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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 127 Store
Cattle and 74 Breeding Cattle at their fortnightly sale at Longtown
on Tuesday 24th May, 2011.
A good show of grazing cattle forward
saw keen bidders ensuring trade upheld recent high rates and topped
at £855 and £840
for British Blue heifers from J.B. & T.A. Thompson, Horsegills.
A
catalogue entry of 74 Breeding Cattle forward met a brisk trade throughout.
A packed ring of buyers saw prices peak at £1,950
for a British Blue heifer with Limousin calf from Mrs D.E. Smith,
Mossfoot, others £1,900 from Mr D. Kemp, Derwent House.
PRINCIPAL
PRICES
Bullocks
Charolais - £795, £750 (x2) Shankbridge End.
Limousin - £795, £740 Albierigg, £710 (x7) Dargarvel.
Shorthorn - £715 (x5), £705 (x3) Minsca.
Saler - £595 (x4) Gillalees.
Heifers
British Blue - £855, £840 Horsegills.
Limousin - £810 Braehead, £800, £710 (x2) Nickies
Hill.
Galloway - £780 Nickies Hill.
Angus - £750 Horsegills.
Bulls
Limousin - £825 (x2) Harelaw Hill, £650 (x3), £600
(x3) Campingholm.
Charolais - £660 Harelaw Hill.
Shorthorn - £630 (x2) Minsca.
Breeding Cattle
British Blue Heifer with Bull Calf - £1,950 Mossfoot, £1,900
Derwent House.
Simmental Heifer with Bull Calf - £1,700 Howden.
Angus Heifer with Bull Calf - £1,220 Raeburnhead.
British Blue Heifer with Heifer Calf - £1,880 Mossfoot.
Simmental Heifer with Heifer Calf - £1,650 Standing Stone Rigg, £1,450
Howden.
Limousin Heifer with Heifer Calf - £1,400 Derwent House.
Angus Cow with Bull Calf - £1,280, £1,200 Cleugh Head.
Angus Cow with Heifer Calf - £1,150, £1,100 Cleugh Head.
Angus Cow with Bull Calf - £1,280, £1,200 Cleugh Head.
Limousin Cow in calf - £1,000, £880 Branteth.
British Blue Cow in calf - £1,000 Branteth.
Limousin Bulling Heifers - £920 (x2), £880 (x2) Parcelstown.
British Blue Bulling Heifers - £900, £870 (x2) Parcelstown.
Angus Bulling Heifers - £860 Parcelstown.
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