The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
          76 prime cattle, 0 young bulls, 11 over thirty
          month cattle, 6,421 prime lambs and 6,853 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
          Longtown on Thursday 1st December, 2011. 
           
          A total of 19 cattle were on display at the Christmas Show & Sale
          of prime cattle, where the Judge Mr Daniel Kemp cast his eye over them
          and awarded the Championship to a Limousin heifer shown by Messrs J.W.
          Vevers, High Stenries which later realised 240p (£1,296) and
          was purchased by local butchers W. Kirkup & Sons, Longtown.  
          
            
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              | Overall Champion Beast -  from
                J W Vevers, High Stenries | 
             
           
          The
            reserve ticket was awarded to W.H. & M. Sisson & Sons, Fenton
            Farm for a Limousin steer selling at 216p to W. Kirkup & Sons,
            Butchers, Silloth Shop. 
         
          
            
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              | Reserve overall Champion Beast
                - from Messrs Sissons & Sons, Fenton Farm | 
             
           
          Also awarded was the cup for The Best British
            Beast which was given to a Galloway steer shown by A. Carruthers & Sons,
            Peela Hill, which went on to realise 218p purchased by W. Kirkup & Sons,
            Longtown. 
          
            
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              | Best British Breed from A
                Carruthers & Sons, Peela Hill | 
             
           
          We would like to thank The Judge Mr Daniel Kemp, The Sponsors
            Jobsons Animal Health and a special prize donated by Nutrivet CF
            for the Champion and Reserve, also to the vendors who have supported
            the Show and to everyone supporting us each week. 
          Prize List 
          CHAMPION: Limousin Heifer from Messrs J W Vevers, High Stenries,
            240p to W Kirkup & Sons, Longtown 
          RESERVE CHAMPION: Limousin Steer from WH & M Sisson & Sons,
            Fenton, 216p to W Kirkup & Sons, Silloth 
               
            LIMOUSIN STEER: 
            1st - WH & M Sisson & Sons, Fenton (Reserve Champion) 
            2nd - Messrs R Neill, Upper Tinwald, 215.5p, W Kirkup & Sons,
            Longtown 
               
            CHAROLAIS STEER: 
            1st - Messrs T Armstrong & Sons, Sceughdyke, 196.5p, W Kirkup & Sons,
            Longtown 
               
            ANY OTHER CONTINENTAL STEER: 
            1st - WH & M Sisson, Fenton, 213.5p, W Kirkup & Sons, Longtown 
   
            ANY OTHER CONTINENTAL HEIFER: 
            1st - D J Garthwaite & Son, Wyseby Hill Cottage, 209.5p, Megahy,
            Gordon 
               
            ANY BRITISH BREED STEER/HEIFER: 
            1st - A Carruthers & Son, Peela Hill, 218p, W Kirkup & Sons,
            Longtown 
            2nd - Mr P J Armstrong, High Moat, 195.5p, W Kirkup & Sons, Longtown 
   
            LIMOUSIN HEIFER: 
            1st - Messrs J W Vevers, High Stenries (Champion) 
            2nd - D J Garthwaite & Son, Wyseby Hill Cottage, 207.5p, Border
            Meats, Lockerbie 
               
            CHAROLAIS HEIFER: 
            1st - Messrs J W Vevers, High Stenries, 226.5p, S.McGimpsey, Thorns 
            2nd - Messrs T Armstrong & Sons, Sceughdyke, 208.5p, Border Meats,
            Lockerbie 
           
             
            PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO) 
            Bullocks 
            Galloway – 218p Peela Hill, 198.5p Summerhill, 196.5p Spoutbank,
            194.5p Summerhill, 188.5p Spoutbank. 
            Limousin – 216p Fenton Farm, 215.5p Upper Tinwald, 211.5p Brydekirk
            Mains, 210.5p, 208.5p Dashwell Green, 208.5p Beckhall, 207.5p, 205.5p
            The Gill, 198.5p Bleatarn and Sceughdyke, 195.5p Sceughdyke, 194.5p
            Dashwell Green. 
            British Blue – 214.5p The Lake, 213.5p Fenton Farm. 
            Simmental – 200.5p Dashwell Green. 
            Charolais – 196.5p Sceughdyke. 
            Shorthorn – 195.5p High Moat. 
          Heifers 
            Limousin –  240p High Stenries, 218.5p Upper Tinwald and Hallburn,
            214.5p Swaites, 213.5p Yett Farm, 211.5p, 209.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage,
            207.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 199.5p Hallburn, 198.5p Low Hallburn and
            Brydekirk Mains, 194.5p Houghton House. 
            Charolais – 226.5p High Stenries, 212.5p Brydekirk Mains, 210.5p,
            208.5p Sceughdyke, 196.5p Hallburn, 190.5p Sceughdyke. 
            Bazadaise – 199.5p, 195.5p Houghton House. 
          PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER
            HEAD) 
            Bullocks 
            Limousin –  £1,400 The Gill, £1,378 Dashwell Green, £1,369
            Sceughdyke, £1,368 Upper Tinwald, £1,360 Fenton Farm, £1,344
            Dashwell Green, £1,319 Sceughdyke. 
            British Blue – £1,377 Fenton Farm. 
            Charolais – £1,326 Sceughdyke. 
          Heifers 
            Charolais – £1,378, £1,313 Sceughdyke, £1,200
            High Stenries. 
            Limousin –  £1,296 High Stenries, £1,256 Upper Tinwald, £1,215
            Wyseby Hill Cottage. 
               
