| 2013-12-06 |    |
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 43 prime cattle, 5 young bulls, 29 over thirty month cattle, 5,843 prime lambs and 6,317 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 5th December 2013.
Averages
Steers
Light to 245.5p (235.9p)
Medium to 256.5p (218.3p)
Heavy to 225.5p (208.8p)
Heifers
Light to 241.5p (199.8p)
Medium to 252.5p (226.4p)
Heavy to 295.0p (231.6p)
Young bulls 225.5p (179.3p)
Lambs
Light to 234.0p (163.8p)
Standard to 271.8p (188.7p)
Medium to 366.0p (183.2p)
Heavy to 224.0p (169.4p)
O/weight 185.0p (157.2p)
Ewes
Light to £64.00 (£37.19)
Heavy to £116.00 (£59.51)
Cast Rams £146.00 (£76.12)
It was the Christmas show and sale of prime cattle. A total of 20 cattle were offered for show, where the judge Mr. Joe Kirkup (Wm Kirkup & Sons, Butcher, Longtown) cast his eye over them and awarded the championship to a Limousin heifer shown by J & N Blaylock & Son, Hallburn, which later realised 295p (£1947) and was purchased by the judge.
The reserve ticket went to J Retson & Son, Gardrum for a British Blue heifer selling to 280p (£1736) to S McGimpsey, Thorns.
The cup for the Best British Beast was awarded to W G & H M Kyle, Spout Bank with a Galloway which later sold to 238p (£1213.80) purchased by Joe Kirkup (Wm Kirkup & Sons).
We would like to thank the sponsors Graeme Walker Building, Plumbing and Plastering of Sandysikes, Longtown and the judge Joe Kirkup, also to the vendors for their continued support each week.
PRIZE LIST
Limousin bullock 1st Drumbretton 256.5p to Wm Kirkup; 2nd Sceughdyke 216.5p to S McGimpsey
Any British Breed 1st Spoutbank 238p to Wm Kirkup; 2nd Spoutbank 222.5p to Wm Kirkup
Limousin heifer 1st Hallburn 295p to Wm Kirkup; 2nd Wyseby Hill Cottage 249.5p to Border Meats
Charolais heifer 1st Hallburn 239.5p to S McGimpsey; 2nd High Stenries 252.5p to Border Meats
Any other Cont heifer 1st Gardum 280p to S McGimpsey; 2nd Hallburn 244.5p to Border Meats
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Bullocks
Limousin 256.5p Dumbretton, 246.5p, 245.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 225.5p The Gill, 220.5p, 219.5p Fenton, 216.5p Sceughdyke, 213.5p Fenton
Galloway 238p, 222.5p Spoutbank
Heifers
Limousin 295p Hallburn, 249.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, £242.5p, 241.5p Houghton House & Hallburn, 234.5p Hallburn & Houghton House, 228.5p Houghton House, 226.5p Low Hallburn
Charolais 239.5p Hallburn, 235.5p Sceughdyke
British Blue 280p Gardum, 244.5p Hallburn, 239.5p Low Hallburn
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Bullocks
Limousin £1590 Drumbretton, £1569 Sceughdyke, £1488 The Gill, £1483 Fenton.
Charolais £1513 Sceughdyke
Heifers
Charolais £1582 Hallburn, £1436 Sceughdyke, £1489, £1348 High Stenries, £1244 Sceughdyke
British Blue £1,381 Sandbed
Limousin £1947, £1430 Hallburn, £1359 Houghton House
Angus £1216 Sandbed
Young bulls were a small show of 5.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO).
Limousin 225.5p 3 Niven Hill
Black & White 173.5p Becton Hall, 172.5p Whins
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin £1,296 3 Niven Hill
Black & White £1,136 Becton Hall, £1060 Whins, £1052 Becton Hall
The OTMs were a similar trade and continued to follow the national trend.
Top price was 145.5p for a British Blue cow from Nunscleugh with top price per head £1182 Henrys Hill.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
British Blue 145.5p Nunscleugh
Limousin 139.5p Wanwood Hill, 138.5p Gallowberry, 136.5p Nunscleugh, 131.5p Wanwood Hill, 129.5p Silverlea, 119.5p Borthwick Brae, 118.5p Englishtown, 115.5p The Nook
Angus 133.5p Leahaugh
Charolais 137.5p Henrys Hill, 129.5p Jefferson Cottage
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
British Blue £960 Nunscleugh
Limousin £1137 The Nook, £1,129 Wanwood Hill, £1042 Silverlea, £1012 Wanwood Hill, £983 Englishtown, £948 Nunscleugh, £865 Gallowberry
Charolais £1182 Henrys Hill, £1113 Jefferson Cottage
Shorthorn £844 Minsca
The 5.843 prime lambs were a very similar trade on the week with export lambs keenly sought after so long as not too fat, but also more heavy lambs forward which sold remarkably well considering the poor trade seen at most other centres this week. The overall average was 178.9p with an SQQ of 183p.
At the Christmas show and sale of prime lambs which was kindly sponsored by A W Jenkinson (Forest Products), Clifton, Penrith, the judging was ably carried out by Mr. Stephen Stoddart, Hillside, Wigton who had an excellent array or lambs to choose from. He eventually awarded the championship to regular customer W Gribbon & Co, Waterside, Cargenbridge with a tremendous pen of 10 Beltex lambs scaling 41 kilos and realising £150 or 365p per kilo to the judge. The reserves were awarded to local customer JW Vevers, High Stenries also with a pen of Beltex scaling 41 kilos and realising £110 to Dunbia.
