The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
62 prime cattle, 7 young bulls, 31 over thirty month cattle, 25 spring
lambs, 4,381 prime hoggs and 3,645 cast ewes & rams at their weekly
sale at Longtown on Thursday 25th April 2013.
A larger show of prime cattle were forward although a slightly plainer
show on offer. Good, well finished cattle still remaining at
recent high rates with the sale topping at 252.5p twice for two great
Limousin bullocks show by JC & D Nicholson & Son, The Gill. Heifers
topped at 249.5p for Limousin from A & W J Taylor & Son,
Dashwellgreen and to 241.5p from M/s Blaylock, Hallburn.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin 252.5p, 251.5p The Gill, 249.5p Dashwellgreen, 249p,
248.5p The Lake, 244.5p The Gill, 242.5p Dashwellgreen232.5p Becton
Hall, 221.5p High Stenries
British Blue 248.5p Dashwellgreen.
Charolais 236.5p, 227.5p High Stenries
Heifers
Limousin 249.50, 231.5p Dashwellgreen,
British Blue 213.5p Sandbed. 211.5p Plumpe
Charolais 241.5p Hallburn, 238.5p Dashwellgreen, 233.5p,
229.5p Hallburn, 222.5p Sceughdyke
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Charolais £1,667 High Stenries. £1583 Sceughdyke, £1558,
£1536 High Stenries, £1505 Sceughdyke,
£1504 Fenton
Limousin £1,868 The Gill, £1770 Dashwellgreen, £1729, £1672
The Gill,
£1664, £1643 The Lake, £1638 The Gill, £1634
Dashwellgreen,
£1625 The Gill, £1584 Dashwellgreen
British Blue £1,689 Dashwellgreen
Heifers
Limousin £1,354, £1334 Dashwellgreen
Charolais £1,364, £1342 Hallburn, £1368
Sceughdyke,£1264 Dashwellgreen, £1246 Sceughdyke,
£1204 Hallburn
British Blue £1,248 Sandbed
A smaller show of prime bulls forward the sale was topped at 212.5p
for a Limousin shown by TB Imrie, Harelawhole.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO).
Black & White 185.5p Harelawhole
Limousin 212.5p Harelawhole, 196.5p Becton Hall, 193.5p
Harelawhole
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
British Blue £1119 Becton Hall
Limousin £1129 Becton Hall, £1051 Harelawhole
A similar show of OTM’s forward and sold well to keen buyers. Top
price of 216p for a Charolais heifer shown by J Watret, Burnside. Many
more required.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Charolais 216p, 215p Burnside, 209p Plumpe
Black & White 135p Harelawhole, 131p Peterscrook
Angus 121p Blindhillbush
British Blue 213p Plumpe, 209p, 205p, 197p Plumpe
Hereford127p Meadow View
Simmental 150p Sceughdyke
Limousin151p Blindhillbush
Galloway 135p Gibstown
Limousin bull 175p Snab, 161p Meadow View
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Charolais £1,419, £1328, £1159 Burnside
Black & White £713 Peterscrook
Simmental £1102 Sceughdyke
Limousin £951, £779 Blindhillbush
Galloway £654 Gibstown
British Blue £1363, £1348, £1322, £1162
Plumpe,
Limousin bull £1478 Snab.
£1119 Meadow View
A smaller than expected show of 4,381 prime
hoggs were forward to
a keen ring of buyers all desperate for sheep with a distinct lack
of good flesh forward. 327 hoggs sold as stores, 115 2 toothers,
1357 lightweights (up to 36kg) and 2583 other hoggs were sold. The
sale averaged 209p (SQQ 210.7p) and was topped at £128.50 for
Suffolks from JS MacKay, Biggin, Caithness and to 284p for Beltex
from Messrs Wharton, The Snade.
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
Texel £118.50 Cardew Hall, £116.50 Clyth Mains & Cardew
Hall, £114.50 Moor Edge & Dinwoodie Green.
Beltex £113.50 Snade,
£106.5p High Coates
Charollais £109.5p Keith Farm, £98.50 The Gill, £98
Robin Drive
Suffolk £128.50 Biggin,
£118.50 Becton Hall, £112.50 Becton Hall, £111.50
Smalmstown,
£110.50 Pouton
Hill Cheviot £96.50 Sandbed, Plumpe & Dykehead, £95.50
Plumpe, Station Road
& Smalmstown
North Country Cheviot £120.50 Biggin,
£106.50 Ericstane, £105.50 Dykehead,
£102.5p Smalmstown
Blackface £97.50 Cramlat, £95.50 Smalmstown,£94.50
Meggethead
Greyface £95.50 Pouton,
£95 Smalmstown
Cheviot Mule £86.50 Eastham
Bleu d’Maine £121.50 Snade
Lleyn £75.50 Oaktree Drive, £73.50 Whitcastle
Swaledale £70 Hayclose
Leicester £79.50 Midtodhills
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
Texel 253p Snade, 242p, 240p High Coates, 240p Longbrough
Fauld, 238p Dinwoodie Green
Beltex 284p Snade, 275.8p, 261p 239p High Coates
North Country Cheviot 233p Smalmstown, 224p Dykehead, 224p
Kirtlebank & Cardew Hall, 221p High Coates
Hill Cheviot 235p Dykehead, 230p Plumpe & Sandbed, 227p
Station Yard & Smalmstown, 226p Stoneraise Place, 224p Laws Hall,
Todhillrigg & Airryolland, 222p Station Yard.
