The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire
Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 50 prime cattle, 12 young bulls, 36
over thirty month cattle, 4,896 prime lambs and 7,394 cast ewes & rams
at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 3rd October
2013.
The prime cattle were short of real quality sorts which saw averages less
but trade would be similar on the week. Top was 242.5p for a Limousin heifer
from Messrs Rutherford, Bleatarn. Limousin bullocks to 230.5p from JR Nixon,
Hallees.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin 230.5p Hallees, 229.5p Newtown, 225.5p Hallees, 218.5p Newby
Farm and Hallees, 216.5p Newby Farm
Charolais 215.5p Newtown, 214.5p Sceughdyke
Angus 223.5p Newtown
Heifers
Charolais 226.5p Sceughdyke, 222.5p Upper Mains
Limousin 242.5p Bleatarn, 228.5p Houghton House, 227.5p Bleatarn, 224.5p
Hallburn & Sceughdyke 221.5p Hallburn
British Blue 233.5p, 225.5p, 224.5p, 221.5p Brydekirk Mains, 217.5p
Sandbed
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Limousin £1,469, £1445 Newtown
British Blue
£1,626, £1561, £1545 Sandbed
Heifers
Charolais £1,501, £1,487 Upper Mains, £1,372 Sceughdyke, £1,312
Upper Mains,
£1291 Sceughdyke
Limousin £1,347 Sceughdyke, £1,321 Bleatarn, £1,319, £1,268
Houghton House
British Blue
£1,337 Sandbed.
Another good show for quality in the young bulls saw trade slightly easier
on the week topping at 245.5p for a British Blue from J Retson & Son, Gardrum
and Limousins to 241.5p also from Messrs Retson.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO).
Limousin 241.5p Gardrum, 235.5p, 233.5p, 230.5p Netherton
British Blue 245.5p Gardrum, 221.5p Netherton
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin £1,545 Gardrum,
£1,447, £1,429 Netherton
British Blue
£1,571 Gardrum
Some plainer cows on offer which were again hard to cash, but younger fleshed
cows better sold. Top price to 168.5p for a Limousin shown by A & A Ewing,
Dumbretton.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin 168.5p Dumbretton, 129.5p Stonehall & Slealands, 123.5p
High Ramshaw, 122.5p Longrow
British Blue 145.5p Longrow, 132.5p Stonehall
Charolais 149.5p Jefferson Cottage, 117.5p Potholm
Shorthorn 123.5p Minsca
Angus 137.5p Drumbretton, 119.5p, 117.5p High Ramshaw
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin £1069 Dumbretton, £839 High Ramshaw,
£828 Slealands
British Blue £954 Stonehall,
£873 Longrow
Shorthorn £913, £876 Minsca
Angus £881 Greystoke,
£834 High Ramshaw
Charollais £1196 Jefferson Cottage
A larger show of 4,896 prime lambs and a far better show for quality
sold to a full ring of buyers and averaged 170.5p per kilo which
was well ahead of most auctions this week.
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
Texel £96, £92 Burnside, £90 Mosshead,
Burnside, Watchhill.
Charollais £96 Tonehall,
£90 Watch Hill, £88 Streethead
Suffolk £96 Mosshead
& Tonehall, £95 Tinnis Hall, £93 Tonehall
Greyface £75 Barnglieshead,
£74.50 The Throp, £73 Houghton House, £72.50 Coldshield
Berrichon £80 Sceughdyke.
