DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE 04.04.16

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle in Dumfries which included the Inaugral Show & Sale of overwintered cattle on behalf of Dumfries & Galloway Young Farmers.

On Sunday Mr James Nisbet, Sorn Mains was given the judges task of placing the Young Farmers 40 Haltered cattle which were shown in full bloom and a credit to the region young showmen.

A Huge attendance watched him find his champion from Miss Hannah Sloan, Rigghead with ‘Lord of the Rings’ a Limousin x Bullock purchased from Haas Grove, Lockerbie at the October Calf Sale it later sold at £1260 to Mr Charles Anderson.

The Reserve Champion also from Miss Hannah Sloan with ‘Look so Cheeky’ a British Blue Bullock bred at Drumburn, New Abbey which sold at £1480 to local showman Mr W Boyd.

Prize List

Class 1 – Limousion (Male)

(Split Class)

1^st Mr C Dodd ‘Gee Wizz’

2^nd Mr C Goldie ‘Jackass’

3^rd Miss C Mair ‘Ted

Class 1 – Limousion (Male)

(Split Class)

1^st Miss H Sloan ‘Lord of the Rings’

2^nd Mr E Paul ‘Avicii

3^rd Mr J Austin ‘Black Magic

Class 2 – Limousin (Female)

1^st – Mr A Jackson ‘Gold Digga’

2^nd – A Ewing, Dumbretton ‘Ginger Spice’

3^rd – Miss K Austin ‘Jaegar Bomb’

Class 3 – BBX (Male)

1^st – Miss H Sloan ‘Look so Cheeky’

2^nd – Mr D Watson ‘Buzz’

3^rd – Miss C Mair ‘Fred’

Class 4 – BBX (Female)

1^st – Mr B Radley ‘Scally Wag’

2^nd – Mr A Jackson ‘Cover Girk’

3^rd – Mr C Goldie ‘Panda’

Class 5 – Any Other Breed (Male)

1^st – Mr A Jackson ‘Jammy Dodger’

Class 6 – Any other Breed (Female)

1^st – Mr F Wallace ‘Galaxy’

2^nd – Mr W Hiddleston ‘Po’

The competition for most weight gain over the winter was won by Mr Robert Ramsay, Dunbae with his Limousin Bullock which gained 236Kg.

2^nd equal Miss Hannah Sloan, Limousin Bullock 227Kg

Mr Ali Jackson, Charolais Bullock 227Kg

3^rd – Mr Colin Ferguson, Charolais Heifer 215Kg

The Calves were all purchased at suckled calf sales at Dumffries in October & November.

210 Store Cattle forward – A plain offering of mainly dairy bred cattle were presented to a full ringside of buyers. Trade reflected the current finished beef prices.

100 Bullocks ave 204.6p to 299p and £1480

45 Holstein Bullocks ave 128.3p to 144.8p and £630

55 Heifers ave 195p to 291.5p and £1200

Bullocks Per Head

British Blue to £1480 Rigghead, £1130 Stenries, £1060 Meikleholm, £1050 Park, £1000 Nether Dargavel, £980 High Mark, £980 Park, £970 Panlands, £950 Nether Dargavel, £920 Brownfield

Charolais to £1280, Maulscastle, £1085 Netherfield, £1060, £1000 Hillhead

Limosuin to £1260 Rigghead, £1160 Tundergarth, £1130 Greigsland, £1110 Nether Dargavel, £1110 Woodcroft, £1105 East Gallaberry, £1100 Millhill, £1090 Woodcroft, £1090 Nether Dargavel, £1090 Dunmbae, £1060 Grennan, £1060 Meikleholm, £1060 East Lanegate, £1060 Skipmyre, £1030 Skipmyre, £1050 Millhill, £1050 East Lanegate, £1040 Balgrennan, £1030 Woodcroft, £1010 High Mark, £1000 Hillhead, £965 Upper Moor

Angus to £1140, £1090 No 6 Howes, £1025 Dunbae, £1000 East Gallaberry, £975 Panlands, £900 Ryemuir

Simmental to £1010 Park, £885 Shawhill

Blonde to £1010 Grennan

Hereford to £1000, £940 Upper Moor

Montbelliard to £950 Gimmenbie

British Friesain to £630 Fardingjames

Holstein Friesian to £620 Shenrick

Heifers Per Head

Limosuin to £1200 Dumbretton, £1140 Maulscastle, £1020 Skipmyre, £1000 Drumflower, £980 Upper Portrack, £950 Dunbae, £940 Greigsland, £900 Newmains, £895 Upper Moor, £850 Backburn

British Blue to £1160 Maulscastle, £1160 Loaningfoot, £1120 Skipmyre, £900 Backburn, £885 Upper Moor

Simmental to £1120 Mains of Collin, £900 Upper Moor

Charolais to £1030 Grennan