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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their fortnightly
sale of store cattle at Longtown on Tuesday
30th August, 2011.
A
mixed show of quality met the dearest trade seen yet and more numbers
required to fill the buyers demands. Limousin heifers topped the
sale at £1,040 from Mr G.W. Dinnin, Nether Albie with Limousin
bullocks to £930 from J.H. Robinson & Son, Redgatehead.
Breeding
cattle sold to a top of £2,000 for a Charolais bull
from Vernon Farm.
PRINCIPAL PRICES
Store Bullocks
Limousin - £930 Redgate Head, £920 Nether Albie, £920
(x2) Wickerthwaite.
British Blue - £890, £870, £855, £820 Redgate
Head, £795 Laverhay.
Angus - £870 Wickerthwaite.
Friesian - £790 (x8) How Farm.
Charolais - £760, £750 Underwoodhouse.
Hereford - £735 (x2) West Craigs.
Store Heifers
Limousin - £1,040, £945, £870 Nether Albie, £720
Redgate Head.
British Blue - £970, £950 Redgate Head.
Angus - £850 (x3), £740 Raeburnhead.
Charolais - £845 Nether Albie, £800 (x3) Underwoodhouse.
Gelbvieh - £765, £690 Wickerthwaite.
Store Bulls
Limousin - £800 (x2), £640 (x4) Lochmailing.
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