Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their May Bank Holiday Sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 3rd May 2010.

452 Cattle forward – Trade continues to be pleasing for sellers with plenty of local and distant buyers present. More grazers forward.

Bullocks
Angus to 244.9p Gillenbie
Charolais to 204.9p Guelt
Simmental to 198.8p Cormaddie
Sale average 176.01p

Heifers
British Blue to 230.6p Barquhar
Blonde to 202p Locharbriggs
Simmental to 200p Millhouse
Hereford to 198.2p Kirkland
Limousin to 196.2p Hazelbank
Charolais to 194.5p Auchenhill
Sale average 167.1p

Bulls
Blonde to 201.8p Locharbriggs
Charolais to 200.8p Ampherlaw
Sale average 175.1p

Principal Prices
Bullocks
Charolais £870, £788 Auchenhill, £830 Maryfield, £795 Gillenbie, £755 Midtown, £775 Cormaddie, £750 Foregirth, £725 Ampherlaw
Limousin £865 Hightownhead, £842 Bush, £818, £810 Kirtlevale, £805 Hartfield, £730 Bush of Craigs, £750 Blountfield, £718 Cormaddie
Holstein Friesian £845, £740 Foremannoch, £650 Fostermeadow, £725 Hillhead
British Blue £840 Kirtlevale
Angus £800 Bush, £735 Shambellie Grange, £720 Foregirth

Heifers
Limousin £875, £870 Kirtlevale, £762, £702 Cormaddie, £760 Killymingan, £758, £722 Hightownhead, £742 Hartfield, £685 Rashgill, £652 Bridgestone, £692 Cormaddie, £670 Hazelbank, £690 Millhouse
Devon X £840 Cowcorse
Angus £755 Millhouse, £665, £655 Shambellie Grange, £640 Beastockrigg
Charolais £725 Maryfield, £705 Cormaddie, £658 Dornal, £658 Foregirth, £722, £690 Auchenhill, £705 Eastside, £652 Lochanhead, £700 Millhouse
Blonde £728, £695 Foregirth
Simmental £650 Eastside

Bulls
Charolais £725 Ampherlaw
Limousin £655 Barquhar
Blonde £570 Locharbriggs

42 Calves forward. A Large crowd present and beef bred calves in particular very dear.

Top prices
Limousin X Bull - £385, £375, £365 (Feb/March) Panlands
British Blue Bull - £360 (Feb) Barnbarroch, £355, £345 Panlands
Simmental X Bull - £340, £325 (April) Buittle Mains
Aberdeen Angus Bull - £230 (March) Brickhouse
Shorthorn Bull - £205, £180 (Oct) Midtown, £195 (Nov) Beuchan, £160 (x2), £152, £140 (Feb) Hartfield.