Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their Show & Sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 23rd March 2009.

351 Cattle forward

The judge Mr W Purdon, Stravenhouse, Carluke awarded the best bullock to Mr W McKie, High Threave and backed his judgement by purchasing it for £960.

Champion British Blue X Bullock 15 month old, 465 Kg, Picture Left to Right S Ferguson (Sponsored by Carrs Billington) and Mr W McKie, High Threave

Other awards
Best Bullock – 1st W McKie, High Threave, 2nd Nairn, Burnton
Best Heifer – 1st W McKie, High Threave, 2nd I Fitzsimon, Sunnyhill
Champion – W McKie, High Threave
Best pen of 4 - I Fitzsimon, Sunnyhill

Trade for all classes remained very brisk selling to a top pf 230.8p for bullocks from Messrs H & W McKie, High Threave. Heifers topped at 210p for Limousin crosses from R Anderson, Ardoch.

Top priced per head was £960 for a Limousin Bullock for H & W Mckie, High Threave. Top priced Heifer was £920 for an Aberdeen Angus from M & S Wilson, Newbank

Top Prices per Head
Bullocks
Limousin £960, £825 High Threave, £890 Barbuie, £890 Burnton, £880 Bush of Craigs
Simmentals £950, £920 Barbuie, £870 Sunnyhill
Angus £870 Sunnyhill

Heifers
Angus £920, £860 Newbank
Limousin £865 High Townhead, £800 Bridgestone, £790, £785 Cushag
British Blue £750 High Threave
Friesian £750 No 2 Kilfillan
Charolais £710, £700 Cormaddie

Young bulls
Limousin £705 Bridgestone

Top prices per Kg
Bullocks
Limousin 210p, 192p Ardoch, 206.5p, 186p, 186p High Threave, 190p Burnton, 188p Glenlaugh
Charolais 186p Ballinnie
Simmental 185p Sunnyhill

Heifers
British Blue 230.8p High Threave
Limousin 205.6p, 187.3p Cormaddie
Charolais 187.3p Cormaddie

Calves
Weaned Calves £130 (x4) Kilfillan
Angus Calves (2-5weeks) £160 (x6) Brickhouse
Friesian Calves (2 weeks) £35 Kerricks