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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their Fortnightly
Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle at Longtown on Tuesday 20th August,
2013.
A good entry of 181 Store Cattle & Suckler Calves saw quality
cattle again very dear. The sale was topped at
£1,280 for a Limousin heifer shown by Messrs J.W.B. Elwen, Pallyards,
with others to £1,200 from C.J. & B.A. Thompson, Edenbanks. Bullocks
sold to £1,160 for Charolais and Limousin from Messrs J. Magnay, Smallholms.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
BULLOCKS
Limousin - £1,160 Smallholms,
£1,105 Bellfield, £1,090 (x3) Smallholms, £1,080
Edenbanks, £1,030, £970 Howard House, £960 High
Dovecote,
£920, £905 Ryehills.
Charolais - £1,160 Smallholms,
£1,155, £1,145 High Dovecote, £1,120, £1,080
(x3) Bellfield, £1,070 High Dovecote, £925 Ryehills.
Simmental - £1,035, £1,020, £985 High Dovecote.
British Blue - £970 Cowrigg.
Angus - £935 (x4) Border Rigg, £785 (x7)
Cowrigg.
Swiss Red - £930 West Craigs.
Montbeliard - £920, £880 West Craigs.
Gelbvieh - £870 Wickerthwaite.
South Devon - £765 Howcleugh.
Hereford - £645 (x2), £615 Craigmalloch.
Friesian - £630 (x2) Hethermill.
HEIFERS
Limousin - £1,280 Pallyards,
£1,200 Edenbanks, £990, £960 Howard House, £890
(x2) Hethermill, £780 Howard House, £715 (x3) Thomasdene, £715
Solmain.
Charolais £1,080 High Dovecote, £1,070
Bellfield, £940 (x3), £910 (x2) High Dovecote, £895
(x5) Bellfield, £850 (x2) High Dovecote.
British Blue - £1,000 West Craigs.
Gelbvieh - £910,
£775 (x2) Wickerthwaite.
Simmental - £910 West Craigs.
Angus - £770 Craig Farm, £760 (x3),
£650 (x2) Border Rigg, £635 (x5) Craig Farm.
Galloway - £655 (x2) Thomasdene.
A mixed show of breeding cattle sold to national trend. Top
price to £1,220 for an Angus cow with Angus bull calf from
Messrs R. Moscrop & Son, Border Rigg.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
Angus heifer with bull calf - £1,220 Border Rigg.
Angus cow with bull calf - £1,160 Mallsgate Hall.
Limousin cow with heifer calf - £1,150 Mallsgate Hall, £1,080
East Foreshield.
Angus cow with heifer calf - £1,080 Mallsgate Hall.
British Blue in calf heifer - £1,100 (x2) Standingstone
Rigg.
Angus bulling heifer - £1,010 (x2) Low Hallburn, £1,000
Nirvana, £980 (x4) Low Hallburn,
£950 (x2) Nirvana.
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