Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited held their fortnightly store and breeding cattle at Longtown on Tuesday 24th May 2016.

Numbers start to tighten but trade keeps up with recent high rates and some cattle would be dearer than the previous fortnight. More could have been sold to advantage so please advise all entries for the next sale on Tuesday 7th June. The sale topped at £1110 for a Limousin heifer sold by J Common & Son, Crossdykes. Charolais heifers peaked at £1050 from JA & D Forster, Gillalees and British Blue bullocks topped at £1035 x2 also from Messrs Forster.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:-

Bullocks

British Blue £1035, £1000, £950, £930 Gillalees.  

Saler £990, £950 Gillalees. 

Charolais £895 Shankbridge End, £890, £865 Smallholms, £855 Potholm, £850 Shankbridge End.

Limousin £885, £855 Newbie Barns, £835 Potholm, £790 Smallholms, £770 Potholm, £760 Newbie Barns, £750, £730 Potholm.

Angus £885 Smallholms, £880 Mallsgate, £860 Potholm, £800 Mallsgate, £710, £700 Craig Farm.  

Heifers

Limousin £1110 Crossdykes, £1025, £1010 Dumbretton, £800, £770 Gillalees, £750, £720 Newbie Barns.  

Charolais £1050, £840 Gillalees.  

Blonde £990, £855, £800 Oakwoodhill.

British Blue £910, £800 Gillalees.    

Shorthorn £760, £730, £720, £680 Minsca. 

Angus £740 Craig Farm.   

Belted Galloway £670, £590 The Keep.

Bulls

Charolais £910, £840 Shankbridge End.

Limousin £840, £600 Dumbretton.

Angus £740 Clarghyll.  

A small show of breeding cattle met a buoyant trade with the sale topping at £1720 for a British Blue cow with second calf at foot from L & R Foxcroft, Hightown. Limousin to £1480 and £1450 for older cows, again from Messrs Foxcroft.

PRINCIPLE PRICES:-

British Blue cow and calf £1720 Hightown.

Limousin cow and calf £1480, £1450, £1320 Hightown.

Beef Shorthorn cow and calf £1150 Minsca.

Angus heifer and calf £1350 Minsca.