Dumfries Store Cattle Sale Report

Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 23rd February 2015.

226 Forward – A Huge ringside of buyers very actively seeking greater numbers of cattle. All classes of Bullocks extremely well bid – more dairy bred heifers forward.

143 Bullocks ave 234.9p to 300p and £1275

61 heifers ave 207.7p to 285.3p and £1275

22 Bulls ave 247.3p to 282.2p and £1125

Per Head Bullocks

Limousin to £1275, £1170, £1140 Boreland, £1170, £1105 Tregallon, £1155 Shenrick, £1145, £1140, £1100 (x2) Meikleholm, £1100, £1040 Ryemuir, £1060 Highlaw

British Blue to £1200, £1025 Higtownhead, £1140, £1070 Shenrick

Fleckvieh to £1165, £1135 Meikleholm

Simmental to £1150, £1105, £1040 Lantonside, £1055 East Gallaberry, £1000 Glenjaan

Continental to £1140 Shenrick

Angus to £1105 Meikleholm, £1060 Highlaw, £1060 Lantonside

Charolais to £995 (x2) Woodcroft, £975 Bogue, £965 East Gallaberry

Heifers

Limousin to £1275, £1185 Mid Bishopton, £960 Stonehouse

British Blue to £1000 Brownfield

Angus to £935 Mid Bishopton

Charolais to £915, £900 Bogue

Holstein Friesian to £905 Brownfield

Luing to £900 Stonehouse

Bulls

Limousin to £1125, £1100 Abune the Brae

Charolais to £1035 Hazelbank

Luing to £970, £910 Mollin

Angus to £930 Mollin

Per Kilo Bullocks

Simmental to 300p Buittle Mains, 273.5p Bush of Craigs

Limousin to 273.5p Bush of Craigs

Charolais to 272.6p Woodcroft

Angus to 252.4p Highlaw

Luing to 245.9p Mollin

British Blue to 233p Hightownhead

Shorthorn to 231.3p Brickhouse

Heifers

Simmental to 258.3p Buittle Mains

Limousin to 239.2p Mid Bishopton

Luing to 222.2p Stonehouse

Bulls

Limousin to 282.2p Buittle Mains

Charolais to 249.4p Hazelbank

Luing to 246.8p Mollin