The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
61 prime cattle, 25 over thirty month cattle, 4,051
prime hoggs and 3,763 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 14th January, 2010.
Prime cattle sold to a top
of 187.5p for Limousin heifers from Hallburn, 184.5p, 181.5p Englishtown.
British Blue bullocks to 179.5p Hallburn, 175.5p Haining House; Charolais £1,297, £1,230
Sceughdyke.
The 25 over thirty month cattle were dearer on the week
selling to a top of 136.5p for Shorthorn bullocks from Spoutbank.
British Blue cows to 116.5p Swaites; Blonde d’Aquitaine 112.5p
Hill House; Limousin 105.5p Bleatarn; Black & White 101.5p High
Plains. Limousin cows to £949 per head; Blonde d’Aquitaine £798;
British Blue £786; Hereford £716.
The 4,051 prime hoggs were forward to the usual ring of buyers to
average 191.9p per kilo overall. The 975 hoggs weighing under 36
kilos levelled out at 196.8p and the 3,076 over 36 kilos averaged
190.8p. Top price per kilo of 254p for Texels from Messrs Woodmass,
Harene. Top price per head of £110 for Texels from Messrs Sutherland,
Sibmister, others £109.50 Wester Dunnet, £106.50 Harene, £105.50
Sunnycroft; Beltex £109.50 Albierigg, £100 Mossband House, £95.50
Albierigg; Charollais £100 Newton, £94.20 Golden Lane, £93.50
Allerley Crescent, £91.50 Mossband House; Suffolk £100
Catslackburn, £96.50 Sceughdyke, £94.50 Slealands, £93.50
Spawell and Tarrasfoot; Zwartbles £97.50 Lintlaw; North Country
Cheviot £94.50, £92.50 Whiteknowe, £85.50 Kirkland
Green, £83.80 Whiteknowe; Hampshire £90 Golden Lane, £81.20
Dyke; Hill Cheviot £88.50, £84.50, £79.80 Potholm;
Greyface £87.50 Shawhill, £86.20 Crowhall and Justicetown, £85.50
The Nook; Blackface £85.50, £82.20 Milnmark, £81.80
Sceughdyke, £81.20 Crowhall; Cheviot Mule £84.50 Falnash, £80.80
Terrona, £75.20 Granton; Leicester £84.50 Newton; Easycare £74.80
Kennitside; Swaledale £73.50 Burnhouse; Herdwick £69.80
Butterdales.
The 975 light hoggs sold to £73.80 for Texels for
South Bowerhouses, £71.80
Glengolly, £70 Wallholm; Beltex £73.50 Glencartholm, £70
Newington; Greyface £72.80 Low Eals, £64.50 Rosgill Hall;
Charollais £71.50 Glenshanna; Bleu d’Maine £70
Clantibuies; Blackface £69.80 Chapel, £67.80 Granton, £64.50
Newton; Hill Cheviot £66.80 Branteth, £61.20 Catslackburn;
Suffolk £67.80 Challoch Farm, £66.80 Crawfordjohn Mill;
Herdwick £61.50 Newington; Dorset £59.80 Newington; Swaledale £57.80
Prior Rigg, £50 Kirkland Green; Easycare £56.80 Kennitside;
Shetland £52.80 Cooilingel Farm.
A good show of 3,763 cast
ewes and rams saw a full ring of buyers present, meaning trade kept
up at recent high rates. The overall average was £89.83. Heavy
ewes sold to £178.50 for Texels
from Newry, others £173.50 Sunnycroft, £168.50 Townfoot, £167.50
Cooilingel Farm; Suffolk £168.50 Roadside, £157.50 Newry, £149.50
Sibmister; Charollais £160.50, £147.50 The Country; North
Country Cheviot £159.50, £140.50 Waterloo, £139.50
Rashee; Beltex £151.50 Broom Isle, £126.50 Cooilingel;
Cheviot Mule £147.50 Sibmister, £110.50 Upper Tofts;
Leicester £140.50 Alton, £124.50 Broom Isle; Half Bred £133.50
Broomhill Bank, £129.50 Granton and Blackpark; Greyface £118.50
Northfield, £115.50 Skinnet, £111.50 Golden Lane and
Falside Hill; Zwartbles £107.50 Lintlaw; Dorset £102.50
Newry. Hill ewes to £127.50 and £91.50 for Lleyns from
South Bowerhouses; Blackface £89.50 Newry, £82.50 Mossband
House, £75.50 Broomhills, £71.50 The Nook; Hill Cheviot £79.50
Newbiggen and Crossdykes, £78.50 Glengolly; Swaledale £78.50
Yewtree, £73.50 Broomhills, £70.50 Yewtree; Herdwick £67.50
Mossband House, £57.50 Churchstyle, £51.50 Mossband House;
Shetland £39.50 Upper Cullernie. Rams to £168.50 for
Texels from Randalholm, others £150.50 Newry, £149.50
Alton, £145.50 Roadside; Rouge £158.50 Rashee; Suffolk £155.50, £147.50
Roadside; Leicester £157.50 Alton, £148.50 Randalholme, £139.50
Skinnet; Lleyn £153.50, £109.50 South Bowerhouses; Dorset £144.50
Newry; Charollais £139.50, £134.50 Coytre; Wensleydale £133.50
Roadside; North Country Cheviot £122.50 Tormore, £109.50
Waterloo; Hill Cheviot £100.50 Crossdykes, £85.50 Granton;
Blackface £102.50 Roadside, £83.50 Newbiggen; Zwartbles £94.50
Rashee, £91.50 Broomhills; Beltex £94.50 Broomhill Bank;
Swaledale £68.50 Harwood Shield, £55.50 East Greenridge.
Averages:
Steers
154.5p (154.5p)
Medium to 166.5p (160.6p)
Heavy to 179.5p (165.3p)
Heifers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 184.5p (167.3p)
Heavy to 187.5p (163.8p)
Young bulls to -------p (-------p)
Hoggs
Light to 226.0p (196.8p)
Standard to 245.0p (196.9p)
Medium to 254.0p (191.5p)
Heavy to 220.0p (180.7p)
Overweight -------p (-------p)
Ewes
Light to £127.50 (£58.32)
Heavy to £178.50 (£102.29)
Cast Rams to £168.50(£92.94)
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