Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward an entry of 1,188 store cattle at the Annual Kirkcambeck sale on Saturday 14th October 2023.
An unbelievable entry of traditional native bred cattle, seeing a big increase on the year and presented to a huge ringside of potential purchasers ensuring a serious trade throughout with vendors leaving delighted with their days trading. Cattle presented for sale in forward condition sold very well as did Blue Grey and Belted Galloway steers. Many more can be sold at this sale to vendor advantage.
Topping the sale at £1,740 was a phenomenal Belted Galloway bullock from Messrs TL Hogg, Ryehills, Canonbie.
Heifers topped at £1,400 for an Angus x from Messrs N Calvert & Son, Greensburn, West Hall.
Belted Galloway bulls to £1,250 from C & N Davidson, Halmyre, Haugh of Urr.
The Beef Shorthorn cattle topped at £1,500 for a pen of 4 bullocks consigned by ME & TD Tailford, Gallaw Hill, Hexham with heifers selling to £1,300 from J.J. Butler, Kirndean, Newcastleton.
The Whitslade Shield for best heifers on show was present to E. Taylor & Sons, Wallish Walls, Consett for the second year running for a pair of well bred Belted Galloways selling to £1,280.
BULLOCKS:
Belted Galloway £1,740 Ryehills, £1,260, £1,250, £1,220 Closehead, £1,200 Hethermill, £1,100 (x3) Racy Ghyll, £1,090 Longburgh Fauld, £1,080 Castle House.
Angus £1,640 (x2) Calees Cottage, £1,440 (x2) Hethermill, £1,300 (x2) Greensburn, £1,260 Wallish Walls, £1,240 (x5) Orthwaite Hall, £1,240 (x4) Howahill, £1,240 (x2) Smithsteads, £1,240 Wallish Walls and Howahill, £1,230 (x2) Wallish Walls, £1,220 (x3) Howahill, £1,210 (x2) Border Rigg and Smithsteads, £1,210 Wallish Walls, £1,200 (x2) Smithsteads £1,200 Greensburn, £1,170 Lanehead and Arkleton.
Beef Shorthorn £1,500 (x4) Gallaw Hill, £1,490 (x3) Gibbs Hill, £1,470 (x4), £1,450 (x4) Gallaw Hill, £1,420 Gibbs Hill, £1,360 Archerbeck, £1,340 Kirndean, £1,300 Gibbs Hill, £1,250 (x3) Archerbeck, £1,240 (x2) Skelfhill, £1,220 (x2) Archerbeck, £1,220 Kirndean.
Whitebred Shorthorn £1,470 Milnholm, £1,380 (x3) Holme Head, £1,340 (x2) Bodesbeck, £1,230 (x7) Holme Head, £1,210 Whiteknowe, £1,160 (x2) Bodesbeck, £1,140 Holme Head, £1,110 Hot Bank and Eden Park, £1,080 (x3) Barron House, £1,080 Kirklinton Park.
Blue Grey £1,410 (x2) Holme Head, £1,230 (x2) Eden Park, £1,120 (x2) Hot Bank, £1,110 (x2) Milnholm, £1,110 Eden Park, £1,070 (x3) Farney Shield, £1,070 Hot Bank, £1,060 (x4) Milnholm, £1,030 (x6) Farney Shield, £1,020 (x5) Milnholm.
Galloway £1,310, £1,300 (x3) Barquhill, £1,250 Fenwick, £1,230 Gibstown, £1,210 (x2) High House, £1,170 (x2) Gibstown, £1,160 (x5) Barquhill, £1,140 Nunscleugh (Nixon), £1,120 Hot Bank.
Limousin £1,250 (x2) Allfornaught, £1,210 (x2) Riggshield, £1,140 (x3) Allfornaught, £1,140 (x2) Terrona, £1,120 Bloch, £1,060 (x6) Terrona, £1,060 Bloch.
Saler £1,250 (x4), £1,150 Fenwick, £1,040 Allfornaught.
Devon £1,220, £900 (x2) Howcleugh.
Hereford £1,220 Howcleugh, £1,160 Allfornaught.
