The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
75 prime cattle, 6 young bulls, 50 over thirty month cattle, 6,698
prime lambs and 7,416 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 8th September, 2011.
A larger show of prime cattle on offer and a poorer show of quality, with a shortage of good well
fleshed inside feed cattle. Topping the market at 211.5p for a Limousin
bullocks from Mr I Nelson, Outertown and Limousin heifers peaking
at 203.5p from C A Grieve & Sons,
Snab Farm,
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin – 211.5p Outertown, 205.5p Haining House, 202.5p Newby
Farm, 198.5p Outertown, 197.5p Stormont, 193.5p Newby, 191.5p Haining
House, 188.5p Stormont
Charolais – 202.5p, 199.5p, 194.5p, 193.5p Blackwell Hall
Simmental – 189.5p Blackwell Hall
Saler – 191.5p Outertown
Heifers
Limousin – 203.5p Snab, 198.5p Townfoot, 197.5p Stormont, 189.5p
Townfoot
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Limousin – £1,388.38, £1376.85 Haining House, £1335.98
Outertown, £1225.13 Newby Farm
Charolais – £1,361.50, £1346.63, £1315.80, £1309.35, £1303.15
Blackwell Hall
Simmental – £1,286.85 Blackwell Hall
Heifers
Charolais – £1,048.08, £1017.90 Houghton House
Limousin - £11139.60 Snab, £1092.03, £1047 Sandbed
A larger show of Over Thirty Month Cattle saw trade much the same
as last week. Top price was 169.5p three times, twice for Limousin
cows from A Ritchie, Stormont and from JF & SJ MacDonald, Ladyhousesteads.
PRINCIPAL
PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin – 169.5p, 163.5p, 162.5p, 160.5p Ladyhousesteads,
156.5p Beckhall, 135.5p 6 Stonehouse, 143.5p Ladyhousesteads, 140.5p
Nunscleugh
Blonde d’Aquitaine – 127.5p Shaw of Dryffe
Angus – 123.5p Beckhall
Luing – 126.5p, 123.5p Branxholm Braes
Meuse Rhine Issel – 121.5p Jerriestown
Bulls
Limousin – 140.5p Nunscleugh
British Blue – 129.5p Newhouse
Steer
Limousin – 136.5p, 126.5p, 124.5p Burnside.
Heifer
Limousin – 169.5p Stormont
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin – £1,255.80 6 Stonehouse, £1250.78, £1202.50
Ladyhousesteads, £1165.93 Beckhall, £1110.23, £1107.45, £1095.45
Ladyhousesteads, £974.85 Mossband House, £952.65 The
Hagg
Angus - £1043.58 Beckhall
Cull British Blue Bull - £1126.65 Newhouse
YOUNG BEEF BULLS
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin – 178.5p, 174.5p The Lake
Charolais – 176.5p The Lake
Another very large show of prime lambs were forward for the sale
to the usual ring of buyers, averaging a very respectable 170.4p/kilo.
The sale was topped at £103.50 for Texels from Haltcliffe and
to 205p for Beltex from Newlands.
Other Texels £100, £92.50
Upper Mains; Suffolks £87.50
Miller Hill, £87.20 Upper Mains, £86.80 Boreland; Cheviots £75.50
Murtholm, £72.20 Archerbeck; Bleu de Maines £74.80 Henrys
Hill & Middle Farm; Charollais £82.20 Broomhouse, £74.20
The Chestnuts; Halfbreds £74.80 , £71.80 Adderston Shiels;
Greyface £76.80 Chapel House, £73 Braithwaite Hall, £72.80
Broomhouse; Cheviot Mules £71.80 Chapel, £67.80 Chapel, £66.20
Gall; Blackface £69.80 Peela Hill, £65.20 Sewing Shields, £64.80
Lamperts; North Country Cheviot £73.80 Danaskill; Beltex £76.80
Sorbie, £74.80 Sorbie.
Lightweight lambs to £65.80 for
Texels from Colte Coats; Cheviots £63.20
Catslackburn; Charollais £60.80 Crossibeg; Greyface £61.20
Park Nook; Blackface £61.20 Syart, £59.80 Riskinhope;
Swaledale £53.50 Softley; Lonks £62.80 Bush of Ewes.
Another
monster show of cast ewes and rams were forward to the usual ring
of buyers. Trade maintained recent rates for most classes but the
biggest ewes may have been slightly easier especially if to fat.
The sale topped at £178.50 for Texel rams from Dun House, others
to £147 Gapshield, £143 Stanley House; Suffolks £153.50
Orchard Mains, £118.50 Marygate; Cheviots £88.50 Townfoot;
Charollais £110.50 Roadside; Leicesters £106 Waterloo;
Blackface £81 Low Eals, £80.50 Newbigging; Swaledale £85
Stonehall; Beltex £114.50 Newbigging; Easycare £91 Bairnkine.
Heavy ewes to £135 for Texels from Dashwellgreen, £130.50, £126.50
Roadside; Suffolk x £117.50 Newry, £113 Upper Tinwald & Nethertofts, £112.50
Roadside; Bleu de Maines £115.50, £113 Ormiston Lodge;
Charollais £114.50 Roadside, £106.50 Newry; Greyface £88
Woodhouse, £85.50 Fenton, £83.50 Upper Tinwald; Cheviot
Mule £100 The Croft, £85.50 Uppertofts; Leicester £90
Marygate, £88.50 Arnicle; North Country Cheviot £112
Woodhouse, £98.50 Roadside & Scarmclate; Beltex £83
West End; Leicesters £99 Whitfield, £90.50 Alton House;
Oxford £107 Guards, £106.50 Killinochonoch; Easycare £83.50, £76.50
Bairnkine; Lleyns £89.50, £80.50 Lustruther, £80.50
Barwhanny.
Light ewes to £86.50 for Blackfaces from Milton of
Campsie, £74.50
Dunhouse & Newbigging; Cheviots £80.50 Larel, £78.50
Buldoo, £77 Linton Grange; Swaledales £70.50 Hightown, £70
Medomsley Green; Herdwicks £47 Barton Dale; Jacobs £68.50
Hollands; Lonks £72.50 Bush of Ewes.
Averages
Steers
Light to 144.5p (144.5p)
Medium to 211.5p (187.0p)
Heavy to 205.5p (186.1p)
Heifers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 197.5p (166.2p)
Heavy to 203.5p (173.5p)
Young bulls to 178.5p (161.9p)
Lambs
Light to 187.0p (164.6p)
Standard to 205.0p (173.8p)
Medium to 192.0p (169.2p)
Heavy to 178.0p (165.0p)
O/weight to 189.0p (170.6p)
Ewes
Light to £89.50 (£50.99)
Heavy to £135.00 (£77.17)
Cast Rams to £178.50(£84.61)
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