TRADE remained firm at C and D Auction Marts' sale of 220 store cattle through Dumfries, on Monday, where 93 bullocks levelled at 212.2p per kg, with 94 heifers at 198p and 33 bulls at 206.7p. 
The sale peaked at 257p for Charolais bullocks from Cormaddie and £1170 for Limousin bullocks from No 6 Howes, while heifers sold to 242.4p for Limousins off Tregallon and £1090 for more of the same from Innerfield. 

LEADING prices:

Bullocks – Per head – Lim – £1170 No 6 Howes; £1080 High Auchneel; £1060 Annelfield; £1050, £975 Branteth; £1035 Tregallon; £1025 Kirkbride; £985 Bankswood; £975 Upper Moor. BB – £1165 No 6 Howes; £1000 Uppermoor. Sho – £1095 No 2 Tregallon. Char – £1085, £1025, £1010 Annefield; £1085, £1020, £1015(x2), £1000 Cormaddie; £1080, £1070 Auchenfad. A-A – £1080 High Auchneel. Stab – £1050 High Auchneel. Sim – £975 High Auchneel. WBSho – £920 High Auchneel. Gall – £805 Bridgemark. Per kg – Char – 257p (x2), 256.4p Cormaddie. Lim – 243.5p Tregallon; 231.8p Banskwood; 230.3p Kirkbride. 
Heifers – Per Head – Lim – £1090, £955 Innerfield; £1080, £1000 Kirkbride; £1040 Bankswood; £955 Upper Moor; £940 No2 Tregallon; £920 Ballaggan. A-A – £1050 Kikrbride; £980 Ballaggan; £975 High Auchneel. Char – £1050, £1025, £1000, £960 Annefield; £1020 West Lanegate. BB – £1005, £990 High Auchneel; £915 Upper Moor. Her – £970 High Auchneel. Sim – £920 Innerfield. Per kg – Lim – 242.4p Tregallon; 221.7p No 2 Tregallon. A-A – 233.6p No 2 Tregallon. Sim – 220.4p Buittlemains. 
Bulls – Per head –  Lim – £1040, £1000, £910 Bankswood. Per kg – Lim – 241.9 Bankswood; 235.1p Boreland.