Charolais £1,220 Howcleugh, £1,150, £1,130 Allfornaught.
Simmental £1,210 (x2) Riggshield, £1,160 (x2), £1,150 Allfornaught, £1,100 (x2) Nirvana, £1,080 (x2) Winter Crag, £1,070 Archerbeck.
White Galloway £1,120 Barquhill, £1,010 Midtodholes.
Luing £1,110 Gibstown, £980 (x4), £940 (x5) Nook Farm, £930 (x2) Gall.
British Blue £970 Stripeside.
Dexter £900 Shaw Cottage South.
Highland £800 (x2) Miller Hill, £740 (x2) Church View.
HEIFERS:
Angus £1,400, £1,300 Greensburn, £1,080 (x3) Tanlawhill, £1,020 Smithsteads, £980 (x4) Wallish Walls, £980 Greensburn
Beef Shorthorn £1,300 Kirndean, £1,190 (x2) Burnfoot, £1,170 Pilmuir and Archerbeck, £1,160 Meinbank, £1,130 Archerbeck, £1,110 (x2) Burnfoot, £1,110 Skelfhill, £1,090 Archerbeck.
Belted Galloway £1,280 (x2)a Wallish Walls, £1,060, £1,000 Whitstone Hill, £970 (x2) Stonehouse, £940 (x4) Ryehills, £940, £900 (x2) Parkhead.
Saler £1,100 (x4) Fenwick.
White Galloway £1,100, £960 Brewery House Barn.
Limousin £1,090 (x3), £1,080 Allfornaught, £1,070 Whiteknowe, £950 Allfornaught, £940 (x3) Riggshield.
Simmental £1,080, £990 (x4), £950 Allfornaught, £950 (x7) Arkleton, £950 (x6) Riggshield, £950 (x2) Winter Crag.
Galloway £1,070 Gibstown, £1,050 Longburgh Fauld, £820 (x4) Fenwick, £810 Crowdieknowe.
Luing £1,060 Coatlith Hill, £1,000 (x2), £980 (x2), £950 (x5) Low Whitebanks, £950 Coatlith Hill.
Hereford £1,030 Stonehouse, £990, £950 (x2) Allfornaught.
Whitebred Shorthorn £1,010 (x3) Kirklinton Park.
Charolais £930 Allfornaught.
British Blue £800 Stripeside.
Blue Grey £770 Stoddah.
Highland £680 (x2) Church View.
Dexter £680 Shaw Cottage South.
BULLS:
Belted Galloway £1,250, £1,200, £1,130 Halmyre.
Galloway £700 Wileysike.
- Kirkcambeck-21
High Bewaldeth £1140
- Kirkcambeck-09
Gibbs Hill £1420
- Kirkcambeck-08
Gibbs Hill £1490
- Kirkcambeck-20
High Bewaldeth £1360
- 1st Prize pen - £1280
1st Prize pen - £1280
- Kirkcambeck-23
- Kirkcambeck-18
Meinbank £1160
- Kirkcambeck-24
- Whitslade Shield presented to E Taylor, Wallish Walls
Whitslade Shield presented to E Taylor, Wallish Walls
- Kirkcambeck-19
Archerbeck £1090
- Pilmuir £1190
Pilmuir £1190
- Kirkcambeck-15
Pilmuir £1190
- Gallaw Hill £1470
Gallaw Hill £1470
- Kirkcambeck-17
Abbots Reading £1000
- Kirkcambeck-03
Gallaw Hill £1500
- Gallow Hill £1500
Gallaw Hill £1500
- Kirkcambeck-16
Abbots Reading £980
- Kirkcambeck-12
Kirndean £1220
- Kirkcambeck-06
Winter Cragg £1170
- Kirkcambeck-07
Winter Cragg £1180.jpg
- Kirkcambeck-13
Pilmuir £1170
- Kirkcambeck-05
Winter Cragg £1060
- Kirkcambeck-11
Kirndean £1340
- Kirkcambeck-10
Kirndean £1300
- Kirkcambeck-04
Winter Cragg £1080