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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