The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire
Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 47 prime cattle, 30 over thirty month
cattle, 2,495 prime lambs and 3,319 cast ewes & rams at their
weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 9th July,
2009.
Prime cattle saw
averages up a little on the week (1p-2p). Top price of 172.5p for
a sweet little Limousin heifer from A. & W. J. Taylor & Son,
Dashwellgreen and purchased by Malone Butchers Ltd., Edinburgh, others
171.5p Wyseby Hill, 165.5p Hallburn, 164.5p Dashwellgreen; Charolais
159.5p Hallburn. Limousin bullocks to 165.5p Houghton House, 161.5p
The Gill, 160.5p Dashwellgreen; Simmental 159.5p Sceughdyke; British
Blue 155.5p Burnside.
The 30 Over Thirty Month cattle forward met
a firm trade and more could have been sold. Top price of 125.5p for
a Limousin cow from M.P. Tattersall, Enzieholm, others 123.5p (x2)
Nunscleugh, 112.5p Copperthorns, 109.5p Copperthorns and Nunscleugh;
Charolais 117.5p Swaites; Angus 104.5p Berry House; Blonde d’Aquitaine
100.5p Blackhouse.
 Another
large show of 2,495 prime lambs selling to a larger than usual ring
of buyers who were all very active, resulting in the highest average
of the week, levelling at 162.7p per kilo. The 2,112 lambs over 36
kilos averaged 162.2p per kilo and the 383 lambs under 36 kilos averaged
166.6p per kilo.
The sale was topped at £90 for Texels from
Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall, and to 184p per kilo for Texels from
Messrs Bell, The Fitz. Texel £88.80 Barnglies, £86.50
High House; Zwartbles £87.80 Old Walls; Suffolk £86.50
Upper Mains, £86.20 Barnglies, £80 Shoestanes; Charollais £80.50
Cardew Hall; Bleu d’Maine £73.80 Middle Farm; Oxford £65.80
Guards; Beltex £64.80 West Hills; Hill Cheviot £63.80
Hillview; Greyface £63.80 Hillview, £61.20 Wallend; North
Country Cheviot £62.20 Stackbraes.
Another good show of 3,319
cast ewes and rams were forward. A full ring of buyers saw a flying
trade for good lean ewes and well fleshed horned ewes, with plainer
and thick fat ewes easier on the week.
The sale was topped at £120.50
for heavy Texel ewes from Haithwaite, others £106.50 Newbigging, £100.50
Newry; Suffolk £95.50
Kilnfordcroft, £94.50 Newbigging, £91.50 Pates Hill;
Leicester £90.50 Broomhills, £84.50 Primside Mill, £80.50
Gate & West; Charollais £88.50 Pates Hill, £78.50
Roadside, £71.50 Haythwaite Lane; Cheviot Mule £80.50
Whitstone Hill, £72.50 Mossburnford; North Country Cheviot £74.50
Newbigging, £73.50, £71.50 High Moat; Half Bred £73.50
Waterside, £70.50 Whins; Greyface £71.50 Whamtown and
Tonehall; Beltex £60.50 Newbigging.
Hill ewes to £59.50
for Cheviots from Cardewlees, £55.50 Wydon Eals, Broomhill
and Upper Hindhope; Blackface £59.50 Newbigging, £55.50
Beechcroft, £54.50 Newbigging; Swaledale £57.50 Cottage
Farm, £51.50 Sockbridge Hall, £45.50 Kirkhaugh; Welsh
Mountain £56.50 West Hottbank, £53.50 Gate & West;
Jacob £54.50 Beechcroft; Beulah £53.50 Gate & West;
Herdwick £43.50 Haithwaite, £39.50 Plumpe; Shetland £43.50
Newbigging.
Rams to £94.50 for Suffolk from Newry; Texel £91.50
Coytre, £86.50 Newbigging; Charollais £90.50 Newry, £88.50
Coytre; Hill Cheviot £70.50 Catslackburn; Swaledale £55.50
Newbigging; Blackface £54.50 Newbigging.
Averages:
Steers
Light to ------p (-------p)
Medium to 160.5p (152.1p)
Heavy to 165.5p (150.1p)
Heifers
Light to ------p (-------p)
Medium to 172.5p (159.5p)
Heavy to 171.5p (161.8p)
Young bulls ------p (-------p)
Lambs
Light to 167.0p (157.5p)
Standard to 184.0p (164.1p)
Medium to 176.0p (162.1p)
Heavy to 183.0p (156.0p)
Overweight 167.0p (144.1p)
Ewes
Light to £59.50
(£36.00)
Heavy to £120.50 (£67.36)
Cast Rams £94.50 (£55.87)
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