Scotland-Cattle markets.

UNITED KINGDOM-CATTLE MARKETS.

Dumfries store cattle show and sale

CUMBERLAND and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc held their show and sale of store cattle in Dumfries on Monday.

351 cattle were forward. The judge, Mr W Purdon, Stravenhouse, Carluke, awarded the best bullock to Mr W McKie, High Threave and backed his judgement by purchasing it for £960.

Other awards were:

Best bullock - 1 W McKie, High Threave; 2 Nairn, Burnton.

Best heifer: 1 W McKie, High Threave; 2 I Fitzsimon, Sunnyhill.

Champion - W McKie, High Threave. Best pen of four - I Fitzsimon, Sunnyhill.

Trade for all classes remained very brisk selling to a top pf 230.8p for bullocks from Messrs H & W McKie, High Threave.

Heifers topped at 210p for Limousin crosses from R Anderson, Ardoch.

Top price per head was £960 for a Limousin Bullock for H & W McKie, High Threave. Top priced heifer was £920 for an Aberdeen Angus from M & S Wilson, Newbank.

Top prices per head, bullocks: Limousin £960, £825 High Threave, £890 Barbuie, £890 Burnton, £880 Bush of Craigs. Simmentals £950, £920 Barbuie, £870 Sunnyhill. Angus £870 Sunnyhill.

Heifers: Angus £920, £860 Newbank. Limousin £865 High Townhead, £800 Bridgestone, £790, £785 Cushag. British Blue £750 High Threave. Friesian £750 No 2 Kilfillan. Charolais £710, £700 Cormaddie.

Young bulls: Limousin £705 Bridgestone.

Top prices per kg, bullocks: Limousin 210p, 192p Ardoch, 206.5p, 186p, 186p High Threave, 190p Burnton, 188p Glenlaugh. Charolais 186p Ballinnie. Simmental 185p Sunnyhill.

Heifers: British Blue 230.8p High Threave. Limousin 205.6p, 187.3p Cormaddie. Charolais 187.3p Cormaddie.

Calves: Weaned calves £130 (x4) Kilfillan. Angus calves (2-5weeks) £160 (x6) Brickhouse. Friesian calves (2 weeks) £35 Kerricks.