Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of 123 store cattle and suckler calves on Tuesday 31st January 2017.

Trade did not disappoint upholding recent weeks high prices. Many more could have been sold to a busy ringside of buyers. The sale topped at £1,100 for a pair of Beef Shorthorn bullocks sold by T S Brass, Espland. Limousin’s peaked the female section at £1,075 and £1,070 both from J Common & Son, Crossdykes Farm.

PRINCIPLE PRICES:

STORE CATTLE:

Bullocks:

Shorthorn £1,100 (x2), £1,090 (x2) Espland, £700 (x2) Greenley Cleugh.

Saler £1,080 Espland.

Angus £1,070 (x2), £1,030 (x2) Gibstown, £1,050 Potholm, £850 (x2) Smallholms, £810 (x2) Birneyknowe, £790 (x3) Smallholms, £770 Whitehill.

Stabiliser £1,060 Espland.

British Blue £1,055 (x2), £995 (x3), £960 Westwinds, £945, £810 Snab, £805 Kimmeter Green.

Charolais £1,035 Potholm, £1,000 (x3) Shankbridge End, £890 Potholm, £860 Smallholms.

Limousin £950 (x2) Potholm, £940 Greenburn, £810 Snab. 

Hereford £875 Snab. 

Heifers:

Limousin £1,075, £1,070 Crossdykes, £840 (x3) Whitehill.

Charolais £935 (x2) Potholm, £920 (x2) Underwoodhouse, £880 (x2) Shankbridge End, £870 (x2) Underwoodhouse.

Angus £770 Greenburn, £650 Snab, £560 (x2), £545 (x9) Birneyknowe.

Bulls:

Limousin £565 Shaw Cottage South, £555 Waterhead of Dryfe.

Simmental £555, £535 Waterhead of Dryfe.

BREEDING CATTLE:

Shorthorn cow with British Blue bull calf - £1,060 Midtodhills.

Angus Incalf cow - £1,000 The Nook.