Longtown Store Cattle Sale Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc held their Special January Sale of Store Cattle, Suckler Calves and Breeding Cattle at Longtown on Tuesday 21st January 2014. 

Store Cattle Ring

STORE CATTLE

An increased number of store cattle sold saw the averages a shade up on the year with a full ring of buyers ensuring vendors were happy with returns.  Top price to £1,270 for a Limousin bullock shown by J.A. & D. Forster, Gillalees, with British Blue Bullocks selling to £1,250 (x5) from A. & J.N. Story, Newbiggin.  Limousin Heifers sold to £1,180 also from Messrs Story, Newbiggin.

Principal Prices:
Bullocks

Limousin - £1,270 Gillalees, £1,240 (x2), £1,230 Nunscleugh, £1,175 Newbiggin, £1,160 (x3) Nunscleugh, £1,150 (x3), £1,130 (x2) Gillalees, £1,120 (x4) Newbiggin, £1,120 Edenbanks, £1,090 (x2) Mossband House, £1,090 Stonehall, £1,070 Howard House, £1,040 The Throp, £1,035 Howard House, £1,020 Nunscleugh, £1,010 (x3) Newbiggin, £1,010 Howard House.

British Blue - £1,250 (x5), £1,175 Newbiggin, £890 Mossband House.

Charolais - £1,200, £1,010 (x2) High Parkfoot, £1,010 Archerbeck, £1,000 (x3) High Parkfoot, £1,000 Archerbeck and Cumcrook, £960 (x3) High Parkfoot, £960 (x2) Cumcrook, £960 Potholm, £955 (x2) Shankbridge End, £955 Archerbeck, £925 (x2) Potholm.

Saler - £1,160 (x3), £1,155 (x3) Gillalees.

Simmental - £1,080 (x2) High Dovecote, £1,000 Cumcrook, £980 Gillalees, £925 (x2) Potholm.

Angus - £840 (x2) Potholm, £790 (x2) Laverhay.

Shorthorn - £840, £800 Laverhay.

Friesian - £700 Underwoodhouse.

Heifers

Limousin - £1,180 Newbiggin, £1,160 (x3), £1,100 (x5) Nunscleugh, £1,090 (x3), £1,080 Newbiggin, £1,080 The Ash, £1,070 Howard House, £1,065 The Ash, £1,050 (x3) Nunscleugh, £1,050 North House, Gillalees and Dumbretton, £980 The Ash, £970 Edenbanks and The Ash, £965 Wanwood Hill, £960 Gillalees.

Charolais - £1,140, £1,100, £1,050 (x2) High Parkfoot, £1,050 (x2) Cumcrook, £1,005 High Parkfoot, £980 (x2) Cumcrook, £960 High Parkfoot, £930 Shankbridge End, £920 (x2) Potholm, £900 (x2) Cumcrook and Potholm.

British Blue - £1,100, £1,090 Newbiggin, £1,070 (x2), £1,040 (x3), £1,010, £960, £950, £900 Netherton, £880 Middlebie Rigg.

Simmental - £990 (x2) Howden, £950, £885 (x2), £875 North House.

Angus - £840 Potholm, £830 Laverhay, £800 (x3) Underwoodhouse and Archerbeck.

Bulls

Charolais - £985 (x3) North House.

BREEDING CATTLE

Breeding cattle met a flying trade with the highlight of the sale the part dispersal from G. McGimpsey & Co., D’Mainholm, whose run of British Blue & Limousin cows and Heiferswith Limousin calves at foot averaged £1,822.86 and topped at £2,200 for a Limousin heifer with Limousin bull calf.

Principal Prices:

Limousin cow with bull calf - £2,200 D’Mainholm, £1,220 North Park.

British Blue cow with bull calf - £1,650, £1,620, £1,300 D’Mainholm.

Angus cow with bull calf - £1,260, £1,100 North Park.

British Blue cow with heifer calf - £2,050 D’Mainholm.

Limousin cow with heifer calf - £1,800, £1,550 D’Mainholm.

Angus cow with heifer calf - £1,220, £1,150, £1,000 (x2) North Park.

Shorthorn cow with heifer calf - £1,020 North Park.

Limousin heifer with bull calf - £2,250, £2,000, £1,650 D’Mainholm.

British Blue heifer with bull calf - £1,800 D’Mainholm.

Limousin heifer with heifer calf - £2,050, £1,800 D’Mainholm.

British Blue heifer with heifer calf - £1,800 D’Mainholm.

Angus in calf heifer - £900 (x2), £880 North Park.

Hereford in calf heifer - £820 (x2) North Park.