The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
43 prime cattle, 1 young bull, 60 over thirty month cattle, 6,187
prime lambs and 7,184 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 4th November, 2010.
Prime cattle met another flying
trade with more numbers required to fill buyers orders. Top price
of 184.5p for a British Blue heifer from J. & N. Blaylock & Son,
Hallburn, purchased by W. Kirkup & Sons,
Butchers, Longtown. Charolais heifers to 175.5p from E. & A.
Graham, Upper Mains and purchased by J.A. Jewitt Ltd, Wholesalers;
164.5p, 163.5p Hallburn, 162.5p Sceughdyke; Limousin 163.5p Houghton
House and Hallburn. Bullocks to 169.5p for a Limousin from Nether
Onsett, 166.5p Brydekirk Mains, 163.5p Haining House and Brydekirk
Mains; Bazadaise 162.5p Swaites; Saler 157.5p Nether Onsett; Charolais
151.5p Sceughdyke. Limousin bullocks to £1,135.15 and £1,079.10
Haining House; Saler £1,104.05 Nether Onsett. British Blue
heifers to £1,060.88
Hallburn; Limousin £1,021.88 Hallburn; Charolais £1,001.30
Sceughdyke, £997.35 Hallburn, £992.25 Upper Mains.
A better
show of fleshy cows on offer saw trade for them sharper, top price
of 120.5p for a Limousin cow from J.N. Hall, Harelawhill, 111.5p
Bonshawside, 110.5p Harelawhill, 108.5p Nunscleugh, 107.5p Swaites,
106.5p Nunscleugh, 105.5p Gallowberry, 104.5p Nunscleugh, 103.5p
Englishtown and Harelawhill, 100.5p Englishtown; Angus 94.5p Lynnshield;
Simmental 93.5p Bruntons Hill; Charolais 84.5p Moss Side, 82.5p Burnside.
Limousin cows to £897.73 Harelawhill, £817.65, £778.88
Englishtown, £769.35
Bonshawside, £758.45 Burnfoot on Esk, £740.03 Harelawhill.
Another large entry of 6,187 lambs was forward to a full ring of
buyers. Trade for lambs under 42 kilos was buoyant but a larger show
of heavy lambs meant the sale average was 158.9p/kilo (162p/kilo
under 45 kilos).
The sale was topped at 214p per kilo for Beltex
from Mouldy Hills and to £100 per head for Texels from Kirkton,
others £92.50 Derwent, £89.50 Walton Woodhead; Beltex £95.50, £87.20, £85.50
Mouldy Hills, £83.50 Gallowberry; Suffolk £79.50 Cloverdale, £77.80
Tinnis Hall; Charollais £77.20, £76.80 Leaona Villa, £74.50
The Old Police House; Hill Cheviot £74.80 Catslackburn, £65.20
Murtholm; Cheviot Mule £71.20 Carterton, £67.20 Falnash
and Skelfhill; Greyface £70.80 Nunscleugh, £69.20 Penpeugh, £68.80
Kirkland Green; Herdwick £69.80 High Moat; North Country Cheviot £69.80
Whiteknowe, £68.80 Langholm Mill, £67.50 Gillesbie House;
Leicester £67.50 Spoutbank, £67 Chapel Farm, £66.50
Penpeugh; Swaledale £67.50, £59.80 Burn House; Half Bred £66.20
Dodgonstown, £65.80 Adderston Shiels; Blackface £64.80
Penpeugh, £64.20 Minsca, £63.20 Tone Hall; Lleyn £63.80
Glebelands.
Lightweight lambs sold to £63.80 for Texels from
Sharplaw Farms, £62.50
Willimoteswick; Greyface £57.20 Murraythwaite; Cheviot Mule £57.20
Terrona; Roussin £56.80 Debog; Suffolk £56.80 Pryhill;
Blackface £56.20 Megdale, £55.20 Brownrigg; Hill Cheviot £53.80
Murtholm; Swaledale £49.80 Williamston, £48.80 Howburn.
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Another monster show of 7,184 cast ewes and rams were forward to
the usual ring of buyers with trade similar to last week in the build
up to Kabani. The sale was topped at £128.50 for North Country
Cheviot rams from Bayles; Leicester £116.50 Midtodhills, £90.50
Peela Hill; Texel £108.50 Chapel Farm, £105.50 Coytre;
Hill Cheviot £106.50 Bayles, £86.50 Carterton; Beltex £98.50
Haithwaite; Suffolk £88.50 Swainsteads, £86.50 Kilncroft;
Blackface £80.50 High Staward, £76.50 Newbigging, £72.50
Catslackburn; Zwartbles £78.50 Easter Dawyck; Swaledale £68.50
Harwood Shield, £64.50 High Burnfoot.
Heavy ewes to £120.50
for Texels from Harwood Shields, others £108.50
Waterloo, £107.50 Bensons Fell Farm; Suffolk £118.50
Alton, £117.50 Durran Mains; North Country Cheviot £98.50
Durran Mains, £95.50 Skaill, £89.50 Durran Mains; Leicester £96.50
Westside, £84.50 The Nook; Beltex £94.50 Alton, £92.50
Haithwaite; Charollais £91.50 Golden Lane; Half Bred £90.50
Guards Mill; Greyface £86.50 Lanehead, £78.50 Leaona
Villa, £74.50 Stackbraes; Cheviot Mule £78.50 Newbigging, £72.50
Skelfhill; Easycare £62.50 Mossfennan. Hill ewes to £72.50
Potholm, £71.50 Halliday Hill, £69.50 Newbigging; Blackface £66.50
Rusheylaw, £64.50 Brownleazes, £62.50 High Staward; Welsh
Mountain £58.50 Butterdales, £54.50 Relief; Lleyn £64.50
Rammerscales, £57.50 East Mains, £56.50 Guards; Swaledale £54.50, £53.50
Hackford, £52.50 Whitton, £50.50 Roachburn; Jacob £52.50
Haithwaite; Herdwick £50.50 Haithwaite, £42.50 Hayclose;
Shetland £34.50 Barrock Mains and Barrogill Mains.
Averages:
Steers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 166.5p (158.8p)
Heavy to 169.5p (152.1p)
Heifers
-------p (-------p)
Medium to 158.5p (145.7p)
Heavy to 184.5p (155.5p)
Young bulls to 109.5p (109.5p)
Lambs
Light to 205.0p (164.6p)
Standard to 199.0p (167.6p)
Medium to 214.0p (159.6p)
Heavy to 199.0p (148.5p)
Overweight 171.0p (139.9p)
Ewes
Light to £72.50 (£40.99)
Heavy to £120.50 (£65.33)
Cast Rams to £128.50 (£67.27)
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