Published at 14:19, Friday, 19 November 2010

CARLISLE

Wednesday November 17

LEADING PRICES

STEERS – (all crosses) Limousin £985 Broomhouse Farm, £920(x2) Mount Pleasant, £915, £895 Langrigg Hall. Simmental £940, £865 Langrigg Hall, £840 Easton Farm. British Blue £925, £910, £870(x2) Carlatton Mill, £915 Easton Farm, £905(x2), £880 Hainings Farm. Charolais £910 Old Silloth Farm, £875, £860(x2) Whiteside Farm, £765 Spoutbank Farm. Staberlizer £910 Langrigg Hall. Gelbvie £890 Mount Pleasant. Aberdeen Angus £830(x3) Sunderland, £400 Field House. Devon Red £825(x3) Easton Farm. Blonde d’Aquitaine £695(x2) Easton Farm, £635, £620, £535 Spoutbank Farm. Sussex £695 Easton Farm. Mountbelliard £655(x2) High Dubwath. Holstein Friesian £550(x6) Crosshill, £300 High Drum.

HEIFERS – Charolais £875 Easton Farm, £855 Langrigg Hall, £855, £810, £750 Townfoot Farm, £775 Whiteside Farm. British Blue £860, £855 Carlatton Mill, £855 Easton Farm, £825 Thornship Farm. Limousin £835, £765 Gill Head, £800 Mount Pleasant, £765 Langrigg Hall. Simmental £775 Langrigg Hall, £665, £545(x2) Lakerigg Cottage. Blonde d’Aquitaine £750(x2), £725(x2) Middlemoor House. Hereford £725 Wetheriggs Farm, £335 High Drum. Gelbvie £720 Mount Pleasant. South Devon £685(x2) Easton Farm. Aberdeen Angus £680 Stone Flatts, £675 Langrigg Hall, £555(x2) Field House.

DUMFRIES

Monday November 15

TOTAL FORWARD 259 Forward

Trade for best sorts easily upheld. Plainer types less money.

Bullocks to 202.5p Brandyburn, Sale average 149.8p. Heifers to 182.5p Brandyburn, Sale average 145.7p. Bulls to 192.9p Brandyburn, Sale average 102.5p.

LEADING PRICES

BULLOCKS – Charolais £935, £932, £820 Barshill, £762 Riggheads. British Blue £855 Panlands, £835 Shenrick, £760 Whitecroft Main. Limousin £840 Edge, £790 Panlands, £785 Shenrick. Holstein £550 Edge.

HEIFERS – Charolais £785, £748 Cormaddie, £758 Lochanhead. Limousin £785 Cormaddie, £758 Kirtletonhill, £745 Cormaddie. Blonde £715 Foregirth. Angus £765 Tanlawhill.

LOCKERBIE

Tuesday November 16

TOTAL FORWARD 87 store cattle

Top price of the day came from M/s Wilson of Belzies Farm with a British Blue steer which peaked at £880 whilst top price heifer came from M/s Halliday of New Hall Farm with a superb Limousin cross which sold to £850. Top price per kilo came from M/s McArthur of 4 Todholes, Annan with a British Blue heifer which sold to 171.5p/kg. All classes were easily sold although larger types remained best to sell.

LEADING PRICES

STEERS – per head, British Blue £880, £805 Belzies, £655 Todholes. Limousin £710, £690 New Hall, £660(x4) Calvertsholm. Blonde d’Aquitaine £675 Todholes. Simmental £670(x4), £645(x2) Longrigg. Holstein Friesian £435(x2) Logan Mains. Holstein £400(x2) Calvertsholm.

HEIFERS – Limousin £850, £750 New Hall, £745(x2) Reddings. British Blue £810 Belzies, £670 Todholes, £660(x3), £605 Ladywells, £605 New Hall. Aberdeen Angus £690 East Bowhill.

Per kilo, British Blue 171.50p Todholes, 169.10p, 158.80p Belzies. Simmental 155.40p(x2) Longrigg. Limousin 146.10p, 141.40p New Hall. Blonde d’Aquitaine 133.40p Todholes.

HEIFERS – British Blue 167.40p Belzies. Limousin 166.70p, 166p, 142.10p New Hall, 163.70p(x2) Reddings. Charolais 156.70p Reddings. Aberdeen Angus 126.40p East Bowhill.

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