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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their fortnightly
sale at Longtown on Tuesday 12th April, 2011.
A plainer show of grazing
stirks were on offer and met a brisk trade with purchasers looking
for cattle to put to the grass. Top price to £900 and £890
for Limousin bullocks from C.J. & B.A.
Thompson, Edenbanks. Heifers sold to £850 for Gelbvieh from
Mr R. Parsons, Freelands Burr.
PRINCIPAL PRICES
Bullocks
Limousin - £900, £890 Edenbanks, £840, £700
Albierigg.
British Blue - £795 High Plains, £545 (x4) Brocklewath.
Angus - £755 (x5) High Plains, £655 (x3) Borthwick Mains, £610
High Plains.
Charolais - £750 (x3) Shankbridge End, £572 (x2) Devonshire
Rise.
Simmental - £520 (x5 Ryehill).
Heifers
Charolais - £710 Pates Hill, £700 Shankbridge End, £675
(x2) Nirvana, £575 (x2) Devonshire Rise.
British Blue - £740 High Plains, £545 Devonshire Rise.
Angus - £695 (x4) High Plains.
Limousin - £680 (x2) Nirvana, £660 Albierigg, £650
Nirvana, £610 (x2) Bidlake.
Gelbvieh - £850 Freelands Burr.
Breeding Cattle
Angus heifer in calf - £975 Churchstyle.
British Blue heifer in calf - £970 Churchstyle.
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