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Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their weekly sale
of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 16th July
2008.
64 Prime Cattle – Numbers short of Buyers Requirements – Trade
improved on week
Heavyweight Heifers
Limousin to 182.5p from D & R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill to Border
Meats Lockerbie
175.5p (x2) Upper Tinwald Dumfries to Galloway Quality Meats Dumfries
and R Johnstone Butchers Annan, 175.5p East Raffles Carrutherstown to
M/S Whannel Wishaw
Lightweight Heifers
Limousin to 178.5p Merrick Portpatrick to J D Owen & Son Butchers
Newton Stewart, 176.5p Outertown Annan to Grierson Bros Butchers Castle
Douglas
Charolais to 169.5p, 168.5p Meikle Larbrax Leswalt to The Nith Hotel
and Border Meats
Top Gross Heifer £993.23 Outertown
Bullocks
Limousin to 180p, 178.5p, 173.5p A H Fisher Merrick to Haining Bros Butchers
Kirkcudbright and M/S Whannel Wishaw
Charolais to 168.5p Townhead Parkgate to M/S Whannel
Top Gross Bullock £1133.68 Townhead
35 OTM Cattle –Trade firmer
more buyers in attendance
Limousin Cows to 109p Meikle Larbrax
Holstein to 100p Rigghead
Charolais Bull to 108p Gelston Castle
Per Head
Limousin Cows to £780 Meikle Larbrax
Holstein to £683.10 Holmhead, £661.50 Drum
Charolais Bulls £1272 Gillesbie, £1177.20 Gelston Castle, £1020
Clonrae
Prime Lambs were sharper on the week selling to a top of 156.5p
for Beltex Crosses from BQ Farms, Drumlanrig Mains, Thornhill. Top price
per head was £68 for Texel Crosses Mr A McKie, The Drum, Thornhill.
Overall Average was 136.8p a rise of 10.2p on the week
1247 Prime Lambs
Standard Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 156.5p av 137.8p
Beltex £59.50 BQ Farms, £55.50 Dinwoodie
Green
Texel £59.50 BQ Farms, £55.50 Dinwoodie
Green, £55.20 Woodcroft
Suffolk £52.80 Nether Barr, £51.50 The Bush, £47
Upper Longbank
Charolais £52.50 Porterstown
Cross £52.20 Midlock, £45 Blindburn
Medium
Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 140p av 136.2p
Texel £61.80 Woodcroft, £61 Ballaggan, £60
Inglestone, £59.80 Longbeoch
Suffolk £60.50 Linnside, £60 Hartbush, £59.60
Longbeoch, £58 Carruchan
Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg) Top 147.8 av 133.4p
Texel £68 The Drum, £66.50 Dreva
Superheavy
Lambs (52.1Kg + Over)
Texel £63 Inglestone
Suffolk £63 Easthill
1143 Cast Ewes & Rams
Large Show, Trade easier but still easily sold
Top Prices
Texel £55 Newmains, £53.50 Ryehill, £50
Skemrigghead, £50 Drumburn, £49 Spango
Charollais £47.50 Linnside
Leicester £46 Nunnerie
Suffolk £45.50 Woodcroft, £45.50 Nether Barr
Cross £43.50 Newmains, £42.50 Park, £42
Ballaggan, £41.50 Hayfield
Half Bred £42 West Lanegate
Blackface £34, £28 Midlock, £31.50, £27
Nether Gribton, £30.50 Dreva, £29.80 Spango
Cheviot £33 Nether Gribton
Swale £26 Nether Barr
Rams – Texel £37.50 Meikleholm
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