Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their Fortnightly Sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 19th March 2012.

284 Forward – Trade remains firm with a mixed offering of quality being presented to a full ringside of buyers.

155 Bullocks averaged 210.5p to 252p and £1350
129 Heifers averaged 207.2p to 234.5p and £1255

Prior to the sale the Show of Cattle was judged by W Purdon. Best Single was awarded to G & T Fitzsimon & Sons, Sunnyhill with an 18month old Aberdeen Angus Bullock selling at £1350 (540Kg) to the judge, best pen also to M/S Fitzsimon with Limousin Heifers making £900 (400Kg)

Principal prices
Bullocks
Angus £1350 Sunnyhill, £1020 Shawhill, £970 (x3) Beastockrigg
Limousin £1225 (x2), £1160 (x2), £1150 (x5) Shawhill, £1110 North Bowerhouses, £1090 (x2) Sunnyhill, £1090 Newlands, £1070, £1060 Tregallon
British Blue £1030 North Bowerhouses
Charolais £945 (x5) Cormaddie, £930 (x2) Foregirth, £900 Eastside
Shorthorn £960 (x3) Upper Barr, £920 Newlands
Holstein Friesian £760 (x8) Hillhead

Heifers
Limousin £1255, £1110 (x2) North Bowerhouses, £1035 Eastside, £1000 Shawhill
Blonde £1035 Eastside
British Blue £1035 North Bowerhouses, £970 (x2) Longbridgemuir
Simmental £985 (x4), £975 (x3) Longrigg

Per kilo
Bullocks
Charolais 252p, 240.3p Cormaddie, 218.8p Foregirth
Limousin 247.5p Shawhill, 245.6p, 241.4p Cormaddie
Angus 250p Sunnyhill, 237.5p Eastside, 237.1p Shawhill
Simmental 239.6p Crofts

Heifers
British Blue 234.5p Backburn, 223p Longbridgemuir
Simmental 234.5p, 229.4p Longrigg
Limousin 231.9p Ardoch, 223.3p Bush of Craigs
Charolais 219.4p Eastside
Holstein 223.4p Longrigg