The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward
61 prime cattle, 6 young bulls, 26 over thirty month cattle, 5,441
prime lambs and 6,815 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown on Thursday 6th December 2012.
A total of 21 cattle were on display at the Christmas
Show & Sale
of prime cattle, where the Judge Mr John Little cast his eye over them
and awarded the Championship to a Limousin heifer shown by Messrs R.
Neill, Upper Tinwald which later realised 280p (£1,708) and was
purchased by the judge Mr John Little who purchased the beast on behalf
of Lancaster Meat Co., Ltd.
The reserve ticket was awarded to M. & G.A.
Nicholson, The Lake, for a Limousin bullock selling at 250p (£1,750)
to Mr M.G. Hall. Also awarded was the cup for The Best British Beast
which was given to a Galloway steer shown by A. Carruthers & Sons,
Peela Hill, which went on to realise 225p (£1,350) purchased
by W. Kirkup & Sons, Longtown.
We would like to thank The Judge
Mr John Little, The Sponsors Jobsons Animal Health, also to the vendors
who have supported the Show and to everyone supporting us each week.
Prize
List:-
Champion – Messrs R. Neill, Upper Tinwald, 610kg 280p (£1,708)
to J. Little.
Reserve Champion – M. & G.A. Nicholson, The
Lake, 700kg 250p (£1,750) to M. Hall.
Limousin Bullock – 1st prize M. & G.A.
Nicholson, The Lake, 700kg 250p (£1,750) to M. Hall, 2nd prize
M. & G.A. Nicholson,
The Lake, 620kg 232.5p (£1441) to M. Hall.
Charolais Bullock – 1st
prize J. & N. Blaylock & Son,
Hallburn, 690kg 220.5p (£1,521) to M. Hall.
Any other Continental
Bullock – 1st prize W.H. & M. Sisson & Sons,
Fenton, 690kg 229.5p (£1,583) to M. Hall, 2nd prize J. & N.
Blaylock & Son, Hallburn, 530kg 244.5p (£1,295) Border Meats.
Any
British breed Bullock/Heifer – 1st prize A. Carruthers & Sons,
Peela Hill, 600kg 225p (£1,350) to W. Kirkup, 2nd prize W.G. & H.M.
Kyle, Spoutbank, 540kg 213.5p (£1,152) to W. Kirkup.
Limousin
Heifer – 1st prize Messrs R. Neill, Upper Tinwald, 610kg
280p (£1,708) to J. Little, 2nd prize Messrs R. Neill, Upper
Tinwald, 550kg 241.5p (£1,328) to J. Little.
Charolais Heifer
- 1st prize J. & N. Blaylock & Son, Hallburn,
585kg 219.5p (£1,284) to Highgate Turkeys, 2nd prize J. & N.
Blaylock & Son, Hallburn, 560p 217.5p (£1,218) to Border
Meats.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin 250p, 232.5p The Lake, 227.5p, 220.5p Fenton Farm, 220.5p
Sceughdyke, 217.5p, 206.5p Newby Farm, 203.5p Becton Hall, 200.5p Sandbed.
British Blue 244.5p Hallburn, 231.5p Upper Tinwald, 229.5p Fenton Farm.
Galloway 225p Peela Hill, 213.5p Spoutbank, 210.5p Streethead, 208.5p
Spoutbank, 203.5p Barron House.
Charolais 220.5p Hallburn, 208.5p Sceughdyke.
Heifers
Limousin 280p, 241.5p Upper Tinwald, 237.5p, 233.5p Houghton House,
229.5p Ladyhousesteads and Hallburn, 227.5p High Stenries, 226.5p Sceughdyke.
British Blue 239.5p Houghton House.
Charolais 223.p, 219.5p High Stenries, 221.5p, 219.5p, 217.5p Hallburn,
206.5p High Stenries, 205.5p Hallburn.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Limousin £1,750, £1,441 The Lake, £1,411, £1,410
Fenton Farm.
Charolais £1,521 Hallburn, £1,511 Sceughdyke,.
British Blue £1,583 Fenton Farm, £1,400 Upper Tinwald.
Heifers
Limousin £1,708 Upper Tinwald, £1,336 Sceughdyke, £1,328
Upper Tinwald, £1,308 Ladyhousesteads and Hallburn.
Charolais £1,284, £1,251 Hallburn, £1,218 High Stenries
and Hallburn.
British Blue £1,245 Becton Hall, £1,235 Sandbed.
Still more young bulls required with all breeds selling well and the
best quality dearer. Top price to 226.5p for a British Blue shown by
J. & P. Routledge & Son, Netherton.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
British Blue 226.5p Netherton, 188.5p Becton Hall.
Limousin 225.5p, 218.5p Netherton.
Friesian 136.5p Becton Hall.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
British Blue £1,434 Netherton, £1,262 Becton Hall.
Limousin £1,375, £1,332 Netherton.
A smaller show of over thirty month cattle forward with good meat
cows selling well. Top price of 208.5p for a Limousin shown by Messrs
West, New Holme Farm.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin 208.5p New Holme Farm, 187.5p Nunscleugh, 171.5p, 166.5p,
157.5p, 121.5p Ladyhousesteads.
Saler 111.5p Greystoke Castle.
Friesian 109.5p Middlebie Hill.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin £1,303 Nunscleugh, £1,198 New Holme Farm, £1,003, £952, £932
Ladyhousesteads.
Today we held our Annual Xmas Show and Sale where an impressive
580 head were forward in nine classes in pens of ten.
Judging was
ably carried out by Mr Michael Lomax of Little Deepthwaite, who awarded
the Championship to last years winners, Messrs Cavers, Sorbie, Langholm
for a pen of ten Beltex scaling 44kilos and realising £140
(318p per kilo) to Bowood Lamb, Busby Stoop, York.
