Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their fortnightly sale of Store cattle at Dumfries on Monday 30th June 2008.

124 store cattle; trade sharper with mainly stronger dairy bred cattle forward.
Bullocks averaged 140.8p/kg to 167.8p/kg Maryfield. Heifers 143.9p/kg to 182p Gairloch.
Charolais x heifers £892, £732 Gairloch, £715 Barluith, £685 Waterside Mains, £662 Woodside, £600 Maryfield.
Charolais x bullocks £802, £765 Waterside Mains.
Limousin x bullocks £720 Cushag, £670 Ballagan
British Blues £765 Waterside Mains, £730 Cushag
Angus £672 Waterside Mains, £635 Farthingjames
Montbeliarde to £725 Cushag
Holstein £582 Farthingjames, £552 Ballagan.
Charolais bulls £750, £740, £710 Gairloch
Limousin bulls £695, £655 Barluith

Also Sale of 86 Breeding Cattle including dispersal of 36 cows and calves from R & L Weir, Crairieknowe. Dispersal stock were well bid for selling to a top of £1160 for Limousin cow & calf and averaging £940 overall.
Bulling heifers : Simmental £765, £735 Branetrigg
Limousin cow & calf: £1160, £1040, £1020, £1000 Crairieknowe
Belgian Blue cow & calf: £890 Glendarroch, £810, £760 Gall
Angus cow & calf: £1000, £980, £950, £920 Crairieknowe
Simmental cow & calf £1050, £1020 Crairieknowe
Simmental heifer & calf: £1120, £820 Boreland
Limousin heifer & calf: £1080, £1040, £980 Kerricks
Angus heifer & calf: £1020 Glendarroch
Devon heifers & calf: £1070 Glendarroch

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