PRIZE LIST
Texel 1st Walton Woodhead 43kg £110 to Bowood Farms; 2nd High Stenries 47kg £100 to Bowood Farms
Beltex 1st Waterside 41kg £150 to S Stoddart, 2nd High Stenries 31kg £110 to Dunbia
Other Cont 1st Leona Villa 54kg £90 A Dawson, 2nd Solway Bank 41kg £82 to Dunbia
Suffolk 1st Sceughdyke 52kg £89 to Bowood Farms, 2nd Kirkland Green 52kg £87 M Lomas
North of England Mules 1st Kirkland Green 52kg £78.50 J Brown, 2nd Nunscleugh 51kg £79.50 J Brown.
Scotch Mule 1st Boreland 48kg £76.50 to J Brown
North Country Cheviot 1st Dod 37kg £71 to Bowood Farms
South Country Cheviot 1st Sorbie 47kg £75 Dunbia, 2nd Glendearg 44kg £75 Dunbia
Blackface 1st Sorbie 42kg £75 to Dunbia, 2nd Penpeugh 44kg £72 to J Brown
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
Texel £110 Waltonwoodhead, £108 Winterhope, £103 Cowcorse
Suffolk £94 Beeches & West Kirkcarswell, £92 Boreland & Colmslie Hill, £91 Tone Hall
Charollais £93, £90 Leona Villa, £88 Carslae. £87.50 Tinnis Hall
North Country Cheviot £77 Keith, £72 Shawhill, £71 Dod, £70 Easterfrew
Beltex £150 Waterside, £110 High Stenries, £106 Upper Duddleswick, £104 Waltonwoodhead, £103 Keith
Berrichon £82 Sceughdyke
Hill Cheviot £82 Solway Bank, £75 Sorbie & Glendearg, £74 Charlton, £73 Skelfhill
Greyface £80 Thorns, £79.50 Nunscleugh, £78.50 Kirkland Green, £76.50 Boreland
Cheviot Mule £75 Achamore, £70.50 Solway Bank, £70 Achamore & Solway Bank
Blackface £75 Sorbie & Boreland, £73 Lanehead
Swaledale £62 East Unthank
Jacob £68 Barend
Roussin £64 Clonrae
Hampshire £70 Dyke
Easycare £74, £71 Cleongarth, £67 South Portospittal
Halfbred £80 High Moat, £70 Dodgsonstown
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
Texel 255.8p Waltonwoodhead, 246p Thorns, 238p Kirkhouse
Charollais 216p Thorns, 205p Fenton
Suffolk 200p Thorns, 195p Fenwick, 191p Netherton, 190p North House
Beltex 366p Waterside, 271.8p, 270p Upper Duddlewick, 268p High Stenries
North Country Cheviot 193p Keith, 192p Dod, 184p Easterfrew
Blackface 183p Boreland, 181p Skelfhill, 180p Clonrae, 179p Longburgh Fauld , Clonrae & Sorbie
Greyface 180p Wester Dawyck, 178p Thorns
Swaledale 167p Sunday Sight, 157p Howburn
Lleyn 164p South Port o Spittal
Berrichon 167p Sceughdyke
Cheviot Mule 179p Achamore, 176p, 175p Solway Bank
Jacob £166p Barend
Dorset £171.4p Beeches
Easycare 172p South Port O Spittal, 165p, 164p Cleongart
Dorper 167p Port O Spittal
The 1,032 lightweight lambs forward were still short of buyer requirements and keenly sought after, more could have been sold to advantage as long as well fleshed. Top price was £89 for Beltex from Upper Duddlewick, £75 Netherton; Suffolks £64 Shielsknowe, Cheviots £69 High Airyolland; Texel £78 Cowcorse, £71 Courstien; Charollais £62 Stirches Mains, £58.50 Westernhopeburn; Greyface £62 Greenburn, £57 Tone Hall & Westernhopeburn; Blackface £65 Skelfhill, £61 Clonrae & Fenwick; North Country Cheviot £62 Mainside; Swaledale £55 Howburn, £50 Sunday Sight; LLeyn £54 South Port O Spittal; Dorset £60 The Beeches.
The 6,317 cast ewes and rams were a couple of pounds dearer on the week especially for Hill ewes and plain ewes. Best selling Continental ewes and all classes of rams were sharper but heavy fat ewes out in force proving hard to sell.
Rams to £146 for Texels from Silloans, £144 Stonehall, £142 Newry; Easycare £68 Bairnkine; Suffolks £120 Colmslie Hill, £118 Clackmae; £114 Church Street; Cheviots £90 Westside, £80 Terrona; Rouges £120 Redside; Charollais £116 Stonehall; Leicester £116 Snowside, £100 Henrys Hill, £92 Colmslie Hill; Blackface £80 Westgate; North Country Cheviot £126 Bardnaclaven; Beltex £70 Colmslie Hill; Lleyn £104 Newside; Zwartbles £85 Rowside, Oxford £70 Colfoot.
Heavy ewes to £116 for Texels from Little Galla, £112, £110, £109 Bascodyke Foot; Suffolks £100 Plumgate; £94 Newgate; Charollais £94 Newgate, £92 Unthank, £90 Churchgate; Halfbred £72 Kennetsideheads, £67 Guards Mill; Greyface £68 Unthank, £65 Sornfollow, £64.50 Pontyfoot; Cheviot Mule £74, £72 Maingate; Leicesters £86 Gallowberry & High Frost Hall; North Country Cheviots £81 Raeburn, £78 Bardnaclaven, £75 3 Skaill; Beltex £80 High Airryolland & Newgate, £75 Keith, £74 Winterside
Light ewes to £64 for Cheviots from Kelsocleugh, £60 Colmslie Hill, £56 Allfornaught; Blackfaces £53 Kilwhipnach, £51 Little Galla; Swaledale £45 Westgate, £44 Rawfoot, £43 Whitton; Lleyn £62 Crookston; Shetland £36 Barrock Mains.
