The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
73 prime cattle, 9 over thirty month cattle, 4,945 prime
hoggs, 3 prime lambs and 3,800 cast ewes & rams at their weekly
sale at Longtown on Thursday 21st April, 2011.
Another big show of
prime cattle met a brisk trade throughout. Top price of 203.5p for
a Limousin heifer from A Irving, Toppin Castle purchased by Jewitt
Meat Wholesalers. Mr. Irving sold 3 heifers to average 197.4p. Belgian
Blue heifers topped at 197.5p from GP & E
A Coates, Beckhall. Mr. Coates run of heifers averaged 190.2p. Limousin
bullocks topped at 192.5p twice from JW Vevers, High Stenries & R
Neill, Uppertinwald.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin – 192.5p High Stenries & Upper Tinwald, 191.5p Dashwellgreen & Houghton
House, 190.5p Uppertinwald, 188.5p Houghton House, 187.5p Dashwellgreen
and The Gill.
Charolais – 173.5p High Stenries, 164.5p Sceughdyke
Heifers
Limousin – 203.5p Toppin Castle, 199.5p Dashwellgreen, 198.5p
Dashwellgreen & Hallburn, 194.5p Toppin Castle, 191.5p Dashwellgreen.
Charolais – 185.5p High Stenries, 174.5p Wickethorn & Hallburn
British Blue – 197.5p Beckhall, 183.5p Beckhall, 174.5p Brydekirk
Mains
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Limousin – £391.25 The Gill, £1370.33 Houghton House, £1369.23
Houghton House, £1326.20 Dashwellgreen
Charolais - £1299.83 Sceughdyke. £1231.85 High Stenries
Heifers
Charolais – £1195.33 Wickethorn, £1131.55 High Stenries
Limousin – £1109.08, £1079.48, £1060.03 Toppin
Castle, £1027.85, £1011 Wickethorn
A poor show of OTM’s met a buoyant trade. Top was 150.5p & 130.5p
for Limousin steers from T Watson & Sons, High Floweryhirst.
PRINCIPAL
PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin steers - 150.5p, 130.5p High Floweryhirst
Galloway heifers - 124.5p Smithsteads
Galloway cows – 100.5p Milnholm, 91.5p Smithsteads
Angus cows – 100p Westhouse
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin steers – £857.85 High Floweryhirst
The first prime lambs of the season were forward with Texels to £121.50
from Wyseby Hill Cottage and to 266p per kilo for Suffolks from Patties
Hill.
A grand show of prime hoggs were forward and as other centres
were short of numbers, more hoggs could have been sold to advantage.
The sale averaged 238p per kilo. More sheep 40kg plus with good flesh
are constantly required. Top price per kilo was 299p for Texels from
RN Scott, West Meiklethwaite. Top price per head was for Texels at £141.50
from M/s Smith, Crumhaughhill, others to £132.50 Cardewlees, £130
Gapshield; Suffolks £119.50 Bridgegate, £119.20 Dyke, £117.50
Dyke & Brownfield; Cheviot £119.50 High Knells, £116.20
Land, £114.50 Commonside; Bleu de Maines £119.50 Middle
Farm; Charollais £123.50, £119.50 Church Street, £115.50
Newfield; Greyface £114.50 Dunjop, £111.50 Maidencoates & Brownfield, £110.50
Maidencoates & Newington; Leicesters £104.50 Castle Nook,
Blackface £111.50, £109.50 Smalmstown, £106.50
Blackburn; North Country Cheviot £117.50 Maidencoates, £114.20
Gateside, £112.50 Maidencoates; Swaledale £99.80 Westernburnhope, £96.50
Williamston, £95.50 Sanders Close; Herdwicks £91.50 Sundhope;
Jacobs £91.50 Newington; Beltex £127.50 Brownhouse, £125.50
Sorbie, £118.50 Fountainbleu; Leicesters £106.5p High
Creoch, £105.50 Blackhamilton.
