Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their fortnightly sale of store cattle Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 2nd November 2009.

492 Forward – trade remains good for all classes. Quality was very mixed with more Dairy bred types forward.

Bullocks per/kilo
Limousin to 205.4p kg Auchnotteroch, 204.1p Ardoch, 193p Auld Mill
Charolais to 200p Barshill, 195 Auchnotteroch
Simmental to 198.6p Auchnotteroch
Angus to 180.2p Midtown
Hereford to 174.1p Baltersan
Holstein to 150p Auchnotteroch
Sale average 160.3p/kg

Heifers per/kilo
Limousin to 227.6p Ardoch, 185.5p Bridgemark
Charolais to 185p Ironlosh
Angus to 170.4p Baltier
Sale average 160.1p/kg

Bulls
Limousin to 208p Blindhillbush
Angus to 167.6p Burnside
Sale average 168.3p/kg

Heifers per/head
Charolais to £1000 Airds of Balcary, £850 Auchenhill, £792 Glenlaugh, £762 Auchenhill, £750 Longbridgemuir
Simmental £742 Auchenhill
Limousin £750 Martingirth, £710 Eastlands & Baltier, £690 Westhills, £688 East Arndarroch
Shorthorn £745 Glenkiln
Angus £775 Beastockrigg, £710 Baltier, £695 No 2 Tregallon
Devon £818 Upper Portrack, £745 Glenkiln
Blondes £710 Eastlands

Bullocks per/head
Simmental £990, £855 Kirkbride, £885, £855, £845 Glenkiln
Limousin £970, £955, £930, £900 North Bungalow, £875 Kirkbride, £850 Barshill, £795, £780 Auchnoteroch, £775 Ballagan
Charolais £900, £860 Barshill, £835, £810 Auchenhill, £825, £800 Auchnotteroch
Angus £785 Burnside, £780 Glenkiln, £775 Hillend
Shorthorn £860, £835 Glenkiln
Hereford £705 Baltersan
Holstein £735, £715 Fostermeadow, £655 Hillhead, £655 Baltier, £635 Hightae.

YOUNG CALVES

Also forward were 24 mainly dairy bred young calves. More buyers saw trade better than the previous sale.

Top was £255 for a Belgian Blue calf (9 weeks) from Bruntshields.
Danish Red bull (8 weeks) £225, £155 Over Langhsaws
Holstein bull (10 weeks) £140 Barndennoch.