Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of 63 store cattle on Tuesday 6th June 2017. A packed ringside of buyers all keen for cattle ensured trade was buoyant throughout and many more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

The sale topped at £1,160 twice, firstly for a British Blue bullock from AI & V Smith, Westwinds then for a Limousin heifer from A J Raine, Hazelgill.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:

STORE CATTLE:

Bullocks:

British Blue £1,160, £1,100 (x2) Westwinds.  

Charolais £1,100, £990 Gillalees. 

Limousin £1,000 Hazelgill, £975 Gillalees, £960 Hazelgill, £960 (x2) Gillalees, £930 Hazelgill.

Angus £890 Gillalees.  

Shorthorn £880 (x2) Horncastle.

Heifers:

Limousin £1,160 Hazelgill, £870 (x3) Greensburn, £785, £770 (x2), £755 High Ladore.

British Blue £980 (x4), £950 (x3) Howard House, £845 Gillalees.

Charolais £880 Gillalees.

Angus £790 Horncastle, £700 (x2) Edenbanks.