Cheviot Mule 211p Longbrugh Fauld
Charollais 226p High Coates, 217p Kirkend, 215p Robin Drive & Keith
Farm, 212p Kirkend, 209p Culquhasen
Bleu d’Maine 184p Snade.
Suffolk 217p Keith Farm, 215p Cowcorse, 214p Eycott & Smalmstownm
213p Eycott, 209p Bents & Keith Farm
Blackface 222p Cramlat, 218p Southlambhill & Smalmstown,
215p Glenshanna, Meggethead & Eycott
Greyface 218p Cowcorse, 213p Smalmstown, 210p Fellend, 209p
Eycott & Midharrietsfield
Swaledale 179p, 177p Hayclose
Herdwick 188p High Coates
Meatlinc 173p Whitcastles
Kerry Hill 168p Whitcastles
The 1357 lightweight hoggs sold to a top of £96.50 for Texels
from Mid Harrietsfield, £81.50 High Coates; Suffolks £70.50
Finnieness,
£68.50 High Coates; Cheviot £79.80 Station Yard, £77.50
Ribton House, £73.50 The Shaws; Charollais £69.50 Kirkend;
Greyface £72.50 Blackhamilton; Blackface £75.50, £73.50
Glenshanna, £69.50 Mid Harrietsfield; North Country Cheviot £65
Ericstane; Herdwick £65.80 High Coates; Beltex £91.50
High Coates, £78.80 High Coates.
Also forward were 25 spring lambs with handyweight lambs in demand
topping at 250p for Charollais from Wester Parkgate and Suffolks
from Lands. Also to £112.50 for Suffolks from Lands. The
average was 239p.
Other Suffolks to £100 The Land; Charollais £99 Westerparkgate;
Dorsets £90, £87 High Coates.
A larger show of cast ewes and rams were forward to the usual ring
of buyers with averages being back £10 on the week, although
they were back the ewes were actually easier to sell and there was
a good demand.
The sale topped at £146.50 for Texel rams from Clyth Mains, £134.50
Severs, £128.50 Church Farm; Suffolks £106.50, £100.50
Church Farm; Cheviots £88.50 Church Farm; Charollais £138.50
Severs, £118.50 Lanehead; Blackface £78.50 Meggethead, £74.50
New Place; North Country Cheviots
£126.50 Biggin, £90.50 Stagghead.
Heavy ewes Texels £118.50 Keith, £116.50 Church Lane,
£114.50 Snowsgreen, £112.50 Clyth Mains; Suffolk x £116.50
Bluebell & Church Farm, £109.50, £107.50 Waterstreet;
Cheviot £66.50 Newgate,
£58.50 High Coates & Charity; Bleu de Maine £112.50
Wick; Rouge £92.50 Mountgate, £84.50 Dinwoodie Green;
Charollais £112.50 Wester Parkgate, £108.50 Churchside,
£100.50 Chuch Farm; Greyface £80.50 Holme House, £78.50
Jacksonsrigg,
£77.50 Coytre, Slealands & Wickside; Cheviot Mule £88.50
Cardew Hall, £84.50 Quarryside,
£78.50 High Coates; Leicester £88.50 Waterfoot,
£86.50 Midtodhills; North Country Cheviot £104.50,
£82.50 Allanshaws, £78.50 Newgate; Beltex £85.50
Wickside,
£84.50 Cowcorse, £80 Rumsdale House; Romney Marsh £76.50
Nipster, £74.50 Wickside.
Light ewes to £68.50 for Cheviots from Larel & Lleyns
from Todholes. Other Cheviots to £64.50 Whitstonehill & Cemetry
Lodge; Blackface £60.50 Culquhasen, £56.50 Newgate & Mooredge, £55.50
Minsca; Swaledale £50.50 The Bog
& Reaygarth; Beulah £65.50, £61.50 Golden Lane.
Steers
Light to -------p
(-------p)
Medium
to 249.5p (215.7p)
Heavy
to 252.5p (233.4p)
Heifers
Light to 210.5p
(210.5p)
Medium
to 249.5p (212.3p)
Heavy
to 222.5p (216.1p)
Young bulls 212.5p
(184.0p)
Hoggs
Light to 275.8p
(202.2p)
Standard
to 261.0p (207.5p)
Medium
to 284.0p (216.9p)
Heavy
to 234.0p (200.7p)
Shlgs 213.0p
(158.9p)
Lambs
Light to -------p
(-------p)
Standard
to 250.0p (250.0p)
Medium
to 250.0p (234.9p)
Heavy
to 206.0p (198.5p)
Shlgs 187.0p
(186.8p)
Ewes
Light
to £68.50 (£36.25)
Heavy
to £118.50 (£70.04)
Cast
Rams £146.50 (£81.98)
corresponding week 2012 sale
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