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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 31 head of store
cattle & 24 breeding cattle at their sale on Tuesday 6th January,
2009.
The store cattle sold to a strong trade throughout the sale. Top
was £775 for Belgian Blue bullocks from W K Smith & Co.,
No 6 Howes, Annan.
Principal prices:
STORE BULLOCKS
Limousin £755 No 6 Howes, £740, £675
Redgatehead, £615, £555 Stonehall
Belgian Blue £775 No 6 Howes, £640 Redgatehead
Simmental £755 No 6 Howes
Blue Grey £458 Old Irvine
STORE HEIFERS
Limousin
£550 Redgatehead, £490, £460 Stonehall,
£445 Bonshawside
Charolais heifers £600 High Dovecote
Friesian £540 Bonshawside
Simmental £645 High Dovecote
All classes of breeders met a sharp trade with the top of £950
for a Limousin cow with heifer calf from Church Style Farm.
Limousin cow with heifer calf: £950 Churchstyle, £860
Bankshead
Hereford cow with heifer calf: £780 Bankshead
Simmental cow with bull calf: £820 Bankshead
Limousin cow incalf: £690 Churchstyle
Blonde cow incalf: £680 Churchstyle
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