DUMFRIES STORE CATTLE  02.05.16

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly Sale of 397 Store Cattle & Young Calves in Dumfries on Monday.

Trade maintained recent levels for poorer show of cattle forward.

Limousin x Bullocks from Backburn, Annan sold to 268.3p and to £1220 Midtown, Cummertrees

Heifers to 236.9p for a Montbelliard x from Ravenstone Mains, Whithorn and to £1025 Ballaggan, Thornhill

Bulls to 202.1p and £960 for Limousin x from Cormaddie

Bullocks

Limousin to £1220, £1100 Midtown, £1090 Shenrick, £1090, £1050 Barshill, £930 Tregallon, £930 Backburn, £930 Greenbeck, £930 Tregallon

British Blue to £1130 Upper Moor, £1005 Shenrick

Angus to £1100, £905 Midtown, £990 Shenrick, £990, £970, £905 Westhills, £970 Park of Tongland, £905 Greenbeck

Limousin to £1095, £920 Ballaggan, £930 Greenbeck

Charolais to £1090, £1050 Barshill, £945 Cormaddie

Simmental to £1000, £945 Cormaddie, £955 Ravenstone Mains

Montbelliard to £930 Gimmenbie, £900 Midtown

S Red to £890 Shenrick

N Red to £890 Shenrick

British Friesain to £700 Boreland, £695 Fardingjames

Luing to £795 Crosslee

Holstein Friesain to £610 Greenbeck

Heifers

Limousin to £1025, £995 Ballaggan, £955 Newmains, £945, £920, £880 Tregallon, £895 Greenbeck, £880 Barshills, £870 Cormaddie, £820 Crosslee, £820 Upper Moor

Charolais to £970 Barshill, £870 Uppermoor

Simmental to £910 Upper Moor

Angus to £895 Greenbeck, £870 Park of Tongland

British Blue to £885 Thwaite

Montbelliard to £800 Gimenbie

Bulls

Charolais to £960 Cormaddie

Limousin to £960 Cormaddie

DUMFRIES Young Calves  02.05.16

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly Sale of Young Calves at Dumfries.

Good Show of qulaity calves forward, trade rising for young calves on milk.  Less weaned calves forward, however quality calves a brisk trade, topped by an outstanding British Blue x Heifer from Messrs Purdie, Inglestonford.

Heifers

British Blue to £420, £350 Inglestonford

Hereford to £140 (x3) Newmains, £130 (x2) Newmains

Bulls

Hereford to £350 Inglestonford

Next Calf Sale Monday 16^th May 2016 at 10.15am,

all enquiries/entries to Matthew Thomson 07900 181 6350