The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward
58 prime cattle, 9 young bulls, 36 over thirty month cattle, 5,675
prime hoggs and 6,565 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 22nd March 2012.
Prime cattle were a larger show and a lot of well
fleshed cattle saw trade maintain recent high rates, topping at 220.5p
for a Charolais heifer from J. & N. Blaylock & Son, Hallburn
with Limousins to 219.5p from A. & W.J. Taylor & Son, Dashwell
Green. Limousin bullocks peaked at 213.5p from J.C. & D. Nicholson & Son,
The Gill, purchased by W. Kirkup & Sons, Butcher, Longtown.
PRINCIPAL
PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin – 213.5p, 208.5p The Gill, 205.5p, 204.5p Dashwell
Green, 204.5p Hallburn.
Charolais – 211.5p High Stenries, 206.5p Dashwell Green, 202.5p
(x2) High Stenries.
Galloway – 206.5p Swaites.
Simmental – 202.5p Dashwell Green.
Heifers
Charolais – 220.5p, 200.5p Hallburn, 204.5p Sceughdyke.
Limousin – 219.5p Dashwell Green, 218.5p, 215.5p Hallburn,
215.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 212.5p Hallburn, 205.5p, 204.5p Houghton
House, 203.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Charolais – £1,491 The Haining House, £1,476 Dashwell
Green, £1,470, £1,447, £1,438 High Stenries, £1,400
The Gill.
Limousin – £1,449 The Gill.
Simmental – £1,427 Dashwell Green.
Heifers
Charolais – £1,390, £1,234 Sceughdyke, £1,245, £1,122
Hallburn.
Limousin – £1,262 Becton Hall, £1,196 (x2) Dashwell
Green, £1,155 Houghton House, £1,131, £1,114 Wyseby
Hill Cottage, £1,114 Sceughdyke.
A small show of Young Bulls saw a buoyant trade topping at 186.5p
for a Simmental from M.H. & J. Shearing, The Hagg.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Simmental – 186.5p, 177.5p The Hagg.
Limousin – 181.5p Harelawhole.
Friesian – 176.5p Becton Hall, 174.5p Harelawhole, 170.5p Becton
Hall.
A larger show of Over Thirty Month cattle saw trade
once again sell at a fast rate. Top price of 180.5p for a Hereford
from H. Johnston, Scotby Ghyll Farm.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Hereford – 180.5p, 177.5p Scotby Ghyll.
Galloway – 177.5p, 176.5p, 173.5p West Foreshield, 168.5p Croft
House.
Limousin – 164.5p Catslackburn, 147.5p Stonehall, 137.5p, 136.5p
Harelawhill.
Charolais – 127.5p Catslackburn.
Friesian – 124.5p Harelawhole and Riddings, 121.5p, 111.5p Harelawhole,
111.5p Evertown.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Galloway – £1,283, £1,209, £1,207 West Foreshield.
Hereford – £1,260, £1,101 Scotby Ghyll.
Limousin – £1,217 Catslackburn, £1,010 Harelawhill, £944
Stonehall.
Friesian – £946 Riddings, £844 Harelawhole.
A large show of 5,675 prime hoggs were forward and short of buyers
requirements, good export hoggs were easily sold regularly realising
230p-240p. More hoggs under 44 kilos required. The sale average was
216.6p per kilo, SQQ 224.6p. The sale was topped at 289p per kilo
for Cheviots from Finniness and to £145.50 for Texels from
Rascarrel, £134.50 Wood Farm, £133.50 Charlesfield; Suffolk £116.50
Dockray Hall, £111.50 Nether Albie, £108.50 Backmuir
and Bloch; Blackface £112.50 Main Office, £101.50 Kirkhouse, £100.50
Smalmstown; North Country Cheviot £108.50 Micklethwaite, £107.50
Backmuir and Carruthers, £105.50 Micklethwaite; Hill Cheviot £108.50
Hillcrest, £105.50 Potholm and Becks, £104.50 Potholm
and Hillcrest; Beltex £106.50 Lurgan, £94.50 Temon, £88.50
Lurgan; Charollais £106.50 Thackwood, £99.50 Wilseydown, £89.80
Whins; Rouge £100.50 Newbigging; Greyface £99.50 Backmuir, £97.80
Rowhead, £97.50 Kirkland Green; Oxford £93.50 North Deanhead;
Dorset £91.50 Moonspark; Swaledale £90, £87.80
Westhills, £84.50 Hollinclose; Easycare £86.80 Cooilingel;
Herdwick £84.50 Longrow, £83.50 Westhills, £82.50
Rowhead; Lleyn £76.50 Guards.
