Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report
C & D Auction Marts Limited had forward a catalogue entry of 185 Store Cattle & 87 Breeding Cattle at their annual sale on Tuesday 11th October 2016.
Store cattle saw trade follow national trend with top quality cattle still in demand. The sale was topped at £1,130 for a British Blue heifer sold by TW & AM Moscrop & Son, Ryeclose. Bullocks sold to £1,090 for a British Blue sold by Devonport Farms, Blakelaw.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
BULLOCKS
British Blue - £1,090, £1,070 Blakelaw, £1,020, £840 (x2) The Stubb, £835 (x2) Tinnis Hall.
Limousin - £1,080 (x3) Woodslee, £960 Tinnishall, £950 Lads Lodge & Blakelaw, £925, £915 Tinnishall, £900, £890 (x2) Nirvana.
Angus - £930, £800 Lads Lodge
Friesian - £820 (x2) Hethermill.
Saler - £780 (x2) Lads Lodge.
Shorthorn - £670 (x2) Lanehead.
Holstein - £425 (x6), £400 (x6) Kings Cottage.
HEIFERS
British Blue - £1,130 Ryeclose, £1,105 Blakelaw, £1,030 (x3) The Stubb, £1,020 Blakelaw, £980 The Stubb, £910 Milnholm, £900 Blakelaw & The Stubb, £870 Ryeclose.
Limousin - £1,020 (x4) Ryeclose, £1,000 (x5) Townfoot, £1000, £990 (x2) Ryeclose, £970 Townfoot & Ryeclose, £920 (x2), £900 (x2) Ryeclose.
Charolais - £1,020 (x3) Townfoot, £920, £870, £825 Kimmeter Green.
Angus - £940 The Stubb, £920 (x4) Roanstree, £780 Kimmeter Green.
Blonde - £750 Tinnishall.
BULLS
Charolais - £800 Underwoodhouse.
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their Autumn sale of beef breeding cattle, where a catalogue entry of 87 sold to extreme rates. The sale topped at £2,000 for a Limousin heifer with a Limousin heifer calf. British Blue heifers sold to £1,700 from Mr Stuart Lake, Abbeymoss. Limousin cows sold to £1,700 from EJ Underwood, Haggistone Holm. The highlight of the sale was the dispersal from TD Barker & Co., Old Irvine, Canonbie, whose run of hill Simmental and Blue Grey cows with Simmental calves topped at £1,700, £1,650, £1,550, £1,500 for the Simmental cows and the Blue Grey’s topped at £1,150 and £1,100.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
Limousin heifer with bull calf- £2,000 Slealands.
Simmental cow with bull calf - £1,700, £1,650, £1,550, £1,500, £1,380, £1,300, £1,200, £1,150 Old Irvine.
Limousin cow with heifer calf - £1,700, £1,300 Haggistone Holm.
British Blue heifer with bull calf - £1,700 Abbeymoss.
Angus heifer with heifer calf - £1,620 Slealands.
Saler cow with bull calf - £1,500, £1,420 South Milton.
Simmental cow with heifer calf - £1,450, £1,220, £1,200, £1,150, £1,020 Old Irvine.
Limousin heifer in calf - £1,200 Bruntons Hill, £1,200, £1,100 Haggistone Holm.
Limousin cow with bull calf - £1,200 Eastfield of Wiston.
Limousin bulling heifer - £1,190 (x2), £1,140 Fellend, £1,080, £1,065 Haggistone Holm, £1,010 (x2) Fellend.
Blue Grey cow with heifer calf - £1,180 South Milton, £1,080 Old Irvine, £1,050 South Milton, £850 Old Irvine.
Blue Grey cow with bull calf - £1,150, £1,100 Old Irvine, £1,100 South Milton, £1,000, £980, £920 Old Irvine.
Simmental bull - £1,020 Old Irvine.
Angus bulling heifer - £960 (x3) Mains.
Angus heifer in calf - £950, £800 Bruntons Hill.
British Blue bulling heifer - £800 Westwinds.
Simmental cow in calf - £720 (x2) Old Irvine.