Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their fortnightly Sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday 19th April 2010 which included their spring sale of 347 Organic Cattle

347 Organic Status Cattle – Trade was steadier reflecting the restrictive demand for the finished article although suckler bred grazing sorts regularly sold at around the 200p mark.

Bullocks to 255p Barnean average 185.7p
Heifers to 200p Barnean average 168.9p

Principal prices (per kilo)
Bullocks
Simmental to 255p, 213p Barnean
Charolais to 210.7p Craignarget, 200p Gillespie
Limousin to 197.2p Barnean, 197.1p Kirkdale
Angus to 204.4p Burrance of Courance, 196.9p Woolfords
Shorthorn to 180.3p Dolphinston
Mont to 188.1p Gillespie

Heifers
Simmental to 200p Barnean, 180p Corbelly Hill
Charolais to 196.9p Craignarget, 192.6p Gillespie
Limousin to 180.5p Barnean, 170.5p Kirkdale
Angus to 177.8p Corbelly Hill

Principal Prices
Bullocks
Angus £970 Corbelly Hill, £905 Woolfords, £830 Low Craiglemine, £795 Huntlaw
Simmental £805, £800, £750 Corbelly Hill, £650 Barnean
Limousin £790, £755 Kirkdale, £740, £682 Barnean
British Blue £770 Upper Locharwoods, £705 Outer Blair
Charolais £760, £700 Craignarget

Heifers
Limousin £885 Low Craiglemine, £710 Kirkdale
Angus £835, £690 Corbelly Hill, £630 Woolfords, £630 Over Langshaw
Charolais £750 Woolfords, £675 Craignarget
British Blue £735 Outer Blair
Simmental £675, £590 Corbelly Hill

470 Store Cattle – very mixed show of Dairy and Suckler Bred Cattle forward. Trade for all classes steadier

Bullocks to 202p Bush of Craigs sale average 167.6p
Heifers to 208.3p Isle sale average 170.8p

Principal prices (per kilo)
Bullocks
Limousin to 202p Bush of Craigs, 198.8p Meikleholm
Blonde to 196.3p Gibbonhill
Charolais to 200p Upper Barr, 198.3p Gibbonhill
Simmental to 197.6p Greenhead
Angus to 190.1p Grove, 180p redhall

Heifers
Limousin to 208.3p, 197p Isle
Charolais to 198.5p Grove, 188.5p Foregirth
Blonde to 184.1p Shangan, 182.7p Kirkbride

Principal Prices (per Head)
Bullocks
Limousin £1060 Kirkblane, £942 Isle, £890, £835, £800 Kirkblane, £825 Isle, £795 Kirkbride, £775 Meikleholm
Charolais £1060 Nether Locharwoods, £890, £785 Gibbonhill, £785 Woodside, £760 foregirth, £745 Auchenhill, £735 Meikleholm, £735 Grove, £730 Woodhead
Simmental £860 Kirkbride
Angus £828, £748 Redhall, £735 Blackpark, £730 Fardingjames, £690 Westhills, £690 Beastockrigg
British blue £820, £762 Westhills, £805 Isle, £735 Woodhead
Blonde £955, £835 Kirkblane, £785 Gibbonhill
Galloway £780 upper Barr
Holstein Friesian £680 Westhills, £665 Hightae, £645 Boreland

Heifers
Limousin £1060, £1000 Isle, £920 Kirkbride, £872 Kirkblane, £850 Mosside
Blonde £872, £795 kirkblane
British Blue £820 Isle
Angus £720 Mosside, £700 Ingleston
Charolais £765 Kirkblane, £750 Meikleholm, £742, £715 Foregirth, £730 Woodside

68 Young Calves and stirks forward at Dumfries Fortnightly Sale

A large crowd was present and all classes were well bid for with the sale becoming more established more numbers are needed to keep buyers coming forward.

Top price of £460 paid a Charolais X Bull Stirk from Messrs AP Sloan & Partners, Bruntshields, other top prices;
Charolais Bull Calves - £460 Bruntshields
British Blue Bull Calves - £348, £328, £300 (x2), Bruntshields, £330 Lakehead
Simmental Heifer Calves - £235 Buittle Mains
Limousin Heifer Calves - £228 Lakehead
Shorthorn Bull Calves (feb/march born) - £155 Brickhouse
Simmental Bull Calves - £310 Buittle Mains
Mont Bull Calves - £160, £150, £145, £110, £105 (feb/march born) Gillespie
Holstein Friesian Bull Calves - £220, £205 (Sept – Nov born) Farhills, £165, £135 (Dec/Jan born) Hartfield, £148, £120 Nether Keir, £142, £125, £112 (Nov/Dec born) Isle, £88 (Feb born) Lakehead.