LOCKERBIE STORE CATTLE on TUESDAY 25th APRIL 2006

A record number of 1,131 store cattle were sold at Lockerbie’s Annual Fair Day sale of store and grazing cattle on Tuesday 25th April 2006.

A massive ringside of regular buyers were present with several new faces also attending. Demand was way beyond expectations with all vendors delighted with trade.

The pre sale show which was kindly sponsored by The Somerton Hotel, Lockerbie and James & Son. The Judge Mr Jim Kennedy, Maybole awarded the Championship to Mr G Bell, Haas Grove with a Black Limousin Bullock which scaled 430 kg and sold at £780 or 182p/kg.

Outwith the Show cattle bullocks sold to 170p/kg for a pen of Limousins from Messrs JM Wharton & Son, Snade, Dunscore, with a top price going to Messrs F & M Stirling, Cowdens with a homebred Belgian Blue which sold at £850. Heifers sold to 153p/kg for a Belgian Blue x from Messrs A & T Hall, Dinwoodie Mains with Castlehill selling a Limousin x at 152p/kg and a Belgian Blue from Longrigg cashing at 151p/kg. Top priced heifer went to Messrs Hamilton, Hotts, Waterbeck with Belgian Blue which sold at £780. Young Bulls sold to £670 for a Charolais from Skipmyre.

622 Bullocks averaged 132.4p/kg
478 Heifers averaged 122.6p/kg
31 bulls averaged 142.1p/kg

Leading Prices:
Bullocks p/kg: Limousin 182 Haas Grove, 170 & 157 Snade, 160 Castlehill, 155 Chapelhills, 154 Sarkshields, 153 Tundergarth Mains, 150 Powhillan, 147 Meikleholm, 145 Marchbank, Charolais 179 & 150 Dinwoodie Mains, 161 Branteth, 148 East Tinwald, 146 Gillenbie & Relief, Simmental 165 Hallmeadow, Belgian Blue 165 Braehead, 161 & 157 Dinwoodie Mains, Blonde 146 Relief, Friesian 110 South Cowshaw.

Heifers p/kg: Belgian Blue 153 & 135 Dinwoodie Mains, 151 Longrigg, 142 Eastertown, 138 Snab, 135 Greenbrae, Irvington, 135 Braehead, Limousin 152 Castlehill, 141 Meikleholm, 139 Relief, 136 Greenbrae, Irvington, Charolais 142 & 137 Skipmyre, 138 & 135 Greenfield, 133 Relief, Blonde 138 Crawthat, 134 Relief, Simmental 133 Longrigg,

Bulls p/kg: Belgian Blue 150 Braehead

Bullocks:- Belgian Blue £850 Cowdens, £725 Crawthat, £655 Newfield, £638 & £585 Belzies, £628, £580 & £575 Cranberry, £620, £610 & £580 Dinwoodie Mains, £590 Hotts, £570 Beckhall, £552 Haas Grove, Charolais £788, £745, £742, £740, £728, £715, £710, £700, £695, £692, £690, £678, £662 Skipmyre, £675 Cranberry, £650 & £610 Burnside Dalbeattie, £635 South Corrielaw, £610 Dinwoodie Mains, £600 Rowanburnfoot, £590 Maryfield, £585 Releif, £580 Dinnabie, Limousin £780, Haas Grove, £735 & £692 Birkshawhead, £695, £690 Skipmyre, £690 Palaceknowe, £680 & £635 Pielmuir, £670, £590 & £582 Cranberry, £670 & £590 Calvertsholm, £652 Burnside, Annan, £650 Logan Mains, £635 Hotts, £620, £585 Snade, £620, £590 Meikleholm, £582 Crawthat, £580 Sarkshields, £572 Snab, £570 Beckhall, Blonde £655 Newfield, £595 Crawthat, £562 Newfield, £535 Releif, Simmental £582 Cranberry, £570 Longrigg, Salers £520 Poldean, Angus £530 Minsca, £502 South Corrielaw, £495 Rowanburnfoot, £490 Newbigging, £488 Westhills, Friesian £665, £565 & £562 Calvertsholm, £505 South Cowshaw.

Heifers:- Belgian Blue £780 Hotts, £670 Beckhall, £615 & £548 Belzies, £590 & £498 Snab, £590 Greenbrae, £560 Longrigg, £484 & £480 Dinwoodie Mains, £465 Branteth, £450 Longrigg, Charolais £635, £570, £470 South Corrielaw, £550 & £480 Dunnabie, £540, £500, £498, £495, £470 Greenfield, £505 Rowanburnfoot & Highlaw, £500 Maryfield, £482 Burnside, Dalbeattie, £470 Poldean, Simmental £532 Longrigg, Blonde, £620 Crawthat, Limousin £695, £670 Palaceknowe, £650 Castlehill, £612, £600 Westhills, £585 Birkshawhead, £585, £565 Calvertsholm, £580 Crawthat, £572 Belzies, £570 Meikleholm, £565 Calvertsholm, £565 Greenbrae, Irvington, £540 Snab, £530 Cleugheads, £525 Logan Mains, £525 & £518 Crawthat, £520 Beckhall, £480 Snade, & Middlebiehill, £475 Searigg, £470 Highlaw, £465 Relief, Angus £475 Searigg, £470 Highlaw, Darlawhills & Tundergarth Mains, Friesian £502 South Cowshaw, Bulls £670 Skipmyre.

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