Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

An excellent catalogue entry of 311 store cattle and suckler calves at our Summer Show & Sale on Tuesday 16th August 2016 at C&D Auction Marts Ltd.

A wonderful show of cattle were a real credit to all vendors involved. Trade was on fire with a full ring of local and distant buyers, many new faces around the ringside and more cattle are needed to satisfy the growing demand at Longtown. The sale was topped at £1,315 for a marvellous Limousin heifer shown by A&A Ewing, Dumbretton, with bullocks peaking at £1,240 for Angus from E A Dodd, Roanstree.

Outwith the sale was a show which was kindly sponsored by Dodd & Co., and judging was ably carried out by Mr J Little. The champion ticket was awarded to DH & JM Murray, The Throp for a Limousin bullock which went on to realise £1,160.

TOP VENDOR AVERAGES:

Dodd, Roanstree - £1,156

Ferguson, Sandbed - £1,112

Ewing, Dumbretton - £1,111

Graham, Holme House - £1,110

Devonport Farms - £1,095

Murray, Throp - £1,057

Storey, Tinnis Hall - £1,049

Vaughan, High Dovecote - £1,045

Davidson, Bellfield - £1,023

STORE CATTLE PRINCIPAL PRICES:-

Bullocks

Angus £1,240, £1,220 (x2) Roanstree, £1,000 (x5) The Green & Beckfoot, £990 Beckfoot, £930 Kimmiter Green, £910 (x4), £865 (x4) The Green, £850 (x3) Smallholms.

Limousin £1,165 (x2) Nether Albie, £1,160, £1,140 The Throp, £1,125 Holme House, £1,100 Tinnishall, £1,090 Holme House, £1,060 Newby Farm, £1,040 Tinnishall, £1,030 Blackelaw, £1,015 (x3) Tinnishall. 

British Blue £1,130 (x2) Blakelaw, £1,125 (x4) Sandbed, £1,115, £1,110 (x2) Blakelaw, £1,100 (x4) Sandbed, £960 Hazelgill.

Simmental £1,115 Holme House, £1,070 (x5), £1,035 (x4), £1,005 (x2) High Dovecote, £990 (x2) Wanwood Hill.

Charolais £1,070 (x2), £1,060 (x4), £990 (x2), £960 Bellfield, £955 Nether Albie.  

Black & White £945 Roanstree, £610 The Green.

Lincoln Red £740, £585 Conhess.

Heifers

Limousin £1,315 Dumbretton, £1,250 Newby Farm, £1,110 (x3) Tinnishall, £1,105 Dumbretton, £1,100 (x2) The Throp, £1,070 Greensburn, £1,050 The Throp, £1,040 (x3) Harper Hill, £1,000 The Throp.

British Blue £1,040 Blakelaw, £830 Hazelgill, £825 Longrow. 

Charolais £1,000 (x2) Wanwood Hill, £970 (x2) Bellfield, £935 (x2) Mossband Hall, £850 Maidencots.

Simmental £900, £840, £830 Blindhillbush, £825 Maidencots, £815, £800 Blindhillbush.  

Angus £900, £820 Beckfoot, £810 (x4) Border Rigg, £805 Beckfoot, £770 Maidencots, £730 Border Rigg.

Bulls

Limousin £1,190, £1,160, £1,060, £1,020 Dumbretton.

BREEDING CATTLE PRINCIPAL PRICES:  

British Blue heifer and bull calf £1,500, £1,400, £1,250, £1,200 (x2) Blindhillbush.

British Blue heifer and heifer calf £1,480, £1,380, £1,320, £1,300, £1,280, £1,250 Blindhillbush.

British Blue cow and heifer calf £1,450 Hightown.

Angus cow and heifer calf £1,210 Mallsgate.

Limousin incalf heifer £1,200 Hightown.

Angus cow and bull calf £1,180 Mallsgate.

Luing heifer and heifer calf £1,120 Tushielaw.

Limousin cow and heifer calf £1,050 Border Rigg.