            OTM’s were very short of numbers selling to a top of 137.5p Englishtown. 
          PRINCIPAL
            PRICES (PER KILO) 
            Limousin – 137.5p Englishtown, 111.5p Roachburn. 
            Friesian – 119.5p Becton Hall, 111.5p Roanstree. 
          PRINCIPAL PRICES
            (PER HEAD) 
            Friesian – £1,039 Becton Hall, £903 Roanstree. 
            Limousin – £990 Englishtown. 
          
          
          Another outstanding show of 6,421 prime lambs sold to a full ring
            of buyers, resulting in the best average seen this week and for some
            time. The whole sale averaged 212.1p per kilo, with the SQQ weight
            range averaging and excellent 214.2p per kilo.  
          Today we held our
            Annual Xmas Show and Sale which saw an entry of 42 pens of ten. Judging
            was ably carried out by Mr Andrew Dawson, Sedburgh, who made an excellent
            job and awarded the Championship to regular, longtime customers,
            Messrs Cavers, Sorbie, Langholm for a pen of ten Beltex scaling 44kilos
            and realising £150 (341p
            per kilo) to Mr J. Tucker.  
          
            
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              | Overall Champion sheep from
                Messrs Cavers, Sorbie | 
             
           
          The reserve champions went to a pen of
            superb Texel lambs from Messrs Whiteford, Tercrosset, which scaled
            at 50 kilos and realised £130 (260p per kilo) also to Mr J.
            Tucker. 
          
            
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              | Reserve Overall Champion Sheep
                from Messrs Whiteford Tercrosset | 
             
           
          Other awards & prices:- 
            Texel lambs – 1st Tercrosset, £130 to J. Tucker, 2nd
            Walton Woodhead, £108 to J. Tucker. 
            Beltex lambs – 1st Sorbie, £150 to J. Tucker, 2nd Albierigg, £129
            to J. Tucker. 
            Continental lambs – 1st High Stenries, £106 to Dunbia,
            2nd The Gass, £99 to S. Stoddart. 
            Suffolk lambs – 1st Beeches, £106.50 to J. Tucker, 2nd
            Beeches, £102 to R. Booth. 
            North of England Mules – 1st Spoutbank, £91.50 to Messrs
            Griffith, 2nd Spoutbank, £91.50 to Mr Pickstock. 
            Scotch Mules – 1st Kirkhouse, £95.80 to M. Lomax, 2nd
            Old Police House, £91.50 to Dunbia. 
            North Country Cheviots – 1st Naddle, £83.80 to R.J. Vevers,
            2nd The Gass, £77.50 to Dunbia. 
            South Country Cheviots – 1st Sorbie, £97.50 to J. Tucker,
            2nd Sorbie, £86.50 to J. Tucker. 
            Blackface – 1st Boreland, £95.50 to J. Tucker, 2nd Sorbie, £90.80
            to M. Lomax. 
            Swaledale – 1st Coldshield, £77.80 to M. Lomax. 
               
