The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
83 prime cattle, 0 young bulls, 52 OTM, 4,969 prime hoggs and 6651
cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 19th
February, 2009.
All classes of clean cattle sold to a brisk trade with
Charolais heifers topping at 191.5p from Messrs JW Vevers, High Stenries
and purchased by M J Wharton, Butchers, Wigton, 170.5p High Stenries,
169.5p Sceughdyke; Limousin heifers 187.5p, 186.5p from J Retson & Son,
Gardrum and purchased by W Kirkup, Butchers, Longtown, 181.5p Houghton
House, 179.5p, 165.5p Hallburn; Belgian Blues 177.5p Gardrum. Top
gross heifer £1200 for Limousin from Gardrum.
Limousin bullocks
to 184.5p Slealands, 178.5p Hallburn, 176.5p The Gill & Hallburn;
Blondes 183.5p The Gill; Charolais 173.5p High Stenries, 160.5p Hallburn;
Salers 169.5p, 165.5p Hallburn.
The OTM met a great trade with more
flesh on offer. Top was 144.5p for a Limousin heifer from D & Y
Wilson, The Plumpe. Limousin cows to 130.5p, 123.5p, 120.5p Hallburn,
120.5p Copperthorns; Friesian 116.5p Riddings, 112.5p West Scales,
108.5p Evertown; Charolais 139.5p, 136.5p Sceughdyke; Simmental 133.5p,
125.5p, 119.5p Hallburn; Belgian Blues 117.5p Cumcrook; Angus 119.5p
Harelaw Hill. Top gross £1053 for
Charolais from Sceughdyke; £1047, £1030 Simmental & Limousin
from Hallburn; Angus £1003.80 Harelawhill.
Another grand show of hoggs were forward selling to a full ring
of buyers who were keen for sheep. The 3494 hoggs over 36 kilo averaged
169.2p and the 1475 under 36 kilo averaged 160p.
The overall sale
average was 167.7p. The sale was topped at £106.5p for Texel
hoggs from Pirntation and to 206p for Beltex hoggs form Messrs MacTaggart
Bros., Castle Douglas. Other Texels to £102.5p Pirntation, £100
Riddle Cottage & Smalmstown; Suffolks £92.50 Demense, £91.50
Wiltonburn, £90.50 Smalmstown; Suffolks £80 Gateside, £79.50
Riddings Hill, £60 Riddel Farm; Cheviots £92.50 Becks, £84.50
Potholm, £81.50 Becks; Charollais £89.50 Aldermanseat, £88.50
Leaona Villa, £82.50 High Crubasdale; Greyfaces £75.80
Aimshaugh, £74.80 Sceughdyke & Sandbed; Cheviot Mules £65.50
Ifferdale; Leicesters £75 Plenderleith, £73.50 Knarr, £70
Raggetsyke; Blackface £78.50 Blackburn, £77.50 Newton, £76.80
Stair & Smalmstown; North Country Cheviot £95 Tomore, £86.50
Potholm & Hownam Grange; Swaledales £61.50 Cowburnrigg & Aimshaugh, £58.50
Burn House; Herdwicks £57.20 Stybeck; Beltex £68.20 High
Airyolland.
Lightweight hoggs to £70.80 for Texels from Nunscleugh,
who sold others to £64.80, £64.50 Balliemore; Suffolks £60.80
Archerbeck, £57.50 Maidencoates, £53.80 Newington; Cheviots £58.20
Sorbie & Newtown, £51.80 Chapel; Blackfaces £62.80
Corsebank, £58.20 Halterburnhead, £55.80 Barlaes; North
Country Cheviots £59.20 Naddle & Newington; Swaledale £57.20
Ballywillan, £51.80 Greystoke Castle; Herdwicks £49.20
Stybeck; Gritstones £51.50 Nettling Flatt.
Top prices per kilo
in weight ranges:-
17-25.4kg – Blackface 109p Cara View
25.5 – 32 kg – Suffolk
168p Archerbeck; Cheviot 182p Sorbie, 169p Bush of Ewes; Texel 189p
Hilltop, 182p Tordale; Greyface 172p Butterdales, 158p High Airyolland;
Blackface 178p Sorbie, 166p Uppercleugh; Swaledale 150p Shield; Herdwick
154p Stybeck.
