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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
126 prime cattle, 9 young bulls, 20 feeding cattle, 5,940 prime lambs
and 4,399 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale on Thursday
1st December, 2005.
The annual Xmas show of prime cattle (kindly sponsored
by Jobsons Farm Health, Longtown) saw a very good show forward before
the judge, Mr G. Moor, Roberton.
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"Christmas Show Winners"
l to r - Granville Moor, John Blaylock, Ivie McIlwraith, Paul
Barker, Wick Wilson. |
The overall championship was won
by Messrs J. & N. Blaylock & Son, Hallburn with a Limousin
bullock weighing 560 kilos and selling at 200p (£1,120) to
W. Kirkup, Butcher, Longtown.
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| Champion beast from Messrs J. & N. Blaylock & Son,
Hallburn sold at 200p per kilo to W. Kirkup, Butcher, Longtown. |
The reserve champion, a Belgian Blue
bullock shown by Messrs J. Oliver & Sons, Walton Woodhead weighed
in at 580 kilos and sold at 150p (£870) to the judge, Mr G.
Moor.
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| Reserve champion
from Messrs Oliver, Walton Woodhead, sold at 150p per kilo to
G. Moor. |
The prize for best British beast was awarded to Messrs Scott,
Summer Hill for their Belted Galloway bullock which was purchased
at 150p, 550 kilos by W. Kirkup, Butcher, Longtown.
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| Best British breed - Belted Galloway from Messrs Scott, Summerhill,
sold at 150p per kilo to W. Kirkup, Butcher, Longtown. |
Prize list as
follows:-
Limousin bullock – 1st Messrs Blaylock, Hallburn, 560
kilos, 200p to W. Kirkup, Butcher, Longtown.
2nd N. Forster, Haining House, 640 kilos, 126.5p to Woodhead Bros.
Charolais bullock - 1st T. Armstrong & Sons, Sceughdyke, 685 kilos, 121.5p
to Woodhead Bros.
2nd Messrs Blaylock, Hallburn, 695 kilos, 112.5p to Woodhead Bros.
Other Continental bullock – 1st J. Oliver & Sons, Walton Woodhead,
580 kilos, 150p to G. Moor.
2nd Messrs Blaylock, Hallburn, 650 kilos, 133.5p to G. Moor.
British bullock - 1st Messrs Scott, Summerhill, 550 kilos, 150p to
W. Kirkup.
2nd F.A. & A. Waugh, Kilnstown, 520 kilos, 119.5p to Woodhead Bros.
Limousin heifer - 1st Messrs Blaylock, Hallburn, 545 kilos, 132.5p
to W. Kirkup.
2nd Messrs J. Bell, Brydekirk Mains, 505 kilos, 123.5p to W. Bosomworth,
Paisley.
Charolais heifer - 1st T. Armstrong & Sons, Sceughdyke, 625 kilos, 136.5p
to Woodhead Bros.
2nd T. Armstrong & Sons, Sceughdyke, 560 kilos, 123.5p to Woodhead Bros.
Other Continental heifer – 1st Firm of A. Lammie, Castle Mains, 560 kilos,
138.5p to G. Moor.
2nd Messrs J. Bell, Brydekirk Mains, 520 kilos, 122.5p to C.M. Kirkpatrick.
Continental bull - 1st D. & L. Graham, South Lamb Hill, 555 kilos, 111.5p
to C.M. Kirkpatrick.
2nd D. & L. Graham, South Lamb Hill, 635 kilos, 106.6p to C.M. Kirkpatrick.
Black & White bull - 1st T.L. & V.M. Armstrong, Randalinton, 660 kilos,
93.5p to J.A. Jewitt, Spennymoor.
2nd D. & L. Graham, South Lamb Hill, 560 kilos, 91.6p to J.A. Jewitt.
Other prices outwith the prize list – Limousin bullocks 128.5p
Castle Mains, 127.5p, 126.5p, 125.5p Haining House, 125.5p, 124.5p
Wyseby Hill; Belgian Blue 129.5p Sarkside; Blonde 124.5p Faulding
Cleugh. Heifers to 137.5p Castle Mains; Charolais 130.5p, 123.5p
Sceughdyke; Limousin 127.5p Stormont, 123.5p, 122.5p Brydekirk Mains
and Wyseby Hill Cottage; Blonde 122.5p Brydekirk Mains.
The firm also
had 20 feeding cows, with more buyers present trade was sharper with
Limousins selling to 73.5p Walton High Rigg; Blue Grey 55.5p Scarmgate;
Charolais 54.5p (£545) Floshend; Black & White 52.5p Plumpe;
Angus 49.5p Guards.
The 790 light weight euro lambs met a much keener
enquiry, peaking at 122.8p for Blackfaces from Benson Wemyss Farms.