The 1,373 lightweight hoggs surpassed recent high rates, selling
to a top of £95.50 for Cheviots from Finniness, £83.20
Becks; Texel £89.50 Fontanbleau, £82.50 Blackhamilton;
Beltex £83.50 Uppercleuch; Suffolk £81.80 Westside, £79.80
Auchaleek; Blackface £80.50 Bush of Ewes, £77.80 Knockreoch;
Herdwick £79.80, £69.80 Rowhead; Bleu d’Maine £78.80
Steilston; Charollais £78.50 Glen Lough Farm, £77.80
Barrasgate; Greyface £77.50 Kilncroft and Finniness; Easycare £66.50
Cooilingel; Swaledale £56.50 Greystoke Castle.
Another enormous show of 6,565 cast ewes & rams were
forward with the best show for quality seen for many months. Heavy
ewes similar on the week with Blackface and Cheviot ewes £3
to £4
dearer and short of requirements.
Rams to £160.50 for Lleyn
from Rascarrel, £104.50 Hilltop; North Country Cheviot £156.50
Severs, £118.50 Fontanbleau; Texel £156.50 Westside, £154.50
Erw Goch; Oxford £156.50 Burdon; Suffolk £156.50 Wick
Farm, £148.50 Seavers; Charollais £152.50 Parcelstown, £126.50
Hallburn; Beltex £130.50 Wood Farm, £126.50 Newbigging;
Hill Cheviot £129.50 Wick Farm, £100.50 Potholm; Leicester £128.50, £126.50
Westside; Romney Marsh £122.50 Wick Farm, £114.50 Burdon;
Blackface £92.50 Glenshanna, £87.50 Riskinhope and Glendinning;
Kerry £89.50 South Mains; Easycare £86.50 Manor House;
Swaledale £70.50 Kirkhaugh.
Heavy ewes to £156.50 for
Texels from Charlesfield, £153.50
Rascarrel, £146.50 Severs, Wick, Rascarrel and Fontanbleau;
Bleu d’Maine £148.50 Wick; Suffolk £146.50 Backmuir, £142.50
Stackbraes and Fontanbleau, £140.50 Haithwaite; Charollais £145.50
Thackwood, £140.50 Fontanbleau, £132.50 Seavers; Leicester £130.50
Roxburghmill, £129.50 Castle Nook, £118.50 Fontanbleau;
Cheviot Mule £125.50 Backmuir, £112.50 Haithwaite; Beltex £124.50
Woodhead, £112.50 Snade Farm, £106.50 Stackbraes; Half
Bred £124.50 Fontanbleau and Guards Mill, £118.50 Backmuir;
North Country Cheviot £115.50 Corries Mill, £114.50 Seavers
and Newton, £112.50 Newton; Greyface £114.50 Roxburghmill, £108.50, £103.50
Comlongun Mains, £102.50 Chapel; Romney Marsh £112.50
Burdon, £106.50 Lydden; Oxford £106.50 Guards; Zwartbles £100.50
Wood Farm; Dorset £94.50 Backmuir, £89.50 Stackbraes.
Hill
ewes to £110.50 for Blackfaces from Nettling Flatt, £88.50
North Deanhead, £87.50 Newton of Craithie; Lleyn £95.50
Newbigging, £90.50 Newton of Craithie, £84.50 Dunnabie;
Hill Cheviot £92.50 Kirkhouse, £90.50 Newton of Craithie, £86.50
Backmuir; Easycare £90.50, £89.50, £78.50 Bairnkine;
Swaledale £79.50 Castle Nook, £76.50 Haithwaite, £75.50
West Shipley; Jacob £66.50 Porteath; Herdwick £58.50
Rowhead and Stackbraes, £56.50 Nettling Flatt, £52.50
Stackbraes; Welsh Mountain £47.50, £45.50 East Field
of Wiston.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 206.5p (189.8p)
Medium to 213.5p (194.5p)
Heavy to 211.5p (193.6p)
Heifers
Light to 218.5p (205.9p)
Medium to 220.5p (204.5p)
Heavy to 204.5p (191.5p)
Young bulls to 186.5p (174.7p)
Hoggs
Light to 278.0p (231.2p)
Standard to 289.0p (227.3p)
Medium to 263.0p (220.7p)
Heavy to 245.0p (198.4p)
O/weight to ------p (-------p)
Ewes
Light to £110.50 (£62.30)
Heavy to £156.50 (£105.52)
Cast Rams to £160.50 (£101.87)
corresponding week 2011 sale report |
