The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
46 prime cattle, 24 over thirty month cattle, 5,743
prime hoggs and 5,936 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 3rd February, 2011.
Prime cattle – well
bred handy weight heifers met another brisk trade, selling to a top
of 177.5p for a British Blue heifer from A. & W.J.
Taylor & Son, Dashwellgreen, purchased by J.A. Jewitt Wholesale
Butchers, others from the same home 167.5p; Limousin 176.5p Dashwell
Green, 171.5p Houghton House, 169.5p Dashwellgreen, 167.5p Hallburn;
Simmental 173.5p Hallburn; Charolais 171.5p Houghton House, 165.5p
Hallburn, 162.5p Upper Mains. Limousin bullocks to 174.5p from Messrs
J.F. & S.J. MacDonald, Ladyhousesteads, others 168.5p, 162.5p Haining
House; British Blue 162.5p The Gill. Top per head for bullocks of £1,161.88
for British Blue from The Gill; Limousin £1,153.75 Haining House, £1,148.40
The Gill. Charolais heifers to £1,096.88 from Upper Mains, £1,037.58
Houghton House; Limousin £1,029 Houghton House, £926.63
Dashwell Green; British Blue £994, £954.75 Dashwell Green.
A
smaller, plainer show of OTMS was met by keen bidding which ensure
a brisk trade was had throughout. Angus cows to 131.5p (£782.43)
from Messrs Tinning, Burnfoot on Esk, others 97.5p (£736.13)
from the same home; Limousin 113.5p (£754.78) Shaw of Dryfe,
101.5p (£710.50) Burnfoot on Esk, 97.5p Knarr Farm; Friesian
103.5p (£859.05) Evertown; British Blue 91.5p Sceughdyke, 84.5p
Swaites; Charolais 98.5p Blindhillbush. Bulls to 108.5p (£884.28)
for British Blue from Monk Farm; Limousin 103.5p Shaw Cottage South.
Limousin bullocks to 113.5p Ladyhousesteads.
An excellent show of 5,743 prime hoggs sold to the usual ring of
buyers. Hoggs met a similar trade averaging 177.8p overall and SQQ
(32-45kg) 180.8p per kilo. Expert weight (32-42kg) and light weight
hoggs were still short of requirements. The sale was topped at 257p
per kilo for Beltex from Newton and to £102.50 per head for
Texels from Eskdale Street, others £97.50 Catslackburn and
Stackbraes, £96.50 Stackbraes; Beltex £97.80 Newton, £92.50, £90
Tercrosset; Suffolk £97.80 Stackbraes, £93.50 Barend, £89.50
Duns House; Charollais £88.50 Newton Cottage, £86.50
Moss Side; North Country Cheviot £86.50 Potholm, £82.80
Townhead of Greenlaw, £81.80 Catslackburn; Greyface £84.50
Ashkirk Town, £81.20 Jacksonrigg, £80.50 Williamston;
Hill Cheviot £84.20, £81.20 Becks, £79.80 Potholm;
Leicester £83.80 Midtodhills, £73.80 Scarrowmanwick;
Half Bred £78.20, £73.80 Adderston Shiels; Blackface £76.80
Corsebank, £74.80 Duns House, £74.20 Catslackburn and
Kilbride; Cheviot Mule £71.80 Allanshaws, £70.80 Granton, £69.80
Tarrasfoot; Swaledale £65.80 Westernburnhope, £62.50
Gallowberry.
The 1,053 lightweight hoggs sold to £71.80 and £67.80
for Texels from Cumcrook, £66.50 Cleamire; Suffolk £68.20
Blingery; Blackface £64.20 Sceughdyke, £62.80 The Brigg;
Hill Cheviot £64.20 Blingery, £62.80 Chapel; Greyface £63.50
Marygate, £61.80 North Deanhead; Lleyn £59.80 Rerrick
Park; Swaledale £52.20 Williamston.
Also forward was a monstrous
show of 5,936 cast ewes and rams. Ewes were £5 - £6 sharper
on the week for all classes and were keenly sought after. The sale
was topped at £134.50 for
Texel ewes from Tercrosset and Roadside, others £131.50 Allanshaws,
Severs and Nether Stenries, £128.50 East Kirk and Roadside;
Suffolk £129.50 Roadside, £120.50 Linton House, £118.50
East Cliff; Charollais £124.50, £120.50 Roadside, £118.50
Severs; Beltex £122.50 Newbigging, £94.50 Stackbraes;
North Country Cheviot £108.50 Allanshaws, £103.50 No
2 West Whatten, £99.50 Allanshaws; Rouge £108.50 Middle
Farm; Leicester £104.50 Midtodhills, £102.50 Stackbraes, £102.50, £98.50
Quarry House; Cheviot Mule £96.50 Allfornaught, £94.50
Muircleugh, £90.50 Shawhill; Half Bred £94.50 Linton
House, £92.50 Bluebell, £90.50 Broomhill Bank; Greyface £89.50
Roadside, £86.50 Allfornaught, £81.50 Cowburnrigg, £80.50
Stubsgill; Dorset £85.50 Stackbraes, £59.50 Dunnabie;
Zwartbles £84.50 Broom Isle. Hill ewes to £83.50 for
Blackfaces from Quarry House, £80.50, £78.50 Haswell
Moor Farm, £75.50 Dunns House, Whiteside and Quarry House;
Lleyn £79.50, £75.50 Newbigging; Hill Cheviot £75.50
Allfornaught, £74.50 Woodfoot, £72.50 Alton; Swaledale £66.50
Coldshield and Temon, £65.50 Midtodhills, £63.50 Barnshangan, £61.50
Derwent Dale; Shetland £36.50 Forsie. Rams to £132.50
for Texels from Muircleugh, others £128.50 Linton House, £126.50
Peela Hill; Beltex £126.50 Stubsgill, £118.50 Pearsby
Hall, £88.50 Crawthat; Charollais £110.50 Severs and
Roadside, £86.50 Newbank; North Country Cheviot £108.50
Allanshaws, £98.50 Carruthers; Leicester £104.50 Farmers
Close, £99.50 Quarry House, £96.50 Winshield, Suffolk £103.50
Severs, £98.50 Winshield, £90.50 Archerbeck; Blackface £95, £80
Smyllum, £79.50 Crowhall, £76.50 Dunns House; Hill Cheviot £88.50
Upper Hindhope, £84.50 Kelsocleugh, £78.50 North House
and Sorbie; Lleyn £86.50 Newbiggin; Swaledale £76.50
Howburn, £56.50 Coldshield; Zwartbles £74.50 Sloda Hill
Goats
to £88.50 Midtodhills.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 117.5p (171.5p)
Medium to 174.5p (174.5p)
Heavy to 168.5p (152.9p)
Heifers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 162.5p (148.2p)
Heavy to 177.5p (155.4p)
Young bulls to -------p (-------p)
Hoggs
Light to 229.0p (174.9p)
Standard to 257.0p (182.7p)
Medium to 234.0p (179.1p)
Heavy to 197.0p (169.1p)
O/weight to -------p (-------p)
Ewes
Light to £83.50 (£57.92)
Heavy to £134.50 (£83.17)
Cast Rams to £132.50(£82.56)
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