Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited held their fortnightly sale of 102 store cattle at Longtown on Tuesday 12^th April 2016.

A good show of grazing cattle saw plenty of English and Scottish buyers ensuring trade was dearer than the previous fortnight, and all vendors went home delighted. The sale topped at £1110 for a pair of Limousin bullocks sold by Messrs Rutherford, Bleatarn. British Blue heifers sold to £965 shown by EA Kitching & Co., Glencartholm. Angus bullocks topped at £960 from B & K Sloan, Stainton House.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:-

Bullocks

Limousin £1110 Bleatarn, £790 (x2) Potholm.

Angus £960, £905, £865 Stainton House.  

Charolais £920, £830 Shankbridge End, £790 Potholm.

British Blue £810, £760, £740, £735 Kimmiter Green.

Simmental £780, £740, £705 Old Irvine.

Blue Grey £505 Old Irvine.

Heifers

British Blue £965 Glencartholm.

Angus £905 Mallsgate Hall.

Limousin £890 (x2) Ryehills, £845 Potholm, £795 Dumbretton, £730 Bruntons Hill, £710 Branteth.  Charolais £800 Potholm, £795 Shankbridge End, £770 Bruntons Hill, £760, £755 Shankbridge End, £685 Bruntons Hill, £680 Ryehills.

South Devon £640 Bruntons Hill.

Hereford £550 Bruntons Hill.

Bulls

Limousin £890 Dumbretton.