The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 588
store breeding cattle at their Annual Kirkcambeck Sale on Tuesday
1st April 2008.
All classes again met a firm trade to uphold recent high rates.
Top price of £875 for Charolais bullocks from Gretna House
Farms, Gretna. Messrs D. & Y. Wilson, Plumpe Farm, Gretna sold
84 mainly Belgian Blue bullocks and heifers to a high of £775
for the bullocks and £725 for the heifers, with the bullocks
averaging £700 and the heifers averaging £660. Charolais
heifers from Shankbridge End Farms sold to a top of £775.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
STORE BULLOCKS
Charolais £875 Gretna House, £670 Shankbridge End, £655
Gretna House.
Angus £775 Plumpe, £725, £670 Roanstree, £665
Plumpe and Horsegills, £660, £635 Plumpe, £615
Westwinds, £580 Eden Farm, £575 Plumpe, £558
The Hagg.
Belgian Blue £775, £770, £765, £750, £740, £720, £700, £695, £690
Plumpe, £625 Todhillrigg.
Limousin £760 Plumpe, £665 Eden Farm, £640 Hardhurst
and Holme House, £615 Hilltop and Eden Farm, £610 Hilltop, £600
Greensburn, £595 Hilltop, £585 Eden Farm.
Friesian £645 Hilltop, £610 Roanstree.
Galloway £605, £590 Smithsteads, £560, £550
Fordlands, £550 Burnfoot of Ewes, £540 Murtholm, £520
Hardhurst, £510 Dodgsonstown, £500 Fordlands, £490
Smithsteads, £470 Murtholm and Hardhurst.
Saler £590, £520 Moss Side.
Blonde d’Aquitaine £585 Eden Farm.
Blue Grey £570, £550 Milnholm.
Simmental £550 Brampton Fell, £530 Horsegills.
Highland £360, £300 Churchview.
STORE HEIFERS
Charolais £775 Shankbridge End, £760 Gretna House, £590
The Ash, £575 Smithsteads.
Belgian Blue £725, £720, £695, £685 Plumpe, £680
Todhillrigg, £675 Plumpe, £650 High Plains and Todhillrigg, £635
Plumpe.
Angus £720 Plumpe, £685 Roanstree, £615, £565
Plumpe, £540 Roanstree, £525 High Plains.
Limousin £700 Edenbanks, £665 The Ash, £650 Holme
House, £640 Whitedyke, £638 The Hagg, £630 Holme
House, £615 Plumpe, £585 Low Moat, £580 Greensburn
and Low Moat, £565 Greensburn.
Blue Grey £600 Hole of Lyne, £420 Milnholm.
Simmental £590 Holme House, £550, £530 Old Irvine, £495
Holme House.
Saler £570, £510 Moss Side.
Highland £340, £255 Churchview.
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