Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited held their fortnightly sale of 92 store cattle and suckler calves at Longtown on Tuesday 2nd August 2016.

A nice show of store cattle and suckler calves, with trade being every bit as dear and plenty of keen bidders, many more could have been sold. The sale was topped at £1060 twice, firstly for a Limousin bullock then a Limousin heifer both sold by G A Chapman, West Knowe. Bulls peaked at £1040 for a Limousin shown by I R Armstrong, Shankfieldhead.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:-

Bullocks

British Blue £1,060 West Knowe.   

Limousin £1,030 West Knowe, £1,010 Nether Albie & Ryehills, £1,000 Hazelgill, £940, £935 (x2) Ryehills, £900 Hazelgill, £855 (x2), £840 Nether Albie.

Angus £900, £890 Mallsgate Hall, £610 The Green.  

Charolais £895 (x2) Kimmiter Green.

Black & White £770 Kimmiter Green. 

Hereford £760, £660 Kimmiter Green.

Lincoln Red £615 (x5) Conhess.

Heifers

Limousin £1,060 West Knowe, £1,035 Blindhillbush, £970 West Knowe, £945 Hightown, £940 (x2) Blindhillbush.  

Simmental £900 (x3), £895, £860, £840 (x2) Blindhillbush.  

Angus £845, £790 Mallsgate Hall, £755 (x2) Bruntons Hill, £600 (x2) Horsegills.  

MRI £700 Blindhillbush.

Belted Galloway £690 Horsegills.

British Blue £570, £550, £500 Eden.

Hereford £530 Eden.

Bulls

Limousin £1,040 Shankfieldhead, £865, £860 Hazelgill, £830 Shankfieldhead.