The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
67 prime cattle, 6 young bulls, 23 over thirty month cattle, 8,036
prime hoggs and 3,353 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 14th April, 2011.
A similar number of prime cattle with more dairy bred cattle on
offer maintained recent high rates. Top price of 204.5p went
to Mr. A Irving, Toppin Castle for an outstanding Limousin heifer
purchased by W Kirkup & Sons, Butchers, Longtown. Mr. Irving
also sold another to 201.5p purchased by Jewitt Meat Wholesalers
and averaged 195.5p for the five cattle he sold. Limousin bullocks
topped at 198.5p from A & WJ Taylor & Son, Dashwellgreen.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin – 198.5p Dashwellgreen, 193.5p The Gill, 192.5p
Dashwellgreen & The Gill, 187.5p Dashwellgreen & The Gill,
186.5p Dashwellgreen, 177.5p Fenton, 175.5p Dashwellgreen & Fenton.
174.5p Dashwellgreen.
Charolais – 163.5p Sceughdyke
Heifers
Limousin – 204.5p, 201.5p Toppin Castle, 198.5p Hallburn,
192.5p Dashwellgreen, 191.5p Hallburn, 190.5p, 187.5p Dashwellgreen,
186.5p Toppin Castle & Hallburn
Charolais – 190.5p Toppin Castle, 172.5p Wicketthorn
British Blue – 193.5p Beckhall, 188.5p Houghton House.
175.5p Sandbed
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Limousin – £1,406.25, £1347.50 Dashwellgreen, £1328.25, £1312.50, £1296.45
The Gill,
£1250.55, £1246.05 Dashwellgreen, £1242.50 Fenton,
£1230.90 Dashwellgreen
Charolais - £1,209.90 Sceughdyke
Heifers
Charolais – £1211.93, £1112.63 Wicketthorn, £1076.33
Toppin Castle
Limousin – £1114.53, £1088.10,
£1072.38 Toppin Castle
British Blue – £1121.58 Houghton House, £1053
Sandbed.
A smaller show of OTM on offer, but a good show for quality. Charolais
cows to 150.5p rom R H Hall, Wallholm
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Charolais – 150.5p Wallholm
Black & Whites – 116.5p, 115.5p, 109.5p Halltown
Limousin – 142.5p Beckhall, 136.5p, 123.5p Gallhills
Angus – 114.5p Cubbyhill
Simmental heifers – 145.5p Butterdales.
Holstein heifers – 134.5p Butterdales.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin – £926.25 Beckhall, £864.50, £853.13 Gallhills
Black & Whites – £937.83. £796.95 Halltown
More Prime bulls required to fill buyers orders. Charolais
topped at 165.5p from Shaw of Dryfe Farming.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Black & Whites – 137.7p Harelawhole
British Blue – 164.5p Shaw of Dryfe
Limousin – 164.5p Shaw of Dryfe
Charolais – 165.5p Shaw of Dryfe
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin – £1,061.03 Shaw of Dryfe
Charolais – £1,042.65 Shaw of Dryfe
A massive show of prime hoggs of all shapes and sizes were forward
to the usual ring of buyers. Trade for good meat remained very dear
for all weight ranges with 45kg + hoggs dearer on the week.
A large
number of small hoggs and store types were present resulting in the
overall average being a very respectable 233.6p per kilo for all
classes. 25.5 – 32 kg (1578) average 225.7p; 32.1-39kg (3121)
average 230.2p; 39.1- 45.5kg (2060) average 239.6p; 45.6+ (1171)
average 171.5p.
Top was 293p per kilo for Beltex from GW Dinnin,
Nether Albie and to £136.80 per head for Texels from J & E
Hendry, Rascarrel.
Other Texels £136.50 Rascarrel, £130.50 Bridge House;
Suffolk x £124.50 Brownlane, £119.50 Dunjop, £116.50
Bellbank; Cheviot £116.50 Crossdykes, £112.50 Catslackburn & Crosscleugh & Becks, £111.50
High Knells; Charollais £125.50 Gateside, £122.50 Dunjop, £115.50
Beach Farm & Dunjop; Halfbreds £106.50 Gateside; Greyface £108.50
Chapel & Blindburn, £106.80 Blindburn, £106.50 Wilseydown & Sandbed;
Cheviot Mule £109.50 Chapel, £106.50 Bloch, £103.50
Newington; Leicester £100 Crossdykes; Blackface £112.50, £109.50, £109.20, £108.50
Smalmstown; North Country Cheviot £120.50 Wester Dunnet, £119.50
Hoddamtown & Station Road, £116.50 Station Road, £115.50
Almagill; Swaledale £101.50, £93.80 Kirkland Green, £85.80
Orthwaite Hall, £84.50 Westhills; Herdwick £84.50 Millbeck;
Jacob £88, £83.50 Kirkland Green; Beltex £122.50
Bridgegate, £119.50 Naddle & Glencartholm, £118.50
Chapel; Llynn £112.50 Branteth, £105.50 Naddle; Kendal
Rough £87.50 Westhills; Zwartbles £112.50, £100
Almagill, £100 Copperhill; Oxfords £84.50, £83.50
Whitehall; Dorsets £85.50 Westhills; Clun £85.50 Newington;
Ryeland £77.50 Longrow; Easycare £87.50 Kersheugh; Dorper £105.50, £94.50, £86.50
Port O Spittal.
