Boreland Farming Partnership Are Champion At Dumfries Mart Christmas Show

C & D Auction Marts held thir annual Christmas Show and Sale of Dairy Cattle.

An excellent quality of fresh calved Heifers and Cows were presented to the days judge David Stoddart, Highlaw. After much deliberation the Championship was awarded to Boreland Farming Partnership, Colvend with a correct fresh calved Holstein Friesian Heifer selling to the Judge at £2000.

M Young & Sons, Waterside Mains then sold a Holstein Freisian Heifer at £2000

Norweign Red x Heifers from Shenrick Made £1750

Ayrshire Heifers to £1700 Waterside Mains

Montbeliarde x Heifers to £1700 Shenrick

New Calved Cows also met a Competitive trade selling to £1650 Boreland of Colvend, £1550, £1450 Riggheads

Main Sponsors CCIB ltd.

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their Final 2017 Sale of Store Cattle on Monday in Dumfries.

120 Forward: The sale comprised of mainly Dairy crosses Trade Steadier.

Trade Maintained Recent Levels for a Very Mixed Show.

64 Bullocks Ave 197p/kg To 234p/kg Hillhead and £960

56 Heifers   Ave 180p/kg to 212.2p/kg Grove and £945

Per Head

Bullocks

Limousin to £960 Kirkland, £920, Uppermoor, £915 Highlaw

Montbeliarde to £920 Gimmenbie, £915 Uppermoor

British Blue to £910 Uppermoor

Hereford to £850 Smallrigg

Simmental to £820 High Auchneel

Heifers

Limousin to £945 Highlaw, £940 Kirkland

Shorthorn to £920, £915 Grove

Simmental to £900 (x2) Grove, £895 High Auchneel

British Blue to £840 Uppermoor

Next Sale Monday 8^th January 2018

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their final sale of Calves for 2017 at Dumfries Mart on Monday which included the Christmas Show. .

35 Calves Forward: Good Show of Calves

Judge Jack Muir, Cleughbrae awarded the Champion Rosette to AW Currie & Son, Barndennoch for an Outstanding Limousin x Bull Calf which sold to £460 to the Judge.

Principle Prices

Bull Calves

Limousin £460, £420, £400 (x3) Barndennoch, £355 Ryes

Simmental to £410 Maxwellbank

British Blue to £340 Boreland of Colvend, £340 Brownfield

Angus to £250 Inglestonford

Heifer Calves

Limousin to £400 (x5), £350 Barndennoch

British Blue to £390, £360, £270 Brownfield