Longtown Native-Breed Breeding Cattle Sale Report

The sale of Native-Breed breeding cattle at Longtown on Monday 11th October 2021 opened with an entry of 38 Pedigree Beef Shorthorns. 

Lot 3 Beef Shorthorn Cow and Calf from TA Jackson sold for 2000

These were topped at £2,000 for a 2012 cow, Roadway Flossy Bess 26th with a heifer calf by Dunsyre Horatio and in calf to Burnside Elite.  From T.A Jackson, Headlind Shorthorns, Lanark; these sold to Future Livestock, Inverkip.  Alan Jackson sold other cows, with bull calves at foot at £1,950 and £1,850.

Lot 2 Beef Shorthorn Cow and Calf from TA Jackson sold for 1950

A show of unserved Beef Shorthorn heifers saw the 1st prize heifer from Mike and Joanne Souter's Jodame herd from Marwood, Barnard Castle sell for £1,700.  Jodame Pamela by Lowther Factor, she sold to Mr A.M.T. Mason, Catton, Lancaster.   The 2nd prize heifer, by a Sowerbyparks sire and also from Messrs Souter took £1,500 from Messrs Wade, Sabden, Clitheroe.

Lot 15 Champion Heifer from Messrs Souter sold for 1700

Pedigree Shorthorn cows with calves at foot averaged £1,710 and unserved heifers of all ages averaged £926.

Champion presentation with judge George Somerville

Shorthorn cross in calf heifers sold to £1,450, Castletown and £1,350, Gibbs Hill with cross cows to £1,350, Abbots Reading and £1,150, Stockdale Farm.

A quality group of Belted Galloways from Messrs Robson, Castlefield, Ivegill topped at £1,500 for the 2017 born Castlefield Oregano with a heifer calf at foot, purchased by Graham Tutton, Leapsrigg.  Belted Galloway cows with calves averaged £1,187 with unserved Beltie heifers selling to £800, twice.

Bulls were led by an Aberdeen Angus from Messrs Steel, Lessonhall which sold for £2,300.

Judge George Somerville