The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 624 Store Cattle & Suckler Calves at their Special March Sale at Longtown on Tuesday 2nd March, 2010. Suckler calves met an outstanding trade with all vendors going home very happy. Bigger cattle not quite as buoyant as previous sales but still sold well. Top price of £965 (x3) for Limousin bullocks from R.M. & P. Armstrong, Slealands, heifers to £930 for Charolais from Messrs W. & A. Forster, The Nook.
PRINCIPAL PRICES:
STORE BULLOCKS
Limousin £965 Slealands, £940 Gallowberry, £920 Slealands, £915 Becks and The Nook, £910 Nunscleugh (10 mths), £900 Becks, £890 Becks, Gallowberry, Nunscleugh (10 mths) and Dodgsonstown (10 mths); £880 Redgatehead and Nunscleugh (10 mths), £870 Newbiggin (10 mths), £865 Becks, £860 Becks and Albie Rigg (10 mths), £850 Nunscleugh (10 mths), Hallburncroft and Dodgsonstown (10 mths), £845 Newbiggin (10 mths), Easter Frew (10 mths) and Ryehill.
Charolais £960 The Nook, £945 Archerbeck, £940 The Nook, £915 Shankbridge End (10 mths), £905 The Nook, £880 High Parkfoot, £875 The Nook, £870 Clement Leazes (10 mths), £845 Archerbeck, £840 Shankbridge End (10 mths), £840 The Nook and Archerbeck.
Simmental £930, £895, £875, £850 Archerbeck, £745 Brocklewath.
British Blue £865 Newbiggin (10 mths), £860 Nunscleugh (10 mths), £850 Newbiggin (10 mths) and Redgatehead, £845 Redgatehead, £840 Newbiggin (10 mths).
Angus £845 Easter Frew, £810, £795 Randalholme, £775 Randalholme and Sandbed, £750 Easter Frew.
Blonde d’Aquitaine £765 Redgatehead.
Friesian £645 Sandbed.
STORE HEIFERS
Charolais £930, £845, £800 The Nook, £780 Pennersaughs, £760, £740 The Nook, £740 Clement Leazes (10 mths), £730 Archerbeck, £720 How Farm.
Limousin £915 Slealands, £900 North Greenhill and Slealands, £870 Greensburn, £860 Netherton, £820 Dumbretton, £810 Albierigg (11 mths), £800 Newbiggin (10 mths).
British Blue £835 Newbiggin (10 mths) and The Nook, £785 Archerbeck, £750 Newbiggin (10 mths) and Halfway House.
Simmental £740 How Farm and Cadgillhead.
Angus £740 Randalholme, £660 Brocklewath.
Blonde d’Aquitaine £700 Newbiggin.
STORE BULLS
Limousin £780, £750, £720 Harelawhill.
Simmental £660, £540 The Hagg.
