Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had a catalogue sale of 141 store cattle on Tuesday 12th September 2017 which saw weathered cattle slightly harder to cash, but best sorts were a good trade and young 7-10 month old cattle very dear.

The sale topped at £1,180 for an Angus bullock sold by B & K Sloan, Stainton House. Charolais bullocks to £1,150 from CJ & BA Thompson, Edenbanks with British Blue heifers peaking at £1,090 shown by J Irving & Son, The Stubb.

Next sale in a fortnight, Tuesday 26^th September.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:

Bullocks:

Angus £1,180 Stainton House, £860 Inch Farm.

Charolais £1,150 Edenbanks, £995 (x2) Greystoke Castle, £950 Potholm, £885, £825 (x2), £815 (x2) East Buccleuch.

British Blue £1,110, £1,050 (x4), £950 (x2) The Stubb.

Limousin £1,100 Hazelgill, £1,090 Potholm, £1,060 (x2) Hazelgill, £1,050 Standingstone Rigg, £980 Cumstone, £925 Potholm.

Hereford £1,100 (x2) Stainton House, £685 North Howes.

Simmental £1,065 Stainton House.

Luing £865 Greystoke Castle, £790 (x4) Hollows Farm.

Blonde £790 High Ladore.

Heifers:

British Blue £1,090, £1,080 (x2), £1,000, £990 (x4) The Stubb.

Charolais £990 (x2), £940 Greystoke Castle, £860 (x4) Potholm, £780 Kimmeter Green.

Limousin £940 (x2) Ladyhousesteads & Standingstone Rigg, £910 Hazelgill.

Angus £800, £795 Wickerthwaite, £760 Cavaghan Gardens, £710 Kimmeter Green, £700 Inch Farm.

BREEDING CATTLE

25 cows with calves were forward and saw older weathered cows a tad easier but younger cows met a good trade. The sale toped at £1,620 from A&E Park, Harley Rigg for a British Blue cow with Shorthorn bull calf.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:

British Blue cow with bull calf - £1,620 Harleyrigg, £1,400 Snab Farm.

British Blue cow with heifer calf - £1,480, £1,400 Harleyrigg, £1,400 (x2) Snab Farm, £1,320, £1,300 Harleyrigg.

Simmental cow with heifer calf ­- £1,450, £1,300 Harleyrigg.

Limousin cow with heifer calf - £1,400 Snab Farm, £1,380 Harleyrigg.

Limousin cow with bull calf – £1,320, £1,100 (x2) Snab Farm.