Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

At Longtown on Tuesday 13th October 2020, C & D Auction Marts held a sale of pedigree Shorthorn and other breeding cattle. 

The dispersal of the Wardfield Herd for Robert Bartley of Lancaster attracted buyers from as afar afield as Aberdeen and Banff and topped at 1,800 gns for Harper Lia 6th, a Ballylinney Jack heifer with a young calf at foot.  She was purchased by Messrs Howey, Broomiebank, Gordon. 

At 1,700gns, Wardfield sold Ballylinney Blythesome Lia 10th, a 2011 cow with heifer calf, bought by Meikle Whitriggs Farms, Corrie.

Other cows and heifers with calves at foot sold to 1,550 gns, Wardfield; 1,520gns, Ryden and 1,500gns (twice), Shawhill and averaged £1,585. 

Maiden heifers made up to 1,500gns for Shawhill Rosebud Naomi which went to T. Fairfax, Mindrum.

Store cattle were an improved entry and continued to sell at recent rates with the sale topping at £940 for Angus heifers from CT & J Wigham & Sons, Hethermill, Kirkliton, others to £900 from TF & FM Benson, Wickerthwaite, Roweltown. Hereford heifers to £870 from Hewson Bros., Jerriestown, Blackford. Friesian bullocks to £925 from Hethermill with Limousins selling to £870 from Brieredge, Bellingham.