Longtown Annual Hill Bred Suckler Calf Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their Annual Hill Bred Suckler Calf Sale together with Store Cattle on Saturday 19th October 2019. A mixed entry was presented to a busy ring of buyers which saw quality lots sell well.

The sale topped at £910 twice, firstly for the 2^nd prize Limousin bullock from N Calvert & Son, Greensburn, West Hall then for a pen of Beef Shorthorn bulls from J Hepburn & Co., North House, Hawick.

The pre sale show was kindly sponsored by Dodd & Co and ably judged by Mr William Miller, High Aketon, Wigton. After much deliberation the championship was awarded to a black British Blue x heifer shown by A A Roskell & Partners, Laverhay, Moffat, which later sold for £870 to the judge.

Reserve champion was received by Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill, Alston for their first prize Limousin bullock, which sold for £800 to T Faulder, Houghton.

PRIZE LIST:

Limousin bullock: 1^st – Wanwood Hill - £800, 2^nd – Greensburn - £910, 3^rd – Wanwood Hill - £770

Limousin heifer: 1^st – Wanwood Hill - £770, 2^nd – Wanwood Hill - £760, 3^rd – Wanwood Hill - £760

Any other bullock: 1^st – Laverhay - £720

Any other heifer: 1^st – Laverhay - £870, 2^nd – Laverhay - £830, 3^rd – Highfield Moor - £660

PRINCIPAL PRICES:

BULLOCKS:

Lim - £910, £840 Greensburn, £820 Holme House, £800 Wanwood Hill.

AA - £900, £830 (x3) Border Rigg, £820 Spadeadam.

Char - £740 Temple House.

Sim - £740 Holme House.

BB - £720 Laverhay.

BG - £670 Chapel of Logan.

HEIFERS: 

BB - £870 (x2), £830 Laverhay.

Char - £780, £670 (x2) Greenburn, £660 Highfield Moor.

Lim - £770 Dumbretton, £770, £760 (x2), £705 (x3) Wanwood Hill.

BULLS:

BSH - £910 (x3), £890 (x3), £870 (x3) North House.

Char - £880 (x5), £780 (x3), £740 (x4), £720, £710 (x4) Greenburn.

Lim - £840, £800 (x3) Greenburn.

AA - £800 Greenburn.