The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
67 prime cattle, 2 young bulls, 58 over thirty month cattle, 6,433
prime lambs and 7,616 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 22nd September, 2011.
An improved show of prime
cattle met a buoyant trade throughout and topped at 211.5p for a
680 kg Limousin bullock from N. Forster, The Haining House, also
to 210.5p from the same home. Limousin heifers topped at 202.5p from
T.N. & F.
Cowan & Son, The Ash.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin – 211.5p, 210.5p The Haining House, 202.5p Newby Farm,
201.5p Hallburn, 191.5p Newtown Farm.
Saler – 193.5p Hallburn.
Charolais – 191.5p Hallburn, 189.5p Becton Hall.
Heifers
Limousin – 202.5p The Ash, 200.5p Low Hallburn, 198.5p Houghton
House, 193.5p Upper Mains & Newby, 192.5p Low Hallburn, 191.5p
Townfoot, 188.5p Newby Farm and Low Hallburn.
British Blue – 201.5p, 185.5p Beckhall.
Charolais – 190.5p Houghton House.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Limousin – £1,438, £1,410 The Haining House, £1,329
Hallburn, £1,258 The Nook, £1,213 Sandbed.
Charolais – £1,402 Becton Hall.
Saler – £1,315 Hallburn.
Heifers
Limousin – £1,285 The Ash, £1,238 Upper Mains, £1,128
Sandbed, £1,101 Houghton House, £1,083, £1,062, £1,058
Low Hallburn.
British Blue - £1,138 Beckhall.
Charolais – £1,071 Upper Mains, £1,047 Houghton
House.
A larger show of OTM cattle saw trade a shade less but still keen
bidding was had. Top was 177.5p for a Limousin from CA Grieve & Sons,
Snab Farm and Black & White cows to 137.5p WT Bendle & Son,
The Nook.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
COWS
Limousin – 148.5p Slealands, 147.5p Blindhillbush, 137.5p Shaw
of Dryffe, 133.5p Newhouse & Blindhillbush
British Blue – 120.5p Newhouse
Angus – 129.5p Shankcastle
Simmental – 128.5p Mosside
Friesian – 121.5p The Stubb
HEIFERS
Friesian – 137.5p The Nook
Limousin – 177.5p Snab, 154.5p, 131.5p Greystoke
Angus – 157.5p Potholm
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
COWS
Friesian - £838.35 The Stubb
Limousin - £1003 Blindhillbush, £975.65 Mosside, £880
Shaw of Dryffe, £872.35 Slealands, £867.75 Newhouse
HEIFERS
Friesian - £907.50 The Nook,
Limousin - £994 Snab, £940.23 Greystoke, £934.73
Greystoke
Angus - £937.13 Potholm
PRIME BULLS
Friesian – 150.5p Whiteclose
Another large show of lambs upheld recent rates with the sale averaging
a very sound 170p/kilo with good fleshed lambs keenly sought after.
Top price per kilo was 200p for Texels from M/s Sutherland, Rumsdale
House and for Beltex from D & D Aitken, Uppercleugh. Prime lambs
sold to a top for Texels £90.50 Westend, others to£89.80
Gibbs Hill, £89.50 Cooilingel; Charollais £86.80 Leaona
Villa, £78.80 Pates Hill, £76.20 Leaona Villa; Suffolks £88.50
Westend, £85.20 Boreland, £84.80 Upper Tinwald; Halfbreds £66.80
Dodgsonstown; Greyface £74.80 Harelawhill, £73.50 Allensgreen, £73.20
Crossibeg; Cheviot Mules £69.80 Skelfhill & Crossdykes, £68.20
Peela Hill, £67.20 Granton Farm; Leicesters £76.50 Raggetsyke, £74.80
Sorbietrees; Blackface £70 Catslackburn, £65.20 Woodhouse, £64.80
Crossibeg; North Country Cheviot £66.20 Fenwick; Beltex £79.80
Uppercleugh, £73.80 Rumsdale House; Zwartbles £79.80
How; Oxford £72.50 Guards; Dorset £69.80 Whamhead; Easycare £71.80, £70
East Fortissat.
Lightweight lambs to £68 for Beltex from Uppercleugh;
Suffolks £63.20
Westend, £56.20 Yulescroft; Cheviots £59.80 Catslackburn, £54.80
Yulescroft; Texels £64.80 Yulescroft, £62.80 Rumsdale
House & Eastfield of Wiston; Charollais £61.80 Crossibeg;
Greyface £63.80 Ironlosh; Blackface £58.20 West Hottbank, £57.80
Over Kirkhope; Swaledale £52.20 Howburn; Jacobs £47.50
Greenhill; Easycare £51.20 East Fortissat.
Another monster show
of 7,616 ewes and rams were forward to the usual ring of buyers and
trade was fast with averages being £5 per
head dearer on the week.
Top was Texel rams to £152.50 for Texels
from Severs, £146.50
Torknowes; Suffolk £98.50 Roadside & Alton Grange, £93.50
Torknowes; Cheviot £96.50 Tirril, £88.50 Severs; Charollais £126.50
Fountainbleau, £120.50 Westgate; Greyface £84.50 Tirril;
Blackface £86.50 Whiteside & Crowhall; Swaledales £74.50
Newholme; Beltex £106.50 Eastgate.
Heavy ewes topped with Texels
at £134.50 Pirntaton, £132.50
Yulescroft; Suffolks £120.50 Westgate, £119.50 Pontefarm;
Bleu de Maines £128.50 Snowsgreen; Rouges £132.50, £116.50
Middle Farm; Charollais £118.50 Severs; Halfbreds £78.50
Maingatel Greyface £120.50 Roadside, £106.5p Winterside;
Cheviot Mules £86.50 Fountainbleau, £85.50 Colmslie Hill;
Leicesters £118.50, £108.50 Kilnstown; North Country
Cheviot £99.50 Tirril House, £94.50 Fountainbleau; Beltex £106.50, £100.50
Winterside; Zwartbles £120.50 How Farm.
Hill ewes topped for
Blackfaces £79.50 Wanwood Hill, £73.50, £72.50
The Steel ; Cheviots £75.50 Chapel, £74.50 Eastgate & Calroust, £74
Rinnion Hills; Swaledales £66.50 Bullshill, £65.50 Nunscleugh, £64.50
Midtodhills, £63.50; Herdwicks £68.50 Yulescroft; Jacobs £54.50
Cleughbraemill; Shetland £49.50 Redgatehead.
Averages
Steers
Light to 139.5p (139.5p)
Medium to 186.5p (174.7p)
Heavy to 211.5p (181.3p)
Heifers
Light to 173.5p (173.5p)
Medium to 193.5p (176.7p)
Heavy to 202.5p (185.6p)
Young bulls to 150.5p (140.6p)
Lambs
Light to 200.0p (167.4p)
Standard to 200.0p (169.7p)
Medium to 193.0p (170.1p)
Heavy to 179.0p (164.9p)
O/weight to 171.0p (161.1p)
Ewes
Light to £79.50 (£50.32)
Heavy to £134.50 (£78.24)
Cast Rams to £152.50(£84.52)
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