            Outwith the show, the sale was topped at 296p per kilo for Beltex
            from Kinning Hall and to £118.50 per head for Suffolks from
            Sykehead, others £114.50, £113.50 Sykehead, £108.50
            Sceughdyke and Beeches; Texel £117.50 Bardnaclaven, £113.50
            Slamptonhill, £110.50 The Wynd; Leicester £106.50 High
            Edges Green, £99.50 Nunscleugh, £90.50 New Hall; Charollais £106.50
            Broughton Mains; Cheviot Mule £102.80 West Whatten, £93.50
            Playfair Farms; Greyface £101.50 Kirkhouse, £99.50 Sceughdyke;
            Dorset £99.50 Guards; North Country Cheviot £98.50 Glencroft, £95.80
            Wicketthorn, £94.50 Glencroft; Blackface £95.50 Boreland, £94.50
            Westloch, £90.80 Sorbie; Charollais £95.50 Slamptonhill;
            Half Bred £93.80 Dodgsonstown; Hill Cheviot £92.50 Kirkhouse, £89.80
            Bardnaclaven; Zwartbles £88.50 Newington; Oxford £87.80
            Dyke; Bleu d’Maine £81.80 Achreamie; Swaledale £77.80
            Coldshield, £76.80 Greystoke Castle, £72.50 Williamston;
            Easycare £73.80 East Fortissat. 
          Lightweight lambs sold to a
            top of £100.50 for Beltex from
            Kinning Hall; Texel £84.50 Nether Brotherstone, £79.80
            Skelfhill, £75.50 Stackbraes; Blackface £78.80 Cramalt, £77.80
            Meggethead, £72.80 Pitland Hills; North Country Cheviot £77.80
            Naddle Farm, £77.50 Gass Farm; Hill Cheviot £77.50 Byers
            Farm, £73.50 Mainside; Greyface £74.80 Low Tirfergus, £67.50
            Rosgill Hall; Suffolk £72.50 Coshogle, £68.80 The Bank
            Farm; Half Bred £68 Dodgsonstown; Swaledale £65.50, £58.50
            Williamston; Herdwick £61.50 Westhill; Shetland £56.50
            Tarnside House. 
          Another excellent show of 6,853 cast ewes & rams were
            forward to the usual ring of buyers, heavy ewes maintained recent
            high rates but Hill ewes, Blackface, Swaledale and Cheviots were £4
            up on the week with lean ewes realising the largest lift.  
          The sale was
            topped at £138.50 for heavy Texels from Severs, £137.50
            Roadside, £134.50 Nether Brotherstone, £132.50 Roadside, £130.50
            Little Galla, £128.50 Cambwell, Netherplace and Kirkton; Suffolk £130.50
            Lowes Fell and Severs, £122.50 Alton and Riddle Cottage, £118.50
            Cardew Hall, £117.50 Severs; North Country Cheviot £121.50
            Carruthers, £114.50 Westhill, £112.50 Glencroft; Charollais £118.50, £106.50
            Severs; Leicester £114.50 Lowes Fell, £108.50 Barnshangan;
            Half Bred £112.50 Fontanbleau; Bleu d’Maine £112.50
            Roadside; Roussin £98.50 Cambwell; Greyface £97.50 Arnmannoch, £97.50
            Trecoy, £93.50 Newbigging; Cheviot Mule £97.50 Clackmae, £89.50
            Murtholm; Beltex £90.50 Hallum; Zwartbles £90.50 Crofthead. 
           Hill ewes to £89.50 for Cheviots from Sornfallow, £87.50
            Alton, £85.50 Mainside and Nether Brotherstone; Blackface £86.50
            Alton, £83.50 Lowes Fell and Brackenthwaite; Jacob £77.50
            Tarnside House, £72.50 Newbigging; Easycare £76.50 East
            Fortissat, £75.50 Godscroft; Kerry Hill £69.50 Fellview
            Farm; Swaledale £68.50 Stotsfold, £66.50 Spital Shields
            and Brydekirk Mains; Lleyn £67.50 Chipknowe, £66.50 Marygate, £65.50
            Windshiel; Herdwick £67.50, £55.50 Westhill, £53.50
            The Bank Farm; Kendal Rough £55.50 Haithwaite; Shetland £42.50
            Hallum, £37.50 The Bank Farm. 
          Rams to £134.50 for a Leicester
            from High Edges Green, £122.50
            Westhill, £113.50 Spital Shields; Texel £128.50 Nether
            Brotherstone, £114.50 Severs, £112.50 Roadside and Severs;
            Rouge £118.50 Severs; Charollais £116.50 Severs, £106.50
            Westhill; North Country Cheviot £116.50 Bardnaclaven; Suffolk £116.50
            Severs, £112.50 Roadside, £110.50 Clackmae; Oxford £113.50
            Guards Farm; Hill Cheviot £96.50 Marygate, £95.50 Dinley;
            Blackface £88.50 Westhill, £83.50 Cara View; Easycare £84.50
            Godscroft, £78.50 East Fortissat; Swaledale £79.50 High
            Edges Green. 
          Goats to £72.50 Campingholm. 
               
              Averages: 
          Steers  
            Light to -------p (-------p) 
            Medium to 218.0p (199.6p) 
            Heavy to 216.0p (196.6p) 
          Heifers  
            Light to -------p (-------p) 
            Medium to 214.5p (192.6p) 
            Heavy to 240.0p (195.6p) 
          Young bulls -------p (-------p) 
          Lambs  
            Light to 239.0p (208.1p) 
            Standard to 296.0p (216.1p) 
            Medium to 341.0p (213.7p) 
            Heavy to 263.0p (202.7p) 
            O/weight to 210.0p (198.3p) 
          Ewes  
            Light to                          £89.50
            (£60.15) 
            Heavy to            £138.50 (£87.15) 
          Cast Rams                 £134.50 (£81.05) 
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