Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held a catalogue sale of 229 store cattle on Tuesday 13th September 2016 which were a mixed show but trade did not disappoint with the sale average up £123.88 on the same sale last year. Bidding peaked at £1350 for an Angus bullock shown by DJ & M Moffat, Rigg Smiddy. Limousin bullocks topped at £1220 sold by R Byers & Son, Woodslee. British Blue bullocks to £1120 and £1110 (x2) all sold by Devonport Farms, Blakelaw, with Limousin heifers peaking at £1080 (x2) from TW & AM Moscrop & Son, Ryeclose. 

STORE CATTLE PRINCIPAL PRICES:

Bullocks

Angus £1350 Rigg Smiddy, £1010 The Stubb, £995 Sorbie, £990 Stainton House, £925 Sorbie, £920 Stainton House & Highmoorhead, £910 Stainton House.

Limousin £1220, £1185 Woodslee, £1100, £1050 Tinnishall, £990 Ryehills, £955 Newby, £940 Ryehills, £930, £920 Potholm, £900 Hazelgill.

British Blue £1120, £1110 (x2) Devonport, £935 The Stubb, £880 Hazelgill, £860 Garthside.   

Charolais £1090 Potholm, £1070 Ryehills, £1010, £990 Potholm.

Blue Grey £870 Ladyhousesteads. 

Simmental £830 Eastfield of Wiston.

Friesian £810, £790 The Stubb, £670 Highmoorhead & Garthside, £635 Garthside.

Heifers

Limousin £1080 Ryeclose, £1060 Fawcettlees, £1055 Ryeclose, £1050 Dumbretton, £1030 Tinnishall, £1000 Ryeclose, £990 Newby, £980 Devonport. 

British Blue £1060 Devonport, £980 Ryeclose, £960, £940, £935 The Stubb.  

Charolais £950, £930, £895 Potholm, £865, £800 Kimmeter Green.

Friesian £940 The Stubb.

Angus £910 Sorbie, £900 Greenbeck, £880 Garthside, £820 Sorbie, £780 Garthside, £775 Sorbie.

Hereford £865 Ryeclose.

Bulls

Limousin £1050, £1010 Dumbretton.