The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward
42 prime cattle, 7 young bulls, 33 over thirty month cattle, 5,344
prime hoggs and 5,464 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 16th February 2012.
A smaller, plainer show of prime cattle, which
saw plenty of cattle well into the £2’s. Topping at 222.5p
for a Limousin heifer from J. & N. Blaylock & Son, Hallburn.
Limousin bullocks sold to 215.5p from Messrs Taylor, Dashwell Green
and British Blues to 213.5p from Messrs Irving, Toppin Castle.
PRINCIPAL
PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin – 215.5p Dashwell Green, 212.5p Toppin Castle, 211.5p,
208.5p The Gill, 206.5p, 204.5p, 204.5p Dashwell Green, 204.5p The
Gill.
British Blue – 213.5p Toppin Castle, 204.5p Dashwell Green,
200.5p Toppin Castle.
Charolais – 198.5p Sceughdyke, 197.5p Spoutbank.
Galloway – 195.5p Spoutbank.
Heifers
Limousin – 222.5p Hallburn, 214.5p Gardrum, 209.5p Houghton
House, 205.5p Gardrum, 197.5p Wicket Thorn.
Charolais – 216.5p, 213.5p Hallburn, 204.5p Hallburn, 198.5p,
197.5p Sceughdyke.
British Blue – 208.5p Gardrum, 206.5p Houghton House.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Charolais – £1,478, £1,468 Sceughdyke.
Limousin – £1,443 Dashwell Green, £1,395, £1,376
The Gill.
Heifers
Charolais – £1,396 Wicket Thorn, £1,382, £1,349
Sceughdyke, £1,298 Hallburn, £1,270, £1,187 Wicket
Thorn, £1,147, £1,131 Hallburn.
British Blue – £1,261 Gardrum, £1,206 Sceughdyke, £1,197, £1,110
Houghton House.
Limousin – £1,254 Wicket Thorn, £1,244, £1,181
Gardrum, £1,123 Hallburn.
Bulls met a brisk trade, topping at 192.5p twice, both for Limousins,
firstly from Meiklewhitriggs Farm and then from T.B. Imrie, Harelawhole.
Black & Whites to 175.5p (x2) from Gillalees.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin – 192.5p Harelawhole and Meiklewhitriggs, 184.5p Harelawhole.
Black & White – 175.5p (x2) Gillalees.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin – £1,193 Meiklewhitriggs.
Black & White – £1,101 Whiteclose, £1,017 Gillalees, £1,003
Whiteclose.
More cows on offer and mainly plain feeding
cows, topped at 158.5p
for a Shorthorn from H. & M. Connell, Minsca Farm.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Shorthorn – 158.5p Minsca.
British Blue – 137.5p Milnholm, 131.5p D’Mainholm.
Friesian – 133.5p Roanstree, 129.5p Rowanburnfoot, 123.5p Roanstree
and The Nook.
Angus – 131.5p Potholm.
Galloway – 127.5p Potholm, 125.5p Milnholm.
Blue Grey – 121.5p Potholm.
Limousin – 118.5p D’Mainholm.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Shorthorn – £1,022 Minsca.
Friesian – £987, £907 Roanstree, £848 The
Stubb.
Angus - £933 Potholm.
British Blue - £874 D’Mainholm, £825 Milnholm.
Blue Grey – £862 Potholm.
A larger show of 5,344 prime hoggs were forward to a full ring of
buyers, with an overall average of 208.5p per kilo obtained. Export
weight hoggs regularly between 210p and 240p and short of requirements,
heavy hoggs harder to sell.
Hoggs sold to a top of 280p per kilo for
Beltex from High Greenhill and The Nook (Bendle).
Top per head of £119.50, £110 for
Beltex from Messrs MacTaggart, £107.50 Albierigg; Texel £116.50
Laidlawsteel, £109.50
Crawthat, £106.50 Laws Hall; Leicester £110.50 Laidlawsteel;
Suffolk £104.50 Guardsmill, £103.80 Becton Hall, £102.50
Sceughdyke; Charollais £100.80 Moss Side, £94.50 Leaona
Villa and Beach Farm, £93.50 Hallburn; Greyface £96.50
Old Rectory, £94.50 Pouton Farm, £91.80 Sceughdyke; North
Country Cheviot £94.20 Whitecroft Mains, £92.50 Whiteknowe, £91.50
Twislehope; Hill Cheviot £93.20 Becks Farm, £91.50, £90.80
Sceughdyke; Hampshire £92.50 Branteth; Blackface £89.80
Larg Farm, £88.50 Meggethead, £87.80 Sceughdyke, Collinbank
and Cowburn; Swaledale £85.50 High Edges Green, £82.50
Roachburn, £81.50 Westhills; Herdwick £78.50 Longrow;
Kendal Rough £71.80 Red House; Jacob £66.80 Millcourt.
