Dumfries Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc held their fortnightly Sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries on Monday 18th May 2015.
An entry of 264 Head met brisk competition for all classes, more dairy bred Cattle on offer.
128 Bullocks ave 218.6ppk to 262ppk and £1265
99 Heifers ave 224.1ppk to 258.7ppk and £1055
10 Bulls ave 222.1ppk to 245.6ppk and £1230
27 Holstein Friesian Bullocks to 166ppk to 191.9ppk and £950
Bullocks Per Head
Angus to £1265 Mossburn, £1060 Arnmannoch, £1000 Ballaggan
British Blue to £1180 Cree Mills, £1105 Ryemuir, £1060 Bruntshileds, £1030 Middlebie Hill
Simmental to £1070, £1005 Castlefairn
Limousin to £1100 Snade
Charolais to £970, £960 Falnash
Holstein Friesian to £950, £925 Boreland
Heifers
Limousin to £1055 Snade, £900 Hightownhead
British Blue to £1000 Bruntshields
Simmental to £965, £920 Longrigg, £930 Castlefairn
Hereford to £960 Brandyburn
Holstein to £890 Longrigg
Angus to £800 Mollin
Luing to £785 Mollin
Bulls
Limousin to £1230, £1200, £1070, £970 (x2) Laneside
Charolais to £1000 East Buccleugh
Bullocks Per Kilo
Limousin to 267.8p Craiglearen, 250p Ellgood, 248.8p Snade, 245.7p Mosshead
Simmental to 261.8p Craiglearen
Charolais to 259.6p Cree Mills, 252.5p East Buccleugh, 247.9p Falnash
Angus to 250p Laghead, 239p Easthill Cott
Holstein Friesian to 191.9p Boreland
Heifers
British Blue to 258.7p Muirfield
Blonde to 242.6p Brandyburn
Angus to 241.4p Mollin
Luing to 240p Mollin
Limousin to 240p Hightownhead
Bulls
Hereford to 233.3p Laneside
Limousin to 245.6p, 245.6p, 241.3p Laneside
At the Annual May Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle a huge ringside of buyers was present and trade easily surpassed vendors expectations.
72 Heifers/Cows with Calves at foot; The day's trading was topped at £2900 from J Kingan, Laneside with a Limousin Cow (09) and Bull Calf which headed South to David Morgan, Hereford.
Cows with Calves Principal Prices
Limousin to £2900, £2300, £1900, £1850 Laneside, £2100 Fingland, £1850 Cleughbrae
Angus to £2500 Kerricks, £1450 Brickhouse
Simmental to £1900 Fingland, £1500 Longrigg
Hereford to £1700 Millantae
Heifers with Calves Principal Prices
British Blue to £2450, £2250, £1950 Millantae
Angus to £2050 (x2), £2000 (x2), £1900 Cruggleton, £2000, £1950, £1900 Millantae
Limousin to £2050 Fingland
112 Bulling Heifers – Simmental X Luings from Mrs Kirsty Dunlop, Commonside Farm met the days top price at £1450 to M/S Hyslop, Maryfield.
Sim/Luing to £1450, £1120 Commonside
Beef Shorthorn to £1380, £1250 Gall
Limousin to £1320, £1300, £1250, 31220 Ryemuir, £1220 Kirktonfield
Simmental to £1250, £1220 Castlewigg, £1180 (x2) Mossburn
British Blue to £1200 Ryemuir, £1150 Cree Mills, £1120 Bruntshields
Angus to £1150 Cree Mills, £1120 (x2) Kirktonfield, £1100 Beuchan
14 Breeding Bulls
Limousin to £2200 Laneside, £2500 Balgrayhill
Angus to £2200 Lochmailing, £2100 Netherhall
Simmental to £2000 Newbie Mains
