Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their Annual Spring Sale of 470 Organic Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 21st April 2008.

Buyers were present from throughout the British Isles. Trade was brisk with short keep cattle very keenly sought

304 Bullocks to 207.1p Average 178.3p
166 Heifers to 204.3p Average 167.4p

Limousin X Heifers from W Hodgson, Blindhillbush to £1010 (585Kg), £940 (515) £890 (495), Millairies £735 (375)
Angus Heifers £810 (480Kg) Whiteholm, £735 (395) Millairies £700 (405) Burnfoot
Simmental £750 (425) Millairies
Shorthorn £730 (425Kg) Whiteholm
Charolais £655 (415Kg) Gillespie,

Bullocks Angus to £980 (575Kg), £910 (495), £900 (480) Burnfoot on Esk, £890 (540) Whiteholm
Limousin to £930 (545) Blindhillbush, £900 (515) Cumberhead, £860 (465) Barnean
British Blue £840 (500Kg) Millairies
Shorthorn £785 (430Kg) Millairies
Hereford £775 (420Kg) Kirkland

Per Kg Bullocks
Hereford 207.1 Kirkland
Limousin 202.1 Cumberhead
Blonde 202.1 Cumberhead
Simmental 200 Millaries
Angus 190.9 Ingleston
Shorthorn 187.3 Millairies

Per Kg Heifers
Blonde 204.3 Cumberhead
Angus 186.1 Millairies
Limousin 186.1 Millairies
Shorthorn 176.5 Millairies
Hereford 170.4 Kirkland

Breeding Cattle met keen competition, Limousin Heifer with Calf to £1300, £1250 Torhousemuir
Angus Cow with Calf to £1180, £1120 Rainton.

Also 435 Non Organic Store Cattle were forward
Trade remained good
Bullocks Average 141.3p
Heifers Average 135.9p

Bullocks
Limousin to £780 Sunnyhill, £670 No 2 Tregallon, £715, £710 No 4 Howes, £640 Cormaddie, £630 Lochpark
Angus to £765, £735 No 4 Howes, £640 Cormaddie, £630 Lochpark
Blonde £622 Foregirth
British Blue to £662 Midtown, £680 Cushag
Shorthorn £715 Ballagan
Charolais to £580 Auchengruith, £690 Meikleholm, £632 Woodcroft
Simmental £700 Boreland

Heifers
Limousin to £710 Yett , £605 Meikleholm, £638 High Threave, £652 Sunnyhill, £635 Lochpark, £625 Coatston, £622 Shawhill
Simmental £705 Coatston, £580 Guelderbank
Blonde £635 Yett
Angus £550 Beastockrigg

The firm also had forward 150 Ewes with Lambs at foot.
Trade was sticky due to the lack of keep available

Texel X Ewes with Twins - £84, £78 Justinlees
Cross Ewes with Twins - £75 Annandale Est, £72 Shawhill
Chev Mule Hoggs with Lambs at foot - £70 Shawhill