Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts, Longtown had forward 74 cattle at their fortnightly sale on Tuesday 5th December 2017. Best quality sorts sold very well with the rest similar on the fortnight. The sale topped at £1,190 for a British Blue heifer sold by Devonport Farms, Blakelaw, with their trailer load averaging £1,100.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:

Bullocks:

British Blue £1,140 Blakelaw. 

Limousin £1,000 (x2) Blakelaw, £940, £820 Eastnewburn.

Hereford £790, £780 (x2), £735 East Kielder.

Beef Shorthorn £775 Pilmuir.

Aberdeen Angus £720 (x3) Pilmuir.  

South Devon £460 (x2), £430 (x3) (5 month old) Howcleugh.

Heifers:

British Blue £1,190, £1,145, £1,130 Blakelaw.

Simmental £765 Pilmuir.   

Limousin £730 Eastnewburn.