The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had a catalogue
entry of 528 head at their Spring Kirkcambeck sale at Longtown on
Tuesday 2nd April, 2013.
The sale saw some smaller grazing cattle a shade easier, but on
the whole a satisfactory trade was had.
The sale was topped at £1355
for a Charolais bullock shown by D & Y Wilson, Plumpe Farm, with
others to £1300 and £1205 (x6) from the same home. Heifers
sold to £1330 for Charolais and Angus also from Messrs Wilson,
whose run of 90 cattle averaged £1084.56.
Galloway bullocks
sold to £950 (x3) from JW Forster & Sons,
Smithsteads and Bluegreys to £990 (x2), £910 (x5) shown
by JJ & JM Sanders, Bavington Hill Head.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
BULLOCKS
Charolais - £1355, £1300, £1205, £1190, £1155, £1060, £1050, £1040
Plumpe, £910 Smithsteads, £865 Carlenrig.
Shorthorn - £580, £480 Devonshire Rise, £435 Stonehouse
Park
Friesian - £1085, £895 Roanstree
Limousin - £1065 Greenside Lodge, £960 Plumpe, £955
The Ash, £935 Englishtown, £915, £910 Plumpe
Galloway - £950 Smithsteads, £865 Barron House, £860
Henrys Hill, £835 Ryehill Park, £790 Terrona, £780
The Mark & Henrys Hill, £720 Ryehill Park
Bluegrey - £990, £910, £890, £800, £780
Bavington Hill Head, £530, £510 High Thorneyburn
British Blue - £1240, £1170, £1120, £940
Plumpe
Aberdeen Angus - £1290, £1220, £1170, £1120, £1090
Plumpe, £980 The Mark, £880 Plumpe
Luing - £985 John Higgs, £720, £680 Commonside
Saler - £900 The Mark
Highland - £930 Allfornaught
HEIFERS
Charolais - £1330, £1270, £1170, £1140, £1080, £1050, £1010, £960, £850
Plumpe
Simmental - £890, £885, £850, £720 Bavington
Hill Head
Limousin - £1155, £1115 Plumpe, £1095 Edenbanks, £1070
Plumpe, £1050 Plumpe, £975, £895 Ryehills, £830
Ryehill Park, £815 Englishtown
Galloway - £950 Greenside Lodge, £760 Nethertown, £650
Ryehill Park
Bluegrey - £580 Old Irvine, £560 Stonehouse Park, £505, £500
Old Irvine
British Blue - £1050, £935 Plumpe
Shorthorn - £570 Nethertown
Aberdeen Angus - £1330, £1030 Plumpe
Luing - £890 John Higgs
