Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their fortnightly Sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 24th August 2009.

283 Cattle forward – Trade continues to improve for all classes quality very mixed large ringside of both local and distant buyers in attendance.

Limousin X Bullocks to 209.3p Woodcroft
Charolais X Bullocks to 202.9p Meikle Barncleugh
Simmental X Bullock to 197.9p Midtown
Angus X Bullocks to 197.5p No4 Nether Locharwoods
British Blue X Bullocks to 191.9p Midtown
Sale average 171.4p

Charolais X Heifers to 190p Woodcroft
Limousin X Heifers to 182.2p Bush of Craigs
Sale average 165.2p
Angus Bull to 171.2p Waterside
Simmental Bull to 170p Buittle Mains
Sale average 160.4p

Per head
Bullocks
British Blue £860 Bruntshields
Limousin £850, £760 Bonshawside, £835, £720 Blountfield, £815 Beastockrigg, £785, £750 Woodcroft, £750 Cormiston, £730 Midtown, £720 Meikle Barncleugh
Angus £815 Beastockrigg, £790 No 4 Nether Locharwoods, £785 Williamston, £700 Grove Farms
Charolais £770 Woodcroft, £750 Greenmerse, £765 Bogue, £720 Meikle Barncleugh, £678 Martingirth, £690 Woodhead
Holstein Friesian £692 Fostermeadow, £722 Bruntshields

Heifers
Charolais £780 Netherhall, £760 Woodcroft, £670 Netherhall, £660 Woodhead
Limousin £770 Tarbeoch, £750 Blountfield, £738 Ballaggan, £665 Abune the Brae, £650 Newbridge
Simmental £712 Tarbreoch

A smaller show of 23 Young Calves forward which saw a very strong demand for beef calves with more required to satisfy demand.

Angus Heifers £195, £135 (4 weeks) Burnside
B& W Bulls £175 (x2) (10 weeks), £145 (x2) (9 weeks), £140 (x3) (9 weeks) Barndennoch