Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited held their fortnightly sale of store cattle at Longtown on Tuesday 26th April 2016.

Store cattle again sold to an excellent trade with the smaller, grazing cattle having the most demand, many more are needed. The sale topped at £1080 twice, firstly for a Simmental bullock from R Parsons, Brow Top then for a pen of Angus bullocks sold by R D Jackson, Garthside. Charolais heifers sold to £970 x2 shown by JB & TA Thompson, Horsegills. Angus heifers peaked at £950 from W S Davies & Son, Harwood on Teviot.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:-

Bullocks

Simmental £1080 Brow Top.

Angus £1080 Garthside, £1070, £1060 Westwinds.  

Limousin £985 Garthside, £820 Horsegills, £800, £795 Harwood on Teviot, £730 Garthside.

Devon £950 Harwood on Teviot

Charolais £920, £890 Shankbridge End Farms.

British Blue £880, £830 Gillalees.

Saler £770 Gillalees.

Heifers

Charolais £970 Horsegills, £670 Kimmiter Green & Enzieholm.

Angus £950 Harwood on Teviot, £880, £810 Smallholms, £770 Kimmiter Green, £560, £540 Eden.

Limousin £910 Harwood on Teviot, £690 Gathside, £620 Enzieholm, £600 Eden & Enzieholm.

British Blue £850, £740 Gillalees, £710 Kimmiter Green.

Saler £730 Gillalees.

Simmental £630, £595, £540 Old Irvine.

Bulls

Limousin £790, £770 Dumbretton.

Angus £750 x2 Clarghyll.