Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their Annual Prize Show and Sale of 535 store cattle on Saturday 5th October 2024.
A fantastic show of very well bred cattle, mostly between 12-17 months of age was forward and met a full ringside of eager purchasers ensuring all classes of cattle were highly sought after. Credit must go to all vendors for putting on such a quality show which had to be seen.
A big thank you to Elaine Sedgewick, Longmyers Farm, Durham for undertaking the extremely hard task of judging. Elaine awarded her champion beast to an outstanding Limousin bullock consigned by WH & DA Gass, Nunscleugh, Bewcastle, this later went on to realise £1800. Reserve champion and also taking home the cup for best Charolais beast on show was awarded to M/s Bell, Low Houses, Brampton for a terrific Charolais bullock making £1890. The show was kindly sponsored by Capontree Vets.
Top Price of the day went to JM & EM Neve, Riggfoot. For an 18 month old Charolais bullock that went on to realise £1,920 this magnificent run of Charolais and Limousin bullocks went on to average an outstanding £1,730 for 8 sold.
Top running averages of the day are as follows:-
JWB Elwen, Pallyards, averaged £1,770 for 1 sold.
GH Rushton, Nirvana, averaged £1,740 for 3 sold.
JM & EM Neve, Riggfoot, averaged £1,730 for 8 sold.
RI & VA Telford, High Parkfoot, averaged £1,608 for 15 sold.
WH & DA Gass, Nunscleugh, averaged £1,573 for 42 sold.
M/s Bell, Low Houses, averaged £1,570 for 12 sold.
J Carr, Camphill, averaged £1,554 for 5 sold.
G Mitchinson & Sons, High Greenhill, averaged £1,554 for 13 sold.
A Curruthers & Sons, Peela Hill, averaged £1,533 for 19 sold.
AR Nixon, Nunscleugh, averaged £1,515 for 10 sold out of Blue Grey cows.
Many more cattle of all classes can be sold at this venue to benefit vendors across the northern counties and the Scottish Borders. For further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers who will be pleased to take your calls.
PRIZE LIST
Limousin/AOB Bullock
1st Gass, Nunscleugh - £1,800
2nd Mitchinson, High Greenhill - £1,800
3rd Gass, Nunscleugh - £1,660
Limousin/AOB Heifer
1st Mitchinson, High Greenhill - £1,490
2nd Mitchinson, High Greenhill - £1,570
3rd Gass, Nunscleugh - £1,800
Charolais Bullock
1st Bell, Low House - £1,890
2nd Bell, Low Houses - £1,780
3rd Kyle, Spoutbank - £1,730
Charolais Heifer
1st Kyle, Spoutbank - £1,460
2nd Bell, Low Houses - £1,680
3rd Kyle, Spoutbank - £1,510
Champion – Gass, Nunscleugh (Limousin Bullock)
Reserve Champion – Bell, Low Houses (Charolais Bullock)
Best Charolais – Bell, Low Houses (Charolais Bullock)
PRINCIPAL PRICES
BULLOCKS:
Charolais £1,920, £1,900 Riggfoot, £1,890 Low Houses, £1,870 Archerbeck & Riggfoot, £1,850 High Parkfoot, £1,850, £1,780 Low Houses, £1,770, £1,730 Spoutbank.
Limousin £1,870 Nirvana, £1,800 Nunscleugh & High Greenhill, £1,780 Spoutbank, £1,760 Nirvana, £1,740 Peela Hill, £1,700 High Greenhill, £1,680 Dodgsonstown, £1,660, £1,640 Gallowberry.
British Blue £1,700 High Greenhill, £1,630, £1,530 Camphill.
Angus £1,680 West Logan, £1,640, £1,520 Greensburn.
Simmental £1,520, £1,480, £1,330, £1,310 Archerbeck.
Beef Shorthorn £1,520 West Logan.
HEIFERS:
Limousin £1,800 Nunscleugh, £1,770 Pallyards, £1,720 Peela Hill, £1,700 Dumbretton, £1,630 Nunscleugh, £1,600 Spoutbank, £1,590, £1,580 Nunscleugh, £1,580 Gallowberry, High Greenhill & Fellend.
Charolais £1,740, £1,720 High Parkfoot, £1,700 Spoutbank, £1,680 Low Houses, £1,660 High Parkfoot, £1,600 Archerbeck, £1,570 Low Houses, £1,550 High Parkfoot.
British Blue £1,680 High Greenhill.
Beef Shorthorn £1,490, £1,360 West Logan.
Angus £1,450 West Logan.
Simmental £1,370 Archerbeck, £1,320 High Dovecote.
Hereford £1,200 Solwaybank.