Lightweight hoggs to £87.50 for North Country Cheviots from
Naddle, £85.20 Terrona & Newington; Suffolks £79.20
Edenhall, £78.50 Graystale, £77.80 Butterdales; Cheviot £85.80
West Farm, £80 Cossarhill, £79.50 Becks; Texel £84.50
Westhills, £81.80 Bridgegate, £80 Kirkland Green; Vendeen £83.80
Kirkwood Mains; Greyface £79.50 Westhills, £76.50 Home
Farm; Blackface £82.80 Barlaes, £82.50 Cleuchhead, £82.20
Southlambhill; Swaledales £77.50 Castle Nook, £73.50
Kirkland Green; Herdwicks £82.50, £77.80, £76.20
Millbeck; Jacob £75.50 Zetland, £67.50 Kirkland Green;
Beltex £76.80 Bridgegate, £70 Orthwaite Hall; Kendal
Rough £71.50 Stackend; Soya £57.50 Tarnside House; Shetland £68.50
Oswie.
A smaller show of ewes and rams were forward to the normal ring
of buyers with numbers short of buyers requirements. Heavy ewes and
leaner ewes would be dearer on the week with the others similar
.
The sale was topped at £170 for heavy Beltex ewes from Rascarrel,
others £134.50 Greenknowe and Johnston Bank, £126.50
Mouldy Hills; Texel £159.50, £158.50 Rascarrel, £154.50
Harene, £152.50 Newbigging; Suffolk £157.50, £154.50
The Land, £152.50 Golden Lane; Charollais £138.50 Road
Side, £132.50 Golden Lane, £128.50 Road Side; Half Bred £136.50
Alton, £132.50 Newbigging; Oxford £132.50 Guards Farm;
Leicester £130.50 Union Road, £128.50 Bailey Mill, £124.50
Spoutbank, £120.50 Nunscleugh; North Country Cheviot £118.50, £116.50
Lirritt, £110.50 Olrig Mains and Waterloo, £104.50 Archbank;
Greyface £118.50 Sibmister, £114.50 Grainhead, £113.50
Mosshall, Westerseat and East Farm, £112.50 Newbiggin; Cheviot
Mule £106.50 Woodlandsbank, £104.50 Skelfhill and Cleughbraemill;
Zwartbles £102.50 Acotn Lodge; Milk Sheep £92.50 Mosshall;
Woodland £84.50 Longrow; Dorper £82.50, £80.50
Port o Spittal.
Hill ewes to £102.50 for Cheviots from East
Deloraine, others £99.50 Fountanbleau, £96.50 Severs, £95.50
Lirrit, £94.50 Milnhilm, £90.50 Skelfhill; Blackface £98.50
Drinkstone, £92.50 Golden Lane, £88.50 Stackbraes, £87.50
Fountanbleau; Swaledale £94.50 Lirrit, £92.50 Shankfield
Head, £90.50 Reaygarth, £86.50 Common House, £84.50
Nunscleugh; Lonk £91.50 East Farm; Lleyn £90.50 Bush
of Ewes; Herdwick £84.50 East Farm, £82.50 Doveden Hall
Cottage; Jacob £76.50 Orthwaite Hall, £50.50 Zetland;
Soya £60.50 Acton Lodge; Shetland £59.50 Doveden Hall
Cottage.
Rams to £144.50 for Texel from Eycott, £140.50, £139.50
Rascarrel, £136.50 Drinkstone; Charollais £132.50 Hoddamtown, £128.50
Severs; Rouge £128.50 Fountanbleau; Suffolk £126.50 Reaygarth, £124.50
Severs, £116.50 Road Side; Leicester £122.50 Drinkstone, £120.50
Crossdykes, £113.50 Fordlands; Hill Cheviot £116.50 Newbigging, £102.50
Fountanbleau; North Country Cheviot £112.50 Lirrit, £110.50
Hill Crest; Bleu d’Maine £110.50 East Farm; Wiltshire £108.50
Lirrit; Dorset £104.50 Zetland; Blackface £93.50 Newbigging, £88.50
Fountanbleau, £84.50 Lirrit; Swaleldale £85.50 Lirrit;
Jacob £82.50 East Farm; Dorper £80.50 Port o Spittal;
Jacob £66.50 Tarnside.
Goats to £92.50, £85.50 Gatefoot.
Averages
Steers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 149.5p (147.1p)
Heavy to 198.5p (169.8p)
Heifers
Light to 137.5p (137.5p)
Medium to 193.5p (171.4p)
Heavy to 204.5p (170.6p)
Young bulls to 165.5p (151.9p)
Hoggs
Light to 258.0p (225.7p)
Standard to 293.0p (230.2p)
Medium to 291.5p (239.6p)
Heavy to 258.0p (223.5p)
O/weight to 201.0p (171.5p)
Ewes
Light to £102.50 (£67.69)
Heavy to £170.00 (£112.39)
Cast Rams £144.50 (£96.44)
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