The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward
42 prime cattle, 9 young bulls, 27 over thirty month cattle, 3,717
prime lambs and 7,138 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 9th August 2012.
A smaller, plainer show of prime cattle saw trade
a shade easier but still topped at 225.5p, 221.5p, 218.5p, 217.5p
for Limousin bullocks all shown by A & W J Taylor & Son,
Dashwellgreen. Limousin heifers sold to 215.5p from J & N Blaylock & Son,
Hallburn and purchased by Mr J Little.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin – 225.5p, 221.5p, 218.5p, 217.5p,216.5p 215.5p, 208.5p
207.5p Dashwellgreen, 201.5p Hallees
British Blue – 214.5p Nether Onsett
Heifers
Limousin – 215.5p Hallburn, 214.5p Newby Farm202.5p Hallburn
Charolais – 207.5p Hallburn
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Blonde d’Aquitaine - £1,536 Becton Hall.
Charolais – £1,439 Becton Hall
Limousin – £1,428 ,£1,420 Dashwellgreen
Heifers
Limousin – £1,121 Hallburn, £1115 Newby
Charolais – £1,381, £1,245, £1231 Upper
Mains, £1,172 Hallburn
British Blue - £1181 Becton Hall
Young bulls met a buoyant trade and more numbers required. Top price
to 216.5p twice both from J & P Routledge & Son, Netherton
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin – 216.5p Netherton, 214.5p Gardrum, 213.5p Yett, 206.5p
Gardrum, 204.5p, 199.5p Yett
British Blue – 216.5p Netherton, 194.5p Gardrum
Charolais – 197.5p Greystoke Castle
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
British Blue – £1,537 Netherton
Charolais - £1,442 Greystoke Castle
Limousin - £1,407 Netherton, £1,321 Gardum
The 27 OTM cattle sold to 185.5p, 178.5p, 173.5p for Galloways from
J Robertson & Son, Becks Farm.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin – 149.5p, 145.5p Sceughdyke
British Blue – 163.5p Midtodhills, 144.5p Beckhall, 139.5p
Nunscleugh
Friesian – 134.5p Harelawhole
Galloway – 185.5p, 178.5p, 173.5p Becks Farm
PRINCPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin – £1,344 The Throp, £1120 Sceughdyke
British Blue – £1,177 Midtodhills, £874 Beckhall, £865
Nunscleugh
Angus – £971 Harelawhill
Friesian - £1,062 Harelawhole, £936 Becton Hall
Galloway - £1,168, £1,162, £1,097 Becks Farm
Prime lambs were a similar show of better quality, trade was marvellous
throughout with an overall average of 200p being 18p up on the week.
Numbers were short of requirements with extra buyers operating.
Top was 225p per kilo for Texels from Gallowberry.
Top price per head
was £107.5p for Texels from Mossthorn, £106.80
Lynwood, £105.80 Pennersaughs; Suffolk x £103.80 Broughton
Mains, £101.80 Tone Hall, £97.80 Branxholm Braes; Cheviots £98.20
Granton, £90.20 Peela Hill; Charollais £88.80 The Chestnuts, £86.80, £85.80
Knowe, £83.80 Lea Hill; Halfbreds £81.20 Adderston Shiels, £77.20
High Moat; Greyface £87.80 Allensgreen, £86.20 Penpeugh, £84.20
Nunscleugh; Cheviot Mules £81.20 Granton, £72 Temon;
Leicesters £83.80 Penpeugh £76.80 Peela Hill, £76.20
Roachburn; Blackface £79.20, £78.50 Bower Shields, £77.20
Penpeugh; Beltex £91.80 Broughton Mains.
Lightweight lambs continued
to be in strong demand with a top price of 219p for Texels from Rockcliffe
Cross. Top price per head was £78.80
for Texels from Rockcliffe Cross, £74.80 Broughton Mains, £72.80
Amoshill; Suffolk x £72.80, £70.80 Falla, £67.20
Scalehill; Charollais £73.80 Tonehall, £64.80 Low Old
Shield; Greyface £72.80 Mouldy Hills, £63.80 Spoutbank & Bowershields;
Cheviot Mules £67.80 Mouldy Hills; Blackface £64.20 Bowershields;
Swaledales £49.80 High Edges Green, £42 Softley & Howburn;
Jacob £60.50 Barend; Beltex £71.20 Compstone End, £69.80
Scalehill; Dorset £64.50 Low Old Shield; Easycare £62.50
Lowmoorhead.
Cast ewes and rams were a similar entry with all the
usual buyers present, trade again excellent at similar prices on
the week.
Rams to £157 for Suffolks from Falla, others to £145
Marygate, £129 Dromdallagan; Cheviots £127 Marygate, £101
Bridge House, £99 Catslackburn; Texels £165 Woodburn, £153
Poolside, £149 Newry, £146 Balluclough; Charollais £154
Falla, £114 Eastgate; Leicester £86 Roadside; Blackface £111
Crowhall, £95.50 Kilbride, £93 Dromdallagan; North Country
Cheviot £129 Mainside, £109.50 Poolside; Swaledale £89
Mainside; Herdwick £79.50 Stackbrae; Beltex £116 Severs, £115
Bogend, £109 Beckfoot; Lleyn £99 Mainside; Roussin £126
Severs; Easycare £101 Whitcastles.
Heavy ewes to £137
for Texels from Eastside & Burnside; £131
Crookholm, £127 Severs; Suffolk x £113 Eastgate, £100
Claycrop, £97 Dromdallagan; Charollais £109 Dromdallagan, £101
Roadside, £99.50 Severs; Halfbred £88.50 Mainside; Greyface £97
Ballimachiller, £95 Glencartholm, £93 Backloch; Cheviot
Mules £87.50 Crawthat, £73.50 Northfield, Marchbank & Isle
of Dalton; Leicester £103 Torr £99 Peela Hill, £97
Tinnis & Stackbraes, £95.50 Kirksteads, £95 Softley & Westend;
North Country Cheviot £99, £87.50 Hownam Grange, £85
Severs; Beltex £117 Stackbrae, £95 Severs, £86
Cleughhead; Zwartbles £85.50 Bogra.
Hill ewes to £80.50
for Cheviots from Backloch, £77.50
Skelfhill & Marygate, £71.50 Dinley, Tarrasfoot & Mainside;
Blackface £70.50 Cleughhead & Crowhall, £67.50 Drumavoley, £67
Brantend; Swaledale £55.50 Cleughhead, £53.50 Cleughbrae, £51.50
Sanders Close; Herdwick £61 Whinney Brow; Jacob £59 Barend;
Kerry Hill £71.50 Whitcastle; Easycare £69 Severs.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 172.5p (172.5p)
Medium to 225.5p (204.0p)
Heavy to 216.5p (186.1p)
Heifers
Light to 202.5p (183.3p)
Medium to 215.5p (193.7p)
Heavy to 194.5p (175.7p)
Young bulls 216.5p (207.1p)
Lambs
Light to 214.0p
(185.8p)
Standard to 219.0p (199.2p)
Medium to 225.0p (202.2p)
Heavy to 211.0p (195.5p)
O/weight to 200.0p (186.4p)
Ewes
Light to £80.50 (£50.70)
Heavy to £137.00 (£75.44)
Cast Rams £157.00 (£100.62)
corresponding week 2011 sale
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