Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their catalogue sale of 365 store cattle on Tuesday 16th August 2022. A marvellous entry of cattle were forward to a busy ringside of purchasers, all keen to purchase, therefore ensuring all classes met a flying trade throughout.

Lingey Field

The sale topped at £1,720 for an outstanding blue roan heifer being 10 months old consigned by Messrs Reed & Hill, Lingey Field, Hexham, Northumberland. This heifer took the eye of several high-end purchasers ensuring the bonny heifer’s true potential was achieved. This run of 12 well bred cattle achieved an average price per head of £1,198.

Limousin bullocks sold to £1,360 for another fantastic shapley beast consigned by G Mitchinson & Son, High Greenhill, Brampton.

Bulls sold to £1,310 for Limousins from DJ Garthwaite & Son, Wyseby Hill Cottage, Kirtlebridge, whose run of 6 bulls averaged £1,254.

PRINCIPAL PRICES

HEIFERS

Limousin £1,720 Lingey Field, £1,350 Allfornaught, £1,320 High Greenhill, £1,320 Mossband Hall, £1,220 (x3) High Greenhill, £1,170 Lingey Field, £1,160 High House. 

British Blue £1,360, £1,330 Low Peninver, £1,260 High Greenhill.

Hereford £1,250 Solwaybank.

Simmental £1,220 Greenburn, £1,190, £1,090, £1,010 (x2) Dalmahoy.

Charolais £1,180 Kimmeter Green, £1,170 Bingfield.

Angus £1,075 Cavaghan Gardens, £1,050 (x4) Sorbie.

Luing £1,000 (x2) High House.

BULLOCKS

Limousin £1,360 High Greenhill, £1,280 Ryehills, £1,275 Bingfield, £1,270 (x2) Lingey Field, £1,250 Moss Side, £1,240 Ryehills, £1,200 (x2) Moss Side. 

Simmental £1,320, £1,300 Greensburn, £1,260, £1,255, £1,165, £1,140 Allfornaught. 

Hereford £1,295, £1,285, £1,155 Solwaybank. 

Charolais £1,290 (x2), £1,170 Moss Side, £1,100 Bingfield, £1,050 Kimmeter Green.

British Blue £1,285 High Greenhill, £1,170 (x3) Mossband Hall, £1,130 Ryehills, £1,100 Low Peninver.

Angus £1,135 (x4), £1,115 Allfornaught, £1,095 Sorbie, £1,080 Cavaghan Gardens, £1,060 (x3) Sorbie, £1,045 (x2) Dipton.

Blue Grey £1,040 Halmyre.

BULLS

Limousin £1,310, £1,270 (x3), £1,260, £1,240 Wyseby Hill Cottage.  

The next sale will be Tuesday 6th September – Special September Catalogue Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle. Please advise entries at your earliest convenience.