Leicester £64 Tecket,
£60 The Side & Woodhouse, £55 Snowsgreen
Hill Cheviot £77 Guardsmill,
£69 Adderston Shiels &
Bush of Ewes, £68 Taldale
Blackface £73 Roughet Hill, £70 Lanehead, £55
Greensburn
Cheviot Mule £68 Crossdykes
& Taldale, £63.50 Adderston Shiels
North Country Cheviot £65 Archwood
Herdwicks £60 Mossband House
Beltex £74 Bankhead
Oxford £64.50 The Ash, £60.50 Guards
Kerry £73 Whitcastles
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
Texel 213p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 210p Crops Hall, 205p Burnside,
200p Keith Farm
Beltex 206p Bankhead
Suffolk 188p Keith Farm, 186p Taldale, 180p Fenton, 179.5p
Snowsgreen, 178p Coshogle
Charollais 201p Snowsgreen, 180p Watch Hill, 179p Cherry
Garth, 177p Scalehill
North Country Cheviot 171p Archwood
Blackface 166p Roughet Hill, 162p Lanehead, 160p North Burn
Hill Cheviot 200p Winterhope, 178p Supplebank, 174p Eastfield
of Wiston & Taldale
Berrichon 167p Sceughdyke
Greyface 171p Westloch, 167p Hallburn, 164p Minsca, 163p
Tecket, 162p D’Mainholm, Craig & The Throp
Cheviot Mule 158p Taldale
& Crossdykes, 148p Adderston Shiels.
Lightweight lambs short of buyers requirements and met a similar
trade. Top was £70 for Cheviots from Winterhope, £61
Eastfield of Wiston, Suffolks £65, £57 Taldale, Texels £63
Bridge End,
£57 Scalehill; Charollais
£57, £55 Scalehill, Blackface £49.50 North Burn;
Swaledale £37 Softley; Beltex
£60 Bankhead.
A larger show of 7,394 cast ewes and rams were forward to the usual
ring of buyers with trade for strong ewes dearer on the week but
smaller export type horned ewes steadier. Plain ewes looking dear
in comparison.
Rams sold to £150 for North Country Cheviots from Commonside;
Texel £126 Crumhaughill,
£108 Hillcrest; Charollais £80 Roadside; Leicester
£74 Neewbiggin; Blackface £70 Boreland; Swaledale £68
Elmtree; Jacob £80 Boldon Gate; Beltex £86 Wick; Zwartble
£108 Greenfield; Oxford £82 Willimoteswick; Easycare £68
Mossfennan.
Heavy ewes to £120 for Texels from Mossband House, £118
Snowsgreen & Roadside, £115 Mossband House; Suffolk £100
Mainside,
£98 Hillcrest, £97 Wick, £90 Jonesboro, Severs & Hillcrest, £88
Roadside,
£86 Boreland, £82 Gate Farm, Harelaw Hill; Charollais £110
Severs, £98 Severs, £95 Roadside, £94 Wyseby Hill
Cottage, £90 Severs &
Roadside; Halfbred £79 Mainside,
£76 Hillcrest; Cheviot Mule £79 Hillcrest, £75
Lanark Burn, £74 Mains of Machermore & Cooms; Leicester
£85 Westend, £82 Newbiggin; North Country Cheviot £81.50
Keith Farm, £80 School House & Keith Farm; Beltex £100
Mains of Machemore; Zwartbles £80 Mossband House; Dorset £66
Severs; Romney Marsh £69 Wick; Millenium Blue £78 Low
Lonning.
Light ewes to £68 for Cheviots from Cooms, Crossdykes
& Lleyns from Hillcrest, other Lleyns £66 Mossband House &
Hillcrest; Blackface £59 Lanark Burn, £55 Todholes,
£54 Lanark Burn; Swaledale £58 Hollin Close; Herdwick £34
Kirkland Green; Jacob £30 Hillcrest; Beulah
£55 Wick.
Averages
Steers
Light to 211.5p (211.5p)
Medium to 230.5p (216.2p)
Heavy to 214.5p (209.1p)
Heifers
Light to 233.5p (201.4p)
Medium to 242.5p (218.8p)
Heavy to 224.5p (215.3p)
Young bulls 245.5p (222.7p)
Lambs
Light to 188.0p (167.8p)
Standard to 210.0p (170.3p)
Medium to 213.0p (170.6p)
Heavy to 188.0p (166.8p)
O/weight 181.0p (161.3p)
Ewes
Light to £68.00 (£35.45)
Heavy to £120.00 (£65.19)
Cast Rams £150.00 (£66.45)
corresponding week 2012 sale
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