Other awards & prices:-
Texel
lambs – 1st (and reserve)
Crumhaugh Hill, £120 to J. Tucker, 2nd Tercrosset, £90
to Bowood Yorkshire Lamb.
Beltex lambs – 1st Sorbie, £140
to Bowood Lamb, 2nd Sorbie, £85
to Bowood Lamb.
Continental lambs – 1st Cononbrae, £90
to Bowood Lamb, 2nd High Strenries, £89 to Bowood Lamb.
Suffolk
lambs – 1st Beeches, £87 to Bowood Lamb, 2nd
Sceughdyke, £77 to M. Lomax.
North of England Mules – 1st
Nunscleugh, £70 to Dunbia,
2nd Crawsknowe, £65 to Dunbia.
Scotch Mules – 1st Westloch, £69
to R.T. Booth, 2nd Kirkhouse, £65
to R. Staveley.
North Country Cheviots – 1st Potholm, £60
to A. Dawson, 2nd The Gass, £57 to J. Tucker.
South Country
Cheviots – 1st Sorbie, £63 to A. Dawson,
2nd Sorbie, £65 to Dunbia.
Blackface – 1st Boreland, £70
to Dunbia, 2nd Sorbie, £62
to M. Lomax.
Outwith the show, the 5,441 lambs saw trade for
best type lambs and export lambs remain firm, but a larger increase
in between 44 and 48 kilos are becoming out of spec and harder to
cash. Also inclement weather conditions did not help with the realising
of sheep true weight. Top prices outwith prize winners:- Beltex £96
Upper Duddlewick, £95 Albierigg; Texel £91 Kirkland Green, £90
Tercrosset; Suffolk £82.20 Sceughdyke, £77.80 Haymont;
Charollais £75 Kirkend, £73.80 Compstone End; North Country
Cheviot £71.80 Lower Thora, £65.80 Greystoke Castle;
Cheviot Mule £70 Allfornaught, £65.80 Priesthaugh; Greyface £67
Yewtree and Kirkland Green; Half Bred £64.80 High Moat, £62.80
Earlside; Hill Cheviot £64.80 Priesthaugh, £61.80 Binks;
Blackface £64 Sorbie, £61.20 Minsca; Leicester £60
East Cragside; Swaledale £48.80, £44.80 Orthwaite Hall.
The
851 lightweight lambs sold to £59.80 for Texels
from Parknook, £58.80
Haithwaite; Blackface £52 Wanwood Hill, £50 Skelfhill;
North Country Cheviot £50.20 Haymont; Hill Cheviot £50
Challoch and Skelfhill; Greyface £47 Challoch, £44.80
Tanlawhill; Shetland £45 Haymont.
Another large show of 6,815
cast ewes and rams were forward to the usual ring of buyers
with large good selling ewes dearer but plainer ewes still in large
numbers if a touch sharper.
Heavy ewes to £125.50 for Texels
from Severs, £119.50
Bascodyke Foot, £116.50 Road Side; Charollais £118.50
Mount Field, £108.50 Severs, £100.50 Road Side; Suffolk £110.50
Roadside, £108.50 Severs, £100.50 Talkin Head; Beltex £98.50
Cardewlees; Millenium Blue £92.50, £89.50, £85.50
Lough Green; Half Bred £92.50 Greenlaw, £70.50 High Moat;
North Country Cheviot £85.50 Redhouse, £84.50 Clatequoy, £82.50
Tofts of Tain; Leicester £82.50 Pitogarty, £80.50 East
Cragside; Cheviot Mule £82.50 Brae Road, £76.50 Tresdale, £72.50
Thomas Telford Road; Greyface £74.50 Redhouse, £73.50
High Glen Triplock, £72.50 Keldhead.
Hill ewes to £67.50
for Cheviots from Draperstown, £58.50
Blakehope, £49.50 Pynag; Easycare £66.50 Haithwaite, £56.50
Port o Spittal; Blackface £58.50 Tresdale Farm, £57.50
Redhouse, £53.50 Wanwood Hill; Swaledale £42.50 Roundmeadows
and Nunscleugh, £40.50 Harewalls, £38.50 Peasemyres;
Herdwick £21.50 Cardewlees.
Rams to £126.50 for Texel
from Severs, £114.50 Road Side, £113.50
Evistones; Suffolk £122.50 Wood Vale, £88.50 Draperstown;
Charollais £110.50 Wood Vale and Roadside, £73.50 Cardewlees;
Beltex £103.50 The Edge; North Country Cheviot £96.50
Earlside, £94.50 Clatequoy, £79.50 Tofts of Tain; Leicester £94.50
Severs, £87.50 Terrona, £72.50 Evistones; Zwartbles £79.50
Viewfields; Hill Cheviot £79.50 Terrona and Wood Vale; Blackface £62.50
Evistones, £60 Mill View.
Goats to £60.50 Port o Spittal.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 244.5p (217.1p)
Medium to 232.5p (209.3p)
Heavy to 250.0p (213.9p)
Heifers
Light to 239.5p (232.5p)
Medium to 241.5p (210.5p)
Heavy to 280.0p (211.7p)
Young bulls to 226.5p (198.8p)
Lambs
Light to 184.0p (148.8p)
Standard to 223.0p (149.2p)
Medium to 318.0p (157.9p)
Heavy to 261.0p (148.3p)
O/weight to 158.0p (135.4p)
Ewes
Light to £67.50 (£32.29)
Heavy to £125.50 (£64.88)
Cast Rams to £126.50 (£71.29)
corresponding week 2011 sale
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