Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their December sale of Breeding and Store Cattle on Tuesday 12th December 2023. A seasonal offering of stores were forward with a large proportion being young, hill bred cattle. 

A lovely run of very well bred Simmental in calf heifers consigned by WA & CM Vaughan, High Dovecote, Walton graced the cattle sale ring at Longtown. After some frantic bidding this super run of heifers topped the sale at £1,700 (x5), going on to average a very pleasing £1,672. 

Store cattle sold to £1,060 for British Blue bullocks from GW Dinnin, Nether Albie, Waterbeck and for Saler heifers from A Tullie Farming, Whitchesters, Hawick. 

The Board of Directors, Auctioneers and all the staff at C&D Auction Marts extend thanks to all customers, both vendors and purchasers alike for their continued support throughout 2023, wishing all, a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

The next sale will be Tuesday 16th January 2024 – Special January sale of store cattle, breeding cattle and suckler calves. 

PRINCIPAL PRICES:

BULLOCKS:

British Blue £1,060 Nether Albie.

Hereford £960 Solwaybank.

Blue Grey £900 Stell Green.

Simmental £830 Low Greenley Cleugh.

Limousin £810 Wyseby Hill Cottage, £800 Hopestead.

HEIFERS: 

Saler £1,060 Whitchesters.

Limousin £830 Wyseby Hill Cottage.

Hereford £800 Solwaybank.

BULLS:

Limousin £870 Wyseby Hill Cottage.

Angus £710 Tanlawhill.