LOCKERBIE CHAMPION MAKES £850

At Lockerbie Market on Tuesday Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their annual Fair Day Show and Sale when they sold 1051 a record number for this centre. Buyers were plentiful with several fresh faces attending and a large proportion of the cattle were purchased to go into the feeding strongholds of the North East of Scotland and England.

At the pre sale show sponsored by Messrs W Johnstone, The Garage, Eaglesfield the judge Mr Hugh Dunlop from Holehouse, Ochiltree awarded the championship to local breeders Tony and Scott Dempster, Castlehill who came up trumps with a Black Limousin Bullock which scaled 430 kilos and sold at £850 (198 pence per kilo) to Farmtec UK, Coat House, Goole, Nr Hull.

The Reserve Champion was a seven month old Belgian Blue consigned by Mr R.M. Johnstone, Easterton, Crawford which scaled 298 kilos and sold at £620 (208 pence) also to Farmtec. The first prize for a pen of 8 went to Messrs J.M. Wharton & Son, Snade Farm, Dunscore for a superb pen of Limousins which weighed 415 kilos and sold for £565 to Mr J Reid, Bengal Farm.

Outwith the show cattle of all classes were a flyer and in several cases dearer than last year. Topping the sale were Messrs J.S. Goldie, Skipmyre with a pen of Charolais Bullocks which sold at £780. The top price per kilo for bullocks of 180 pence went to Messrs Dempster, Castlehill for a pen of Limousin Crosses.

Heifers met the dearest trade for some years selling to £630 for a 484 kilo Belgian Blue x from Messrs A.J. McGregor, Relief. Limousin Crosses from Mr J Goldie, Skipmyre weighed 249 kilos and sold for £390 ( 157 pence per kilo).

The 608 Bullocks sold averaged 130.77 pence per kilo or £510.67

443 Heifers averaged 120.16 pence per kilo or £397.06

Leading Prices

Bullocks

Limousin Cross: £850, £620 & £550 Castlehill, Tundergarth £725 New Farm, Beattock £680 Stud, Terregles, £655 & £565 Snade, Dunscore, £675 £610, £585, & £570 Kirkhill, Dalton £670 £638 & £610 Cranberry, £632 £595 £585 Meikleholm £612 £598 & £550 Purdomstone £610 Belzies £610 Harleyrigg, Kirkmahoe £595 £560 & £550 Tundergarth Mains £595 Whitecroft Mains

£590 Crossdykes £588 Chapelhills £582 Calvertsholm, Gretna £565 £555 Relief

£565 Marona

Charolais Cross: £780 £745 £725 £702 £690 £682 £670 £665 £638 & £605 Skipmyre £602 & £578 Cranberry £595 & £580 Relief £582 Maryfield £575

Dunnabie £575 Poldean

Belgian Blue Cross: £685 & £638 Belzies £660 & £645 Cranberry £600 & £585 Whitecroft Mains £580 £575 £558 & £540 Dinwoodie Mains £575 Dryfesdalegate £550 Esbie £550 Beckhall

Blonde Aquataine:£715 Belridding £578 Cranberry £530 Crosslands

Simmental Cross:£642 £625 & £612 Cranberry £560 No 6 Howes

Saler £642 Poldean Hereford £625 Cranberry Ayrshire:£508 Westhills

Aberdeen Angus £575 Dinwoodie Mains

Friesian; £575 Dryfesdalegate £492 & £470 Logan Mains

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