Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward a catalogue entry of 367 store cattle & suckler calves at their Special January sale at Longtown on Tuesday 19th January 2016.
A full ringside of bidders ensured vendors got a pleasant surprise and overall trade was better than witnessed in previous weeks.
The sale was topped at £1,120 for a wonderful pen of British Blue bullocks shown by A. & J.N. Story, Newbiggin, followed by a pen of Limousins also at £1,120 and also from Newbiggin. Charolais bullocks sold to £1,050 from T. Hutton, Church View. Angus bullocks topped at £1,000 sold by J. Irving & Son, The Stubb. Simmental bullocks also sold to £1,000 from W.A. & C.M. Vaughan, High Dovecote.
Heifers topped at £1,120 for Limousins from Messrs Story, Newbiggin, Charolais sold to £990 shown by W.G. & H.M. Kyle, Spoutbank and Simmentals topped at £920 again from High Dovecote.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:-
Bullocks
Limousin £1,120 (x4), £1,105, £1,100 Newbiggin, £1,090 (x2) Church View, £1,020 Wanwood Hill, £1,000 Church View, £1,000 (x2), £990 (x2) Nunscleugh, £950 Newbiggin and Wanwood Hill, £930 (x3) Nunscleugh, £925 Kellah, £920, £910 Wanwood Hill, £905 Ryehills, £900 Church View, £895, £890 Wanwood Hill, £885 Greensburn, £870 Sorbie.
British Blue £1,120 (x4), £1,100 Newbiggin, £1,080 Spoutbank, £960 (x3) Church View and The Stubb, £950 Newbiggin, £885 The Stubb, £860 Sorbie.
Blonde d’Aquitaine £1,105 Newbiggin, £750 Coach House.
Charolais £1,050 Church View, £1,040 Smallholms, £1,020 High Parkfoot, £1,010, £1,000 Church View, £950 High Parkfoot, £940 (x2) Smallholms, £930 High Parkfoot, £920 Smallholms, £915 Shankbridge End, £900 (x2) Potholm, £840 (x2) Shankbridge End and Potholm, £830 Moss Side.
Simmental £1,000 (x3), £930 (x2) High Dovecote, £805 Kellah, £800 Kimmeter Green.
Angus £1,000 (x2) The Stubb, £955 (x3) Collin Bank, £930 (x2), £910, £890 (x2), £870, £825 Archerbeck, £850 (x3) Border Rigg, £780 Archerbeck, £755 (x3) Burrance of Courance.
Friesian £885 The Stubb.
Galloway £745 Shankfieldhead.
Heifers
Limousin £1,120, £1,100 (x3), £1,090 (x3) Newbiggin, £1,055 Greensburn, £1,000 (x4) Nunscleugh, £1,000 Netherhill, £980 Gallowberry, £965 (x2) North House, £955 (x2) The Ash, £935 Gallowberry, £920 (x2) Nunscleugh, £910 (x4) Netherton, £895 Shankfieldhead, £890 Ryehills and The Throp, £885 Greensburn, £880 The Throp, £875 (x3) Netherton, £865 Kellah.
Charolais £990 (x2) Spoutbank, £965 (x4) North House, £940 Crosscleugh, £940 (x2) North House, £915 Shankbridge End, £905 (x2), £880 (x2) High Parkfoot, £865 (x2) Potholm, £860 (x5) Shankbridge End, £820 (x3) Potholm, £810 Smallholms, £790 (x2) Spoutbank, £770 Smallholms and Kimmeter Green.
Simmental £920 (x3), £820 High Dovecote.
British Blue £915 (x3) Netherton, £890 (x2) The Stubb, £880 Netherhill, £860 The Stubb, £820 The Ash.
Angus £890 Potholm and The Stubb, £820 The Stubb, £800 (x2), £760 (x2) Archerbeck.
Friesian £860 The Stubb.
Bulls
Limousin £790 (x2), £700 Dumbretton.
BREEDING CATTLE
British Blue cow with heifer calf £1,150 The Stubb.