Last updated 09:21, Friday, 10 October 2008

CARLISLE

Wednesday October 8

LEADING PRICES

BULLOCKS – Charolais £1085 Spoutbank, £935 Bridge End, £935 Clappers Farm. Limousin £990 Lane Head Farm, £955 Park View. British Blue £855 (x2) Leesrigg Pasture, £820 Low Moat Farm. Simmental £760 (x2) Keld Farm. Blonde d’Aquitaine £760 Woodhead. Aberdeen Angus £675 Eden View. Holstein Friesian £595 High Lane, £575 (x5) The Hill Farm.

HEIFERS – Charolais £935 Greenside Keep, £925 Bridge End. British Blue £930 Westfield House, £700 Thornby Villa. Limousin £875 Leesrigg Pasture, £860 Westfield House. Simmental £775 Easton Farm.

BULLS – £775, £755, £745 (x2) Gofton Field Head.

DUMFRIES

Monday October 6

TOTAL FORWARD 387 Organic Status Cattle, 401 Non Organic

The fortnightly sale of Store cattle, included the Autumn sale of Organic status cattle.

Organic Status Cattle – The usual full attendance of buyers from throughout the country were present. Trade remained brisk for best sorts. Secondary sorts harder to sell.

Non Organic – Stronger types remained good to sell.

LEADING PRICES

ORGANIC STATUS

BULLOCKS – Charolais Cross 209.7p Knockreoch, Dalry, 208.8p (Craignarget) Gillespie. Limousin Cross 200p Kirkdale. Sale average 167.5p.

Per head, Limousin £910 Penningham, £870 Kirkdale. Charolais £750, £730 (Craignarget) Gillespie, £730 Knockreoch. Luing £875, £810 Little Culloch.

HEIFERS – Charolais cross 173.1p (Craignarget) Gillespie, 165.1p Knockreoch. Limousin cross 160.7p Kirkdale. Sale average 150.3p.

Per Head, Limousin £740 Broadfield, £670 Kirkdale. British Blue £600 Upper Locharwoods. Shorthorn £590 Millairies. Charolais £580 (Craignarget) Gillespie, £580 Swinside.

NON ORGANIC

BULLOCKS – Limousin 179.8p Hall of Drumpark. Charolais 170p Barwhanny. Angus 160p Barwhanny. Sale average 147.3p.

Per Head, Charolais £942 Hillhead, £910, £965, £735 Newmains. Limousin £840 Kilnford Croft, £820 The Green. British Blue £820 The Green, £725 No 6 Howes. Angus £808 No 6 Howes, £735 Hillhead, £760 Barwhanny. Simmental £810 Kirkbride, £785, £755 No 6 Howes, £742, £705 Borgue House. Holstein £680 Hillhead.

HEIFERS – Limousin 196.3 Bankswood. Charolais 168.2 Cormaddie. Angus 158.2 Cormaddie. Sale average 140.2p.

Per Head, Limousin £785 Bankswood, £742 Cormaddie. Charolais £712, £675 Cormaddie, £675, £670 Waterside Mains. Angus £675 Cormaddie.