Lightweight hoggs to £116.50
for Texels from Colinton, £89.80
Dunjop; Suffolks £86.20 Sockbridge Hall, £79.80 Tinnis
Hall; Cheviot £88.50 Stubbyknowe, £86.50 Bloch, £86.20
Shawfoot; Charollais £80.80 Coatgate; Greyface £87.50
Maidencoates, £79.50 Coatgate; Cheviot Mule £76.20 Colmslie
Hill; Blackface £83.50 Dunjop, £81.80 Dykehead, £79.80
Cleuchhead; North Country Cheviot £79.20 Hayside, £64.80
Clackmae; Swaledale £77.80 Prior Rigg, £67.50 Howburn;
Herdwicks £72.50 Sundhope; Jacob £50 Horsecrook; Shetland £80.50
Sundhope; Dorset £70 Northdeanhead.
A grand show of cast ewes
and rams were forward to a full ring of buyers. Trade remained buoyant
especially for good lean selling ewes with fat and plain being slightly
easier. Sale topped at £158.50
for Charollais ewes from Roadside; £144.50 Roadside, £138.50
Severs; Suffolks £146.50 Roadside, £142.50 Coatgate,
Fountainbleu & Maidencoates; Texel £149.50 Church Street & Roadside, £147.50
Coatgate & Severs, £146.50 Eastside & Roadside; Bleu
de Maine £128.50 Sunnycroft; Rouge £134.50 Gateside;
Halfbred £126.50 Eastside; Greyface £122.50 Hollows Mill, £116.50
Eastside & Netheronsett; Cheviot Mule £128.50 Gateside, £120.50
Colmslie Hill, £119.50 Southgate; Leicesters £124.50
Blackhamilton, £122.50 Maidencoates, £114.50 Blackhamilton;
North Country Cheviot £128.50 Allanshaws & Barndaclaven, £120.50
Dodgsonstown; Beltex £138.50 Patties Hill, £116.50 Allanshaws, £110.50
Newton; Leicester £102.50 Howburn, £98.50 Williamston;
Lleyn £99.50 Blackhamilton, £86.50 East Farm; Zwartbles £102.50
Kirkbeck, £93.50 Stackbrae; Oxford £99.50 Fountainbleu;
Dorset £96.50 Coatgate; Romney Marsh £97.50 East Farm;
Milk Sheel £128.50 Poolfield.
Light ewes to £112.50 for
Cheviots from Southgate, £86.50
Newington & Allfornaught; Blackfaces £90.50 Whitchester, £88.50
Roadside, £84.50 Peela Hill; Swaledale £87.50 Knells, £84.50
Stackbrae, £82.50 Midtodhills; Herdwick £72.50 Mattside, £69.50
Doveden, £66.50 Stackbrae; Jacob £59.50 Pasture House;
Shetland £56.50 Bluefield & Stackbraes.
Rams to £148.50
for Leicesters from Westgate, £100.50
Lowclosegill; Suffolks £144.50 Albierigg, £130.50 Clackmae;
Cheviot £82.50 Southgate, £78.50 Eastside; Texels £146.50
Roadside, £138.50 Roadside; Bleu de Maine £126.50 Hillside;
Charollais £142.50 Westgate; Blackface £99.50 Peela Hill, £80.50
Fountainbleu; North Country Cheviot £116.50 Whitechapel; Swaledale £76.50
Southgate; Herdwick £74.50 Newfield; Jacob £80.50 Horsecrook;
Beltex £108.50 Bluefield; Lleyn £94.50 Fountainbleu;
Zwartbles £90.50 Mid Harrietsfield; Oxford £96.50 Eastside;
Wensleydale £114.50 Church Street.
Averages
Steers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 163.5p (163.5p)
Heavy to 192.5p (175.1p)
Heifers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 199.5p (173.4p)
Heavy to 203.5p (173.8p)
Young bulls to -------p (151.9p)
Hoggs
Light to 253.0p (229.7p)
Standard to 280.0p (233.0p)
Medium to 299.0p (240.7p)
Heavy to 266.0p (222.6p)
Shlgs to 212.0p (200.1p)
Lambs
Light to 266.0p (266.1p)
Standard to 264.0p (253.7p)
Ewes
Light to £112.50 (£57.20)
Heavy to £158.50 (£108.20)
Cast Rams £144.50 (£96.44)
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