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PRIMESTOCK REPORT


The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly Primestock sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 14th November 2012.

40 Prime Cattle – Trade steady mixed offering forward.

Limousin bullocks to 223.5p from D & E Lockhart, Faulding Cleugh to Border Meats Lockerbie.

Top Gross Bullock £1315.80 Marwhirn.

Heifers: Limousin to 216.5p from I Nelson Outertown to M/S Ballard Butchers Castle Douglas, 215.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to Grierson Bros Butchers Castle Douglas

Top gross Heifer £1258.43 Upper Tinwald

12 Prime Bulls – all Dairy Bred over 16mo

Limousin to 165.5p Mid Bishopton

Holstein to 141.5p Conheath

Top Gross Bull £951.63 Mid Bishopton

97 OTM Cattle – Most Cows Lacked Flesh

Per Head Simmental £1107 Oxgang, £1019.90 Lochbank

Limousin £1020, £990 Bankswood

British Blue £1016.55 Outertown, £978.75 Mosside

Holstein £1005.55, £965.25 Conheath, £924 Kerricks

Per Kilo

British Blue 190p Outertown

Simmental 180p Oxgang, 127p Cormaddie

Montbelliard 157p Gillespie, 135p Craignarget

Limousin 150p (x2) Bankswood, 142p Mosside

Holstein 131p Kerricks, 119p, 117p Conheath

1834 Prime Lambs – as in keeping with the national trend prime lambs were £8 cheaper on the week with poorer bred plainer sorts hard to cash.

Top price per Kg 216p for Beltex Crosses from Mrs K Park & Sons, Dalpeddar, Sanquhar.  Top price per head was £83 for Beltex Crosses from Messrs Gribbon, Waterside.  Overall average was 144.1p

Top Prices

Standard Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 216p ave 144.1p

Beltex £73.50 Dalpeddar

Texel £70 Corriehills, £65.50 Lochwood, £64.50 (x2) Kirkton

Suffolk £62.50 West Tarelgin, £59.50 Longbeoch, £57 Outertown

Charollais £59 Craighead, £50.50 Eastside

Lleyn £58, 353, £52 Bennan

Half Bred £52 Marwhirn

Chev Mule £52 Corriehills

Blackface £50 Guelt, £48 kirkton, £46.50 Nisbet

Medium Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 188pave 145.1p

Texel £75 Clonhie, £70.50 East Polquhirter, £70 Barbuie

Beltex £83 Waterside, £74.50 Niviston

Suffolk £65.50 East Polquhirter, £64 Longbeoch, £61 Marwhirn

Cheviot £62.50 The Cottage

Charollais £62 Springfieldhill

Half Bred £60.50 Marwhirn

Berrichon £59 Glendarroch

Cross £57.50 Longbeoch, £57 Ardoch, £56.50 Guelt

Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg) Top 152p ave 138.1p

Texel £70 Springfieldhill, £70 Longbeoch, £69 Drumcruilton

Suffolk £68 (x2) Kirkbride, £68 Bankswood

Charollais £65.50 Arnmannoch

Super Heavy Lambs (52.1 + over)

Suffolk £71.50 Netherhall

Texel £71 Midlock

603 Cast Ewes & Rams forward trade slightly easier

Texel £82.50 Nether Laggan, £72.50 Shieldhill

Suffolk £80,£75 Netherhall

Half Bred £59.50 Marwhirn

Cross £54.50 Netherhall, £52.50 Crairieknowe,£52.50 Auchenage

Chev Mule £52.50 Dalhanna

Leicester £52.50 Marr

NCC £50.50 Rockhill,£42.50 Marwhirn

Dorset £40.50 Townpark

Cheviot £33.50 Dalhanna

Blackface £45.50 Rockhill,£37.50 Kirkton, £34.50 Dalhanna,£34.50 Drumlanrig

Rams Texel £74.50 Shieldhill

Leicester £95.50 Dalpeddar

Blackface £49.50 Porterstown

Beltex £65.50 Midlock

Overall light Ewe average £28.50

Overall heavy Ewe average £46.50

corresponding week 2011 sale report

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