The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
85 prime cattle, 8 young bulls, 77 over thirty month cattle, 5,039
prime lambs and 4,955 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 15th October, 2009.
Clean cattle were short of quality sorts. Top price of 179.5p for
a Limousin bullock from J. & N. Blaylock & Son, Hallburn
to Messrs Nattrass, Butcher, others 168.5p Nether Onsett; British
Blue 176.5p Hallburn to W. Kirkup, Butchers. Charolais heifers to
170.5p Hallburn to Border Meats; Limousin 169.5p Houghton House to
Messrs Malone, Edinburgh.
Young bulls comprised of dairy sorts selling
to 144.5p, 134.5p (x2) for Black & Whites from Harelawhole; Angus
135.5p Johnstone Bank.
The 77 Over Thirty Month cattle on offer saw
more buyers present. Galloway bullocks to 142.5p Snowden Close. British
Blue heifers to 135.5p The Plumpe; Angus 127.5p Glencartholm. British
Blue bulls to 103.5p High Floweryhirst; Longhorn 81.5p Laverhay.
Limousin cows to 136.5p and 129.5p Greystoke Castle, 115.5p Kilmallo;
British Blue 131.5p Nunscleugh, 121.5p Laverhay; Simmental 108.5p
Kilberry; Longhorn 104.5p Laverhay; Shorthorn 88.5p Kilberry.
 A
smaller show of 5,039 prime lambs were forward to the usual ringside
of buyers. With a better show for quality and less light lambs forward,
an overall average of 135.5p was achieved. Heavy lambs (45kilos and
over) proved harder to cash with export weights (37-43 kilos) very
much in demand, selling regularly between 140p and 150p. Top of 174p
per kilo for Texels from Killocraw. Top per head of £70 for
Texels from Dormansteads; Suffolk £69.80 High Stenries, £64.20
Sceughdyke; Beltex £65.50 Riggshield; Charollais £63.20
Leaona Villa, £62.20 Moss Side; Greyface £59.20 Crowhall, £57.80
Cowcorse; Half Bred £58.80 Adderston Shiels; Hampshire £58.80
Dyke; North Country Cheviot £57.80 Milton and Langholm Mill;
Cheviot Mule £57.20 Tarrasfoot, £56.20 Granton; Lleyn £56.80
Chipknowe; Oxford £55.80 Guards; Blackface £53.80 Chapel, £52.50
Howcleugh; Leicester £56.20 Collinbank; Hill Cheviot £56.20
Crossdykes, £54.80 Twislehope; Ryeland £49.80 Mossband
House; Easycare £49.80 Dolphinston; Beulah £49.80 Howcleugh;
Swaledale £45.20 East Unthank.
The 812 lightweight lambs averaged
140.1p and sold to a top price of £55.80 for Texels from Hilltop
and Wallend; Cheviot Mule £51.80
High Chesterss; Greyface £51.20 Arnicle; Charollais £50.80
Kirkend; Suffolk £48.80 Thomasdene and Rosgill Hall; Blackface £47.80
Arnicle; Beulah £42.20 Howcleugh; Herdwick £42.20 Laal
Steans; Swaledale £41.80 East Unthank; Easycare £40.80
Dolphinston; Jacob £39.80 Zetland; Dorset £36.80 Zetland.
Another
good show of 4,955 ewes and rams were presented to the usual ringside
of buyers. A better show with less plain sorts forward saw all classes
maintain recent rates. Top of £99.50 for Leicester
tups from Overacre; Charollais £96.50 Seavers; Texel £88.50
Hamlet Garden, £86.50 Roadside; Suffolk £88.50 Hamlet
Garden and Newry; Rouge £82.50 Newry; North Country Cheviot £76.50
Hamlet Gardens and Tarrasfoot; Beltex £72.50 Hamlet Garden;
Hill Cheviot £68.50 Stackbraes; Kerry Hill £62.50 Seavers;
Swaledale £60.50 Newbiggin; Blackface £52.50 East Fortissat
and Arnicle; Jacob £39.50 Howard House. Heavy ewes to £97.50
for Texels from Roadside, £96.50 Grange Hall; Suffolk £93.50
Newry; Beltex £88.50 Stackbraes; Suffolk cross £83.50
Newry; Charollais £82.50 Hamlet Garden; North Country Cheviot £73.50
Hamlet Garden; Half Bred £73.50 Guards Mill; Greyface £68.50
Sceughdyke, £66.50 Haithwaite and Winterhope; Leicester £67.50
Mains; Clun £62.50 Hamlet Garden; Lleyn £59.50 Mains;
Cheviot Mule £46.50 Bloch. Hill ewes to £69.50 for Cheviots
from Newry, £63.50 West Deloraine; Blackface £53.50 Mains, £48.50
Grange Hall; Swaledale £48.50 High Greenhill, £46.50
Stubsgill; Kerry Hill £35.50 Newry; Jacob £32.50 The
Garth; Beulah £29.50 Howcleugh. Goats to £44.50 Nether
Stenries.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 149.5p (149.5p)
Medium to 161.5p (149.9p)
Heavy to 179.5p (154.6p)
Heifers
Light to 121.5p (121.5p)
Medium to 169.5p (146.4p)
Heavy to 176.5p (152.7p)
Young bulls to 144.5p (131.8p)
Lambs
Light to 160.0p (139.1p)
Standard to 174.0p (142.8p)
Medium to 165.0p (135.0p)
Heavy to 141.0p (124.2p)
Overweight 121.0p (117.7p)
Ewes
Light to £69.50 (£33.84)
Heavy to £97.50 (£58.84)
Cast Rams to £99.50 (£60.01)
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