The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 134 store
cattle at their fortnightly sale at Longtown on Tuesday
2nd February, 2010.
More grass cattle were on offer saw an outstanding trade and
with plenty of keen bidders in attendance double the numbers could
have been sold to vendors advantage. Top price of the day of £860
for British Blue bullocks from J.H. Robinson & Son, Redgate Head,
with Limousin heifers to £825
from A. & A. Ewing, Dumbretton.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
STORE BULLOCKS
British Blue £860, £770 Redgate Head, £680 Nether
Albie.
Limousin £825, £820 West Winds, £810 (x2) Raeburnhead, £800
Redgate Head, £780 West Winds, £770 Dumbretton.
Charolais £825 (x5 at 10 months) Shankbridge End, £730
(x2 at 8 months), £655 (x4 at 7 months) Borthwick Brae.
Simmental £810, £800 Braehead, £750 Redgate Head, £715
(x2) Braehead.
Angus £750 (x2) Raeburnhead, £665 (x4) Spadeadam.
Blonde d’Aquitaine £700 (x2) Nether Albie, £600 (x3
at 8 months) Hepplehill.
Dairy Shorthorn £600 (x2) Lanehead.
STORE HEIFERS
Limousin £825, £795 Dumbretton, £675 (x2), £670
(x4) Mossthorn.
British Blue £780 (x2) Redgate Head, £570 (x2 at 7 months)
Halfway House.
Charolais £580, £540 (x2 at 6 months), £520 (x3 at
6 months) Borthwick Brae.
Blonde d’Aquitaine £530 Nether Albie.
STORE BULLS
Limousin £615, £580 (x3) Murtholm.
Angus £615 (x4) Murtholm.
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