10/04/08
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
93 prime cattle, 8 young bulls, 18 OTM cattle, 5,850 prime hoggs
and 3,663 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown
on Thursday 10th April, 2008.
A full ringside of buyers saw prime cattle a very fast trade
easily maintaining recent high rates. Top price of 170.5p for
a Limousin heifer from J. Crichton, Loughrigg Farm, purchased
by W. Kirkup Butchers, Longtown, 159.5p Dashwellgreen, 157.5p
Hallburn, 155.5p Dashwellgreen and Houghton House; Belgian Blue
165.5p Bloan Farm, 165.5p, 163.5p Hallburn, 161.5p Gardrum, 154.5p
Beckhall, Bloan Farm and Gardrum; Charolais 152.5p, 144.5p Fenton
Farm. Top gross heifer to £994.18 Bloan Farm. Limousin
bullocks to 167.5p from J. & N. Blaylock & Son, Hallburn
to M. Wharton, Butcher, Wigton, 164.5p The Gill, 163.5p Hallburn,
162.5p Dashwellgreen and The Gill, 162.5p (x2) Houghton House;
Belgian Blue 166.5p The Gill, 165.5p Hallburn, 158.5p Haining
House, 155.5p (x2), 149.5p Hallburn; Charolais 153.5p Hallburn,
147.5p, 145.5p Sceughdyke. Top gross bullock £1,172.90
Haining House.
Young bulls met a flying trade, selling to 156.5p for a Limousin
from D. & L. Graham, South Lambhill, 148.5p South Lambhill,
144.5p Sceughdyke; Simmental 143.5p Sceughdyke; Friesian 122.5p
Harelawhole.
Over Thirty Month cattle again met a fast trade, selling to
133.5p and 131.5p for Limousin bullocks from J. Watret, Burnside.
Friesian heifers to 114.5p, 102.5p Hethermill. Limousin cows
to 107.5p Becton Hall, 105.5p Roachburn; Friesian 99.5p Brisco
Hill, 90.5p Harelawhole, 89.5p Brisco Hill.
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With 5,850 prime hoggs forward to the usual ring of buyers averaged
144.9p per kilo overall. A top price of 187.6p per kilo was realised
for Texels from Messrs MacTaggart and to £86.50 per head
for Texels from Messrs Bell, Mossband Hall. Good quality well
fleshed lambs in all categories were easily sold and in short
supply. North Country Cheviot £83.50 MacTaggart; Hill Cheviot £82.50
Naddle Farm; Suffolk cross £80.50 Sceughdyke and Demesne;
Greyface £74.50 Sceughdyke; Blackface £74.20 Smalmstown;
Lleyn £70.50 South Bowerhouses; Charollais £69.20
Naddle Farm; Wensleydale £59.80 Colter Coats; Beltex £56.80
Naddle; Half Bred £54.20 Haithwaite; Leicester £60
Whitedyke; Herdwick £50 Rowhead; Swaledale £46.80
Kirkhaugh.
The lightweight hoggets were a mixed show with many store type
hoggs best suited to a store sale forward. Well fleshed hoggets
were easily sold. Beltex £62.50 Redbanks; Cheviot £56.50
Newtown; Blackface £54.80 Yett; Texel £52.80 Beechcroft;
Suffolk £48.80 Beechcroft; Greyface £47.20 Nunscleugh;
Lleyn £43.50 Yett; North Country Cheviot £42.20 Greenfield;
Herdwick £40.20 Rowhead; Shetland £40 Redbanks; Zwartbles £38.80
Tushielaw; Swaledale £36 Naddle.
The 3,663 cast ewes and rams were another good show, although
bidding was sharper trade was cheaper to average £44.91
overall. Top price of £82.50 for Texel cross ewes from
Crailloch Farm, £79.50 Bardnaclavea; Suffolk £81.50
Pentland View; Suffolk cross £74.50 Ballyclare; Beltex £70
Winterhope; Charollais £68.50 East Mains; Half Bred £66.50
Ford Mill; Leicester £66.50 High Greenhill, £64.50
Nunscleugh;North Country Cheviot £66.50 Bardnaclavea; Greyface £60
High Dubwath; Zwartbles £52.50 Mallsgate. Hill ewes to £49.50
for Cheviots from Rose Farm and Langholm Mill; Blackface £44.50
Graystale, £41.50 Railway Rd, £39.50 East Mains;
Swaledale £44.50 Sunnyside, £42.50 Gallowberry; Kendal
Rough £33.50 Mallsgate; Herdwick £28.50 Butterdales.
Rams to £80.50 for a Suffolk from Holm Farm; Texel £78.50
Ford Mill; Charollais £78 Winterhope; North Country Cheviot £74.50
Railway Rd; Leicester £66.50 Westhills; Hill Cheviot £65
Winterhope; Beltex £60 Winterhope; Lleyn £49.50 Westhills;
Blackface £32.50 Barnakill; Swaledale £28.50 East
Mains.
Steers
Light to 150.5p (150.5p)
Medium to 153.5p (139.6p)
Heavy to 167.5p (149.8p)
Heifers
Light to -------p (-------p)
Medium to 159.5p (148.1p)
Heavy to 170.5p (142.5p)
Young Beef Bulls to 156.5p (138.6p)
Hoggs
Light to 165.0p (125.3p)
Standard to 178.5p (141.6p)
Medium to 187.6p (154.5p)
Heavy to 176.5p (142.3p)
Shearlings to 132.8p ( 85.0p)
Ewes
Light to £49.50 (£28.67)
Heavy to £82.50 (£50.48)
Cast Rams £80.50 (£53.23)
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