Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their fortnightly sale of store cattle at Dumfries which included their Annual spring show and sale on Monday 7th March 2005. Prior to the sale, the show was in the capable hands of RJ Stodart, Mill of Inverarity, Forfar who after careful deliberation made the following awards.

Robert Stodart the Judge with W, McKie, High Threave

Champion and best single bullock H & W McKie, High Threave, Kirkcowan 290 kilo £575.

Best single heifer W Marshall & Son, Eastlands, Crocketford 500 kilo £620.

The above classes were sponsored by Tarff Valley Ltd.

Best pen of bullocks R & B Dickie, Spango, Sanquhar 400 kilo £530.

Best pen of heifers R & B Dickie, Spango, Sanquhar 365 kilo £435.

The above two classes were sponsored by Carrs Billington Ltd.

All classes continued to be keenly sought.

Bullocks to 198p High Threave, Kirkcowan. Bullocks averaged 117.8p.

Heifers to 139.3p High Threave. Heifers averaged 109.3p.

Bulls to 136p Lochbank, Lochmaben. Bulls averaged 110p.

Brian Dickie from Spango with Stuart Ferguson from Carrs Billington the Sponsors

Bullocks Belgain Blue £622 High Threave, £600 Burnside, Lochmaben, £575 High Threave.

Limousin to £608 Corsebank, Sanquhar, £580 Blountfield, Mouswald and Burnside, £545 Kirkhill, Dalton.

Angus to £590 Bogue, Dalry, £500 Burnside.

Charolais to £570 and £555 Maryfield, Lochmaben.

Blonde to £540 Balgerran, Castle Douglas.

Heifers Blonde to £620 and £540 Eastlands, Crocketford.

Belgian Blue to £572 Belzies, Lochmaben, £500 Hillend, Annan

Charolais £535 Hillhead, Chapelknowe, £518 Coshogle, Thornhill, £485 Beastockrigg.

Limousin to £572 Belzies, £530 Blountfield, £500 Hillend.

Bulls Simmental to £485 Lochbank.

Limousin to £475 Lochbank, £420 Craiglearan.

The firm sold a few beef breeding bulls and cows and heifers with calves at foot. Bulls met a selective trade with Limousin selling to a top of £1,500 from W & J Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan.

Bulls Limousin to £1500 and £1200 Upper Brydekirk.

Blonde to £650 Hightown of Craigs.

Limousin cows with calves to £960 Hightown of Craigs.

Angus cows with calves to £740 Hightown of Craigs.

Limousin heifers and calves £720, £700, £680 Barnbarroch.

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