Cheviot cross £39 Milsington;
Texel £38.50 Wydon Eals; Blackface £38 Megdale; Lonk £37.80
Bush of Ewes; Hill Cheviot £37.20 Glendinning; Suffolk £36
Midhouse; Swaledale £34.80 Deadwater.
5,940 prime lambs were
forward at the Annual Xmas show and sale. Judging was in the hands
of Mr Paul Barker of Woodhead Bros., Colne, who awarded the championship
to I.L. McIlwraith & Co., Mouldy Hills, Canonbie for a pen of
Beltex crosses and later bought the champion pen at £70 per
head.
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| Champion Lambs from Ivie McIlwraith which made £70 to
Woodhead Bros., Colne.
Ivie is pictured with judge Paul Barker. |
Reserve champion was also a pen of Beltex crosses shown by
Messrs Hall, Inglewood Edge, which went on to make £69 to Geo.
D. Vivers & Sons, Annan.
Prize list as follows:-
Texel – 1st Sorbie, £52 to West Scottish Lamb, Carlisle; 2nd Crumhaugh
Hill, £54.20 to West Scottish Lamb.
Beltex – 1st Mouldy Hills, £70 to Woodhead Bros.; 2nd Inglewood Edge, £69
to G.D. Vivers & Sons.
Other Continental – 1st Whitehead Hill, £46 to Woodhead Bros.; 2nd
Cubby Hill, £42.20 to G.D. Vivers & Sons.
Down cross – 1st Sceughdyke, £48.20 to Kepak UK, Preston, 2nd High
Stenries, £46.80 to Woodhead Bros.
Greyface – 1st Stubbsgill, £50 to M. Lomax, Milnthorpe; 2nd Stubbsgill, £47.20
to M. Lomax.
North Country Cheviot – 1st Carruthers, £48 to Euro Quality; 2nd
Carruthers, £44.20 to West Scottish Lamb.
South Country Cheviot – 1st Sorbie, £43 to B.G. Hawksworth, Sheffield;
2nd Naddle, £43 to Euro Quality.
Blackface – 1st Sorbie, £45.50 to Kepak UK, Preston; 2nd Crawsknowe, £43
to Riley & Sons, Burnley.
Swaledale – 1st Stotfold, £40.50 to St Merryn Meats, Merthyr Tydfil.
Other leading prices:- Texel £56 Johnstone Bank; Suffolk £55
Cardew Hall; North Country Cheviot £54.50 Cardew Hall; Beltex £53.80
Jerriestown; Charollais £53.50 Cardew Hall; Cheviot Mule £47.80
Barnglies; Greyface £47
Great Chesters; Zwartbles £46 Old Wall; Blackface £44
Henderland.
The 4,399 cast ewes and rams saw all the usual buyers
forward with trade slightly sharper. Top of £60.50 for heavy
Texel ewes from Redbanks, others to £54.50
Finnis; Suffolk £56.50 Beechgrove; Suffolk cross £54.50
Finnis and Stackbraes; Charollais £53.50 Stackbraes, £52.50
Finnis; Beltex £53.50
Finnis; Leicester £46.50 Bayldon; North Country Cheviot £45.50
Brae Edge, £42.50 Earlside; Half Bred £43.50 Light House;
Cheviot Mule £38.50
Muircleugh; Greyface £39.50 Roadside, £36.50 Great Chesters, £32.50
Brownchesters.
Hill ewes to £34.50 for Blackfaces from Broomhope,
others £30 Great
Chesters and Broomhope; Cheviot £31.50 Eastlandsends; Lleyn £27.50
Glebelands; Swaledale £23.50 Blackaburn and Becklees; Shetland £21.50
St Archibald. Rams to £52.50 for a Texel from Redbanks; Suffolk £49.50
Whitechapel; Leicester £44.50 Earlside and Blackaburn; Cheviot £34.50
Shaws; Blackface £26.50 Gilmanscleugh; Swaledale £23.50
Stackbraes.
AVERAGES:-
Light steers 103.5p (103.5p)
Medium steers 150.0p (117.1p)
Heavy steers 200.0p (116.3p)
Light heifers - - - ( - - - )
Medium heifers 123.5p (100.9p)
Heavy heifers 138.5p (112.3p)
Young bulls 111.5p (100.4p)
Light lambs (32.1-39kg) 122.2p (112.5p)
Standard lambs (39.1-45.5kg) 124.8p
(107.7p)
Medium lambs (45.6-52 kg) 164.2p (106.8p)
Heavy lambs (45.6-52 kg)
120.5p ( 98.5p)
Other lambs (52.1 kg+) - - - ( - -
- )
Light ewes £34.50 (£20.67)
Heavy
ewes £60.50 (£33.48)
Cast
Rams £52.50 (£30.66)
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