – Lean cows continue to be harder to cash
Per Head
Angus to £1115.85 Raeburnhead
British Blue to £1073 Auchinkeld
Hereford £1034.55 Park
Limousin £959.10 Blairshinnoch
Holstein £1048.60 Baltier
Per Kilo
Limousin 177p Park, 139p Blairshinnoch
Hereford 171p Park, 155p Meikle Barncleugh
British Blue 145p Auchinkeld
Angus 135p Grove, 129p Raeburnhead
Holstein 145p Chapelcroft, 131p Netherwood, 126p Barndennoch
1543 Prime Lambs – Good show for quality and flesh sold to a top
of 194p for Texel Crosses from Messrs G Hill & Co, Drumcruilton,
Highest price per head was £87.50 for a pen of Texel Crosses from
Hydepark. Overall average 163.1p
Top Prices
Standard (32.1-39Kg) Top 191p ave 160.1p
Texel £74.50 Dollard, £67.50 (x2) Leithenhall, £64.50
Knockenhair
Lleyn £63.50 Bogue
Cross £58.50 Over Abington, £58 Bogue
Suffolk £58 Marwhirn, £43.50 Margaret Drive
Blackface £58.50 Snar, £49.50 Bogue
Roussin £57.20 Dollard
NCC £54.50, £52.50 Archwood
Medium Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 194p ave 161.6p
Texel £85.50 Drumcruilton, £78 Hydepark, £77.50 Hillhead, £73.50
East Polquhirter
Suffolk £74 Dunjop, £70.50 Riggheads, £68.50 West
Skelston
Cross £65.50 Guelt, £64 Foregirth, £62 Ballinnie
Lleyn £69.50 Bennan
NCC £63.50 Archwood
Chev Mule £61.50 Outertown
Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg) Top 180p ave 161.8p
Texel £87.50, £85.50, £82 Hyde Park, £83 Klondyke, £83
Drumcruilton, £82 Barshill
Suffolk £81.50, £74 Dunjop, £79.50, £75.50, £75
New Farm, £79.50 Craighead
Half Bred £64 Marwhirn
Cross £64.50 Culdoach, £60 Craighead
Super Heavy Lambs (52.1 + over)
Texel £86 Corsencon
387 Cast Ewes & Rams, Heavier quality ewes slightly sharper, plain
small ewes cheaper on the week. Top prices Heavy Ewes
Texel £83.50 Muircleugh, £82.50 Barshill, £78.50 Craigielandhill, £74.50
Eastside
Leicester £69.50 Foregirth
Cross £68.50 New Farm, £67.50 Barshill, £63.50 Muircleugh
Suffolk £64.50 Merrick
NCC £58.50 Dalhanna
Chev Mule £55 Dalhanna
Cheviot £45.50 Dalhanna
Light Ewes
Blackface £53.50 Guelt, £50 Nunnerie, £49.50 Snar, £46.50
Craigdarroch
Rams Charollais £108.50 Copewood
Texel £94.50 Copewood, £92.50 Merrick, £85.50 Craigieland
Suffolk £87.50 Copewood
Leicester £68.50 Guelt
Blackface £65.50 Craigdarroch
Overall Heavy Ewe average £57.54
Overall Light Ewes average £29.64
corresponding week 2011 sale report
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