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Lockerbie Store Cattle
Tuesday 2nd March 2010

On Tuesday, 2nd March Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle at their Lockerbie Auction.
A total of 276 cattle were sold, with bullocks in great demand and easily clearing £2 per kilo. Top price per kilo went to M/s D Brown & Co of Mosshead with a pen of Limousin bullocks which realised 217.5p/kilo, other Limousin bullocks sold to 215.5p per kilo this time from Mr AJ McGregor of Relief Farm. Top price per head went to Mr Kerr of Overtown with a Limousin bullock which sold at £975.

Heifers sold to 193.5p/kilo for a Limousin from M/s Brown of Mosshead and to £840 per head for 3 Limousin heifers from M/s Fisher of Lairdlaugh.

Leading prices per head :
Steers: Limousin £975 Overtown, £962, £928, £890, £880(x2) Purdomstone, £900 Crosslands, £870(x2) Mosshead, £865 Beckhall, £860 Whitehill. British Blue £892, £858, £848 Beckhall, £750(x3) Newfield, £740 Esbie Farm. Aberdeen Angus £868(x2) Greenbeck, £858(x3) Carruthers Farm, £800 Minsca, £775 Kirkburn Farm, £772(x4) Searigg. Saler £855, £722(x5)Poldean. Charolais £850(x2), £835(x2) Maryfield Farm, £835, £805(x5) Burnside Farm. Simmental £722 Relief Farm. Blue Grey £695 Minsca. Holstein Friesian £620 Esbie Farm.
Heifers: Limousin £840(x3), £755(x2) Lairdlaugh, £812 Pearsby Hall, £810 Mosshead, £795 Breconside Tower, £780(x2) Belzies, £740 Maryfield Farm. British Blue £775, £690 Esbie Farm, £770 Belzies, £650 Searigg Farm. Charolais £775 Maryfield Farm, £690(x5) Burnside Farm, £645(x4), £640 South Corrielaw. Saler £738(x5) Poldean. Aberdeen Angus £730(x3), £642(x7) Darlawhills.

Leading price per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 217.5p, 200p Mosshead, 215.5p, 202.5p(x3) Relief Head, Relief Farm, 210.4p Newfield, 206.7p Haas Grove Farm. British Blue 210.4p, 208.3p(x3) Newfield. Aberdeen Angus 201.8p, 184.6p Kirkburn Farm, 194.8p, 188.6p(x2) Corrie Mains, 192.3p Laverockhall. Charolais 200.6p(x6) South Corrielaw, 200p(x2) Relief Farm, 196.8(x3) Burnside Farm. Saler 179.6p(x5) Poldean. Blue Grey 151.7p Minsca.
Heifers: Limousin 193.5p(x2), 183.1, 181.6p Mosshead, 187.2p Penlaw, 177.2p(x3) Lairdlaugh, 175p(x3) Pielmuir. Charolais 184.4p(x4), 182.4p(x6) South Corrielaw. British Blue 176.1p Esbie Farm, 170p Newfield. Saler 167.3p(x5) Poldean. Aberdeen Angus 160.5p(x7) Darlawhills.