The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
56 prime cattle, 5 young bulls, 54 OTM cattle, 4,580 prime lambs and
5,819 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday
6th November, 2008.
The clean cattle were the dearest trade for several weeks. Top price
was 183.5p for a Charolais x heifer from Messrs Blaylock, Hallburn
to Wm Kirkup, Butcher, others to 175.5p, 173.5p Sceughdyke, 170.5p
Hallburn, 168.5p, 164.5p Houghton House. Limousin to 171.5p, 167.5p
from Englishtown to Border Meats, others to 170.5p Swaites & Hallburn.
Belgian Blue bullocks to 183.5p from Hallburn to M Wharton (Meats),
Blackbrow; Limousins 178.5p Becton Hall to M. Wharton, others to
175.5p Gardrum, 167.5p Hallburn.
Young bulls to 153.5p for Charolais
from E Wilkie, Shaw Cottage South; Friesians to 132.5p from Harelawhill.
The
OTMs were sold with more buyers round the ring and more could have
been sold to advantage. Limousin cows to 137.5p (£976)
Hallburn, 122.5p Fellend, 116.5p Morley Hill; Blondes 121.5p (£838)
Hallburn; Simmental 119.5p, 117.5p, 114.5p Hallburn; Friesian 110.5p
The Beeches; Belgian Blues 104.5p (£804) Hallburn; Angus 96.5p
Sorbie; Welsh Black 111.5p Cambeck Hill. Limousin heifers 123.5p,
117.5p Townfoot. Charolais bullocks 111.5p Townfoot.
Another large show of prime lambs. Trade was easier on the week
due to the larger numbers about owing to bank holiday in France.
Overall a mixed show for quality and averaging 111.8p. The 3,093
lambs over 36 kilos averaged 113.6p with the 1,487 under 36 kilo
averaged 104.3p. The sale was topped at £78.80 for Texel lambs
from West Watten and to 166p per kilo for Beltex from Messrs Eastham,
Naddle. Other Texels £76.80 West Watten, £75.50 Sunnycroft;
Suffolks £65 West Watten, £60 Sceughdyke, £57 Wallholm;
Cheviots £45.80 Raeburnfoot, £38.80 Brydekirk Mains;
Bleu de Maines £50.80, £50 Solway Bank; Charollais £55.20
Sceughdyke, £53.80 Hallburn, £52.20 Yett; Halfbred £46.80
Dodgsonstown; Greyface £56.80 Wanwood Hill, £50.80 Crowhall, £48.80
Farnbury; Cheviot Mules £45.20 Commonside; Blackfaces £48.80
Eastlandends, £42.20 Wanwood Hill, £41.80 Harden; North
Country Cheviots £48.20 Naddle, £42.80 Catslackburn;
Swaledales £40.50 East Unthank; Herdwicks £37.20 Brydekirk
Mains; Beltex £53.80 The Gill; Leicesters £44 Collin
Bank; Lleyns £55.20, £52.20 Ballylinny; Zwartbles £48.80
Old Wall; Oxfords £45.80 Guards; Dorsets £45 Bellburn.
Lightweight
lambs to £58.20 for Beltex from Naddle; Herdwicks £38.80
Brydekirk Mains, £34.20 Laalsteins; Suffolks £41.80 Broadhaugh;
Cheviot £43.80, £41.80 Allfornaught; Texels £46.80
Nunscleugh, £45.20 Glebelands; Greyface £36.20 Copperthorns, £35
Ballywillan; Blackface £40.80 Winterhopeburn, £37.80
Wanwood Hill, £34.20 Winterhopeburn; North Country Cheviots £40
Naddle; Swaledales £31.20 East Unthank.
Another excellent show
of cast ewes and rams saw best Texel ewes at extreme rates with all
classes of horned ewes £3 - £4
dearer on the week. Heavier ewes were harder to sell but still in
demand. The sale was topped at £88.50 for Texel rams from Walkergate, £66.50
East Mains; Leicesters £55.50 Arnicle, £53.50 East Mains, £50.50
Arnicle; Blackface £24.50 East Mains; North Country Cheviots £45
Thomson House.
Heavy ewes to £82.50, £80.50 for Texels
from Waterloo, £78.50
East Mains; Suffolks £57.50 Old Wall, £54.50 Ballyclare, £52.50
Old Wall; Charollais £44.50 Waterloo; Halfbreds £47.50
Walkergate; Greyface £40.50 Gall Farm, £39.50 Tinnis
Hall & Stackbraes; Cheviot Mules £38.50 North House; Leicesters £44.50
Hightown; North Country Cheviots £53.50 Waterloo, £49.50
Belle Vue, £48.50 Haymont; Beltex £78.50 Old Wall, £65.50
Copperthorns.
Light ewes to £38.50 for Cheviots from Potholm, £37.50
Whitehill, £33.50 Stackbraes; Blackfaces £30 Gall, £29.50
East Mains, £28.50 Kellah; Swaledales £28.50, £25.50
Round Meadows, £24.50 Laverhay; Herdwicks £17.50 Farmers
Close; Jacobs £29.50 Haithwaite; Goats £42.50, £29.50, £28.50
Eastlandends.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 95.5p ( 95.5p)
Medium to 167.5p (158.0p)
Heavy to 183.5p (154.0p)
Heifers
Light to 103.5p ( 99.9p)
Medium to 170.5p (151.4p)
Heavy to 183.5p (161.8p)
Young Beef Bulls to 153.5p (130.6p)
Lambs
Light to 121.0p (100.1p)
Standard to 166.0p (109.5p)
Medium to 163.0p (115.1p)
Heavy to 163.0p (115.5p)
O/Weight 138.0p (109.2p)
Ewes
Light to £38.50 (£19.26)
Heavy to £82.50 (£35.21)
Cast Rams £88.50 (£32.35)
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