Last updated 05:39, Friday, 04 July 2008

CARLISLE

Wednesday, July 2

TOTAL FORWARD 880 Store cattle, weanlings and calves.

Trade was again tremendous for cattle regardless of size and quality.

LEADING PRICES

BULLOCKS – British Blue £1040 Moss Edge, £920 (x2). Limousin £1020, £985 Moss Edge. Blonde d’Aquitane £885, £880 (x2) Horsegills. Aberdeen Angus £722 Eden View. Charolais £705 (x2) Riggfoot Farm. Friesian £675 (x2), £658 (x4), £615 Middle Farm.

HEIFERS – Limousin £850 Fishergill, £838 Riggfoot. Charolais £790 (x3), £725 (x2) Spoutbank Farm. British Blue £770 High Green Farm, £652 (x2) Orrisdale Farm, £630 Park Farm.

DUMFRIES

Monday, June 30

TOTAL FORWARD 124 store cattle, 86 Breeding Cattle

LEADING PRICES

HEIFERS – Charolais x £892, £732 Gairloch.

BULLOCKS – Charolais x £802, £765 Waterside Mains. Limousin x £720 Cushag, £670 Ballagan. British Blues £765 Waterside Mains, £730 Cushag. Angus £672 Waterside Mains, £635 Farthingjames. Montbeliarde to £725 Cushag. Holstein £582 Farthingjames, £552 Ballagan.

BULLS – Charolais £750, £740 Gairloch. Limousin £695, £655 Barluith.

AVERAGES: Bullocks 140.8p/kg to 167.8p/kg Maryfield. Heifers 143.9p/kg to 182p Gairloch.

BREEDING CATTLE

Bulling heifers: Simmental £765, £735 Branetrigg.

Limousin cow & calf: £1160, £1040, £1020, £1000 Crairieknowe.

Belgian Blue cow & calf: £890 Glendarroch, £810, £760 Gall.

Angus cow & calf: £1000, £980, £950, £920 Crairieknowe.

Simmental cow & calf £1050, £1020 Crairieknowe.

Simmental heifer & calf: £1120, £820 Boreland.

Limousin heifer & calf: £1080, £1040, £980 Kerricks.

Angus heifer & calf: £1020 Glendarroch.

Devon heifers & calf: £1070 Glendarroch.

KIRKBY STEPHEN

Monday, June 30

TOTAL FORWARD 61 cattle, comprising 6 Breeding Cattle & 29 Stores.

LEADING PRICES

BREEDING CATTLE – Aberdeen Cross Angus Cow with Calf £770 Buddle House. Blonde Cross Cow with Calf £700 Buddle House. British Blue Cow with Calf £730 Buddle House.

STORE BULLOCKS – Limousin x Bullocks £715 Stephens Farm; £630 (x3) Enterber. Limousin Cross Heifers £545 High Lane (Boustead); £540 Enterber; BW Bullocks £618, £500 Eskew Beck. British Blue x Heifers £645 Stephens Farm; £535 High Lane (Boustead); £530 Enterber. British Blue x Bullocks £590 Enterber. Aberdeen Angus x Heifers £500 High Lane (Boustead). Blonde x Bullocks £555 Eskew Beck.