Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart plc had forward 67 store cattle and 65 breeding cattle at their fortnightly sale on Tuesday 9th June 2015 at Longtown Mart. 

A nice show of 67 store cattle met a flying trade and surpassed vendor’s expectations, many bidders going home empty handed.  The sale was topped at £1,180 for a Charolais heifer sold by Gretna House Farms, Limousin heifers sold to £1,080 and £1,060 shown by Messrs Littleton, Highmoorhead and bullocks to a top of £1,020 from J.A. & D. Forster, Gillalees.

PRINCIPAL PRICES

BULLOCKS

British Blue £1,020 Gillalees.

Angus £1,010 Crowdieknowe, £980 (x2) Craig Farm and Westwinds, £885, £880 (x3), £755, £750 (x2) Craig Farm.

Brown Swiss £1,000 (x2) Crowdieknowe.

Charolais £1,000 Gillalees.

Limousin £980 Crowdieknowe, £850 (x2) Smallholms.

Hereford £930 (x2) Westwinds.

Blue Grey £640 (x3), £570 (x2) Old Irvine.

HEIFERS

Charolais £1,180, £990, £880, £835 (x2) Gretna House.

Limousin £1,080, £1,060, £970, £950 Highmoorhead, £950 Gillalees, £950, £910 Mossband House, £860 Highmoorhead, £840 Mossband House, £810 (x3) Smallholms, £810 Highmoorhead.

British Blue £950 Gillalees, £830 Mossband House.

The monthly sale of breeding cattle saw an entry of 65 head sell to extreme rates.  The sale highlight was the dispersal from Richard & Pat Armstrong, Slealands, Longtown.  Their run of 30 plus Limousin cows with Limousin calves averaged £1,860 and topped the sale at £2,400 for a 5 year old Limousin cow with Limousin bull calf.  The 6 year old Limousin bull went on the sell at £5,800.

PRINCIPAL PRICES

Limousin bull £5,800 Slealands.

Limousin cow with bull calf £2,400, £2,350, £2,200 (x2), £2,100, £2,000 (x2), £1,900, £1,780, £1,700 (x2), £1,680 Slealands, £1,500 (x2) Campingholm.

Limousin cow with heifer calf £2,350, £2,200, £2,050 (x2), £2,000, £1,900, £1,720, £1,700 (x2), £1,650, £1,600 (x2), £1,500 (x2) Slealands.

Belted Galloway cow with heifer calf £1,500 Slealands.