The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
86 prime cattle, 14 OTM,
270 prime hoggs, 2,539 prime lambs and 5,531 cast ewes & rams at
their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 10th July, 2008.
The
prime cattle saw the quality sorts maintaining late high rates. Plainer
sorts were cheaper. Top was 185.5p for a Charolais heifer from Messrs
Blaylock, Hallburn, others 162.5p Hallburn; Limousin 168.5p Wyseby
Hill Cottage, 167.5p Hallburn, 165.5p Beckhall. Limousin bullocks
from Messrs Taylor, Dashwellgreen to 176.5p, 170.5p, 169.5p, others
to 168.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 167.5p Hallburn. Belgian Blue 172.5p
The Gill; Charolais 168.5p Hallburn.
A small show of otm were in keeping
with national trend with all classes cheaper. Limousin cows to 125.5p
Cocklet Hill; Black & Whites
105.5p Chapeltown; Blondes 103.5p Wysebyhill Cottage; Simmental 95.5p
Cambeck Hill.
The cast ewes and rams attracted many buyers with all classes still
dear with the exception of overfat and lean hill ewes.
The hoggs met
a firm trade for the end of season goods and averaged 100p/kg to
a top of £50 for Texels from Whitehope, £45.50
Pitogarty, £45 Whitehope; Suffolks £48.50 Far Howe. £42.50
Dinley; Cheviots £45.50 Easthouse; Charollais £47.50
Easthouse; Greyface £49.50 Far Howe, Blackface £41.50
Haithwaite; North Country Cheviot £46.50 Newington.
The prime
lambs were a good show for quality and sold above expectations to
a full ring of buyers. The sale was topped at £72.50 for
Suffolks from E A Dodd, Roanstree and for Texels from M/s Sutherland,
Carran and to 147.1p for Texels from Messrs Bell, Greenknowe. Other
Suffolks to £69.50 Wallend, £66.80 Upper Mains; Other
Texels £68.50 Carran, £67.20 High Floweryhirst; Bleu
de Maines £57.20 Kirkton; Charollais £67.80 Pates Hill & Cardew
Hall; Greyface £53.20 Riggshield, £52.20 Wallend, £51.80
High House; Blackface £44.80 Caberston; Leicesters £50.50
Laalsteins.
The lightweight lambs were again keenly sought after and
averaged 136.4p overall. To a top of £50.20 and 147.6p for
Texels from G & C Edminson, Middle Farm. Suffolks £49 Sykehead, £47.20
Kilnknowe; Texels £50.20, £47.20 Middle Farm; Greyface £44.80
The Old Police House, £44.20 Nettling Flatt; Blackface £42.80
Nettling Flatt.
Top was £77.50 for Texels from Roadside, £76.50
Burnside, £72.50
Peela Hill & Stackbraes. Beltex £72.50 Winterhope, £70
Carran; Charollais £69.50 Stackbraes, £68.50 Waterloo;
Suffolk x £67.50 Roadside, £66.50 Cardew Hall; North
Country Cheviot £59.50 Waterloo; Halfbreds £55.50 Cardew
Hall; Cheviot Mules £55.50 Winterhope; Leicesters £59.50
Pitogarty; Greyfaces £59.50 Tarnflatt, £55.50 Sykehead, £54.50
Pitogarty & Tarnflatt; Zwartbles £52.50 Mossband Hall.
Hill
ewes to £46.50 for Cheviots from Sornfollow, £45.50
Forss. Blackfaces £43.50 Crawfordjohnmill, £38.50 Pitogarty;
Swaledales £31.50 Kirkland Green; Lleyns £34.50 Hunderlee
Past; Shetlands £31.50 Nettling Flatt.
Rams to £69.50
for Texels from North Farm; Charollais £67.50
Newry; Beltex £56.50 Newry; Suffolks £68.50 Waterloo;
Leicesters £59.50 Gate House; Cheviots £53.50 Whitstone
Hill; Zwartbles £49.50 Whitstone Hill; Blackface £44.50
North Farm; Swaledales £30 Laalsteins.
AVERAGES
Steers Light to 131.5p (123.6p)
Medium to 176.5p (145.8p)
Heavy to 170.5p (157.2p)
Heifers Light to 124.5p (122.0p)
Medium to 157.5p (139.3p)
Heavy to 185.5p (152.3p)
Young Beef Bulls to -------p (-------p)
Hoggs Light to 119.3p ( 93.2p)
Standard to 125.8p (115.0p)
Medium to 118.2p ( 97.3p)
Heavy to 105.3p ( 85.4p)
Shearlings to 106.7p ( 73.5p)
Lambs Light to 156.8p (136.5p)
Standard to 147.6p (132.7p)
Medium to 147.1p (131.1p)
Heavy to 138.3p (126.2p)
O/Weight 132.0p (128.4p )
Ewes Light to £46.50 (£22.25)
Heavy to £77.50 (£43.75)
Cast Rams £69.50 (£41.45)
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