The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
57 prime cattle, 2 young bulls, 67 OTM cattle, 5,712 prime lambs and
4,395 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday
11th December, 2008.
Overall the clean cattle lacked quality kinds and were dearer on
the week. Limousin heifers from J & J & D Taylor, Englishtown
sold to a top of 170.5p ; Belgian Blues to 166.5p from Messrs Hewitt,
Cardewlees.
Limousin bullocks to 169.5p from Hallburn, others to 166.5p
The Gill & Hallburn,
165.5p Cardewlees; Belgian Blues 168.5p Hallburn.
Young bulls to 163.5p
for a Limousin from Southlambhill.
More OTM cattle were on offer with
more buyers present with all classes dearer on the week. Limousin
cows to 124.5p Broomhills, 120.5p Nunscleugh, 115.5p Low Dunasherry,
112.5p High Floweryhirst; Blondes 118.5p, 111.5p Blackhouse; Simmentals
108.5p Langholm Farms; Angus 108.5p Syntonparkhead; Shorthorn 109.5p
Kilberry; Charolais 107.5p Slapness; Highland 82.5p Kilberry; Galloway
113.5p, 93.5p Langholm Farms; Holstein 99.5p Southlambhill. Limousin
OTM heifers to 103.5p High Floweryhirst; Shetland OTM bullocks to £852 & £804
Caraview.
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A larger show of lambs sold to the usual ring of buyers. The 3823
lambs over 36kg averaged 124.7p and the 1889 lambs under 36kg averaged
118.4p. The overall average was 123.1p. The sale was topped at £81.50
for Texel lambs from Waterloo and to 167p for Beltex from Naddle.
Other Texels to £73.20 Nunscleugh, £72.50 Waterloo & Dashwellgreen;
Suffolks £67.80 Becton Hall, £66.20 Aimshaugh, £64.20
Sceughdyke; Cheviots £54.20 Clerkhill, £50.20 Tushielaw, £48.80
Naddle; Charollais £64.80 Aldermanseat, £64.20, £59.80
Dashwellgreen, £58.20 Sceughdyke; Halfbreds £47.80 Westfield;
Greyfaces £60.50 Wanwood Hill, £55.80 Reaygarth, £55.20
Sceughdyke, £54.20 Minsca; Cheviot Mules £50.80, £46.20
Philiphaugh, £42.80 Tushielaw; Blackface £55.20 Bush
of Ewes, £51.80 Wanwood Hill, £50.80 Northdeanhead; North
Country Cheviot £65.50 Whiteknowe, £57.80 Philiphaugh, £56.80, £54.80
Whiteknowe; Swaledale £50.80 Aimshaugh & Bullshill, £46.80
Bullshill; Jacobs £44.80 Hollands; Beltex £70 D’Mainholm, £64.50, £63.50
Naddle, £51.80 Glendearg; Leicesters £55.50 Nookton;
Lleyn £46.20 High Dovecote; Oxfords £45.80 Guards.
Lightweight
lambs to £49.80 for Greyfaces from Hardenm £43.80
D’Mainholm; Suffolks £44.80 Acreknowe, £43.20 Jerriestown;
Cheviots £47.20 Naddle, £39.80 Tushielaw; Texels £47.20
Copperthorns, £45.20 Jerriestown & Killean & North
Gillbank; Cheviot Mules £40.20 Dinley; Blackfaces £45.20
Bush of Ewes, £43.10 Haystown; North Country Cheviots £42.80
Copperthorns, £42.20, £41.80 Dinley; Swaledales £37.80
Bullshill, £35.80 Sunday Sight; Herdwicks £43.20 Swainsteads;
Beltex £44.20 D’Mainholm; Lleyns £44.20 High Dovecote.
Another
large show of ewes met a great trade with a full ring of buyers ensuring
trade was sharper on the week. The sale was topped at £76.50
for Texel ewes from The Birches, £74.50 Ballyrobert, £72.50
Maxton House; Suffolks £61.50 Colmslie Hill, £58.50 The
Birches, £57.50 Ballyrobert, £56.50 Bonnington; Bleu
de Maines £67.50 Derwent; Charollais £59.50 The Birches, £52.50
Ballyrobert; Halfbreds £51.50 Allfornaught; Greyfaces £52.50
Whitrighill, £50.50 Brisco Hill & Blunderfield West; Cheviot
Mules £51.50 Colmslie Hill; Leicesters £59.50 Whitcastles, £58.50
Lythmore Farm, £56.50 Colmslie Hill; North Country Cheviots £63.50, £62.50, £60.50
Lythmore; Zwartbles £50.50 Colmslie Hill.
Lightweight ewes to £48.50
for Blackfaces from Brownleazes, £41.50
West Nubbock; Cheviots £41.50 Allfornaught, £38.50 Oakwood
Mill; Swaledales £33.50 Blunderfield West & Kelmore Hills £31.50
Hammershields; Herdwicks £25.50 Kelmore Hills.
Rams to £65.60 for Leicesters
from Roachburn, £62.50
Geltsdale; Suffolk £58.50 Raehills, £56.50 Brownleazes;
Cheviot £43.50 Newlands; Texels £61.50, £59.50
Raehills, £58.50 Nether Kidston; Charollais £58.50, £57.50
Raehills; Greyface £57.50, £54.50 East Mains; Blackfaces £37.50
Mossfennan, £35.50 Silloans; North Country Cheviot £36.50
Todholes; Beulah £40 Whitcastle.
Averages:
Steers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 165.5p (154.4p)
Heavy to 169.5p (156.0p)
Heifers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 147.5p (144.2p)
Heavy to 170.5p (154.3p)
Young Beef Bulls to 163.5p (156.6p)
Lambs
Light to 135.0p (114.7p)
Standard to 167.0p (122.7p)
Medium to 165.0p (125.0p)
Heavy to 151.0p (125.1p)
O/Weight 148.0p (117.1p)
Ewes
Light to £48.50 (£25.70)
Heavy to £76.50 (£39.40)
Cast Rams to £65.50 (£42.35)
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