Last updated at 10:18, Thursday, 02 August 2012

THE Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 54 prime cattle, 8 young bulls, 37 OTM cattle, 4,646 prime lambs and 5,306 cast ewes and rams at the weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday, July 26.

Prime cattle were an improved show of quality and saw trade a little sharper with the sale topped at 225.5p and 224.5p (twice) for Limousin bullocks from A & W J Taylor & Son, Dashwell Green. Charolais heifers topped at 218.5p from J W Vevers, High Stenries, Limousin heifers to 216.5p from J F & S J MacDonald, Ladyhousesteads.

Principal prices (per kilo). Bullocks: Limousin 225.5p, 224.5p (x2) Dashwell Green, 218.5p Slealands, 217.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 216.5p, 215.5p Dashwell Green, 214.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 212.5p Dashwell Green, 212.5p The Gill, 210.5p, 208.5p Dashwell Green, 201.5p Houghton House, Fenton Farm and Becton Hall, 200.5p The Gill. British Blue 216.5p Dashwell Green. Charolais 212.5p Dashwell Green. Saler 204.5p Nether Onsett.

Heifers: Charolais 218.5p High Stenries, 214.5p Hallburn and Upper Tinwald, 213.5p Hallburn, 207.5p High Stenries, 202.5p High Stenries. Limousin 216.5p Ladyhousesteads, 211.5p Upper Tinwald, 207.5p High Stenries and Slealands, 201.5p Sceughdyke. British Blue 209.5p Ladyhousesteads.

Principal prices (per head). Bullocks: Charolais £1,551 Dashwell Green. British Blue £1,472 Dashwell Green. Limousin £1,469, £1,424 Wyseby Hill Cottage, £1,390 Houghton House.

Heifers: Charolais £1,319 Upper Tinwald, £1,136, £1,123 High Stenries. Limousin £1,223 Ladyhousesteads, £1,216 Upper Tinwald. British Blue £1,194 Ladyhousesteads.

Young bulls were a good trade again but more numbers required. Top of 216.5p twice, firstly for a Limousin from J Jardine, Yett Farm and also for a British Blue from J Retson & Son, Gardrum.

Principal prices (per kilo). Limousin 216.5p Yett Farm, 202.5p Gardrum. British Blue 216.5p Gardrum. Blonde d’Aquitaine 197.5p Yett Farm. Shorthorn 182.5p, 172.5p Minsca Farm.

The 37 OTM cattle were a better show and saw plain cows cheaper but meat cows good to sell. Top price of 179.5p for a Limousin from K W Coulthard & Partners, Low Hallburn.

Principal prices (per kilo). Limousin 179.5p Low Hallburn, 151.5p, 149.5p Aimshaugh, 149.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 144.5p, 143.5p Nunscleugh, 142.5p, 137.5p Upper Tinwald, 136.5p Harehill. British Blue 147.5p Sceughdyke, 140.5p, 139.5p Greensburn. Angus 139.5p Waughslea. Friesian 128.5p Peterscrook, 125.5p Riddings.

Principal prices (per head): British Blue £1,268 Sceughdyke, £920, £885 Greensburn. Limousin £1,128 Aimshaugh, £1,040 Nunscleugh, £960 Low Hallburn, £955 Harehill, £941 Aimshaugh, £926 Wyseby Hill Cottage, £904 Nunscleugh, £848 Harehill. Angus £969 Waughslea, £947 Harehill. Friesian £899 Peterscrook, £872 Riddings.

A much larger show of 4,646 prime lambs averaged 201.4p per kilo, well in line with this week’s trading as more numbers come forward. More heavyweight lambs (44 kilos+) required. Top of 228p per kilo for Texels from Oswie and to £110.50 per head for Texels from Kilnfordcroft and High Stenries, £109.50 Tonehall, £107.50 Baltier; Suffolk £104.50 Bardnaclaven and Oswie, £99.80 Tonehall, £99.50 The Croft; Charollais £95.20 Moss Side, £90.20, £87.80 Winshield; Beltex £90.80 Hilltop; Greyface £86.80 Stoneriggs, £85.20 Nunscleugh, £79.80 Harelawhill; Half Bred £83.80 Adderston Shiels, £77.80 Earlside; Hill Cheviot £82.80 Chapel Farm; Cheviot Mule £80.20 Crossdykes, £74.80 The Cooms; Oxford £79.80, £78.80 Guards; North Country Cheviot £79.80 Riggshield, £78.80 High Moat; Kerry £73.80 Riggshield; Swaledale £69.80 Stoneriggs, £68.50 Coach House; Blackface £69.80 Chapel House.

