The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
46 prime cattle, 3 young bulls, 17 over thirty month cattle, 4,857
prime lambs and 7,402 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 12th August, 2010.
Clean cattle saw all classes
similar on the week. Top price of 168.5p for Limousin heifers from
Messrs J. Retson & Son, Gardrum, 163.5p
Bleatarn, 159.5p Newby, 158.5p Bleatarn. Limousin bullocks to 167.5p
Gardrum, 159.5p, 154.5p, 151.5p Dashwellgreen, 151.5p Newtown.
OTM cattle
met a brisk trade for a plainer show of cattle. Top price of 127.5p
for a Limousin steer from Messrs L.E. Grice & Son, Newtown. Cast
bulls to 116.5p (£1,112) for a Limousin from Messrs Ferguson,
Sandbed. Cows to 102.5p for Limousin from Ladyhousesteads, 99.5p
The Flatt, 94.5p Whiteclose; British Blue 100.5p Ladyhousesteads,
91.5p Tinnis Hall; Friesian 81.5p Blackrigg, 79.5p Peterscrook.
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Another good show 4,857 prime lambs was forward. Numbers and trade
were similar on the week. The usual full ring of buyers attended
to level the sale at 172.7p, keeping up with recent high rates. Top
price per kilo was 208p for Texels from Winshield Farms, with a top
per head of £90 and £87.20 for Texels from R.F. Forsyth,
Baltier, others £86.20 Leaona Villa and Sharplaw; Charollais £86.50
Lanehead, £76.80 Broomhouse; Suffolk £86.20 Spoutbank, £85.80
Cardew Hall, £84.80 Sandholm; Beltex £82.20, £81.80
Waterside; Bleu d’Maine £81.80 High Stenries; Greyface £75.80
Harelawhill, £75.20 The Throp, £71.80 Nunscleugh; Cheviot
Mule £73.80 Clover Hill; Half Bred £69.50 Kilncroft, £64.80
Dodgsonstown; Blackface £69.20 Crindledykes, £68.20 Catslackburn, £63.80
North Deanhead; Hill Cheviot £68.80 Catslackburn; Leicester £67.80
Ringliggate and Patties Hill.
Lightweight lambs to £67.50 for
Texels from Middle Farm, others £66.80
Quarryfield and Kilncroft; North Country Cheviot £65.80 Whitstonehill;
Blackface £64.50 Balgray Hill, £62.80 Crindledykes; Suffolk £63.80
Graystale and Gatehouse Cote; Hill Cheviot £61.20 Effgill;
Cheviot Mule £60.20 High Chesters; Charollais £60.20
High Dovecote; Swaledale £59.80 Coldshield; Greyface £57.80
Low Rough Hill, £56.50 Graystale.
Yet another fantastic show
of 7,402 cast ewes and rams was forward. Trade was slightly back
from last weeks brilliant trade, however all classes were wanted
and easily sold, keeping in with recent high rates. Top price achieved
was £150 for a Texel tup from West
Farm, others £134 Tree Farm; Dorset £131 Golden Lane;
Suffolk £118 West Farm, £114.50 Townfoot; Leicester £116
Linton House; Rouge £112 Severs; Oxford £102 Lydden Court;
North Country Cheviot £99 Maidencoates; Hill Cheviot £99
Potholm, £77 Skelfhill; Beltex £99 Newbigging; Bleu d’Maine £99
Roadside; Blackface £68.50 Blackburn, £67 Plenderleith, £63
Whitefield; Swaledale £48.50 Howburn. Heavy ewes to £136.50
for a Charollais from Loughrigg, £109 Seavers; Suffolk £126.50
Loughrigg, £123 Burnfoot on Esk, £119 Colte Coates; Texel £119
Roadside, £117 Severs, £116 Ballinliss; Leicester £112.50
Sanders Close, £109 Maidencoates, £103 Maryhill; Half
Bred £105, £93 Burnfoot on Esk; North Country Cheviot £101
Wester Dunnet, £98.50 Relief, £92.50 Roadside; Greyface £100.50
Porteath, £92 Sceughdyke, £84.50 Kilfinnan; Beltex £96.50
Mouldyhills; Cheviot Mule £93 Newbigging, £87 Colmslie
Hill and Hassendean Burn; Lleyn £93 Lydden, £88.50 Whitcastles, £85
Glebelands; Wensleydale £83 Golden Lane; Zwartbles £75
Linton House. Hill ewes to £84.50 for Cheviots from Compstonend, £72.50
Upper Ashtree, Compstonend and Sorbie, £71 Potholm; Blackface £65
Crindledykes, £64.50 Crowhall, £62.50 The Nook, £61
South Corrielaw; Swaledale £58.50 Roosecote, £56.50 Gapshield, £52.50
Sanders Close, £51 Coldshield; Jacob £55 Colmslie Hill
and Blackyett House; Herdwick £38.50 Powheads, £36.50
Kinning Hall; Shetland £34.50 Newbigging.
Averages
Steers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 107.5p (107.5p)
Heavy to 167.5p (145.6p)
Heifers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to -------p (-------p)
Heavy to 168.5p (150.7p)
Young bulls to 115.5p (112.8p)
Lambs
Light to 208.0p (188.0p)
Standard to 198.0p (177.4p)
Medium to 206.0p (170.5p)
Heavy to 183.4p (162.9p)
Overweight 163.2p (145.9p)
Ewes
Light to £84.50 (£42.15)
Heavy to £136.50 (£72.22)
Cast Rams to £150.00(£85.07)
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