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UNITED KINGDOM-CATTLE MARKETS-DUMFRIES.

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

265 cattle forward and trade continues to improve.

Limousin X bullocks to 207p Eastside, Kirkconnel. British Blue to 207p Eastside, Kirkconnel. Charolais to 200p Ampherlaw, Carnwath.

Sale average 176.4p

Limousin X heifers to 186.3p Rashgill, Dumfries. Charolais X heifers to 180.3p Woodhead, Auldgirth. Sale average 172p

Limousin bulls to 187.5p West Lanegate, Aimsfield.

Principal prices per head, bullocks: Charolais £900, £975 Hillhead, £890, £865 Knocksheen, £795, £770 Cormaddie, £790 Maryfield. Luing £900 Townfoot of Glengaber. Limousin £890, £870 No 6 Howes, £725 Ballagan, £735 Blountfield, £710 Hillend, £720 Calfpark, £775 Maryfield, £735 Eastside, £740 Cormaddie. Simmental £870 Butterdales. Angus £845 No 6 Howes, £785 Beastockrigg, £725 Glenjaan. Holstein Friesian £710 Hillhead.

Heifers: Simmental £870, £835 Butterdales

Limousin £610 Calfpark. British Blue £835 Rue. Angus £745 Rue, £615 Beastockrigg.Charolais £670 Woodhead.

Bulls: Limousin £750 West Lanegate. Angus £555 Preston Hall.

102 breeding cattle: trade was brisk, and a large crowd was present.

Simmental heifers and calves £1090 Boreland. Limousin heifers and calves £1020 Boreland. Angus cows and calves £1280 Glencartholm, £1000 (x2), £1080 The Green. Charolais cows and calves £1000 The Green. British Blue in-calf cows £1000, £910, £820 Lower Shieldhill. Angus in-calf cows £990 Lower Shieldhill. Hereford in-calf cows £780 Lower Shieldhill. Simmental in-calf heifers £1180, £1150, £1100, £1080 Shawfield. Charolais in-calf heifers £1120, £1100, £1050 Shawfield. Limousin in-calf heifers £1000 Shawfield