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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held a special sale
of 768 store cattle at Longtown on Saturday
30th August 2008. The
sale was brought forward due to the Blue Tongue restrictions coming
up to the Scottish Borders on the 1st September.
There was a good show
of cattle comprising of Continentals, Bluegrey, Galloway and Angus.
There was a full ringside of buyers from Scotland and England resulting
in a very brisk trade through out the whole of the sale.
Top price of the day was a Charolais bullock at £950
from T Bell & Son, Clement Leazes and purchased by D Megahy,
Selkirk. There was a very good show of Limousin cattle from W H & D
A Gass, Nunscleugh who sold to a top of £905 for a Limousin
bullock to D M Dickinson, Brockwoodlees. They also sold a top pen
of bullocks at £900 to Neil Brand, Fife. Belgian Blues to £720
from G & A Scott, Summerhill and purchased by W & W Faulder,
Houghton House. Included in the sale was a very good show of Bluegrey
cattle with the top price of £685 from A Murray & Sons,
Sewing Shields, Haydon Bridge and purchased by J Alder. The top Galloway
was from Messrs Graham & Son, Thomasdene selling at £575
to J Alder.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
STORE BULLOCKS
Belgian Blue £720 Summerhill, £640 Laverhay, £590
Hawkshole.
Charolais £950 Clement Leazes, £910 The Nook, £825
High Parkfoot.
Limousin £900, £885, £880, £875 Nunscleugh, £860
Gibstown, £855 Trough Head
Angus £660 Roanstree, £650, £645 Westwinds, £645
Eden Farm
Simmental £635 Braehead, £550 Eden Farm
Friesian £630 Roanstree, £555 Hethermill, £550
Eden Farm
Blue Grey £685 Sewing Shields, £650, £645 Farney
Shields, £620 Underwood, £610 Farneyshield
Galloway £575 Thomasdene
STORE HEIFERS
Simmental £550 Cobble Hall
Belgian Blue £805 Hawkshole, £700 D’Mainholm, £690
Ladyhousesteads
Charolais £910 The Nook, £805 Hawkshole, £790, £730
The Nook
Limousin £905, £870, £860, £795 Nunscleugh, £790
Waltonwoodhead & Slealands
Blue Grey £630 Whiteknowe
Angus £640 Stonehouse, £520 Roanstree, £465 Stonehouse
STORE
BULLS
Charolais £730 The Nook
Angus £405 Birchtimberhill
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