The 1,086 lightweight hoggs surpassed recent high rates. Top of £93.50, £92.50
for Beltex from High Greenhill; Texel £76.80 Killiegruer, £74.80
Outertown; Greyface £75.80 Cooilingel, £69.50 Westside;
Blackface £75.80 Skelfhill, £74.50 Arnicle; Hill Cheviot £74.80
Sorbie, £74.20 Murtholm; North Country Cheviot £72.80, £70.80
Naddle; Swaledale £72.50 High Edges Green, £68.20 Westburnhope;
Suffolk £71.50, £68.80 Jubilee Park; Easycare £59.50
Glenapp.
Another grand show of 5,464 cast ewes & rams were
forward to the usual ring of buyers with all classes £2 to £3
dearer on the week. Large good selling ewes short of requirements.
Top price of £160.50, £152.50 for heavy Texels from Newton
Farm, £148.50 Roadside; Beltex £143.50, £142.50
Severs, £134.50 Laidlawsteel; Suffolk £137.50 Longyester, £136.50
Newbigging and Cooilingel, £130.50 Waterloo; Charollais £136.50
Roadside, £129.50 Treehill, £120.50 Dinwoodie Green;
North Country Cheviot £128.50, £124.50 Fontanbleau, £120.50
Stackbraes; Millenium Blue £126.50 Albierigg; Half Bred £122.50
Newton Farm, £118.50 Whins, £116.50 Guardsmill; Leicester £120.50
Severs, £118.50 Low Carry House, £116.50 Shielsknowe
and Old Police House; Greyface £114.50 Becton Hall, £108.50
Lirrit, £106.50 Traprain; Cheviot Mule £112.50 Branxholm
Braes, £104.50 Bluebell, £100.50 Allfornaught; Zwartbles £98.50
Bogra; Oxford £94.50 Snowden Close; Dorset £90.50 Newton
Farm, £76.50 Dunnabie; Romney Marsh £88.50 Great Bidlake.
Hill ewes to £96.50 for Blackfaces from Low Carry House, £89.50
Newbigging, £86.50 Crindledykes; Cheviot £92.50 Newton
Farm and Traprain, £88.50 Potholm, £86.50 Solwaybank;
Lleyn £84.50 Dunnabie; Swaledale £76.50 Low Hallburn
and Stackbraes, £72.50 West Foreshield, £70.50 North
Hanging Wells; Herdwick £64.50 Rowhead, £59.50, £58.50
Stackbraes.
Rams to £148.50 for Suffolks from Shielsknowe, £130.50
Newbigging, £124.50 Cardew Hall and Jacksonrigg; Texel £146.50
Hopehill, £140.50 Crawthat, £136.50 Severs; Charollais £142.50
Moss Side, £138.50 Severs, £132.50 Lirrit; Leicester £133.50
Howburn, £129.50 Laidlawsteel, £126.50 Orchard Mains;
Beltex £124.50 Laidlawsteel, £113.50 Roadside, £92.50
Maidencoates; Hill Cheviot £113.50 Westhill, £104.50
Potholm, £98.50 Tushielaw and Carterton; Zwartbles £112.50
Whitedyke; Lleyn £100.50 Newbigging; Blackface £98.50
Low Carry House, £92.50 Laidlawsteel, £89.50 Meggethead;
North Country Cheviot £94.50 Twislehope, £90.50 Newton
Farm, £86.50 Waterloo; Swaledale £88.50 Howburn, £82.50
Greystoke Castle, £74.50 Rotherhope; Jacob £74.50 Red
House; Herdwick £58.50 Stackbraes; Manx £56.50 Cordeman.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 195.5p (186.5p)
Medium to 213.5p (199.3p)
Heavy to 215.5p (198.9p)
Heifers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 222.5p (207.5p)
Heavy to 208.5p (194.1p)
Young bulls to 192.5p (178.6p)
Hoggs
Light to 241.0p (210.9p)
Standard to 280.0p (213.2p)
Medium to 259.0p (208.7p)
Heavy to 234.0p (188.0p)
O/weight to 207.0p (206.7p)
Ewes
Light to £96.50 (£66.52)
Heavy to £160.50 (£98.46)
Cast Rams to £148.50(£95.94)
corresponding week 2011 sale report |
