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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their fortnightly
sale of store cattle at Longtown on Tuesday
16th August, 2011.
A
catalogue entry of 275 store cattle and suckler calves plus around
30 unentered cattle met a buoyant trade with the sale average being
up £185 on the year.
Prices peaked at £1,120 for Angus
bullocks from Mr E.A. Dodd, Roanstree with heifers to £1,000
for British Blue from J.H. Robinson & Son, Redgatehead.
PRINCIPAL PRICES
Store Bullocks
Angus - £1,120 Roanstree, £800 Borthwick Brae, £770, £765
(x2) Dinley.
British Blue - £955, £860 Union Road, £820 How
Farm, £770 Haggistone Holm, £755 Pates Hill.
Blue Grey - £950 (x3), £920 (x2), £870 (x2) Sewing
Shields.
Limousin - £920 Edenbanks, £875 Plankey Mill, £855
(x2) Nickies Hill, £835 Ryehills, £810 (x5) Sutton Close, £810
Holme House.
Charolais - £905, £850, £820 Nether Albie, £790
(x2) Borthwick Brae, £760 Ryehills, £735, £720
Nether Albie.
Friesian - £885 (x2) Roanstree, £860 (x2), £830(x5) £820
(x5) How Farm.
Galloway - £855 Sewing Shields, £755 Nickies Hill.
Simmental - £755 (x3) Campingholm.
Blonde d’Aquitaine - £750 Plankey Mill.
Store Heifers
British Blue - £1,000 Redgate Head, £940 Sutton Close.
Limousin - £980, £960, £910 Redgate Head, £890
Edenbanks, £890 (x7) Mossband Hall.
Charolais - £895 (x4) Sutton Close, £870 Nether Albie, £845
(x2) High Dovecote, £760 (x3) Ryehill Park.
Angus - £825 West Craigs.
Simmental - £740 (x2) West Craigs.
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