Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart plc had forward 62 store cattle and 38 breeding cattle at their fortnightly sale on Tuesday 26th May 2015 at Longtown Mart.

Store cattle sold to a full ringside of buyers and were keenly bid for ensuring trade remained buoyant. Prices peaked at £1,140 for an Angus bullock shown by W.J. Lockhart & Sons, Greenbeck, others sold to £990 from P.A.D. Boyle & Sons, Mallsgate Hall.

PRINCIPAL PRICES

BULLOCKS

Angus £1,140 Greenbeck, £990 Mallsgate Hall, £960 Greenbeck, £860 (x2) Mallsgate Hall, £840 Smallholms.

British Blue £970 Greenbeck, £920 Gillalees.

Limousin £960 Smallholms, £940 Greenbeck, £840 (x4), £820 Smallholms.

Friesian £760 (x3), £680 (x2), £650 (x2) Greenbeck.

Simmental £690 Old Irvine.

Charolais £675 Underwoodhouse.

Blue Grey £650 (x2) Old Irvine.

HEIFERS

British Blue £840, £705 Gillalees.

Angus £800 Kimmeter Green.

Limousin £785 Gillalees.

Charolais £755 Kimmeter Green, £640 (x2), £615 Underwoodhouse.

BULLS

Limousin £880, £620 Palmer Hill, £510 Eden Farm.

Angus £510 Eden Farm.

BREEDING CATTLE

Simmental bull £2,400 Kirtleton House.

British Blue cow with heifer calf £1,300 East Field of Wiston.

British Blue bulling heifer £1,070 East Field of Wiston.

Shorthorn bulling heifer £1,040, £1,030 (x3), £970 (x3) Minsca.

Angus bulling heifer £1,010 Minsca, £950 (x2) High Plains.