32.1 – 39 kilo – Suffolk 179p High Crubasdale,
174p Cleongart; Cheviots 178p Clerkhill, 175p Bloch; Texels 197p
Nunscleugh, 195p Balliemore, 194p Nunscleugh; Charollais 166p Houghton
House; Greyface 174p Cara View, 164p High Crubasdale; Cheviot Mules
172p Ifferdale; Blackface 177p Boreland, 176p Boreland; North Country
Cheviot 180p, 179p Naddle; Swaledale 159p Ballywillan; Herdwicks
155p Stybeck.
39.1-45.9 kilos – Suffolk 180p, 178p Aimshaugh;
Cheviot 178p Falnash & Clerkhill; Texel 206p Station Yard, 200p
Tundergarth, 195p Cubbyhill; Charollais 179p Stybeck, 177p Justicetown;
Greyface 172p Kirkhaugh & Aimshaugh; Blackface 182p, 178p Smalmstown;
North Country Cheviot 185p, 183p Station Yard; Swaledale 150p Cowburnrigg;
Beltex 166p High Airyolland.
46 + kilo – Suffolk 177p High Crubasdale,
175p Tinnis Hall; Cheviot 173p Becks, 169p Potholm; Texel 195p Pirntation,
179p Demense; Charollais 179p Aldermanseat, 177p Leaona Villa; Greyface
165p Aimshaugh, 163p Sandbed; Leicesters 147p Old Police House; Blackface
167p Balker Farm, 161p Boreland; North Country Cheviot 166p Hownam
Grange, 163p Potholm.
Another monster show of cast ewes and rams were
forward with heavy ewes and good selling ewes sharper on the week,
regularly selling between £90 and £100, with the best
Hill ewes maintaining recent rates, but plainter ewes easier on the
week.
The sale was topped at £117.50 for Suffolk ewes from
Stackbraes, others £97.50
Whins, £94.50 Ballyrobert & Riddings Hill; Texel £114.50
Sunnycroft, £106.50 Woodhead, £104.50 Ballyrobert; Charollais £96.50
Candybank, £93.50 Castle Drive; Halfbreds £90.50 Whins;
Greyface £78.50 Stackbraes, £77.50 Meikle Tongue, £74.50
Newry; Leicesters £88.50 Harden, £86.50 Hartside, £80.50
Finnieness; North Country Cheviot £84.50 Tormore, £77.50
Ericstane & Earlside; Beltex £88.50 Ballyrobert, £86.50
Maxton & Stackbraes; Oxford £86.50 Castle Drive; Dorset £82.50
Stackbraes.
Hill ewes to £61.50 for Blackfaces from Calla who
sold others to £57.50, £56.50 Wanwood Hill; Cheviots £59.50
Stackbraes, £56.50 Winterhope; Swaledale £50.50 Bailey
Mill, £49.50 Gallowberry, £46.50 Whinfield.
Rams to £96.50
for Suffolks from Greenah Villa, £88.50
Stanley Estate; Cheviots £74.50 Snowdon Close, £71.50
Whitchesters; Texels £94.50 Barker House, £92.50 Raggetsyke, £90.50
Barker House; Charollais £80.50 Castle Drive; Leicesters £72.50
Beckfoot; Blackfaces £64.50 Cooks House, £60.50 Hartside;
North Country Cheviot £93.50 Ericstane; Swaledales £46.50
Lowthwaite; Beltex £70.50 Balgray Hill.
Averages:
Steers Light to -------p
(-------p)
Medium to 184.5p (170.3p)
Heavy to 183.5p (164.1p)
Heifers Light to ------p (-------p)
Medium to 165.5p (153.9p)
Heavy to 191.5p (160.7p)
Hoggs Light to 189.0p (155.8p)
Standard to 197.0p (165.9p)
Medium to 206.0p (172.2p)
Heavy to 195.0p (162.2p)
O/Weight ------p (-------p)
Ewes Light to £61.50 (£36.44)
Heavy to £117.50 (£62.53)
Cast Rams £96.50 (£52.60)
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