The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
56 prime cattle, 4 young bulls, 19 over thirty month cattle, 4,766
prime lambs and 7,509 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 4th October 2012.
Prime cattle saw an increased ringside of buyers
and more quality on offer, with well finished cattle sharper and
the sale topping at 235.5p per kilo for a smart Limousin heifer from
A Moffat, 6 Stonehouse, 230.5p from M/s R Neill, Upper Tinwald and
Continental heifers selling at 233.5p from Messrs Ritson, Swaites
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin – 215.5p Nirvana, 206.5p Newby Farm and Haining
House 202.5p Newby Farm
British Blue – 215.5p Newtown Farm
Heifers
Charolais – 213.5p Hallburn
Limousin – 235.5p No 6 Stonehouse, 230.5p Upper
Tinwald, 229.5p Upper Tinwald, 224.5p Hallburn, 223.5p No 6 Stonehouse,
221.5p Hallburn, 219.5p, 208.5p No 6 Stonehouse, 206.5p Houghton
House
& Nirvana
British Blue – 216.5p Beckhall
Continental x – 233.5p, 217.5p Swaites
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Limousin - £1,397.83 Sceughdyke.
£1,352.58 Haining House, £1,345.45,£1275.75 Newby
Farm,
Heifers
Charolais – £1,235.08 Sceughdyke,
£1152.43 Upper Mains, £1,142.23 Hallburn
Limousin – £1377.68 No 6 Stonehouse, £1,377.00, £1302.33
Upper Tinwald,
£1268.43 Hallburn, £1240.43, £1207.25 No 6 Stonehouse, £1196.10
Hallburn,
£1178.03 No 6 Stonehouse
British Blue - £1255.70 Beckhall
Continental x - £1249.23 £1152.75 Swaites
A small show of bulls and more required to fill buyers orders. Top
was 200.5p for a Limousin from Shaw of Dryfe Farming.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin – 202.5p Shaw of Dryfe
Black & White – 173.5p, 167.5p Becton Hall
Simmental – 193.5p Shaw of Dryfe
A plainer show of OTM cows saw trade similar on the week. Top
price was 185.5p, 184.5p for Limousins from LE Grice & Son, Newtown,
Black &
Whites to 168.5p from T & M Irving, Becton Hall
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin – 185.5p, 184.5p Newtown, 158.5p Aimshaugh.
139.5p 12 Kershopefoot, 137.5p Whamtown
British Blue –143.5p, 137.5p Catslackburn
Friesian – 168.5p Becton Hall, 131.5p The Stubb
PRINCPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin – £1,335.60, £1263.83 Newtown, £1102.05
12 Kershopefoot, £1038.18 Aimshaugh, £990 Whamtown
British Blue - £1004.50, £1003.75 Catslackburn
A good show of prime lambs. More well fleshed lambs
were forward, but lightweight lambs were also in large quantities.
The
sale average was 155.6p in line with the national trend. The sale
was topped at £103.50 for Texels from AR Bell, Burnside, Kirkton
who also had top price per kilo at 198p.
Texels
£103.50 Burnside, £101.50 Wynholm, £94.50 Strawfrank;
Suffolk £96.80 Stables,
£86.80, £83.80 Sceughdyke; Cheviot £64.20 Crossdykes, £62.20
Murtholm; Charollais £70.20 Crossibeg, £68.80 Fenton;
Greyface
£68.80 Minsca & Peela Hill; Cheviot Mule £84.50 Potholm;
Leicester £70 East Unthank; Blackface £57.80 Peela Hill £56
Craig, £55.80 Achnamara; North Country Cheviot £70.20
Bardnaclaven; Lleyn
£74.80, £66.80 Whitcastles; Oxford £66.80 Monk;
Easycare £64.80 Cleongart; Berrichon £72.80 Monk.
Lightweight lambs were another large show with the best fleshed
lambs realising around 150p and plainer sorts 135p – 140p.
Texels
£67.80 Courstein, £60 New Hummerbecks,; Suffolks £47.50
Campbelton, £45 New Hummerbecks,; Cheviot £45.80 New
Hummerbecks; Greyface £55.20 Westernhopeburn,
£54.50 Fieldfoot; Blackfaces £52.80 Peela Hill, £50
Chapelhope; North Country Cheviot £51.80 Catslackburn; Swaledale £45
East Unthank.
Another large show of cast ewes and rams were forward to a large
ring of buyers with trade very similar on the week only £1.21
down on last week. Good big well fleshed ewes were short of
buyers requirements.
The sale was topped with Texel rams at £154
from New Hummerbecks,
£129.50, £126.50 Roadside; Suffolk £140 Severs
Road, £116.50 Burdon, £108.50 Linton Gate; Cheviot £88.50
Marygate, £87.50 Potholm; Leicester £114.50 Burdon, £100
Whiteside; Blackface £79.50 Linton Gate, £75.50 Gibblaston;
Beltex £108.50 Bogside; Dorset
£76.50 Burdon, £70.50 Magherr; Easycare
£70.50 Monreagh, Border Leicester £85.50 Linton Gate.
Heavy ewes to £126.50 for Texels from Wintergate,
£122.50 Roadside, £120.50 Strawfrank; Suffolk £108.50
Strawfrank, £102.5p Backlane,
£98.50 Woodside, £97.50 Brantwood; Charollais £102.50
Monreagh,
£96.50 Severs, £92.50 Roadside; Greyface £75.50
Fallowfield, £72.50 Maryside,
£71.50 Low Leam; Cheviot Mule £67.50 Commonside, £62.50
Latheron Wheel, £60.50 Backgate; North Country Cheviot £75.50
Monreagh, £74.50 Sordale, £72.50 Roadside; Beltex £85.50
Stackbraes,
£82.50 Wintergate; Leicester £92.50 Wintergate.
Light ewes to £66.50 for Cheviots from Woodside, £62.50
Wintergate,
£61.50 Potholm; Blackface £54.50 East Fortissat, £53.50
Bush of Ewes, £51.50 Backlane; Swaledale £52.50 Low Leam, £49.50
Hollinclose,
£46.50 Marygate; Herdwick
£34.50 Scotsbrig; Lleyn
£66.50 Roadside, £52.50 Newbigging; Shetland £46.50
Backlane, £39.50 Carhill; Easycare £56.50 Brantwood, £55.50
Crawfordjohnmill.
Averages:
Steers
Light
to 215.5p
(208.2p)
Medium
to 206.5p (189.8p)
Heavy
to 206.5p (187.8p)
Heifers
Light
to 206.5p
(205.5p)
Medium
to 235.5p (205.6p)
Heavy
to 229.5p (184.7p)
Young bulls 200.5p
(182.5p)
Lambs
Light to 185.0p
(151.2p)
Standard
to 194.0p (154.8p)
Medium
to 193.0p (156.5p)
Heavy
to 198.0p (156.8p)
O/weight
to 188.0p (159.4p)
Ewes
Light
to £66.50
(£35.24)
Heavy
to £126.50(£63.86)
Cast
Rams £154.00(£73.11)
corresponding week 2011 sale
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