Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their fortnightly sale of 718 Store Cattle which included their Autumn Sale of 244 Organic Store and Breeding Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 3rd October 2011.

The Organic Store Cattle comprised of mainly younger sorts with best quality types meeting a sharp demand.

Charolais Bullocks to 242p Craignarget
Limousin Bullocks to 220.7p Cumberhead
Montbelliard X Bullocks to 213p Gillespie
Bullocks averaged 212.6p (2010 164.9p)
Charolais Heifers to 200p Craignarget
Limousin Heifers to 191.5p Edgerston Tofts
Blue Grey Heifer to 176p Gibstown
Heifers averaged 170.3p (2010 160.6p)

Principal Prices:

Bullocks
Angus to £1125, £1015, £850 Garvald, £790 Swinside
Charolais to £800 Craignarget, £775 Fell of Lochronald
Limousin to £725, £680 Swinside, £660 Cumberhead

Heifers
Montbelliard to £915, £800 Gillespie
Charolais to £700 Craignarget
Limousin to £750 Swinside
Blue Grey to £600 Gibstown

Breeding Cattle met a keen competition
Angus Heifer and Calf to £1500 Garvald
Simmental Cow (3rd/4th Calvers) with Calf to £1420, £1380, £1300, £1280 (x3) Corbelly Hill

474 Store Cattle forward – Trade continues to improve with best quality suckler cattle keenly sought. Purchasers were plentiful and in a strong buying mood.

279 Bullocks to 220.3p ave 176.2p and £1190
184 Heifers to 208.7p ave 178.6p and £1085
11 Bulls to 221.3p ave 184.2p and £830

Principal prices:

Bullocks
Simmental £1190 (x2), £840 (x2) Ash Road, £840 (x3) Craigard
Charolais £1085, £945 (x2), £920 (x2) Hillhead, £1030 (x4), £910 (x2) West Lanegate, £940 Craigard
Limousin £1090, £955 Stormont, £970 (x5) No 6 Howes, £950 (x2) Kirtlevale, £945 (x7) Kirkbride, £900 (x5) Ballagan, £905 Millhill, £925, £910 Stormont, £940 Grove, £925 (x4) West Lanegate, £915 (x3) No 6 Howes
Angus £1055 Arnmannoch, £1050 (x3) Auchenage, £1005 Arnmannoch, £895 (x6) Boreland of Southwick
Galloway £865 (x2) Gass, £835 (x4), £790 (x4) Barleas
Holstein Friesian £860 Kirkhill Dalton, £685 (x4) Hightae, £670 (x6) Meikle Dalbeattie

Heifers
Limousin £1085 Stormont, £905, £900, £890, £875 Stormont, £975, £940 Hearthstaines, £940 Grove
Hereford £1015, £940, £870, £800 Grove
Charolais £810 (x2), Borgue House, £805 (x5) Foregirth, £795 (x4) Woodside
Simmental £850 (x2) Borgue House, £790 Ryemuir, £780 (x8) Borgue House
Angus £820 (x3) Auchenage, £815 (x3) Meikle Dalbeattie
Stabiliser £785 (x2), £775 (x5) South Mains

Bulls
Blonde £830 Maryfield

Per kilo Bullocks
Limousin 220.3p Grove, 208.3p Stormont, 205p Castlehill
Charolais 208.4p Grove, 208.1p Gibbonhill, 207p West Lanegate
Angus 208.1p Boreland of Southwick, 201.2p Auchenhill
Shorthorn 201.3p West Deloraine
Simmental 198.8p Borgue House
Galloway 180p Barlae, 175p Gass
Holstein 151.2p Panteth Hill

Heifers
Limousin 208.7p, 201.1p Stormont, 198.5p Foregirth
Blonde 197.4p Foregirth
Simmental 188.7p Borgue House
Angus 188.8p Auchenhill
Charolais 197.8p, 196p Grove
Bulls Blonde 221.3p Maryfield