Longtown Store Cattle Sale Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward a good entry of 300 store cattle and suckler calves, plus 30 unentered cattle at their show & sale on Tuesday 13th May, 2014.

Best quality sold well with the rest a shade harder to cash due to the falling prime prices. 

Champion beast from Messrs Blair, Dodgsonstown

The judging was carried out by Mr David Dickinson who awarded The Championship to a Limousin steer shown by T.V. Blair & Son, Dodgsonstown, which later realised £1,000 purchased by the judge.

Geoffrey Blair (consignor of the champion) with David Dickinson (judge)

The reserve went to Messrs A. & A. Ewing, Dumbretton for a Limousin heifer selling to £940, also bought by Messrs Dickinson.

The top price of the day was £1,110 twice for Limousin Heifers, firstly from Messrs N. Calvert & Son, Greensburn, then from S. Phillips, Netherhill.  Angus Bullocks sold to £1,090 from Messrs J.A. & E. Dinwoodie, Archerbeck.

Principal Prices:-

Bullocks

Aberdeen Angus £1,090, £1,050 (x3) Archerbeck, £980 (x2), £950 Smallholms, £910 Redgatehead, £905 Borthaugh.

British Blue £1,060 Dodgsonstown, £890 (x2) Redgatehead, £860 Howard House, £640 Longrow.

Limousin £1,060 Holme House, £1,040 Netherhill, £1,000 Dodgsonstown, £990 Howard House, £950 Mossband Hall, £940 Dodgsonstown, £930 (x2) Gillalees, £925 Howard House, £915 The Nook (Bendle), £900 Greensburn.

Charolais £1,050, £1,035 The Nook (Forster), £1,020 Shankbridge End, £1,015 Bellfield, £980 (x2), £975 (x2) Shankbridge End, £935 Bellfield, £920 (x2) The Nook (Forster).

Simmental £975 Archerbeck, £695 (x2), £640 (x2), £610 (x3) Old Irvine.

Saler £825, £805 Kilnstown.

Hereford £790 Smallholms.

Friesian £750 The Nook (Bendle).

Blue Grey £580 (x4), £530 (x6) Old Irvine

Heifers

Limousin £1,110 Greensburn and Netherhill, £1,080 (x2) The Nook (Bendle), £1,060 Netherhill, £1,020 Holme House, £960 (x4) Southwoodhead, £940 Dumbretton.

Charolais £935 (x2) Mossband Hall, £895, £890 (x2) The Nook (Forster), £880 (x2) Bellfield, £860 The Nook (Forster), £815 Gillalees.

Angus £850 (x2) Archerbeck, £765, £660 Smallholms, £615 (x2) The Coach House.

Blonde d’Aquitaine £790, £725 Borthaugh.

British Blue £750 Longrow.

Bulls

Limousin £875, £760 (x2) Dumbretton.

Bulling Heifers sold well and topped at £1,100 (x5) for British Blue shown by Messrs D. & Y. Wilson, Plumpe Farm.

Principal Prices:-

British Blue £1,100 (x5), £1,050 (x3), £1,040 (x2, £1,020 Plumpe, £1,010 (x2) Meinbank.