The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Sale of Primestock
in Dumfries on Wednesday 17th August 2011.
35 Prime Cattle – Scarcity of Prime Cattle
forward made all classes of both commercial and butchers types sharper
to average 191.2p (or 341.4p at 56% D/W). Greater numbers needed to fill
wholesaler and butchers order books.
Heifers
Limousin to 215.5p from J Retson & Son Gardrum to R Johnstone & Sons
Butchers Annan, 212.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to J Kerr & Son Butchers
Gretna, 207.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to Border Meats Lockerbie.
Top Gross Heifer £1224.25 Upper Tinwald
Bullocks Limousin to 209.5p
from J Retson & Son Gardrum to PR Duff & Son,
Wishaw, 203.5p Gardrum Eastriggs to Border Meats Lockerbie
Shorthorn to 187.5p Low Three Mark Stoneykirk to JD Owen & Son Butchers
Newton Stewart.
Blue Grey to 187.5p Low Three Mark Stoneykirk to Scotbeef Ltd.
Top Gross Bullock £1314.83 Carse Mains
Small show of Prime Bulls easily
sold
Holstein Friesian to 158.5p Barwinnock
Top Gross Bull £944.03 Barwinnock
78 OTM Cattle – Trade for
all classes of suckler and dairy cattle continue to improve
Cows per head
Charolais £1444.40, £1302 Gairloch, £1377.75 Barluith, £1154.40
Grove
Angus £1120.95 Newlands, £1098.10 Druidhall, £1058.20
Auchtralure
Limousin £1100.25 Gairloch, £1070.30 Auchtralure, £1039.50
Gillesbie, £993.85 Druidhall
Holstein £1041.40 Shawsmuir, £1035 Slacks, £998.30 Kerricks
Bull Blonde £1345.05 Barluith
Cows per kilo
Charolais 184p, 165p Gairloch, 168p Barluith
Limousin 165p, 162p, 157p Conheath, 163p Gairloch, 154p Gillesbie, 154p
Auchtralure
Angus 148p, 145p Auchtralure, 147p Tinwald Shaws, 141p Newlands, 141p
Blairshinnoch
Simmental 145p Blairshinnoch
Holstein Friesian 142p, 140p Linns, 138p Slacks, 134p Kerricks, 133p
Baltier
Bull 147p Barluith
Bullocks Galloway 169p Low Three Mark
1482 Prime Lambs averaging 173.9p
Light Lambs (25.5-32Kg) Top 193p ave 178p
Texel £59.80 Kilmichael, £54.50 Mardon
Cross £56.50 Kilmichael
Chev Mule £51.20 Lochmailing
Medium Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 187 ave
175.8p
Suffolk £70 Longbeoch, £66.50 Gibbonhill, £64.80 Bank
Texel £71.20 Hall, £70 Knocknaib, £69 Dalhanna
Chev Mule £65.50 Dalhanna
Cross £64.20 Kilmichael
Lleyn £63.50 Summerhill
Standard Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 194p ave
172.8p
Texel £77, £75.80 Drumcruilton, £75.40 East Polquhirter, £75
Shawsmuir, West Lanegate & Bush
Charollais £75 Riggheads, £72.20 Shambellie Grange
Cross £72.50 Guelt, £71.50 Foregirth, £70 Corsencon
Suffolk £74.20 Gelston, £73.80 Longbeoch, £73 Drumcruilton
Heavy
(45Kg +over) Top 174.8p ave 162.8p
Texel £82 Boreland, £77 Nether Laggan, £76.50 Shambellie
Grange
Suffolk £74 Third, £73.50 Palaceknowe
Charollais £79 Riggheads
437 Cast Ewes & Lambs – all types
slightly easier on the week.
Texel £102.50 Boreland, £97.50 Gelston Castle, £95.50
Boreland, £92.50 Barshill
Suffolk £101.50 Netherhall, £85 Eastside, £83.50 Broomhill
Cross £92.50 Palaceknowe, £86.50 Carsegowan, £83.50 Barshill
Leicester £92.50 Barr
Half Bred £76.50 West Lanegate
Blackface £57.50 Guelt, £53.50 Kilmichael
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