The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
49 prime cattle, 40 over thirty month cattle, 5,455
prime lambs and 6,931 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 30th September, 2010.
Prime cattle saw handy weight
heifers selling to a fast trade with smart Limousin heifers topping
at 179.5p from GP & EA Coates, Beckhall
and purchased by Border Meats, Butchers, Lockerbie. Others to 162.5p
Beckhall, 157.5p Justicetown; Angus 157.5p Townfoot. Top price per
head £1036.35 for a Charolais from Sceughdyke. Continental
bullocks to 177.5p from D & E Lockhart, Faulding Cleugh and purchased
by W Kirkup & Son, Butchers, Longtown; Limousin 159.5p Faulding
Cleugh, 155.5p Newby Farm. Top price per head £1100.50 for
Limousin from Faulding Cleugh.
OTMs to 121.5p for Limousin for High
House, 117.5p Kildaloig, 101.5p Burnside; Friesian 87.5p Peterscrook;
Galloway 85.5p Hardhurst, 80p Moorend; Bluegrey 85.5p Moorend; British
Blue 103.5p Blindhillbush, 99.5p Knarr & low Peninver; Angus
101.5p Kildaloig. OTM steers to 114.5p for Limousin from Townfoot;
OTM heifers 101.5p for Friesian from Hethermill.
A large show of 5,455 lambs presented to the usual ring of buyers.
Lambs were a similar trade to last week averaging 152.3p/kg but the
problem was too many heavy and fat lambs 44-48kg were forward.
The
sale topped at £88.50 for Beltex from Balgray and 197p/kg from
the same. Other Beltex to £84.50 Balgray Hill, £73.20
Winterhope; Suffolk x £77.20 Faugh Beeches, £76.80 Sceughdyke,
Tinnis Hall & Leaona Villa; £75.80 Roanstree; Cheviot £63.80
Chapel, £61.50 Girnwood, £61.20 Sorbietrees; Texel £86.50
Little Orton, £86.50, £79.50 Carran Farm; Bleu de Maine £64.20
Henrys Hill, £62.50 East Mains; Charollais £69.80, £67.20
Leaona Villa, £60.50 Lanehead; Halfbred £65.80, £64.20
Adderston Shiel; Greyfaces £68.80 Englishtown, £68.20
Thornship, £67.50 Westernhopeburn; Leicester £61.50 Plumpe;
Blackface £64.80 Hesleywell, £63.50 Gall, £62.80
Lanehead & Gall; North Country Cheviot £68.20 Thornship;
Swaledale £54.50 Waterloo; Herdwick £64.50 Waterloo;
LLynn £63.80 Whiteclose; Oxford £61.50 Guards Farm; Easycare £69.50
Glenapp, £62.80 East Fortissat Farm, £62.50 Glenapp.
Lightweight
lambs to £59.80 for Texels from Haymont, £55.80
Killean, £54.50 Patties Hill; Suffolk x £55 Haymont, £54.80
Coytre; Cheviot £54.80 Commonside, £53.20 Haithwaite;
Bleu de Maine £50.20 East Mains; Greyface £55.80 Newington, £51.20
East Fortissat; Blackface £55.20 Syart, £53.80 Riskinhope, £49.80
Riskinhope; North Country Cheviot £52.20 Killean; Swaledale £44.20
Low Roughhill; Herdwick £42.80 Haithwaite; Easycare £52.30
Haymont & East Fortissat.
Another monster show of ewes and rams
were forward to a full ring of buyers with trade firmer on the week,
especially for heavy and well fleshed ewes. Plainer ewes harder to
sell. The sale topped at £172.50
for Texel rams from Crumhaughhill, others £132.50 Stotsfold, £128.50
Crumhaughill; Suffolk x £138.50 Blackhaugh, £98.50 Kirkland
Green; Cheviot £108.50 Gall Farm; Charollais £118.50
Bordergate; Blackface £84.50 Syart, £73.50 Pond Farm;
North Country Cheviot £120.50 Folley, Jacob £66.50 Easthouse;
Beltex £88.50 Netherside, £78.50 Unity; Woodland £98.50
Wool Hall; Oxford £106.50 Severs; Dorset £98.50 Wool
Hall; Easycare £88.50 Blackhaugh.
Heavy ewes to £126.50
for Texels from Westhouse, others £124.50
Roadside, £122.50 Severs; Suffolk x £106.50 Severs, £104.50
Sockbridge, £102.50 Roadside & Easthouse; Charollais £106.50
Wool Hall, £98.50 Severs, £96.50 Severs & Roadside;
Halfbreds £86.50 Broomhillbank; Greyface £83.50 Wellington
Farm, £82.50 The Nook, £81.50 Whinfield; Cheviot Mules £90
The Nook, £84.50 Muircleugh, £80.50 Hassendean; Leicester £86.50
Chipping; North Country Cheviot £93.50 Sockbridge, £90.50
Crosskirk, £89.50 Roadside; Beltex £97.50 Mouldy Hills, £84.50
Winterhope; Zwartbles £86.50 Alton; Lleyn £68.50 Plump & Easthouse, £67.50
Guards; Oxford £88.50 Easthouse & Riverside Lodge; Easycare £67.50
Blackhaugh.
Light ewes to £87.50 for Cheviots from Balgray
Hill, £84.50 Stackbraes, £80.50 Dinley; Blackface £57.50
Longyester, £55.50 Gall & The Nook, £53.50 Easthouse;
Swaledales £54.50 Clarks Hill, Kirkland Green & Kilnstown, £53.50
Round Meadows; Herdwicks £35.50 Waterloo, £32.50 Home
Farm; Jacob £40.50 The Nook.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 131.5p (118.4p)
Medium to 145.5p (142.9p)
Heavy to 177.5p (139.9p)
Heifers
Light to 127.5p (123.4p)
Medium to 156.5p (148.0p)
Heavy to 179.5p (151.7p)
Young bulls to -------p (-------p)
Lambs
Light to 174.0p (156.0p)
Standard to 177.0p (155.1p)
Medium to 197.0p (153.5p)
Heavy to 158.0p (144.0p)
Overweight 146.6p (138.8p)
Ewes
Light to £87.50 (£41.58)
Heavy to £126.50 (£69.62)
Cast Rams to £172.50(£87.38)
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