The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had a catalogue
entry of 679 Store Cattle and Suckler Calves at their Special Sale
at Longtown on Tuesday 28th February, 2012.
Cattle from W.H. & D.M.
Gass, Nunscleugh, Bewcastle
A fantastic trade was
met throughout with the sale average being £193.42
up on the same sale last year. Many buyers went home empty handed
and more could have been sold.
Prices peaked at £1,370 for
a British Blue bullock from G.P. & E.A. Coates, Beckhall, this
being a new centre record. Heifers topped at £1,250 for a Charolais
from W. & A. Forster, The Nook.
PRINCIPAL PRICES
Store Bullocks
British Blue - £1,370, £1,325 Beckhall, £1,160, £1,105
(x2) Gibstown, £1,050 Newbiggin and Archerbeck, £1,040, £980, £970
Newbiggin, £965 (x2) Bidlake.
Charolais - £1,230 (x2), £1,190 (x3) The Nook, £1,155
Archerbeck, £1,150 Cumcrook, £1,135 (x2) Archerbeck, £1,120
The Nook, £1,100 Shankbridge End, £1,090 High Parkfoot, £1,080
The Nook, £1,075 (x3) Shankbridge End, £1,070 (x4) Greystock
Castle, £1,070 (x2) The Nook, £1,060 Archerbeck, £1,005
Greystoke Castle, £1,000 Enzieholm, £990 (x2) Shankbridge
End, £985 Home Farm and Greystoke Castle.
Limousin - £1,185 The Ash, £1,150 Dodgsonstown, £1,150
(x3), £1,145 Slealands, £1,140 Lynnshield, £1,130
(x3), £1,120 (x3) Nunscleugh, £1,120 The Ash, £1,110
(x9), £1,100 (x4) Nunscleugh, £1,100 Gallowberry, £1,100
(x4) Brampton Fell, £1,080 (x2) Lynnshield, £1,080 Upperburnmouth, £1,070
Gallowberry, Nunscleugh, Slealands and Upperburnmouth, £1,070
(x2) Dodgsonstown, £1,050 (x2) Newbiggin, £1,050 Dodgsonstown, £1,045
Greensburn, £1,040 Newbiggin, Gallowberry and The Ash, £1,030
(x2) Nunscleugh.
Angus - £1,095 (x3) High Plains, £1,080, £1,070
Enzieholm, £1,020 (x2) Lynnshield, £975 Enzieholm, £960
Borthwick Mains, £925 The Barns.
Simmental - £1,090 (x3), £1,040, £1,000 Archerbeck.
Bazadaise - £1,020 Newbiggin.
Friesian - £1,010 (x2) Roanstree, £750 (x10) Stonehouse, £730
Garthside.
Saler - £900 (x5) Moss Side.
Store Heifers
Charolais - £1,250 The Nook, £1,105 High Parkfoot, £1,055
Enzieholm, £1,050 (x2) High Parkfoot, £1,025 (x3), £1,000
(x2) The Nook, £995 (x5), £990 (x8) Greystoke Castle, £990
Cumcrook, £985 The Nook, £970 Newbiggin, The Nook and
Moss Side, £940 Shankbridge End, £935 (x3) Greystoke
Castle, £910 Enzieholm.
Limousin - £1,230 The Ash, £1,150 Dumbretton, £1,080
(x4) Nunscleugh, £1,070 D’Mainholm, £1,040 Newbiggin, £1,000
(x3), £980 (x3) Nunscleugh, £975 Dodgsonstown, £965
Newbiggin and Redgate Head, £955 Staffler, £950 (x2)
Newbiggin, £950 (x2) Nunscleugh, £950 Dumbretton.
British Blue - £1,090, £1,070, £1,050 (x2), £985, £970
Newbiggin, £955, £950 Redgate Head, £930 Bidlake, £905
Gibstown, £905 (x2) Newbiggin.
Simmental - £1,055, £890, £840 Archerbeck.
Angus - £945 (x4) Lynnshield, £915 (x2) Enzieholm.
Store
Bulls
Charolais - £1,250 The Nook, £665 Borthwick Mains.
Limousin - £825 Braehead, £770 Borthwick Mains.
British Blue - £690 (x2) Borthwick Mains.
Angus - £655 (x2) Borthwick Mains.
Breeding Cattle
Friesian Cow with twin bull calves - £1,800 The Stubb.
Angus breeding bull - £1,600, £1,400 Parkneuk.
