The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
48 prime cattle, 22 over thirty month cattle, 5,140
prime lambs and 6,441 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 26th November, 2009.
Clean cattle were a similar
trade selling to a top of 188.5p for a Limousin bullock from Hallburn,
followed at 182.5p The Haining House; British Blue 164.5p Newtown,
162.5p Nunscleugh; Devon 153.5p The Nook; Charolais 145.5p Fenton
Farm; Blue Grey 130.5p Sewing Shields; Friesian 124.5p Fenton Farm.
Heifers to 177.5p and 174.5p for Limousins from Hallburn, 168.5p
Nunscleugh; Charolais 162.5p Hallburn, 161.5p Sceughdyke; British
Blue 153.5p Houghton House; Angus 153.5p Plumpe.
OTM cattle were a
smaller show. Limousin bullocks to 124.5p Whamtown; British Blue
118.5p Plumpe. British Blue heifers 116.5p Plumpe. Limousin cows
to 109.5p Hilltop, 102.5p Woodhead, 99.5p The Throp; Friesian 95.5p
Becton Hall, 94.5p, 91.5p Brisco Hill, 90.5p Plumpe; Charolais 90.5p
Enzieholm; Angus 81.5p Clarghyll; Blonde d’Aquitaine 74.5p
Hepplehill.
 Another
large entry of 5,410 lambs were forward to a full ring of buyers
who ensured a buoyant trade throughout, averaging 166.8p per kilo
overall. The 4,116 lambs over 36kg averaged 165.6p and the 1,024
under 36kg averaged 169.2p.
Lambs sold to a top of £87.50 per
head and 204p per kilo for Texel lambs from T.C. Whiteford, Tercrosset
Farm, West Hall. Other Texels to £83.80 also from Tercrosset, £81.20
Dashwell Green; Suffolk £83.80, £79.80 Sceughdyke, £77.80
Cowcorse; Charollais £76.20 Dashwell Green, £74.20 Hallburn
and Dashwell Green; Hill Cheviot £73.50 Falnash; Greyface £73.50, £73.20
Reaygarth, £72.80 Miller Hill and Westloch; Half Bred £73.20
Adderston Shiels; North Country Cheviot £72.80, £72.50
Hownam Grange, £72.20 Adderston Shiels; Leicester £72.50
Kirkland Green; Bleu d’Maine £72.50 Netherhirst; Blackface £70.80
The Gall, £70.20 Thornton Tower; Cheviot Mule £69.20
Outertown, £67.80 Falnash and Outertown; Oxford £65.80
Guards; Herdwick £65.50 Tarnside House; Jacob £65.20
Killeonan; Dorset £62.20 Hillside; Wendsleydale £56.50
Tarnside House; Swaledale £52.50 Wolfcleugh Cottage.
The 1,024
Light lambs sold to a top of £69.80 for Texels from
Walton Highrigg, others £64.20 East Field of Wiston; Suffolk £65.80
Coshogle; Blackface £61.80 Brydekirk Mains and Pitland Hills, £60.20
Broadmeadows; Jacob £61.80 Windy Hill; Greyface £61.20
Nellfield, £60.80 Northgillbank; North Country Cheviots £60.50
Killean; Charollais £59.80 Tarnside; Hill Cheviot £56.80
Allfornaught; Swaledale £51.80 Williamston; Herdwick £47.80
Kirkland Green.
The 6,441 ewes met met a similar trade and the sale
was topped at £122.50
for a Charollais tup from Crumhaugh Hill; Texel £108.50 Willimoteswick, £106.50
Severs, £100 Crumhaugh Hill; North Country Cheviot £102.50
Hownam Grange, £100 Church Road; Suffolk £100.50 Severs, £97.50
Coytre; Leicester £86.50 Cara View; Hill Cheviot £86
Crosskeys; Blackface £70.50 East Murton; Easycare £64.50
Barnside; Jacob £56.50 Brae Edge Farm; Swaledale £56.50
Round Meadows. Heavy ewes to £110.50 for Texels from East Murkle, £110, £102
Dashwellgreen, £100.50, £100 Tercrosset; Suffolk £102.50
Kirkland Green, £98.50 Severs, £95.50 Church Road; North
Country Cheviot £96.50, £92.50 Broomhill Bank, £90.50
East Murkle; Charollais £94.50, £80.50 Roadside; Cheviot
Mule £92.50 Hownam Grange, £76.50 Colmslie Hill; Half
Bred £92.50 Waterloo, £85.50 Stackbraes; Leicester £90.50
Stackbraes, £88.50 Kirkland Green; Beltex £78.50 Tercrosset;
Greyface £75 Crosskeys, £73.50 Coytre, £72.50 Dashwell
Green and Round Meadows; Easycare £60.50 Godscroft; Romney
Marsh £57.50 Barnside.
Light ewes to £69.50 for Blackfaces
from The Gall, £67.50
Netherplace, £65.50 Townfoot; Hill Cheviot £62.50 Blackhaugh, £60.50
Stackbraes; Swaledale £62.50 Crosskeys, £50.50 High Burnfoot;
Herdwick £58.50 Stybeck; Jacob £56.50 Colmslie Hill;
Welsh Mountain £52.50 Stackbraes; Lleyn £44.50 The Height;
Shetland £39.50 Haithwaite.
Averages:
Steers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 175.5p (155.6p)
Heavy to 188.5p (154.7p)
Heifers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to -------p (-------p)
Heavy to 177.5p (156p)
Young bulls to -------p (-------p)
Lambs
Light to 182.0p (163.7p)
Standard to 199.0p (174.4p)
Medium to 204.0p (165.6p)
Heavy to 190.0p (154.9p)
Overweight 151.0p (142.7p)
Ewes
Light to £69.50 (£41.82)
Heavy to £110.50 (£64.06)
Cast Rams to £122.50(£67.70)
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