The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their fortnightly
sale of store cattle at Longtown on Tuesday 13th September, 2011.
A good show of 164 store cattle forward saw trade as dear as ever
and topping the sale at £1055 for a Limousin heifer from Messrs
Irving, Stoneholm. Limousin bullocks topped at £900 (2) from
Shaw of Dryffe Farming.
PRINCIPAL PRICES
Store Bullocks
Limousin - £900 Shaw of Dryffe, £820 Wanwood Hill, £800
Wickerthwaite
Friesian - £690 Wanwood Hill, £610 Bonshawside
Charolais - £890 Shaw of Dryffe
Simmental - £875, £805, £800 Shaw of Dryffe, £795
West Craigs
Shorthorn - £750 Wilseydown
Angus - £830 West Craigs, £750, £710 Wilseydown.
Store
Heifers
Limousin - £1,055, £920, £905, £900 Sutton
Close
British Blue - £890, £880 Sutton Close, £800 Pates
Hill & Wilseydown
Angus - £750 Wilseydown
Charolais - £800 Netheralbie, £795, £775 Ryehills, £750
Wilseydown
Simmental - £910 Sutton Close, £750 Wilseydown.
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