The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
52 prime cattle, 3 over thirty month cattle, 4,244 prime
lambs and 6,091 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown
on Thursday 29th December, 2009.
Clean cattle were a sharper trade
selling to a top of 191.5p for a Limousin heifer from J. & N. Blaylock & Son,
Hallburn, others 184.5p Englishtown, 179.5p Shawhill, 176.5p Hallburn.
Limousin bullocks from J.C. & D. Nicholson, The Gill sold to 185.5p
and 184.5p, others 179.5p and 175.5p Toppin Castle, 170.5p Haining
House. Heavy weight Charolais bullocks to 172.5p Sceughdyke. Black & White
cows to 100.5p Evertown.
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Another good show of 4,244 prime lambs sold met another fast selling
trade to average 197.5p overall. The 1,284 under 36 kilos averaged
201.7p and the 2,960 over 36 kilos averaged 195.4p. Top price per
kilo of 242p for Texels from Sunnycroft and to £112.50 for
Texels from Upper Cleuch, others £111.50 Sunnycroft, £109.50
Nunscleugh and Sunnycroft; Beltex £105.50 The Beeches; Suffolk £100
Newbigging, £98.80 West Kirkcarsewell, £98.50 Cowburnrigg;
North Country Cheviot £98.80, £90.80, £89.20 Allanshaws;
Charollais £96.50 Cardew Hall, £94.80 Yett, £93.80
Moss Side; Half Bred £88.20 Allanshaws; Greyface £87.80
Kelmore Hills, £87.50 High Farm, £85.50 Kelmore Hills;
Hill Cheviot £82.50 Skelfhill, £82.20 Outertown; Blackface £78.80
Whiteside, £76.20 Roughet Hill, £74.80 Plenderleith and
Catslackburn; Herdwick £74.50 High Farm, £71.80 Ashley
Park; Cheviot Mule £74.80 Philiphaugh; Leicester £70
Macherquhat, £69.80 Raggetsyke, £68.80 Allanshaws; Kerry £67.80
Riggshield.
The 1,284 light lambs sold to £78.20 for Texels
from Newhouses, others £75.80 Watling, £74.20 Castle
Nook; Blackface £74.20
Woodfoot, £71.80 Skelfhill; North Country Cheviot £73.80
Philiphaugh; Beltex £73.50 Hobbiesburn; Greyface £72.50
Whiteside, £69.50 Cleughhead; Suffolk £72.20 Greenburn, £67.80
Watling; Hill Cheviot £71.20 Woodfoot, £70.20 Skelfhill;
Charollais £70.80 Cadgillhead; Swaledale £68.20, £62
Coldshield; Herdwick £64.80 Ashley Park.
A large show of 6,091
cast ewes and rams sold to a full ring of buyers, ensuring recent
high rates. 118 lots sold at £100 or more and
to a top of £158.50 and £157.50 for heavy Suffolk ewes
from East Cliff, others £153.50 Alton; Texel £157.50
Roxburghmill, £155.50 Sunnycroft, £152.50 Raggetsyke;
Leicester £139.50 Roxburghmill, £129.50 Fossway, £124.50
Kirkland Green; Rouge £134.50 Roadside; Charollais £124.50
Roadside, £115.50 Lydden Court, £109.50 Flass; Half Bred £115.50
Crookston, £95.50 Stackbraes; Greyface £115.50 West End, £104.50
Stackbraes, £103.50 Quarry House; Cheviot Mule £109.50
Stackbraes; Bleu d’Maine £99.50 Medomsley; North Country
Cheviot £90.50 Halliday Hill, £89.50 Marygate, £85.50
Roadside.
A centre record of £104.50 for hill ewes was achieved
for Blackfaces from Quarry House, others £95.50 Quarry House, £90.50
Sevenacres, £85.50 Low Carry House; Hill Cheviot £78
Alton, £73.50 Newham Hall and West Deloraine; Kerry £73.50
Riggshield; Swaledale £70.50 Kelmore Hills, £66.50 Spoutbank;
Welsh Mountain £65.50 Medomsley; Beulah £59.50 Howcleugh.
Rams to £148.50 for Texels from Newbigging, £129.50 Fossway, £124.50
Roadside; Suffolk £137.50 Marygate, £92.50 Sunnycroft;
Leicester £129.50 Raggetsyke; Shropshire £127.50 Croft
House; Charollais £110.50 Roadside, £109.50 Cardew Hall;
Blackface £99.50 Chapel House, £90 Bennettsfield; Beltex £99.50
Roadside, £92.50 Medomsley.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 143.5p (143.5p)
Medium to 128.5p (128.5p)
Heavy to 185.5p (164.5p)
Heifers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 184.5p (161.1p)
Heavy to 191.5p (160.7p)
Young bulls to -------p (-------p)
Lambs
Light to 221.0p (200.6p)
Standard to 237.0p (199.2p)
Medium to 242.0p (197.3p)
Heavy to 214.0p (190.1p)
Overweight 212.0p (179.9p)
Ewes
Light to £104.50 (£58.38)
Heavy to £158.50(£81.47)
Cast Rams to £148.50(£96.09)
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