C & D Auction Marts held thir annual Christmas Show and Sale of Dairy Cattle.
An excellent quality of fresh calved Heifers and Cows were presented to the days judge David Stoddart, Highlaw. After much deliberation the Championship was awarded to Boreland Farming Partnership, Colvend with a correct fresh calved Holstein Friesian Heifer selling to the Judge at £2000.
M Young & Sons, Waterside Mains then sold a Holstein Freisian Heifer at £2000
Norweign Red x Heifers from Shenrick Made £1750
Ayrshire Heifers to £1700 Waterside Mains
Montbeliarde x Heifers to £1700 Shenrick
New Calved Cows also met a Competitive trade selling to £1650 Boreland of Colvend, £1550, £1450 Riggheads
Main Sponsors CCIB ltd.
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their Final 2017 Sale of Store Cattle on Monday in Dumfries.
120 Forward: The sale comprised of mainly Dairy crosses Trade Steadier.
Trade Maintained Recent Levels for a Very Mixed Show.
64 Bullocks Ave 197p/kg To 234p/kg Hillhead and £960
56 Heifers Ave 180p/kg to 212.2p/kg Grove and £945
Per Head
Bullocks
Limousin to £960 Kirkland, £920, Uppermoor, £915 Highlaw
Montbeliarde to £920 Gimmenbie, £915 Uppermoor
British Blue to £910 Uppermoor
Hereford to £850 Smallrigg
Simmental to £820 High Auchneel
Heifers
Limousin to £945 Highlaw, £940 Kirkland
Shorthorn to £920, £915 Grove
Simmental to £900 (x2) Grove, £895 High Auchneel
British Blue to £840 Uppermoor
Next Sale Monday 8th January 2018
C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their final sale of Calves for 2017 at Dumfries Mart on Monday which included the Christmas Show. .
35 Calves Forward: Good Show of Calves
Judge Jack Muir, Cleughbrae awarded the Champion Rosette to AW Currie & Son, Barndennoch for an Outstanding Limousin x Bull Calf which sold to £460 to the Judge.
Principle Prices
Bull Calves
Limousin £460, £420, £400 (x3) Barndennoch, £355 Ryes
Simmental to £410 Maxwellbank
British Blue to £340 Boreland of Colvend, £340 Brownfield
Angus to £250 Inglestonford
Heifer Calves
Limousin to £400 (x5), £350 Barndennoch
British Blue to £390, £360, £270 Brownfield
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