The dispersal sale for H&M Dalrymple of Mainhill, Lockerbie took place in Borderway Mart on Wednesday 7th December 2005.

The herd consisted of around one hundred cows and heifers in milk or in calf followed by eighty well grown young heifers. This was a sad day for the Dalrymple family who have milked cows all their lives and enjoyed selling regularly at the weekly dairy sales. The sale was very well attended with much of the support coming from neighbours.

Top price of the day was paid for a fresh two year old heifer giving over 30kg daily. Mr WH Steel of Anns Hill, Bridekirk, Cockermouth paid £1120 for the right of ownership.

Two animals in the sale sold for £1050 lots 83 and 101, lot 83 was a beautiful uddered cow carrying her third calf and due in March and bought by J Cashel, Co Tyrone, N.Ireland. Lot 101 was an in calf heifer due January to the Montbeliarde she joins the herd of WC&DJ Copland, Nether Collinhurst, Ecclefechan.

The Dalrymples would like to thank everyone who supported the sale and wishes everyone much success with these purchasers.

Leading Prices

Lot£’sPurchaser
801120WH Steel, Anns Hill, Bridekirk, Cockermouth, Cumbria
831050JJ Cashel, 14 Maralaugh Road, Trillick, Omagh, Co Tyrone, N. Ireland
1011050WC & DJ Copland, Nether Collinhurst, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie
491020W Forrest, Hurkledale Farm, Cummertrees, Annan, Dumfriesshire
991020WC & DJ Copland as lot 101
1551020SW & RJ Boyd, Low Blackwood Yards, Lesmahagow, Lanark
841000WC & DJ Copland as lot 101
911000TR Wharton, Segbushwell, Blackford, Carlisle, Cumbria

Averages

91 cows and heifers in milk/ and or in calf £715.93
23 in calf and served heifers £578.70
35 bulling/maiden and heifer calves £430.29

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