Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 98 Store Cattle and 2 Cows and Calves at their fortnightly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 28th October 2014.

All classes of cattle met a marvellous trade with a full ringside of buyers in attendance to ensure that both regular and new vendor’s achieved recent high rates.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:-

BULLOCKS

Limousin £1,000, £985 The Nook, £940 Blakelaw, £930 The Nook, £850 Smallholms and Blakelaw.

British Blue £995 Selbystown, £920 Blakelaw, £900 Peela Hill and Blakelaw, £885 Selbystown.

Simmental £870, £820 Old Irvine.

Angus £865 Westwinds, £845 Border Rigg, £825 Westwinds, £750 Border Rigg.

Friesian £735 The Nook.

HEIFERS

Angus £1,020 Espland.

Blonde d’Aquitaine £1,020, £1,005, £950 Espland.

Limousin £990 Espland.

British Blue £960 Blakelaw.

Luing £725 Geltsdale.

BREEDING CATTLE PRINCIPAL PRICES:-

Simmental cow with bull calf £990 Blindhillbush.

Simmental cow with heifer calf £860 Blindhillbush.