The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held
their fortnightly sale of store& breeding cattle on Tuesday
19th June, 2012.
The 80 store cattle again met a good trade and topped
at £960
for a Charolais bullock shown by J.L. Fisher & J.D. Steel, The
Keep. Limousin heifers sold to £855 from J.A. & D. Forster,
Gillalees.
A small show of breeding cattle maintained late high rates
with a top price of £2,500 for a British Blue heifer with Limousin
bull calf shown by D.E. Smith, Mossfoot.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
BULLOCKS
Charolais - £960 The Keep.
Limousin - £870 (x2) Gillalees, £860 Greenside, £815
East Foreshield, £805 (x2), £800 (x2) Setmabanning, £740
Solwaybank, £710 Gillalees.
Saler - £860 Gillalees.
Simmental - £650 Gillalees.
HEIFERS
Limousin - £855 Gillalees, £780 (x2) Barron House, £760, £760
The Keep, £755 The Keep, £705 (x3) Gillalees, £700
The Keep, £680 Greenside.
Aberdeen Angus - £685 (x3) Howcleugh, £680 (x2) Spadadam, £615
(x2) Howcleugh, £610 (x2) Spadeadam.
BULLS
Limousin - £730 (x2), £675, £660 Southdene.
BREEDING CATTLE
British Blue heifer with bull calf - £2,500 Mossfoot.
Limousin heifer with bull calf - £1,500 Macherquhat.
Limousin cow with heifer calf - £1,850 East Foreshield.
British Blue cow with heifer calf - £1,600 Mossfoot.
Limousin breeding bull - £2,100 Wanwood Hill, £1,480
Burmoor Farm.
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