Store Cattle

HARRISON & HETHERINGTON LTD – LOCKERBIE
TUESDAY 7^th October 2025
STORE CATTLE

On Tuesday, 7^th October saw the biggest entry of cattle forward in the market for sometime, with nothing but quality stitched throughout the cattle yard.

Cattle were ably judged by Mr Blair Duffton, Bogie Street who tapped out his Champion, a sweet red heifer from Messrs Wright, Huntshill with went on to take £2,500 sold to the Judge.  Reserve went to Messrs Fitzsimon, Tregallon for an Angus Bullock making £1850 at 352kg.

Top price per kilo was from Messrs Wright, Hunthills topping at £7.14 per kilo.  This good home averaged £5.25 per kilo for 34 sold or £1618.53 per head.  First time consignors, Messrs Shuttleworth, Drumburn topped at £1840 for a 330kg heifer.  First time consignors, Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton was up to £1910 for 362kg bullock and had a store bull at 280kg reached £1480.  Miss Rachel Barr, Meikle Kirkland ventured out of their postcode to achieve £2050 for a 350kg heifer.

Messrs Mair, Bargatton, another first time consignor averaged 453.49ppk for his consignment.  Messrs Young, of Hightown Head, Dumfries averaged 472.66ppk for a run of 35 Simmental calves topping at £1600 for a 301kg Simmental steer.  Regular consignor, Messrs Glendinning, Newfield was up to £1880 for a Charolais bull calf.

Store cattle reached a roaring trade with all vendors leaving delighted.  First time consignor, Messrs Henderson, Breconside topping at £2380 for a pen of 7 Charolais  bullocks.  Also heading to Lockerbie for the first time Messrs Rodger, Comlongon Mains was up to £2430 on two occasions for superb Angus bullocks and a bullock to £2380.  Messrs Henderson, Breconside had a pen of 6 bullocks at £2280 and another 6 bullocks to £2190.  Messrs Jardine, Newbiggin had a marvellous run of 50 cattle topping at £2140 for 6 bullocks.  Messrs Richardson, Purdomstone had a Limousin bullocks to £2479 twice and this good home’s cattle averaged £2261.45.  Messrs Halliday, Crawthat was up to £2300 for a 482kg bullock and a heifer to £2360 for a 506kg beast.

Show Results

Judge: Blair Duffton, Aberdeen

Sponsor; Grange Quarry

Continental Bullock

1st Ewing, Dumbretton

2nd Wright, Hunthill

3rd Barr, Meikle Kirkland

Continental Heifer

1st Wright, Hunthill

2nd Barr, Meikle Kirkland

3rd Wright, Hunthill

Native Bullock

1st Fitzsimon, Tregallon

2nd Burgess, Maryfield

3rd Burgess, Maryfield

Native Heifer

1st Burgess , Maryfield

Pen of 4 - Bullock

1st Wright, Hunthill

2nd Kirk,Hall of Drumpark

Pen of 4 - Heifer

1st Templeton, Glenlaugh

2nd Wright, Hunthill

Champion Wright, Hunthill (Limousin heifer)

Reserve Fitzsimon, Tregallon

The next sale will take place on Tuesday 21^st October, for any enquiries please contact our sales team.

Cameron Robertson 07836 233042

Michael Stewart 07753 720323

Leading Prices: Steers LIMOUSIN: £2,470,(x2) ,  £2,400, £2,370, £2,360, £2,330, £2,230,(x2) ,  £2,210,(x3) ,  £2,200,(x3) , Purdomstone,  £2,300, £2,290, £2,120,(x3) ,  £2,080,(x3) , Crawthat,  £2,200,(x2) ,  £2,160,Mosshead Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,430,(x2) ,  £2,380,C A H Rodger,  £2,280,(x6) ,  £2,190,(x6) , Breconside,  £2,140,(x6) ,  £2,130,(x5) ,  £2,100,(x7) ,  £2,060,(x7) ,  £2,000,(x7) ,  £1,980,(x7) , Newbigging,  £2,000,(x4) , Fingland,  £1,930,(x2) , West Lanegate,  £1,850, £1,800,Tregallon,  £1,740,(x4) , Mains Farm,  CHAROLAIS: £2,380,(x7) ,  £2,250,(x6) , Breconside,  £1,880, £1,700,(x8) , Gillenbie,  £1,880,Newfield Farm,  £1,760, £1,640,(x7) , Glenlaugh Farm,  £1,720,Hall Of Drumpark,  £1,680,Redhall Farm,  £1,620,(x3) , Woodside Farm,  BEEF SHORTHORN: £2,160,Breconside,  £1,460,Gillenbie,  SIMMENTAL: £1,900,Heithat Farm,  £1,700, £1,680, £1,380,Kimmeter Green,  £1,640,(x6) , Newfield Farm,  £1,600,(x2) ,  £1,520, £1,320,(x10) , High Townhead,  BRITISH BLUE: £1,580,Drumburn,  STABILISER: £1,540, £1,320,Redhall Farm,  SALER: £1,480,Glenlaugh Farm,  HEREFORD: £1,120, £1,000,(x5) , East Tinwald House,  £1,000,(x3) ,  £990, £960,Copewood Farm,  HOLSTEIN: £930,Victoria House,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: £780,Victoria House

Heifers LIMOUSIN: £2,360, £2,160,(x3) ,  £1,900,(x5) ,  £1,880,(x3) , Crawthat,  £2,300, £2,000, £1,950, £1,600,(x4) , Hunthills,  £2,050,Meikle Kirkland,  £1,940,(x2) ,  £1,740,(x7) ,  £1,540,(x2) , Mosshead Farm,  £1,800,Little Redhall Farm,  £1,700,Tregallon,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,160,Little Redhall Farm,  £2,000,(x11) , Newbigging,  £1,880,(x5) , Glebe Steading,  £1,820,(x2) , West Lanegate,  £1,400,Hall Of Drumpark,  £1,360, £1,300,(x3) ,  £1,280,(x4) ,  £1,200,(x3) , Mains Farm,  £1,240, £1,020,(x4) , High Townhead,  £1,170,Maryfield Farm,  £1,140,Kimmeter Green,  BRITISH BLUE: £1,840, £1,760, £1,600,Drumburn,  CHAROLAIS: £1,620, £1,320,(x5) , Woodside Farm,  £1,520,(x7) ,  £1,440,(x6) , Glenlaugh Farm,  £1,420, £1,320,Kimmeter Green,  £1,320,(x2) , Redhall Farm,  £1,280,(x9) ,  £1,020,(x2) , Gillenbie,  £1,080,Bargatton,  SIMMENTAL: £1,220,(x3) ,  £1,140,(x3) , High Townhead,  BEEF SHORTHORN: £1,080, £1,070, £900,(x3) , Gillenbie,  STABILISER: £1,040,Redhall Farm,  HEREFORD: £840,(x10) , East Tinwald House,  £800,(x2) , Copewood Farm,