At the Lockerbie annual show and sale of Suckled calves on Tuesday 30th September 2003 a catalogue entry of 871 store cattle were forward.

Lockerbie Auction Mart

The judge Mr H Annott, Widdrington Home Farm, Northumberland who had a difficult task with 30 cattle in the show awarded the Championship to M/s D & R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill with a black Limousin Bullock which sold at £690.

Reserve Champion went to M/s JM Wharton, Snade Farm, Dunscore with a Limousin heifer which sold at £570.

Outwith the show cattle all classes were very easily cleared with bullocks selling to a top of £652 for a pen of Limousin from Mr D Stodart, Highlaw.

Top Price per kilo went to M/s W J Kerr & Son, Gamerigg, Parkgate with a pen of Belgian Blue crosses which sold at 166.1p per kilo.

Heifers were very easily sold selling to 133p per kilo for a pair of Limousins from M/s J M Wharton, Snade Farm, Dunscore with the same home also selling to £570. Many more could have been sold with buyers from all over the UK in attendance

Leading prices
Limousin bullocks £690 Balgray Hill, £652 Highlaw, £625 & £600 Newbigging, £618 & £578 Penlaw, £608 Burnside, £605 Mossfoot, £598 & £590 Hannaston.
Limousin heifers £570, £528 & £470 Snade, £485 Cranberry & Highlaw, £472 Penlaw, £460 Dinwoodie Mains & Crossdykes

Belgian Blue bullocks £650 Dinwoodie Mains, £555 Burnside, £550 Paddock Hole, £550 & £548 Dinwoodie Mains
Belgian Blue heifers £510, £488 & £485 Cranberry, £488 Dinwoodie Mains

Charolais bullocks £618 Highlaw, £600 Hallhill & Glendearg, £585 & £560 Annefield, £572 Glendearg, £570, £535 & £525 Hallhills, £552 Paddock Hole.
Charolais heifers £515 Halhills, £500 Highlaw, £472 Cranberry, £460 Kirtleton, £445 Paddock Hole £435 Hallhills, £430 Glendearg.

Saler bullocks £598, £490 & £478 Dinwoodie Mains
Saler heifers £415 Clerkhill, £352 Dinwoodie Mains.

Aberdeen Angus bullocks £588 Newbigging, £560 Gamerigg, £530 Glendearg, £515 & £480 Dinwoodie Mains, £470 Hawk Engineering, £470 Marchbank.
Aberdeen Angus heifers £415 & £352 Dinwoodie Mains

Simmental bullocks £545 Penlaw, £375 Longrigg
Simmental heifers £500 Highlaw

Blonde d’ Aquitaine bullocks £522 & £452 Pielmuir
Blonde d’Aquitaine heifers £ 480 Peilmuir, £412 Capelfoot

Hereford bullocks £510 Cranberry
Holstein bullocks £462 Peilmuir

Price per Kilo
Belgian Blue bullock 166p Gamerigg,
Sale bullock bullock 159p Dinwoodie Mains
Limousin bullocks 156p & 153p Newbigging, 143p Glendearg
Charolais bullocks 155p Relief, 143p Glendearg
Limousin heifers 133p & 124p Snade, 122p & 118p Crossdykes, 121p Dinwoodie Mains
Belgian Blue heifers 125p Dinwoodie Mains

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