The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their Fortnightly
sale of Store & Breeding Cattle on Tuesday
5th February, 2013.
A good show of 180 store cattle, with quality once again selling
to extreme rates. Top price to £1,100 twice, firstly for a
Limousin heifer shown by J. & P. Routledge & Son, Netherton,
then for a Blonde d’Aquitaine heifer from W. & A. Bridgewater,
Borthaugh.
Blonde d’Aquitaine bullocks sold to £1,080
(x2) also from Messrs Bridgewater, Borthaugh.
Limousin bulls sold
to £980 and £970 from A. & A. Ewing, Dumbretton.
PRINCIPAL
PRICES:
BULLOCKS
Blonde d’Aquitaine - £1,080 (x2), £980 (x2) Borthaugh.
Limousin - £985 (x4) The Throp, £965 (x2) Howard House, £960
(x2) The Throp, £960 (x2), £955, £950, £850, £830
Stonehall, £820 Howard House.
Charolais - £930 (x2) Shankbridge End, £700 (x2) Greenside.
British Blue - £900, £845 (x2) Pates Hill.
Angus - £735 Howard House, £715 Mallsgate Hall.
HEIFERS
Limousin - £1,100 Netherton, £1,060, £1,000 Dumbretton, £975, £950
(x2), £930 (x2), £915 (x2), £880 (x3) Netherton, £855
Stonehall, £845 Pates Hill, £810 (x2) Howard House, £795
(x2), £775 (x2) The Throp.
Blonde d’Aquitaine - £1,100 Borthaugh.
British Blue - £975, £900 Netherton, £800, £795, £745
Longrow.
Simmental - £845, £730 (x2) Old Irvine.
Charolais - £730 Howard House, £700, £690 Shankbridge
End.
Saler - £640 (x2) Moss Side.
BULLS
Limousin - £980, £970, £920 Dumbretton.
Luing - £930 Satchells.
A small show of breeding cattle sold
to a top of £1,200 for
a Limousin cow with bull calf from J.G. & C. Tailford, Rinnion
Hills.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
Limousin cow with bull calf - £1,200, £1020 Rinnion Hills.
British Blue cow with heifer calf - £1,120 Rinnion Hills.
Simmental cow with bull calf - £1,010 Rinnion Hills.
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