Also included in the sale was a show and sale of Suffolk Lambs on behalf of the Suffolk Sheep Society. The show was in pens of 10 and was judged by Haig Murray, Dunbia, who awarded the championship to a pen from Messrs J & K Fell, Staffler, which scaled at 47 kilos realising £96.80 to M Lomax. Second prize went to T Armstrong & Sons, Sceughdyke, scaling 45 kilos and realising £94.80 to M Bowe with third prize to Messrs Lumley, Newbiggin, weighing 45 kilos and selling at £86.80 to M Lomax.

An excellent show of 5,306 cast ewes, rams and hoggets was forward to the usual ring of buyers with trade £7-£8 back on the week, especially for big ewes. Good lean selling ewes remain in demand. Good fleshed hill ewes and plain ewes were easily sold. Tups short of requirements and continued at recent high rates.

Top price of £152.50 for Texel rams from Burdon, £150.50 Cambwell, £149.50 Severs; Zwartbles £139.50 Severs, £104.50 Fowrass; Suffolk £137.50 Millhill, £124.50 Burdon, £112.50 Glebelands; Beltex £121 Fowrass, £118.50 Wallend; North Country Cheviot £119.50 Severs, £108.50 Cowburn; Hill Cheviot £102.50 Crossdykes, £96.50 Tushielaw, £94.50 Longburgh Fauld; Leicester £99.50 Highside, £98.50 Castlenook; Blackface £98.50 Redesmouth, £94.50 Tonehall and Kersknowe, £89.50 Cowburn; Swaledale £76.50 Stackbraes, £69.50 Waterloo.

Heavy ewes to £132.50 for Texels from Bardnaclaven, £130.50 Road Side, £127.50 Baltier; Bleu d’Maine £108.50 Severs; Suffolk £106.50 Dockray Hall, £105.50 Morley Hill, £100.50 Road Side; Leicester £101.50 Hillhouse, £100.50 Redesmouth, £98.50 High Edges Green; Charollais £99.50 Severs and Burdon, £97.50 Road Side, £94.50 Severs; Border Leicester £93.50 Kersknowe; North Country Cheviot £93.50 Bardnaclaven, £82.50 Hillhead, £80.50 Earlside; Cheviot Mule £89.50 High Stenries, £74.50 Tushielaw, £70.50 Mossband House; Half Bred £89.50 St Johns, £85.50 Newington; Zwartbles £86.50 Roadside, £81.50 Hillhead, £8050 Achaurole Mains; Greyface £85.50 The Croft, £84.50 Haithwaite, £78.50 Kersknowe.

Hill ewes to £76.50 for Cheviots from Sorbietrees, £74.50 Longburgh Fauld, £73.50 Buchtrig; Blackface £71.50 Redesmouth, £67.50 Old Police House, £64.50 Minsca; Swaledale £69.50 Stubsgill and Kirkland Green, £61.50 Stoneriggs, £60.50 Snowden Close; Kendal Rough £57.50 The Bents; Herdwick £55.50 The Bents.

Steers: light to 192.5p (192.5p); medium to 225.5p (206.6p); heavy to 217.5p (196p). Heifers: light to 214.5p (208.2p); medium to 218.5p (201.2p); heavy to 214.5p (214.5p). Young bulls 216.5p (194.2p). Lambs: light to 215.5p (193.9p); standard to 221p (201.4p); medium to 228p (202.6p); heavy to 216.6p (200.6p); overweight to 208p (193.9p). Ewes: light to £76.50 (£50.41); heavy to £132.50 (£78.06). Cast rams £152.50 (£105.45).

First published at 21:39, Wednesday, 01 August 2012
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